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Irving Bacon

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Irving Bacon

Sep 5, 1893 – Feb 5, 1965390 titles 380 movies · 10 TV
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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.

Also known as

Irving Ernest Bacon · Irving E. Bacon

Born

Sep 5, 1893 – Feb 5, 1965

Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

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Roles across career

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1925 7 title(s)

1926 12 title(s)

1927 10 title(s)

1928 8 title(s)

1929 10 title(s)

1930 4 title(s)

1931 10 title(s)

1932 14 title(s)

1933 18 title(s)

1934 16 title(s)

1935 24 title(s)

1936 23 title(s)

1937 14 title(s)

1938 21 title(s)

1939 30 title(s)

1940 25 title(s)

1941 24 title(s)

1942 13 title(s)

1943 17 title(s)

1944 11 title(s)

1945 8 title(s)

1946 3 title(s)

1947 6 title(s)

1948 11 title(s)

1949 11 title(s)

1950 8 title(s)

1951 5 title(s)

1952 4 title(s)

1953 5 title(s)

1954 6 title(s)

1955 2 title(s)

1956 2 title(s)

1957 2 title(s)

1958 4 title(s)

1959 1 title(s)

1987 1 title(s)