Irving Bacon
Acting
🎂 1893-09-05
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.
Cast credits(383)
Postal Clerk
1957
1957
Employee
1957
Will Potter
1951
Mr. Willoughby
1951
1951
Mayor Webster
1958
Carter
1952
1954
Apt. House Manager
1958
Zack Mannion
1959
Corporal
1939
Fisherman
1940
Patch
1953
Mr. Holbrook
1953
Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver
1939
Beany
1941
Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
1939
Tracy (uncredited)
1939
Mr. Carston, Postman
1951
Casey
1953
Railway Gateman (uncredited)
1945
Gus (uncredited)
1940
Station Master
1943
Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
1933
Graves
1954
Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
1941
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1934
Driver
1940
Pierre Couvais
1947
Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)
1938
Mr. Miller
1954
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1937
Frank (uncredited)
1936
Bartender (uncredited)
1943
Station Agent (uncredited)
1937
Melvin
1947
Bystander
1940
Tom
1944
Dan Walters - Bartender
1943
Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
1952
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1942
Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
1943
Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
1938
Barber
1941
Judd Jenkins
1948
Bill - Barber (uncredited)
1932
Picnicker (uncredited)
1936
Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
1939
Missionary (uncredited)
1944
Mayor Michael J. Kane
1952
Gus
1942
Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
1940
Hotel Clerk
1939
Hamburger Man
1950
Cab Driver
1933
Second Stage Manager
1939
Sam Skelly
1945
'Mushy'
1939
Scotty
1955
Jewelry Salesman
1950
Hotel Clerk
1939
Soldier
1940
Postman
1941
Fred Haskill
1939
Ben
1943
Mike, Fingerprint Man
1939
Tom Norton
1940
Mr. Dobbs
1938
Dr. Mumford
1936
Waiter (uncredited)
1943
Brick Briggs
1935
Passenger
1935
Doc Sorin
1954
Self (archive footage)
1988
Sheriff
1952
Man with Pelican (uncredited)
1935
Otis
1940
Man at Toll Gate
1935
Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
1948
Bank Teller
1941
Foreman of Jury
1938
China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
1932
Cecil
1941
Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
1934
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1939
Orin Todds
1943
Tully Morgan
1956
Charlie
1958
Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
1932
Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
1939
Court Guard (uncredited)
1932
Dr. Boomgarten
1937
1948
Buck Swenson
1948
Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman
1936
Clerk
1939
Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
1935
1943
Stage Passenger (uncredited)
1949
Hotel Manager
1944
Judge Stanfield
1958
David's father (uncredited)
1936
Jailer (uncredited)
1939
Tramp
1948
Storekeeper (Uncredited)
1939
Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)
1936
Butcher
1935
Town Character
1935
Mr. Conover
1950
Mailman
1936
RR Information Clerk
1949
Al Ferguson
1955
Tad (uncredited)
1939
Doorman (uncredited)
1941
Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)
1932
Coroner
1937
Dave Walton
1948
Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
1944
Sparks
1932
Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
1938
Carl
1936
Crab Counterman
1933
Raven
1941
Sgt. Monday Wash
1953
New England Farmer (uncredited)
1942
Sheriff
1940
Stagehand
1942
Mike Man
1949
Rodeo Announcer
1936
Sgt. Fayle
1949
Herbie
1948
Becker
1940
Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
1938
Train Conductor
1950
Jim Sloane
1937
Sam Appleby (uncredited)
1940
Simpson (uncredited)
1939
Matt Cooper the Mailman
1949
Happy Elmer
1937
Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
1941
Bert Hillman
1948
Hospital Official
1940
Regan
1934
Barber
1926
Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
1939
Real Estate Man
1939
Link
1950
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1938
Mr. Kelly
1943
Mr. Albert Merney
1941
Mailman
1939
Motel Proprietor (uncredited)
1942
Crankpool
1938
Tall Soldier (uncredited)
1937
Peter Van Stoon
1944
Reporter Kent (uncredited)
1931
McLean
1935
Stage Manager
1934
Storekeeper (uncredited)
1940
Cowboy
1935
Zeke (uncredited)
1933
Prisoner (uncredited)
1932
Henchman Slim (uncredited)
1929
Harvey
1938
Wilkins
1938
Cogswell
1941
Bijah
1934
Jake Willis
1948
Paul Gillis
1940
Harry
1930
Hotel Desk Clerk
1940
School Principal
1943
Dennis Colby
1945
Waiter (uncredited)
1935
Det. Keogh
1936
Jerry
1936
Gus - Trocadero Bartender
1936
Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache
1937
The Druggist (uncredited)
1938
Parson
1941
Waiter (uncredited)
1935
Lecturer on Seals
1938
Photographer
1926
Mailman
1939
Taxicab Driver
1936
Hat Check Attendent
1934
Hubert Ward
1939
Baines
1951
Prison Guard
1953
Maine Driver (uncredited)
1936
Clifford Figfield
1929
Expectant Father (uncredited)
1931
Conductor
1939
Ned Pickens
1934
Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
1943
Jake
1949
Train Conductor
1946
Secretary of War (uncredited)
1932
Harvey Vaughan
1939
Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)
1933
Mr. Perkins
1935
Robert Forbes
1938
Peg Leg Holden
1936
Dr. Bacon
1943
Mailman
1940
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1949
Lunch Man
1935
Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)
1933
Jailer Smoky
1941
Slim
1935
Omar Tennyson Gimpel
1943
Mr. Hardwicke
1942
Chief of Police
1943
Earle Yokum (uncredited)
1933
Evans
1938
Soda Clerk
1942
Rainbow
1946
Dice Player (uncredited)
1933
Detective
1937
Sam
1938
Waiter (uncredited)
1933
1st Mailman (uncredited)
1939
Painter
1938
Deputy Cluckas
1943
The Soda Jerk
1941
Projectionist
1941
Mailman (uncredited)
1941
Sheriff Doolittle
1953
Ramrod
1931
Entwhistle (uncredited)
1935
Butler
1932
Farmer on Hay Wagon
1936
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1937
Weight-Guesser (uncredited)
1934
Doc Spain
1954
Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
1929
Bath House Barber (uncredited)
1944
Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
1938
Doc Carter
1956
The Bride's Father
1928
Woodbury
1939
Reporter (uncredited)
1933
Airport Weatherman
1933
Track Man
1944
Prof. Frost
1944
Ticket seller
1941
Hick (uncredited)
1934
Thompson
1935
Sweeney
1940
Mr. Vernoy
1935
Nosey Stationmaster
1945
Bart Munson
1942
Abner
1940
Curson - Accountant
1937
Jake
1935
Gun Store Proprietor
1935
Train conductor
1941
Mr. Crumb
1943
Mailman
1941
Slim Dugan (uncredited)
1932
Drug Store Clerk
1936
Carriage Driver
1941
Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
1938
Counter Man (uncredited)
1938
Filbert - Mechanic
1950
Palace Hotel Clerk
1938
Oscar (uncredited)
1932
Delivery Man
1947
Lagors
1933
Train Chef
1926
Henry - License Clerk
1932
Ed Simpson
1935
The Stranger
1929
Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
1950
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1933
Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
1945
Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)
1938
Mailman
1940
Mayor
1928
Joe, Card player
1926
Stuttering Man
1936
Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father
1926
Chauffeur
1936
Julius Larkin
1949
Thaddeus Bellweather
1947
Mr. Webb
1948
Mailman
1940
Harry Gilpin
1940
Townsman (uncredited)
1934
Mr. Merney
1945
Ned 'Repeater' Simpson
1931
Military Officer
1927
Dempster
1943
Chumley
1929
Inspector #1
1926
Heinie
1934
Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)
1925
Constable Caleb Weaver
1942
Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)
1942
Lippincott
1940
Irving Krunk
1945
Officer
1925
Slim
1929
Mr. Lake
1933
George Beachwood
1949
Fingerprint Expert
1937
Jeff
1937
Gus, the Desk Clerk
1932
Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
1950
Justice of the Peace
1926
Slim (uncredited)
1935
Sheriff Skeeter Davis
1951
Servant
1925
Picnicker (uncredited)
1925
Cafe Patron
1928
Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master
1936
Stage Door Man
1933
Mr. Crumb
1942
Chris Dobbs
1949
Sheriff Todd
1944
Waiter (uncredited)
1931
Gas Station Attendant
1937
Stu Johnson
1942
Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt
1945
Casino Attendant (uncredited)
1934
Conrad - Taxi Driver
1941
Toll Gate Attendant
1946
Banker Cody
1926
Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
1933
Clerk Getting Tied Up
1935
Tower, the Butler
1944
Soldier
1939
The Casting Director
1927
(archive footage)
1949
McGonigle (uncredited)
1929
Sheriff / Fire Chief
1942
Cabbie
1940
President
1928
Gilligan
1939
Mr. Piper
1947
Cal
1935
Harry
1934
Sheriff Clem Diggers
1939
Joel Prentiss
1934
Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)
1927
Townsman (uncredited)
1929
The Practical Joker's Friend
1926
Joe Smiley
1926
Vernon Vance
1928
Hamburger Stand Proprietor
1936
Lizzie's Brother
1926
Wes Stillman
1940
Theater Manager (uncredited)
1935
Ball Toss Operator
1927
1931
Happy
1936
Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)
1934
Tall Servant
1927
Masher (uncredited)
1931
Yokel Driver (uncredited)
1930
Pretty
1936
Mailman
1943
Pa
1930
Inspecting Officer
1928
Coat Salesman (uncredited)
1934
College Dean
1928
1st Elderly Sucker
1926
Servant
1932
John Lodge - Bebe's Father
1925
The Waiter
1927
Ship Maintenance Man
1927
Jake - the Handyman
1927
Peggy's Ex-Husband
1925
Meadows the Butler
1929
Mr. McCloskey
1941
Irving
1931
1930
Smedley
1941
The Paper Hanger
1925
Elmer
1931
Mr. Dunhill
1927
1948