Irving Bacon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 5, 1893, Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
- Died
- February 5, 1965
- Movies
- 382
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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".
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) |
| 1958 | Fort Massacre | Charlie |
| 1958 | Ambush at Cimarron Pass | Judge Stanfield |
| 1956 | Dakota Incident | Tully Morgan |
| 1956 | Hidden Guns | Doc Carter |
| 1955 | At Gunpoint | Al Ferguson |
| 1955 | Run for Cover | Scotty |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born | Graves |
| 1954 | Black Horse Canyon | Doc Spain |
| 1954 | Duffy of San Quentin | Doc Sorin |
| 1954 | Ma and Pa Kettle at Home | John Maddocks |
| 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story | Mr. Miller |
| 1953 | Devil's Canyon | Prison Guard |
| 1953 | Sweethearts on Parade | Sheriff Doolittle |
| 1953 | Fort Ti | Sgt. Monday Wash |
| 1953 | Kansas Pacific | Casey |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House | Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Rose of Cimarron | Sheriff |
| 1952 | Room for One More | Mayor Michael J. Kane |
| 1951 | Desert of Lost Men | Sheriff Skeeter Davis |
| 1951 | Here Comes the Groom | Baines |
| 1951 | Cause for Alarm! | Mr. Carston, Postman |
| 1950 | Mr. Music | Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Katie Did It | Train Conductor |
| 1950 | Emergency Wedding | Filbert - Mechanic |
| 1950 | Born to Be Bad | Jewelry Salesman |
| 1950 | Never a Dull Moment | Tunk Johnson (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Happy Years | Mr. Conover |
| 1950 | Riding High | Hamburger Man |
| 1950 | Woman in Hiding | Link |
| 1949 | Sons of New Mexico | Chris Dobbs |
| 1949 | Dear Wife | Mike Man |
| 1949 | The House Across the Street | Jury Foreman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | It's a Great Feeling | RR Information Clerk |
| 1949 | Down Memory Lane | (archive footage) |
| 1949 | Manhandled | Sgt. Fayle |
| 1949 | The Big Cat | Matt Cooper the Mailman |
| 1949 | The Green Promise | Julius Larkin |
| 1949 | El Paso | Stage Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1949 | John Loves Mary | George Beachwood |
| 1949 | Dynamite | Jake |
| 1948 | Words and Music | Hollywood Realtor (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Whispering Smith | |
| 1948 | Family Honeymoon | Mr. Webb |
| 1948 | Moonrise | Judd Jenkins |
| 1948 | Good Sam | Tramp |
| 1948 | The Velvet Touch | Herbie |
| 1948 | State of the Union | Buck Swenson |
| 1948 | Adventures in Silverado | Jake Willis |
| 1948 | Albuquerque | Dave Walton |
| 1948 | Rocky | Bert Hillman |
| 1948 | California's Golden Beginning | |
| 1947 | High Wall | |
| 1947 | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Melvin |
| 1947 | Monsieur Verdoux | Pierre Couvais |
| 1947 | Dear Ruth | Delivery Man |
| 1947 | Saddle Pals | Thaddeus Bellweather |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses | Mr. Piper |
| 1946 | Wake Up and Dream | Toll Gate Attendant |
| 1946 | Night Train to Memphis | Rainbow |
| 1946 | One Way to Love | Train Conductor |
| 1945 | Spellbound | Railway Gateman (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Star in the Night | Mr. Dilson (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf | Sam Skelly |
| 1945 | Guest Wife | Nosey Stationmaster |
| 1945 | Hitchhike to Happiness | Dennis Colby |
| 1945 | Out of This World | Irving Krunk (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Patrick the Great | Mr. Merney |
| 1945 | Under Western Skies | Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt |
| 1944 | Can't Help Singing | Bath House Barber (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Tom |
| 1944 | Heavenly Days | Tower, the Butler |
| 1944 | Casanova Brown | Hotel Manager |
| 1944 | The Story of Dr. Wassell | Missionary (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Since You Went Away | Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Her Primitive Man | Track Man |
| 1944 | Knickerbocker Holiday | Peter Van Stoon |
| 1944 | A Guy Named Joe | Cpl. Henderson (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Week-End Pass | Sheriff Todd |
| 1944 | Chip Off the Old Block | Prof. Frost |
| 1943 | In Old Oklahoma | Ben |
| 1943 | Footlight Glamour | Mr. Crumb |
| 1943 | Top Man | School Principal |
| 1943 | Johnny Come Lately | Chief of Police |
| 1943 | So's Your Uncle | Dempster |
| 1943 | This Is the Army | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Hers to Hold | Dr. Bacon |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Mister Big | Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor |
| 1943 | It's a Great Life | Mailman |
| 1943 | The Desperadoes | Dan Walters - Bartender |
| 1943 | King of the Cowboys | Deputy Cluckas |
| 1943 | A Stranger in Town | Orin Todds |
| 1943 | Dixie Dugan | Mr. Kelly |
| 1943 | Two Weeks to Live | Omar Tennyson Gimpel |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | |
| 1943 | Shadow of a Doubt | Station Master |
| 1942 | Get Hep to Love | Mr. Hardwicke |
| 1942 | Between Us Girls | Soda Clerk |
| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong | Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Footlight Serenade | Stagehand |
| 1942 | Holiday Inn | Gus |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam | Motel Proprietor (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Thru Different Eyes | Stu Johnson |
| 1942 | The Spoilers | Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Blondie's Blessed Event | Mr. Crumb |
| 1942 | The Bashful Bachelor | Sheriff / Fire Chief |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm | New England Farmer (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Young America | Bart Munson |
| 1942 | Freckles Comes Home | Constable Caleb Weaver |
| 1941 | Remember the Day | Cecil |
| 1941 | Cadet Girl | Train conductor |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Uniform Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Great Man's Lady | Parson |
| 1941 | Moon Over Her Shoulder | Conrad - Taxi Driver |
| 1941 | Henry Aldrich for President | Mr. McCloskey |
| 1941 | Never Give a Sucker an Even Break | The Soda Jerk |
| 1941 | Great Guns | Postman |
| 1941 | It Started with Eve | Raven |
| 1941 | Our Wife | Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Blondie in Society | Mailman |
| 1941 | Accent on Love | Smedley |
| 1941 | Caught in the Draft | Cogswell |
| 1941 | Million Dollar Baby | Income Tax Man (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Ride on Vaquero | Jailer Smoky |
| 1941 | Meet John Doe | Beany |
| 1941 | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Mr. Albert Merney |
| 1941 | The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance | Projectionist |
| 1941 | Blondie Goes Latin | Mailman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Western Union | Barber |
| 1941 | Tobacco Road | Bank Teller |
| 1941 | Back Street | Ticket seller |
| 1941 | The Wild Man of Borneo | Carriage Driver (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Four Mothers | Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Jennie | Real Estate Broker |
| 1940 | Michael Shayne: Private Detective | Fisherman |
| 1940 | She Couldn't Say No | Abner |
| 1940 | Blondie Plays Cupid | Mailman |
| 1940 | Dreaming Out Loud | Wes Stillman |
| 1940 | The Howards of Virginia | Tom Norton |
| 1940 | Young People | Otis |
| 1940 | The Return of Frank James | Bystander |
| 1940 | Gold Rush Maisie | Harry Gilpin |
| 1940 | Blondie Has Servant Trouble | Mailman |
| 1940 | Manhattan Heartbeat | Sweeney |
| 1940 | Sailor's Lady | Storekeeper (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! | Cabbie |
| 1940 | Lillian Russell | Soldier |
| 1940 | You Can't Fool Your Wife | Lippincott |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man | Sheriff |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife | Sam Appleby (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Star Dust | Hotel Desk Clerk |
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath | Driver |
| 1940 | Blondie on a Budget | Mailman |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Becker |
| 1940 | Broadway Melody of 1940 | Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | His Girl Friday | Gus (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Brother Rat and a Baby | Hospital Official |
| 1940 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Paul Gillis |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Corporal |
| 1939 | Too Busy to Work | Gilligan |
| 1939 | Blondie Brings Up Baby | Mailman |
| 1939 | Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence | Sheriff Clem Diggers |
| 1939 | The Housekeeper's Daughter | Woodbury |
| 1939 | Pack Up Your Troubles | Soldier |
| 1939 | At the Circus | Telegraph Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1939 | On Your Toes | Second Stage Manager |
| 1939 | Hollywood Cavalcade | Clerk |
| 1939 | Rio | 'Mushy' |
| 1939 | Indianapolis Speedway | Fred Haskill |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million | Simpson (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Blondie Takes a Vacation | Mailman |
| 1939 | News Is Made at Night | Mike, Fingerprint Man |
| 1939 | Second Fiddle | Harvey Vaughan |
| 1939 | Bachelor Mother | Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Gracie Allen Murder Case | Hotel Clerk |
| 1939 | Torchy Runs for Mayor | Hubert Ward |
| 1939 | Lucky Night | Conductor |
| 1939 | Big Town Czar | Real Estate Man |
| 1939 | The Oklahoma Kid | Hotel Clerk |
| 1939 | The Spirit of Culver | Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver |
| 1939 | Blondie Meets the Boss | 1st Mailman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Tail Spin | Storekeeper (Uncredited) |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... Reporter | Tracy (uncredited) |
| 1939 | You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Jailer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Tad (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Made for Each Other | Newark Radio Operator (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt | Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | They Made Me a Criminal | Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Blondie | Mr. Beazley (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Cowboy and the Lady | Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Exposed | Crankpool |
| 1938 | Hard to Get | Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Mad Miss Manton | Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited) |
| 1938 | There Goes My Heart | Mr. Dobbs |
| 1938 | The Sisters | Robert Forbes |
| 1938 | Sing, You Sinners | Lecturer on Seals |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Henry (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Give Me a Sailor | The Druggist (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Professor Beware | Painter |
| 1938 | The Chaser | Harvey |
| 1938 | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Foreman of Jury |
| 1938 | Racket Busters | Counter Man (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Tropic Holiday | Sol Grunnion (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Kentucky Moonshine | Palace Hotel Clerk |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto's Gamble | Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited) |
| 1938 | Tip-Off Girls | Sam |
| 1938 | The First Hundred Years | Wilkins |
| 1938 | The Big Broadcast of 1938 | Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Midnight Intruder | Evans |
| 1937 | True Confession | Coroner |
| 1937 | Big Town Girl | Gas Station Attendant |
| 1937 | It's Love I'm After | Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Big City | Jim Sloane |
| 1937 | Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 | Curson - Accountant |
| 1937 | Exclusive | Dr. Boomgarten |
| 1937 | Topper | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Marry the Girl | Happy Elmer |
| 1937 | Big Business | Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache |
| 1937 | Angel's Holiday | Fingerprint Expert |
| 1937 | They Gave Him a Gun | Tall Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1937 | A Star Is Born | Station Agent (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Internes Can't Take Money | Jeff |
| 1937 | Dangerous Number | Detective |
| 1936 | Hopalong Cassidy Returns | Peg Leg Holden |
| 1936 | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie | Drug Store Clerk |
| 1936 | Murder with Pictures | Det. Keogh |
| 1936 | Wives Never Know | Dr. Mumford |
| 1936 | Lady Be Careful | Happy |
| 1936 | Let's Make a Million | Jerry |
| 1936 | The Texas Rangers | David's father (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevard | Gus - Trocadero Bartender |
| 1936 | China Clipper | Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited) |
| 1936 | To Mary - with Love | Chauffeur |
| 1936 | A Son Comes Home | Hamburger Stand Proprietor |
| 1936 | Earthworm Tractors | Taxicab Driver |
| 1936 | Rhythm on the Range | Rodeo Announcer |
| 1936 | San Francisco | Picnicker (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Three Cheers for Love | Rider - Dance Director |
| 1936 | Forgotten Faces | Pretty |
| 1936 | The Singing Kid | Maine Driver (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Frank (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Petticoat Fever | Carl |
| 1936 | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | Mailman |
| 1936 | Love on a Bet | Farmer on Hay Wagon |
| 1936 | The Music Goes 'Round | Stuttering Man |
| 1936 | Drift Fence | Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman |
| 1936 | Timothy's Quest | Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master |
| 1935 | Hitch Hike Lady | Ed Simpson |
| 1935 | Man of Iron | Jake |
| 1935 | Millions in the Air | Mr. Perkins |
| 1935 | Ship Cafe | Slim |
| 1935 | Bad Boy | Butcher |
| 1935 | She Couldn't Take It | Man at Toll Gate |
| 1935 | It's a Great Life | Slim (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Two-Fisted | Brick Briggs |
| 1935 | Powdersmoke Range | Gun Store Proprietor |
| 1935 | The Virginia Judge | Gus Skinner |
| 1935 | Page Miss Glory | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Redheads on Parade | Entwhistle (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Diamond Jim | Passenger |
| 1935 | Here Comes Cookie | Thompson |
| 1935 | The Murder Man | Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Mr. Vernoy |
| 1935 | Manhattan Moon | Lunch Man |
| 1935 | Men Without Names | Old-Timer on Bench |
| 1935 | The Glass Key | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Mary Jane's Pa | Clerk Getting Tied Up |
| 1935 | Goin' to Town | Cowboy |
| 1935 | Private Worlds | McLean |
| 1935 | It's A Small World | Cal |
| 1935 | I'll Love You Always | Theater Manager (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Murder on a Honeymoon | Man with Pelican (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Gay Bride | Weight-Guesser (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Broadway Bill | Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The President Vanishes | Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1934 | By Your Leave | Harry |
| 1934 | No Ransom | Heinie |
| 1934 | The Pursuit of Happiness | Bijah |
| 1934 | You Belong to Me | Stage Manager |
| 1934 | Friends of Mr. Sweeney | Hat Check Attendent |
| 1934 | Hat, Coat and Glove | Coat Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Hell Cat | Regan |
| 1934 | Now I'll Tell | Casino Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Honor of the Range | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1934 | House of Mystery | Ned Pickens |
| 1934 | George White's Scandals | Hick (uncredited) |
| 1934 | It Happened One Night | Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen | Joel Prentiss |
| 1933 | Shadows of Sing Sing | Highbrow |
| 1933 | Lone Cowboy | Zeke (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Sitting Pretty | Dice Player (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Female | Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Bowery | Hick (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Ann Vickers | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Golden Harvest | Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Lady for a Day | Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Double Harness | Crab Counterman |
| 1933 | Private Detective 62 | Cab Driver |
| 1933 | Lilly Turner | Earle Yokum (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Central Airport | Airport Weatherman |
| 1933 | The Mind Reader | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Keyhole | Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Sing, Bing, Sing | Mr. Lake |
| 1933 | He Learned About Women | Stage Door Man |
| 1933 | Hello, Everybody! | Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
| 1933 | File 113 | Lagors |
| 1932 | The Match King | Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Lawyer Man | Court Guard (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Central Park | Oscar (uncredited) |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million | China Shop Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Bill - Barber (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Big Broadcast | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Madame Racketeer | Gus, the Desk Clerk |
| 1932 | High Hats and Low Brows | Butler |
| 1932 | Million Dollar Legs | Secretary of War (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Just a Pain in the Parlor | Servant |
| 1932 | This Is the Night | Sparks |
| 1932 | The Big Timer | Slim Dugan (uncredited) |
| 1932 | No One Man | Henry - License Clerk |
| 1932 | Union Depot | Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Branded Men | Ramrod |
| 1931 | Bad Girl | Expectant Father (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Alias: The Bad Man | Ned 'Repeater' Simpson |
| 1931 | Big Business Girl | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Vice Squad | Masher (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Blondes Prefer Bonds | |
| 1931 | Lime Juice Nights | Irving |
| 1931 | The Itching Hour | Elmer |
| 1931 | Fighting Caravans | Mustachioed Barfly (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Scandal Sheet | Reporter Kent (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Knights Before Christmas | Pa |
| 1930 | Boarding House Blues | |
| 1930 | Street of Chance | Harry |
| 1930 | Burning Up | Yokel Driver (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Half Way to Heaven | Slim |
| 1929 | The Saturday Night Kid | McGonigle (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Side Street | Henchman Slim (uncredited) |
| 1929 | The Nightwatchman's Mistake | Dean Enoch Weatherby |
| 1929 | Matchmaking Mamma | Clifford Figfield |
| 1929 | The Rodeo | Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law |
| 1929 | Two Sisters | Chumley |
| 1929 | Tide of Empire | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Calling Hubby's Bluff | Meadows the Butler |
| 1929 | The Old Barn | The Stranger |
| 1928 | His New Stenographer | Vernon Vance |
| 1928 | Hubby's Weekend Trip | |
| 1928 | Motorboat Mamas | Cafe Patron |
| 1928 | The Campus Carmen | President |
| 1928 | The Head Man | Mayor |
| 1928 | The Swim Princess | College Dean |
| 1928 | The Best Man | The Bride's Father |
| 1928 | Smith's Army Life | Inspecting Officer |
| 1927 | The Girl from Everywhere | The Casting Director |
| 1927 | For Sale, a Bungalow | The Waiter |
| 1927 | Smith's Cook | Mr. Dunhill |
| 1927 | Smith's Pony | Ship Maintenance Man |
| 1927 | Smith's Fishing Trip | Jake - the Handyman |
| 1927 | His First Flame | Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited) |
| 1927 | Broke in China | Military Officer |
| 1927 | The Jolly Jilter | Tall Servant |
| 1927 | A Dozen Socks | Ball Toss Operator |
| 1927 | California or Bust | Wade Rexton |
| 1926 | Kitty from Killarney | Inspector #1 |
| 1926 | A Blonde's Revenge | Banker Cody |
| 1926 | Smith's Picnic | Joe Smiley |
| 1926 | Smith's Uncle | 1st Elderly Sucker |
| 1926 | Masked Mamas | The Practical Joker's Friend |
| 1926 | Hubby’s Quiet Little Game | Joe, Card player |
| 1926 | A Prodigal Bridegroom | Lizzie's Brother |
| 1926 | Meet My Girl | Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father |
| 1926 | Trimmed in Gold | Barber |
| 1926 | Whispering Whiskers | Train Chef |
| 1926 | Hot Cakes for Two | Photographer |
| 1926 | The Gosh-Darn Mortgage | Justice of the Peace |
| 1925 | Isn't Love Cuckoo? | John Lodge - Bebe's Father |
| 1925 | Over Thereabouts | Officer |
| 1925 | Hurry, Doctor! | The Paper Hanger |
| 1925 | A Rainy Knight | Peggy's Ex-Husband |
| 1925 | Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies | Driver Seeking Car (uncredited) |
| 1925 | Good Morning, Nurse | Servant |
| 1925 | Remember When? | Picnicker (uncredited) |
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