Irving Bacon

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

The Grapes of Wrath

(Driver)

Gone with the Wind

(Corporal)

A Star Is Born

(Graves)

Blondie Takes a Vacation

(Mailman)

Blondie Brings Up Baby

(Mailman)

Blondie in Society

(Mailman)

Blondie Plays Cupid

(Mailman)

Blondie Has Servant Trouble

(Mailman)

Blondie on a Budget

(Mailman)

Blondie's Blessed Event

(Mr. Crumb)

It's a Great Life

(Mailman)

Footlight Glamour

(Mr. Crumb)

Knickerbocker Holiday

(Peter Van Stoon)

Action in the North Atlantic

(Bartender (uncredited))

Shadow of a Doubt

(Station Master)

Monsieur Verdoux

(Pierre Couvais)

It's a Great Feeling

(RR Information Clerk)

Meet John Doe

(Beany)

It Started with Eve

(Raven)

Hitchhike to Happiness

(Dennis Colby)

Two Sisters

(Chumley)

Blondes Prefer Bonds

Rio

('Mushy')

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

(Melvin)

Holiday Inn

(Gus)

The Head Man

(Mayor)

Moonrise

(Judd Jenkins)

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

(The Soda Jerk)

The Velvet Touch

(Herbie)

Cause for Alarm!

(Mr. Carston, Postman)

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

(Foreman of Jury)

Rose of Cimarron

(Sheriff)

The Thin Man Goes Home

(Tom)

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

(Mailman)

Manhandled

(Sgt. Fayle)

Lady for a Day

(Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited))

Born to Be Bad

(Jewelry Salesman)

Woman in Hiding

(Link)

Footlight Serenade

(Stagehand)

Ann Vickers

(Waiter (uncredited))

Earthworm Tractors

(Taxicab Driver)

No One Man

(Henry - License Clerk)

The Glenn Miller Story

(Mr. Miller)

The Girl from Everywhere

(The Casting Director)

The Swim Princess

(College Dean)

The Best Man

(The Bride's Father)

Motorboat Mamas

(Cafe Patron)

Private Detective 62

(Cab Driver)

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

The Howards of Virginia

(Tom Norton)

Can't Help Singing

(Bath House Barber (uncredited))

This Is the Night

(Sparks)

Big City

(Jim Sloane)

Bad Girl

(Expectant Father (uncredited))

Lone Cowboy

(Zeke (uncredited))

Dakota Incident

(Tully Morgan)

Broadway Bill

(Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited))

Our Wife

(Doorman (uncredited))

Week-End at the Waldorf

(Sam Skelly)

Calling Hubby's Bluff

(Meadows the Butler)

Fort Massacre

(Charlie)

Young People

(Otis)

Family Honeymoon

(Mr. Webb)

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

(Becker)

A Prodigal Bridegroom

(Lizzie's Brother)

The Murder Man

(Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited))

Masked Mamas

(The Practical Joker's Friend)

Hot Cakes for Two

(Photographer)

Hurry, Doctor!

(The Paper Hanger)

Trimmed in Gold

(Barber)

Meet My Girl

(Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father)

A Dozen Socks

(Ball Toss Operator)

Kitty from Killarney

(Inspector #1)

Over Thereabouts

(Officer)

My Brother Talks to Horses

(Mr. Piper)

For Sale, a Bungalow

(The Waiter)

The Jolly Jilter

(Tall Servant)

Caught in the Draft

(Cogswell)

Star Spangled Rhythm

(New England Farmer (uncredited))

Kentucky Moonshine

(Palace Hotel Clerk)

At Gunpoint

(Al Ferguson)

Mr. Music

(Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited))

Back Street

(Ticket seller)

Riding High

(Hamburger Man)

Ambush at Cimarron Pass

(Judge Stanfield)

King of the Cowboys

(Deputy Cluckas)

The Match King

(Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited))

His New Stenographer

(Vernon Vance)

Petticoat Fever

(Carl)

True Confession

(Coroner)

Guest Wife

(Nosey Stationmaster)

Isn't Love Cuckoo?

(John Lodge - Bebe's Father)

Now I'll Tell

(Casino Attendant (uncredited))

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

(Joe, Card player)

The Saturday Night Kid

(McGonigle (uncredited))

Sing, Bing, Sing

(Mr. Lake)

The Big Cat

(Matt Cooper the Mailman)

Fort Ti

(Sgt. Monday Wash)

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

(Sheriff Clem Diggers)

A Stranger in Town

(Orin Todds)

Patrick the Great

(Mr. Merney)

Murder with Pictures

(Det. Keogh)

Love on a Bet

(Farmer on Hay Wagon)

Duffy of San Quentin

(Doc Sorin)

Lucky Night

(Conductor)

She Couldn't Say No

(Abner)

Accent on Love

(Smedley)

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

(Mr. Albert Merney)

Freckles Comes Home

(Constable Caleb Weaver)

Branded Men

(Ramrod)

Marry the Girl

(Happy Elmer)

High Hats and Low Brows

(Butler)

A Blonde's Revenge

(Banker Cody)

Whispering Whiskers

(Train Chef)

Whispering Smith

Ride on Vaquero

(Jailer Smoky)

Pack Up Your Troubles

(Soldier)

The Gosh-Darn Mortgage

(Justice of the Peace)

Two-Fisted

(Brick Briggs)

Here Comes Cookie

(Thompson)

The Vice Squad

(Masher (uncredited))

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

(Joel Prentiss)

Indianapolis Speedway

(Fred Haskill)

Wake Up and Dream

(Toll Gate Attendant)

You Can't Fool Your Wife

(Lippincott)

Exposed

(Crankpool)

You Can't Take It with You

(Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited))

Sweethearts on Parade

(Sheriff Doolittle)

Midnight Intruder

(Evans)

The Mind Reader

(Reporter (uncredited))

Sing, You Sinners

(Lecturer on Seals)

Under Western Skies

(Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt)

Tip-Off Girls

(Sam)

Knights Before Christmas

(Pa)

Hello, Everybody!

(Radio Announcer (uncredited))

Casanova Brown

(Hotel Manager)

Lime Juice Nights

(Irving)

Lawyer Man

(Court Guard (uncredited))

Union Depot

(Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited))

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

(Fisherman)

Dear Ruth

(Delivery Man)

Honor of the Range

(Townsman (uncredited))

It's A Small World

(Cal)

Street of Chance

(Harry)

Give Me a Sailor

(The Druggist (uncredited))

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

(Cabbie)

Hitch Hike Lady

(Ed Simpson)

Moon Over Her Shoulder

(Conrad - Taxi Driver)

The Mad Miss Manton

(Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited))

Smith's Army Life

(Inspecting Officer)

The First Hundred Years

(Wilkins)

Burning Up

(Yokel Driver (uncredited))

You Belong to Me

(Stage Manager)

The Old Barn

(The Stranger)

Mr. Moto's Gamble

(Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited))

Alias: The Bad Man

(Ned 'Repeater' Simpson)

The Hell Cat

(Regan)

Heavenly Days

(Tower, the Butler)

One Way to Love

(Train Conductor)

Dynamite

(Jake)

Emergency Wedding

(Filbert - Mechanic)

Tide of Empire

(Townsman (uncredited))

A Rainy Knight

(Peggy's Ex-Husband)

Chip Off the Old Block

(Prof. Frost)

The Green Promise

(Julius Larkin)

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

(Driver Seeking Car (uncredited))

Broke in China

(Military Officer)

Side Street

(Henchman Slim (uncredited))

Smith's Pony

(Ship Maintenance Man)

They Made Me a Criminal

(Gas Station Attendant (uncredited))

Room for One More

(Mayor Michael J. Kane)

There Goes My Heart

(Mr. Dobbs)

Double Harness

(Crab Counterman)

Smith's Uncle

(1st Elderly Sucker)

The Rodeo

(Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law)

Vogues of 1938

(Curson - Accountant)

They Gave Him a Gun

(Tall Soldier (uncredited))

The President Vanishes

(Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited))

Racket Busters

(Counter Man (uncredited))

Lilly Turner

(Earle Yokum (uncredited))

Hollywood Cavalcade

(Clerk)

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

(Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited))

Out of This World

(Irving Krunk)

The Spirit of Culver

(Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver)

By Your Leave

(Harry)

It's Love I'm After

(Elevator Operator (uncredited))

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

(Drug Store Clerk)

Scandal Sheet

(Reporter Kent (uncredited))

Half Way to Heaven

(Slim)

At the Circus

(Telegraph Clerk (uncredited))

George White's Scandals

(Hick (uncredited))

Rocky

(Bert Hillman)

Men Without Names

(Old-Timer on Bench)

Broadway Melody of 1940

(Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited))

Desert of Lost Men

(Sheriff Skeeter Davis)

Words and Music

(Hollywood Realtor (uncredited))

Page Miss Glory

(Waiter (uncredited))

Manhattan Heartbeat

(Sweeney)

Exclusive

(Dr. Boomgarten)

Mary Jane's Pa

(Clerk Getting Tied Up)

On Your Toes

(Second Stage Manager)

Henry Aldrich for President

(Mr. McCloskey)

The Big Broadcast

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

(Hat Check Attendent)

Black Horse Canyon

(Doc Spain)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

(Tad (uncredited))

Made for Each Other

(Newark Radio Operator (uncredited))

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

(Jailer (uncredited))

Tail Spin

(Storekeeper (Uncredited))

Nancy Drew... Reporter

(Tracy (uncredited))

The Oklahoma Kid

(Hotel Clerk)

Blondie Meets the Boss

(1st Mailman (uncredited))

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

(Hotel Clerk)

Second Fiddle

(Harvey Vaughan)

Bachelor Mother

(Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited))

Kansas Pacific

(Casey)

News Is Made at Night

(Mike, Fingerprint Man)

The Texas Rangers

(David's father (uncredited))

Professor Beware

(Painter)

Matchmaking Mamma

(Clifford Figfield)

The Housekeeper's Daughter

(Woodbury)

O. Henry's Full House

(Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited))

It Happened One Night

(Gas Station Attendant (uncredited))

The Wild Man of Borneo

(Carriage Driver)

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

(Paul Gillis)

Timothy's Quest

(Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master)

Man of Iron

(Jake)

A Son Comes Home

(Hamburger Stand Proprietor)

The Desperadoes

(Dan Walters - Bartender)

Night Train to Memphis

(Rainbow)

Sons of New Mexico

(Chris Dobbs)

Hat, Coat and Glove

(Coat Salesman (uncredited))

Hollywood Boulevard

(Gus - Trocadero Bartender)

El Paso

(Stage Passenger (uncredited))

It's a Great Life

(Slim (uncredited))

Dixie Dugan

(Mr. Kelly)

Great Guns

(Postman)

Star in the Night

(Mr. Dilson (uncredited))

The Sisters

(Robert Forbes)

Lady in a Jam

(Motel Proprietor (uncredited))

Star Dust

(Hotel Desk Clerk)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

(Frank (uncredited))

His Girl Friday

(Gus (uncredited))

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

(Peg Leg Holden)

Torchy Runs for Mayor

(Hubert Ward)

Brother Rat and a Baby

(Hospital Official)

A Guy Named Joe

(Cpl. Henderson (uncredited))

Edison, the Man

(Sheriff)

Big Town Girl

(Gas Station Attendant)

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

(Bill - Barber (uncredited))

Week-End Pass

(Sheriff Todd)

Thru Different Eyes

(Stu Johnson)

Internes Can't Take Money

(Jeff)

The Return of Frank James

(Bystander)

The Happy Years

(Mr. Conover)

Between Us Girls

(Soda Clerk)

Run for Cover

(Scotty)

He Learned About Women

(Stage Door Man)

In Old Oklahoma

(Ben)

Since You Went Away

(Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited))

The Pursuit of Happiness

(Bijah)

Here Comes the Groom

(Baines)

Good Morning, Nurse

(Servant)

Sitting Pretty

(Dice Player (uncredited))

The Big Timer

(Slim Dugan (uncredited))

To Mary - with Love

(Chauffeur)

The Doctor Takes a Wife

(Sam Appleby (uncredited))

Lillian Russell

(Soldier)

The Singing Kid

(Maine Driver (uncredited))

The Campus Carmen

(President)

His First Flame

(Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited))

Devil's Canyon

(Prison Guard)

Dreaming Out Loud

(Wes Stillman)

No Ransom

(Heinie)

Topper

(Hotel Clerk (uncredited))

Rhythm on the Range

(Rodeo Announcer)

Big Business

(Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache)

Diamond Jim

(Passenger)

Katie Did It

(Train Conductor)

Madame Racketeer

(Gus, the Desk Clerk)

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

(Projectionist)

Saddle Pals

(Thaddeus Bellweather)

Four Mothers

(Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited))

Manhattan Moon

(Lunch Man)

Big Business Girl

(Waiter (uncredited))

Golden Harvest

(Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited))

Adventures in Silverado

(Jake Willis)

Albuquerque

(Dave Walton)

The Spoilers

(Hotel Manager (uncredited))

They Died with Their Boots On

(Uniform Salesman (uncredited))

The Great Man's Lady

(Parson)

Hidden Guns

(Doc Carter)

Remember the Day

(Cecil)

California's Golden Beginning

Good Sam

(Tramp)

Hers to Hold

(Dr. Bacon)

Never a Dull Moment

(Tunk Johnson (uncredited))

Big Town Czar

(Real Estate Man)

Remember When?

(Picnicker (uncredited))

Redheads on Parade

(Entwhistle (uncredited))

Lady Be Careful

(Happy)

I Stole a Million

(Simpson (uncredited))

Smith's Picnic

(Joe Smiley)

Angel's Holiday

(Fingerprint Expert)

I'll Love You Always

(Theater Manager (uncredited))

Get Hep to Love

(Mr. Hardwicke)

Dangerous Number

(Detective)

San Francisco

(Picnicker (uncredited))

Million Dollar Legs

(Secretary of War (uncredited))

The Gay Bride

(Weight-Guesser (uncredited))

Western Union

(Barber)

State of the Union

(Buck Swenson)

Spellbound

(Railway Gateman (uncredited))

Cadet Girl

(Train conductor)

Two Weeks to Live

(Omar Tennyson Gimpel)

Her Primitive Man

(Track Man)

So's Your Uncle

(Dempster)

Murder on a Honeymoon

(Man with Pelican (uncredited))

Tobacco Road

(Bank Teller)

The House Across the Street

(Jury Foreman (uncredited))

If I Had a Million

(China Shop Salesman (uncredited))

Mister Big

(Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor)

The Keyhole

(Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited))

Central Airport

(Airport Weatherman)

The Chaser

(Harvey)

Young America

(Bart Munson)

Smith's Cook

(Mr. Dunhill)

Smith's Fishing Trip

(Jake - the Handyman)

Powdersmoke Range

(Gun Store Proprietor)

John Loves Mary

(George Beachwood)

Too Busy to Work

(Gilligan)

Dear Wife

(Mike Man)

Top Man

(School Principal)

Sailor's Lady

(Storekeeper (uncredited))

Tropic Holiday

(Sol Grunnion (uncredited))

File 113

(Lagors)

Hard to Get

(Gas Station Attendant (uncredited))

The Glass Key

(Waiter (uncredited))

The Itching Hour

(Elmer)

Gold Rush Maisie

(Harry Gilpin)

She Couldn't Take It

(Man at Toll Gate)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

(Self (archive footage))

Private Worlds

(McLean)

Pardon My Sarong

(Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited))

China Clipper

(Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited))

Ship Cafe

(Slim)

House of Mystery

(Ned Pickens)

Central Park

(Oscar (uncredited))

The Cowboy and the Lady

(Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited))

Johnny Come Lately

(Chief of Police)

A Star Is Born

(Station Agent (uncredited))

Let's Make a Million

(Jerry)

Blondie Goes Latin

(Mailman (uncredited))

Blondie

(Mr. Beazley (uncredited))

The Story of Dr. Wassell

(Missionary (uncredited))

Boarding House Blues

Female

(Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited))

Goin' to Town

(Cowboy)

The Bashful Bachelor

(Sheriff / Fire Chief)

Drift Fence

(Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman)

Down Memory Lane

((archive footage))

The Big Broadcast of 1938

(Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited))

Just a Pain in the Parlor

(Servant)

Forgotten Faces

(Pretty)

Bad Boy

(Butcher)

The Farmer Takes a Wife

(Mr. Vernoy)

Wives Never Know

(Dr. Mumford)

Millions in the Air

(Mr. Perkins)

The Music Goes 'Round

(Stuttering Man)

This Is the Army

(Waiter (uncredited))

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

(John Maddocks)

The Bowery

(Hick (uncredited))

The Nightwatchman's Mistake

(Dean Enoch Weatherby)

Hubby's Weekend Trip

I Love Lucy

(Will Potter)

I Love Lucy

(Mr. Willoughby)

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

General Electric Theater

(Patch)

December Bride

Leave It to Beaver

(Postal Clerk)

Maverick

The Donna Reed Show

(Mayor Webster)

77 Sunset Strip

(Apt. House Manager)

Riverboat

(Zack Mannion)

Maverick

(Employee)

General Electric Theater

(Mr. Holbrook)

Four Star Playhouse

(Carter)