Irving Bacon
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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.
Acting
Movie
Gone with the Wind
as Corporal
1939
Movie
It Happened One Night
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1934
Movie
Shadow of a Doubt
as Station Master
1943
Movie
The Grapes of Wrath
as Driver
1940
Movie
Spellbound
as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
1945
Movie
His Girl Friday
as Gus (uncredited)
1940
Movie
Monsieur Verdoux
as Pierre Couvais
1947
Movie
You Can't Take It with You
as Henry (uncredited)
1938
Movie
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Frank (uncredited)
1936
Movie
A Star Is Born
as Graves
1954
Movie
Meet John Doe
as Beany
1941
TV
I Love Lucy
as Will Potter
1951
TV
I Love Lucy
as Mr. Willoughby
1951
Movie
A Star Is Born
as Station Agent (uncredited)
1937
Movie
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Bill - Barber (uncredited)
1932
Movie
Holiday Inn
as Gus
1942
Movie
The Glenn Miller Story
as Mr. Miller
1954
Movie
The Return of Frank James
as Bystander
1940
Movie
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Melvin
1947
Movie
Topper
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1937
Movie
They Died with Their Boots On
as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
1941
Movie
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Tom
1944
Movie
At the Circus
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
1939
Movie
Lady for a Day
as Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
1933