Birthday
1893/09/05
Day of death
1965/02/05 (71 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Also know as
Irving Ernest Bacon, Irving E. Bacon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Irving Bacon (September 6, 1893 – February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films. Bacon played on the stage for a number of years before getting into films in 1920. He was sometimes cast in films directed by Lloyd Bacon (incorrectly named as his brother in some sources) such as The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938). He often played comical "average guys". In the late 1930s and early 1940s, he played the weary postman Mr. ...Read more
(1940) The Grapes of Wrath
as Driver
(1939) Gone with the Wind
as Corporal
(1954) A Star Is Born
as Graves
(1939) Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Mailman
(1941) Blondie in Society
as Mailman
(1939) Blondie Takes a Vacation
as Mailman
(1940) Blondie Plays Cupid
as Mailman
(1940) Blondie on a Budget
as Mailman
(1940) Blondie Has Servant Trouble
as Mailman
(1942) Blondie's Blessed Event
as Mr. Crumb
(1943) It's a Great Life
as Mailman
(1943) Footlight Glamour
as Mr. Crumb
(1944) Knickerbocker Holiday
as Peter Van Stoon
(1943) Action in the North Atlantic
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1943) Shadow of a Doubt
as Station Master
(1947) Monsieur Verdoux
as Pierre Couvais
(1949) It's a Great Feeling
as RR Information Clerk
(1941) Meet John Doe
as Beany
(1941) It Started with Eve
as Raven
(1945) Hitchhike to Happiness
as Dennis Colby
(1929) Two Sisters
as Chumley
(1931) Blondes Prefer Bonds
as ---
(1939) Rio
as 'Mushy'
(1947) The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Melvin
(1942) Holiday Inn
as Gus
(1928) The Head Man
as Mayor
(1948) Moonrise
as Judd Jenkins
(1941) Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as The Soda Jerk
(1948) The Velvet Touch
as Herbie
(1951) Cause for Alarm!
as Mr. Carston, Postman
(1938) The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Foreman of Jury
(1952) Rose of Cimarron
as Sheriff
(1944) The Thin Man Goes Home
as Tom
(1936) The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as Mailman
(1949) Manhandled
as Sgt. Fayle
(1933) Lady for a Day
as Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
(1950) Born to Be Bad
as Jewelry Salesman
(1950) Woman in Hiding
as Link
(1942) Footlight Serenade
as Stagehand
(1933) Ann Vickers
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1936) Earthworm Tractors
as Taxicab Driver
(1932) No One Man
as Henry - License Clerk
(1954) The Glenn Miller Story
as Mr. Miller
(1927) The Girl from Everywhere
as The Casting Director
(1928) The Best Man
as The Bride's Father
(1928) The Swim Princess
as College Dean
(1928) Motorboat Mamas
as Cafe Patron
(1933) Private Detective 62
as Cab Driver
(1943) The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
as ---
(1940) The Howards of Virginia
as Tom Norton
(1944) Can't Help Singing
as Bath House Barber (uncredited)
(1932) This Is the Night
as Sparks
(1937) Big City
as Jim Sloane
(1931) Bad Girl
as Expectant Father (uncredited)
(1933) Lone Cowboy
as Zeke (uncredited)
(1956) Dakota Incident
as Tully Morgan
(1934) Broadway Bill
as Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
(1941) Our Wife
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1945) Week-End at the Waldorf
as Sam Skelly
(1929) Calling Hubby's Bluff
as Meadows the Butler
(1958) Fort Massacre
as Charlie
(1940) Young People
as Otis
(1948) Family Honeymoon
as Mr. Webb
(1940) Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Becker
(1926) A Prodigal Bridegroom
as Lizzie's Brother
(1935) The Murder Man
as Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
(1926) Masked Mamas
as The Practical Joker's Friend
(1925) Hurry, Doctor!
as The Paper Hanger
(1926) Hot Cakes for Two
as Photographer
(1926) Trimmed in Gold
as Barber
(1926) Meet My Girl
as Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father
(1926) Kitty from Killarney
as Inspector #1
(1927) A Dozen Socks
as Ball Toss Operator
(1925) Over Thereabouts
as Officer
(1927) The Jolly Jilter
as Tall Servant
(1947) My Brother Talks to Horses
as Mr. Piper
(1927) For Sale, a Bungalow
as The Waiter
(1941) Caught in the Draft
as Cogswell
(1942) Star Spangled Rhythm
as New England Farmer (uncredited)
(1938) Kentucky Moonshine
as Palace Hotel Clerk
(1955) At Gunpoint
as Al Ferguson
(1950) Mr. Music
as Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
(1941) Back Street
as Ticket seller
(1950) Riding High
as Hamburger Man
(1958) Ambush at Cimarron Pass
as Judge Stanfield
(1943) King of the Cowboys
as Deputy Cluckas
(1932) The Match King
as Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)
(1928) His New Stenographer
as Vernon Vance
(1936) Petticoat Fever
as Carl
(1937) True Confession
as Coroner
(1945) Guest Wife
as Nosey Stationmaster
(1925) Isn't Love Cuckoo?
as John Lodge - Bebe's Father
(1934) Now I'll Tell
as Casino Attendant (uncredited)
(1926) Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
as Joe, Card player
(1929) The Saturday Night Kid
as McGonigle (uncredited)
(1933) Sing, Bing, Sing
as Mr. Lake
(1949) The Big Cat
as Matt Cooper the Mailman
(1953) Fort Ti
as Sgt. Monday Wash
(1939) Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Sheriff Clem Diggers
(1943) A Stranger in Town
as Orin Todds
(1945) Patrick the Great
as Mr. Merney
(1936) Murder with Pictures
as Det. Keogh
(1936) Love on a Bet
as Farmer on Hay Wagon
(1954) Duffy of San Quentin
as Doc Sorin
(1940) She Couldn't Say No
as Abner
(1939) Lucky Night
as Conductor
(1941) Accent on Love
as Smedley
(1941) A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Mr. Albert Merney
(1942) Freckles Comes Home
as Constable Caleb Weaver
(1931) Branded Men
as Ramrod
(1937) Marry the Girl
as Happy Elmer
(1932) High Hats and Low Brows
as Butler
(1926) A Blonde's Revenge
as Banker Cody
(1926) Whispering Whiskers
as Train Chef
(1948) Whispering Smith
as ---
(1941) Ride on Vaquero
as Jailer Smoky
(1939) Pack Up Your Troubles
as Soldier
(1926) The Gosh-Darn Mortgage
as Justice of the Peace
(1935) Two-Fisted
as Brick Briggs
(1935) Here Comes Cookie
as Thompson
(1931) The Vice Squad
as Masher (uncredited)
(1934) Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
as Joel Prentiss
(1939) Indianapolis Speedway
as Fred Haskill
(1946) Wake Up and Dream
as Toll Gate Attendant
(1940) You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Lippincott
(1938) Exposed
as Crankpool
(1938) You Can't Take It with You
as Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)
(1953) Sweethearts on Parade
as Sheriff Doolittle
(1938) Midnight Intruder
as Evans
(1933) The Mind Reader
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1938) Sing, You Sinners
as Lecturer on Seals
(1945) Under Western Skies
as Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt
(1938) Tip-Off Girls
as Sam
(1930) Knights Before Christmas
as Pa
(1944) Casanova Brown
as Hotel Manager
(1931) Lime Juice Nights
as Irving
(1933) Hello, Everybody!
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
(1932) Lawyer Man
as Court Guard (uncredited)
(1932) Union Depot
as Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
(1940) Michael Shayne: Private Detective
as Fisherman
(1947) Dear Ruth
as Delivery Man
(1934) Honor of the Range
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1935) It's A Small World
as Cal
(1930) Street of Chance
as Harry
(1938) Give Me a Sailor
as The Druggist (uncredited)
(1940) Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
as Cabbie
(1935) Hitch Hike Lady
as Ed Simpson
(1941) Moon Over Her Shoulder
as Conrad - Taxi Driver
(1938) The Mad Miss Manton
as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
(1928) Smith's Army Life
as Inspecting Officer
(1938) The First Hundred Years
as Wilkins
(1930) Burning Up
as Yokel Driver (uncredited)
(1934) You Belong to Me
as Stage Manager
(1929) The Old Barn
as The Stranger
(1938) Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
(1931) Alias: The Bad Man
as Ned 'Repeater' Simpson
(1934) The Hell Cat
as Regan
(1944) Heavenly Days
as Tower, the Butler
(1946) One Way to Love
as Train Conductor
(1949) Dynamite
as Jake
(1950) Emergency Wedding
as Filbert - Mechanic
(1929) Tide of Empire
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1925) A Rainy Knight
as Peggy's Ex-Husband
(1944) Chip Off the Old Block
as Prof. Frost
(1949) The Green Promise
as Julius Larkin
(1925) Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
as Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)
(1927) Broke in China
as Military Officer
(1929) Side Street
as Henchman Slim (uncredited)
(1927) Smith's Pony
as Ship Maintenance Man
(1939) They Made Me a Criminal
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
(1952) Room for One More
as Mayor Michael J. Kane
(1938) There Goes My Heart
as Mr. Dobbs
(1933) Double Harness
as Crab Counterman
(1926) Smith's Uncle
as 1st Elderly Sucker
(1929) The Rodeo
as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
(1937) Vogues of 1938
as Curson - Accountant
(1937) They Gave Him a Gun
as Tall Soldier (uncredited)
(1934) The President Vanishes
as Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)
(1938) Racket Busters
as Counter Man (uncredited)
(1933) Lilly Turner
as Earle Yokum (uncredited)
(1939) Hollywood Cavalcade
as Clerk
(1939) The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
(1945) Out of This World
as Irving Krunk
(1939) The Spirit of Culver
as Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver
(1934) By Your Leave
as Harry
(1937) It's Love I'm After
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
(1936) Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
as Drug Store Clerk
(1931) Scandal Sheet
as Reporter Kent (uncredited)
(1929) Half Way to Heaven
as Slim
(1934) George White's Scandals
as Hick (uncredited)
(1939) At the Circus
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
(1948) Rocky
as Bert Hillman
(1935) Men Without Names
as Town Character
(1940) Broadway Melody of 1940
as Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
(1951) Desert of Lost Men
as Sheriff Skeeter Davis
(1948) Words and Music
as Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
(1935) Page Miss Glory
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1940) Manhattan Heartbeat
as Sweeney
(1937) Exclusive
as Dr. Boomgarten
(1939) On Your Toes
as Second Stage Manager
(1935) Mary Jane's Pa
as Clerk Getting Tied Up
(1941) Henry Aldrich for President
as Mr. McCloskey
(1932) The Big Broadcast
as Prisoner (uncredited)
(1934) Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Hat Check Attendent
(1954) Black Horse Canyon
as Doc Spain
(1939) Made for Each Other
as Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
(1939) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Tad (uncredited)
(1939) Tail Spin
as Storekeeper (Uncredited)
(1939) You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Jailer (uncredited)
(1939) Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Tracy (uncredited)
(1939) The Oklahoma Kid
as Hotel Clerk
(1939) Blondie Meets the Boss
as 1st Mailman (uncredited)
(1939) The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Hotel Clerk
(1939) Bachelor Mother
as Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
(1939) Second Fiddle
as Harvey Vaughan
(1953) Kansas Pacific
as Casey
(1939) News Is Made at Night
as Mike, Fingerprint Man
(1936) The Texas Rangers
as David's father (uncredited)
(1938) Professor Beware
as Painter
(1929) Matchmaking Mamma
as Clifford Figfield
(1939) The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Woodbury
(1952) O. Henry's Full House
as Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
(1934) It Happened One Night
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
(1941) The Wild Man of Borneo
as Carriage Driver
(1940) The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Paul Gillis
(1936) Timothy's Quest
as Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master
(1935) Man of Iron
as Jake
(1936) A Son Comes Home
as Hamburger Stand Proprietor
(1943) The Desperadoes
as Dan Walters - Bartender
(1946) Night Train to Memphis
as Rainbow
(1949) Sons of New Mexico
as Chris Dobbs
(1934) Hat, Coat and Glove
as Coat Salesman (uncredited)
(1936) Hollywood Boulevard
as Gus - Trocadero Bartender
(1949) El Paso
as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
(1935) It's a Great Life
as Slim (uncredited)
(1943) Dixie Dugan
as Mr. Kelly
(1941) Great Guns
as Postman
(1945) Star in the Night
as Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
(1938) The Sisters
as Robert Forbes
(1942) Lady in a Jam
as Motel Proprietor (uncredited)
(1940) Star Dust
as Hotel Desk Clerk
(1936) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Frank (uncredited)
(1940) His Girl Friday
as Gus (uncredited)
(1936) Hopalong Cassidy Returns
as Peg Leg Holden
(1939) Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Hubert Ward
(1940) Brother Rat and a Baby
as Hospital Official
(1943) A Guy Named Joe
as Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
(1940) Edison, the Man
as Sheriff
(1937) Big Town Girl
as Gas Station Attendant
(1932) I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Bill - Barber (uncredited)
(1944) Week-End Pass
as Sheriff Todd
(1942) Thru Different Eyes
as Stu Johnson
(1937) Internes Can't Take Money
as Jeff
(1940) The Return of Frank James
as Bystander
(1950) The Happy Years
as Mr. Conover
(1942) Between Us Girls
as Soda Clerk
(1955) Run for Cover
as Scotty
(1933) He Learned About Women
as Stage Door Man
(1943) In Old Oklahoma
as Ben
(1944) Since You Went Away
as Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
(1934) The Pursuit of Happiness
as Bijah
(1951) Here Comes the Groom
as Baines
(1925) Good Morning, Nurse
as Servant
(1933) Sitting Pretty
as Dice Player (uncredited)
(1932) The Big Timer
as Slim Dugan (uncredited)
(1936) To Mary - with Love
as Chauffeur
(1940) The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Sam Appleby (uncredited)
(1940) Lillian Russell
as Soldier
(1936) The Singing Kid
as Maine Driver (uncredited)
(1928) The Campus Carmen
as President
(1927) His First Flame
as Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)
(1953) Devil's Canyon
as Prison Guard
(1940) Dreaming Out Loud
as Wes Stillman
(1934) No Ransom
as Heinie
(1937) Topper
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
(1936) Rhythm on the Range
as Rodeo Announcer
(1937) Big Business
as Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache
(1935) Diamond Jim
as Passenger
(1950) Katie Did It
as Train Conductor
(1932) Madame Racketeer
as Gus, the Desk Clerk
(1941) The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Projectionist
(1947) Saddle Pals
as Thaddeus Bellweather
(1941) Four Mothers
as Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
(1935) Manhattan Moon
as Lunch Man
(1931) Big Business Girl
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1933) Golden Harvest
as Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
(1948) Adventures in Silverado
as Jake Willis
(1948) Albuquerque
as Dave Walton
(1942) The Spoilers
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
(1941) They Died with Their Boots On
as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
(1941) The Great Man's Lady
as Parson
(1956) Hidden Guns
as Doc Carter
(1941) Remember the Day
as Cecil
(1948) California's Golden Beginning
as ---
(1948) Good Sam
as Tramp
(1943) Hers to Hold
as Dr. Bacon
(1950) Never a Dull Moment
as Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
(1939) Big Town Czar
as Real Estate Man
(1925) Remember When?
as Picnicker (uncredited)
(1935) Redheads on Parade
as Entwhistle (uncredited)
(1936) Lady Be Careful
as Happy
(1939) I Stole a Million
as Simpson (uncredited)
(1926) Smith's Picnic
as Joe Smiley
(1935) I'll Love You Always
as Theater Manager (uncredited)
(1937) Angel's Holiday
as Fingerprint Expert
(1942) Get Hep to Love
as Mr. Hardwicke
(1937) Dangerous Number
as Detective
(1936) San Francisco
as Picnicker (uncredited)
(1932) Million Dollar Legs
as Secretary of War (uncredited)
(1934) The Gay Bride
as Weight-Guesser (uncredited)
(1941) Western Union
as Barber
(1948) State of the Union
as Buck Swenson
(1945) Spellbound
as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
(1941) Cadet Girl
as Train conductor
(1943) Two Weeks to Live
as Omar Tennyson Gimpel
(1944) Her Primitive Man
as Track Man
(1943) So's Your Uncle
as Dempster
(1935) Murder on a Honeymoon
as Man with Pelican (uncredited)
(1941) Tobacco Road
as Bank Teller
(1949) The House Across the Street
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
(1932) If I Had a Million
as China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
(1943) Mister Big
as Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
(1933) The Keyhole
as Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)
(1933) Central Airport
as Airport Weatherman
(1938) The Chaser
as Harvey
(1942) Young America
as Bart Munson
(1927) Smith's Cook
as Mr. Dunhill
(1927) Smith's Fishing Trip
as Jake - the Handyman
(1935) Powdersmoke Range
as Gun Store Proprietor
(1949) John Loves Mary
as George Beachwood
(1939) Too Busy to Work
as Gilligan
(1949) Dear Wife
as Mike Man
(1943) Top Man
as School Principal
(1940) Sailor's Lady
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
(1938) Tropic Holiday
as Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
(1933) File 113
as Lagors
(1938) Hard to Get
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
(1935) The Glass Key
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1931) The Itching Hour
as Elmer
(1940) Gold Rush Maisie
as Harry Gilpin
(1935) She Couldn't Take It
as Man at Toll Gate
(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1935) Private Worlds
as McLean
(1942) Pardon My Sarong
as Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)
(1936) China Clipper
as Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)
(1935) Ship Cafe
as Slim
(1934) House of Mystery
as Ned Pickens
(1932) Central Park
as Oscar (uncredited)
(1938) The Cowboy and the Lady
as Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
(1943) Johnny Come Lately
as Chief of Police
(1937) A Star Is Born
as Station Agent (uncredited)
(1936) Let's Make a Million
as Jerry
(1938) Blondie
as Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
(1941) Blondie Goes Latin
as Mailman (uncredited)
(1944) The Story of Dr. Wassell
as Missionary (uncredited)
(1930) Boarding House Blues
as ---
(1933) Female
as Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)
(1935) Goin' to Town
as Cowboy
(1942) The Bashful Bachelor
as Sheriff / Fire Chief
(1936) Drift Fence
as Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman
(1949) Down Memory Lane
as (archive footage)
(1938) The Big Broadcast of 1938
as Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)
(1932) Just a Pain in the Parlor
as Servant
(1936) Forgotten Faces
as Pretty
(1935) Bad Boy
as Butcher
(1935) The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Mr. Vernoy
(1951) I Love Lucy
as Will Potter
(1954) December Bride
as ---
(1951) The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as ---
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Patch
(1957) Maverick
as ---
(1958) The Donna Reed Show
as Mayor Webster
(1958) 77 Sunset Strip
as Apt. House Manager
(1957) Leave It to Beaver
as Postal Clerk
(1959) Riverboat
as Zack Mannion
(1951) I Love Lucy
as Mr. Willoughby
(1957) Maverick
as Employee
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Mr. Holbrook
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as Carter