Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Acting

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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…

Filmography

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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life ★ 6.5 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987 Riverboat ★ 6.5 Riverboat 1959 77 Sunset Strip ★ 7.1 77 Sunset Strip 1958 The Donna Reed Show ★ 6.5 The Donna Reed Show 1958 Fort Massacre ★ 6.2 Fort Massacre 1958 Ambush at Cimarron Pass ★ 5.5 Ambush at Cimarron Pass 1958 Leave It to Beaver ★ 7.0 Leave It to Beaver 1957 Maverick ★ 6.9 Maverick 1957 Dakota Incident ★ 6.5 Dakota Incident 1956 Hidden Guns ★ 5.7 Hidden Guns 1956 At Gunpoint ★ 6.7 At Gunpoint 1955 Run for Cover ★ 6.8 Run for Cover 1955 December Bride ★ 6.3 December Bride 1954 A Star Is Born ★ 7.1 A Star Is Born 1954 Black Horse Canyon ★ 5.8 Black Horse Canyon 1954 Duffy of San Quentin ★ 6.8 Duffy of San Quentin 1954 Ma and Pa Kettle at Home ★ 6.5 Ma and Pa Kettle at Home 1954 The Glenn Miller Story ★ 7.0 The Glenn Miller Story 1954 Devil's Canyon ★ 5.0 Devil's Canyon 1953 Sweethearts on Parade ★ 8.0 Sweethearts on Parade 1953 Fort Ti ★ 7.0 Fort Ti 1953 Kansas Pacific ★ 5.0 Kansas Pacific 1953 General Electric Theater ★ 6.8 General Electric Theater 1953 Four Star Playhouse ★ 6.8 Four Star Playhouse 1952 O. Henry's Full House ★ 6.9 O. Henry's Full House 1952 Rose of Cimarron ★ 5.6 Rose of Cimarron 1952 Room for One More ★ 6.5 Room for One More 1952 Desert of Lost Men ★ 8.0 Desert of Lost Men 1951 I Love Lucy ★ 7.9 I Love Lucy 1951 Here Comes the Groom ★ 5.4 Here Comes the Groom 1951 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok ★ 5.3 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1951 Cause for Alarm! ★ 5.9 Cause for Alarm! 1951 Mr. Music ★ 6.5 Mr. Music 1950 Katie Did It ★ 7.3 Katie Did It 1950 Emergency Wedding ★ 6.0 Emergency Wedding 1950 Born to Be Bad ★ 6.0 Born to Be Bad 1950 Never a Dull Moment ★ 6.1 Never a Dull Moment 1950 The Happy Years ★ 7.5 The Happy Years 1950 Riding High ★ 6.1 Riding High 1950 Woman in Hiding ★ 6.3 Woman in Hiding 1950 Sons of New Mexico ★ 6.5 Sons of New Mexico 1949 Dear Wife ★ 6.3 Dear Wife 1949 The House Across the Street ★ 4.8 The House Across the Street 1949 It's a Great Feeling ★ 6.0 It's a Great Feeling 1949 Down Memory Lane ★ 7.0 Down Memory Lane 1949 Manhandled ★ 5.2 Manhandled 1949 The Big Cat ★ 4.0 The Big Cat 1949 The Green Promise ★ 6.4 The Green Promise 1949 El Paso ★ 6.0 El Paso 1949 John Loves Mary ★ 5.0 John Loves Mary 1949 Dynamite ★ 4.7 Dynamite 1949 Words and Music ★ 5.8 Words and Music 1948 Whispering Smith ★ 6.7 Whispering Smith 1948 Family Honeymoon ★ 6.3 Family Honeymoon 1948 Moonrise ★ 6.3 Moonrise 1948 Good Sam ★ 6.3 Good Sam 1948 The Velvet Touch ★ 6.3 The Velvet Touch 1948 State of the Union ★ 6.7 State of the Union 1948 Adventures in Silverado ★ 7.0 Adventures in Silverado 1948 Albuquerque ★ 6.8 Albuquerque 1948 Rocky ★ 8.0 Rocky 1948 California's Golden Beginning ★ 9.0 California's Golden Beginning 1948 High Wall ★ 6.4 High Wall 1947 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer ★ 6.9 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer 1947 Monsieur Verdoux ★ 7.7 Monsieur Verdoux 1947 Dear Ruth ★ 6.7 Dear Ruth 1947 Saddle Pals ★ 6.5 Saddle Pals 1947 My Brother Talks to Horses ★ 7.5 My Brother Talks to Horses 1947 Wake Up and Dream ★ 7.4 Wake Up and Dream 1946 Night Train to Memphis ★ 9.0 Night Train to Memphis 1946 One Way to Love ★ 7.0 One Way to Love 1946 Spellbound ★ 7.4 Spellbound 1945 Star in the Night ★ 7.5 Star in the Night 1945 Week-End at the Waldorf ★ 6.4 Week-End at the Waldorf 1945 Guest Wife ★ 6.2 Guest Wife 1945 Hitchhike to Happiness ★ 7.0 Hitchhike to Happiness 1945 Out of This World ★ 8.0 Out of This World 1945 Patrick the Great ★ 6.5 Patrick the Great 1945 Under Western Skies ★ 5.9 Under Western Skies 1945 Can't Help Singing ★ 6.0 Can't Help Singing 1944