Biography
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. Crumb in Columbia Pictures' Blondie film series. One of his bigger roles was as a similarly flustered postman in the thriller Cause for Alarm! in 1952. During the 1950s, Bacon worked steadily in a number of television sitcoms, most notably I Love Lucy, where he appeared in two episodes, one which cast him as Ethel Mertz's father.
Movies & TV Shows
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Gone with the Wind (1939) — Corporal
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It Happened One Night (1934) — Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
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Shadow of a Doubt (1943) — Station Master
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The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — Driver
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Spellbound (1945) — Railway Gateman (uncredited)
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His Girl Friday (1940) — Gus (uncredited)
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Monsieur Verdoux (1947) — Pierre Couvais
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You Can't Take It with You (1938) — Henry (uncredited)
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) — Frank (uncredited)
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A Star Is Born (1954) — Graves
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Meet John Doe (1941) — Beany
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I Love Lucy (1951) — Will Potter
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A Star Is Born (1937) — Station Agent (uncredited)
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) — Bill - Barber (uncredited)
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Holiday Inn (1942) — Gus
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The Glenn Miller Story (1954) — Mr. Miller
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The Return of Frank James (1940) — Bystander
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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) — Melvin
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Topper (1937) — Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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They Died with Their Boots On (1941) — Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
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The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) — Tom
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Lady for a Day (1933) — Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
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At the Circus (1939) — Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
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Leave It to Beaver (1957) — Postal Clerk
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Western Union (1941) — Barber
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San Francisco (1936) — Picnicker (uncredited)
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Bachelor Mother (1939) — Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
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Moonrise (1948) — Judd Jenkins
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State of the Union (1948) — Buck Swenson
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The Spoilers (1942) — Hotel Manager (uncredited)
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Action in the North Atlantic (1943) — Bartender (uncredited)
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Tobacco Road (1941) — Bank Teller
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) — Foreman of Jury
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Made for Each Other (1939) — Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
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A Guy Named Joe (1944) — Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
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Since You Went Away (1944) — Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
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Room for One More (1952) — Mayor Michael J. Kane
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If I Had a Million (1932) — China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
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O. Henry's Full House (1952) — Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
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In Old Oklahoma (1943) — Ben