Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (June 23, 1876 – March 11, 1944) was an American author, humorist, editor and columnist from Paducah, Kentucky who relocated to New York in 1904, living there for the remainder of his life. He wrote for the New York World, Joseph Pulitzer's newspaper, as the highest paid staff reporter in the United States.
The Young in Heart
(Senator Albert Jennings)
Steamboat Round the Bend
(Captain Eli)
The Arkansas Traveler
(Town Constable)
Cobb Goes Fishing
(Irvin)
Hawaii Calls
(Captain O'Hare)
Movies on Sundays
(Himself)
Pepper
(John Wilkes)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
(Self)
A Dream Comes True
(Himself (uncredited))
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
(Self (archive footage))
You Bring the Ducks
(Irvin S. Cobb)
The Ballad of Paducah Jail
(Fictional Irvin S. Cobb)