Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Known for: Acting

Born: September 5, 1893

Died: February 5, 1965

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.…

Known for

Meet My Girl
1926
For Sale, a Bungalow
1927
Sing, Bing, Sing
Sing, Bing, Sing
1933
Fort Ti
Fort Ti
1953
Branded Men
Branded Men
1931
Knights Before Christmas
1930
Lime Juice Nights
1931
Desert of Lost Men
Desert of Lost Men
1951
Just a Pain in the Parlor
1932
California or Bust
California or Bust
1927
A Dozen Socks
1927
Over Thereabouts
Over Thereabouts
1925
Ambush at Cimarron Pass
Ambush at Cimarron Pass
1958
His New Stenographer
His New Stenographer
1928
Freckles Comes Home
Freckles Comes Home
1942
The Gosh-Darn Mortgage
The Gosh-Darn Mortgage
1926
Dynamite
Dynamite
1949
Black Horse Canyon
Black Horse Canyon
1954
Night Train to Memphis
Night Train to Memphis
1946
Remember When?
Remember When?
1925
Smith's Picnic
1926
The Itching Hour
1931
Boarding House Blues
Boarding House Blues
1930
The Nightwatchman's Mistake
1929
It's a Great Feeling
It's a Great Feeling
1949
Two Sisters
Two Sisters
1929
Blondes Prefer Bonds
1931
The Girl from Everywhere
The Girl from Everywhere
1927
The Swim Princess
The Swim Princess
1928
Calling Hubby's Bluff
Calling Hubby's Bluff
1929
Masked Mamas
1926
Hurry, Doctor!
Hurry, Doctor!
1925
Trimmed in Gold
1926
Kitty from Killarney
Kitty from Killarney
1926
The Jolly Jilter
The Jolly Jilter
1927
A Blonde's Revenge
A Blonde's Revenge
1926
Midnight Intruder
Midnight Intruder
1938
Under Western Skies
Under Western Skies
1945
A Rainy Knight
A Rainy Knight
1925
Smith's Pony
1927
The Rodeo
The Rodeo
1929
Henry Aldrich for President
Henry Aldrich for President
1941
Week-End Pass
Week-End Pass
1944
Saddle Pals
Saddle Pals
1947
Two Weeks to Live
Two Weeks to Live
1943
The Head Man
The Head Man
1928
Cause for Alarm!
Cause for Alarm!
1951
The Best Man
The Best Man
1928
This Is the Night
This Is the Night
1932
A Prodigal Bridegroom
A Prodigal Bridegroom
1926
Hot Cakes for Two
Hot Cakes for Two
1926
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
1926
She Couldn't Say No
She Couldn't Say No
1940
It's A Small World
It's A Small World
1935
Moon Over Her Shoulder
Moon Over Her Shoulder
1941
The Old Barn
The Old Barn
1929
Alias: The Bad Man
Alias: The Bad Man
1931
Room for One More
Room for One More
1952
Matchmaking Mamma
Matchmaking Mamma
1929
Sons of New Mexico
Sons of New Mexico
1949
Dreaming Out Loud
Dreaming Out Loud
1940
Adventures in Silverado
Adventures in Silverado
1948
California's Golden Beginning
California's Golden Beginning
1948
Lady Be Careful
Lady Be Careful
1936
So's Your Uncle
So's Your Uncle
1943
Smith's Fishing Trip
1927
Blondie Plays Cupid
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
1942
Woman in Hiding
Woman in Hiding
1950
The Howards of Virginia
The Howards of Virginia
1940
Dakota Incident
Dakota Incident
1956
At Gunpoint
At Gunpoint
1955
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
1925
The Big Cat
The Big Cat
1949
Duffy of San Quentin
Duffy of San Quentin
1954
High Hats and Low Brows
High Hats and Low Brows
1932
Whispering Whiskers
Whispering Whiskers
1926
Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939
Burning Up
Burning Up
1930
The Hell Cat
The Hell Cat
1934
Emergency Wedding
Emergency Wedding
1950
The Green Promise
The Green Promise
1949
Smith's Uncle
Smith's Uncle
1926
Half Way to Heaven
Half Way to Heaven
1929
Manhattan Heartbeat
Manhattan Heartbeat
1940
Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other
1939
Internes Can't Take Money
Internes Can't Take Money
1937
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness
1934
Good Morning, Nurse
Good Morning, Nurse
1925
The Campus Carmen
The Campus Carmen
1928
Cadet Girl
Cadet Girl
1941
Young America
Young America
1942
Smith's Cook
1927
Shadows of Sing Sing
Shadows of Sing Sing
1933
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
1954
Footlight Glamour
Footlight Glamour
1943
Rio
Rio
1939
The Glenn Miller Story
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
Lone Cowboy
Lone Cowboy
1933
Caught in the Draft
Caught in the Draft
1941
Petticoat Fever
Petticoat Fever
1936
True Confession
True Confession
1937
Guest Wife
Guest Wife
1945
The Saturday Night Kid
The Saturday Night Kid
1929
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
Accent on Love
Accent on Love
1941
Sweethearts on Parade
Sweethearts on Parade
1953
The Mind Reader
The Mind Reader
1933
Lawyer Man
Lawyer Man
1932
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
1940
One Way to Love
One Way to Love
1946
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
1925
Rocky
Rocky
1948
Star in the Night
Star in the Night
1945
Big Town Girl
Big Town Girl
1937
His First Flame
His First Flame
1927
Albuquerque
Albuquerque
1948
Hidden Guns
Hidden Guns
1956
The House Across the Street
The House Across the Street
1949
Gold Rush Maisie
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
Central Park
Central Park
1932
Let's Make a Million
Let's Make a Million
1936
The Bashful Bachelor
The Bashful Bachelor
1942
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
1940
Blondie's Blessed Event
Blondie's Blessed Event
1942
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
1941
Manhandled
Manhandled
1949
No One Man
No One Man
1932
Private Detective 62
Private Detective 62
1933
Our Wife
Our Wife
1941
Patrick the Great
Patrick the Great
1945
Sing, You Sinners
Sing, You Sinners
1938
Dear Ruth
Dear Ruth
1947
Smith's Army Life
Smith's Army Life
1928
Heavenly Days
Heavenly Days
1944
Tide of Empire
Tide of Empire
1929
Kansas Pacific
Kansas Pacific
1953
Dixie Dugan
Dixie Dugan
1943
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
1936
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
Run for Cover
Run for Cover
1955
The Big Timer
The Big Timer
1932
No Ransom
1934
The Keyhole
The Keyhole
1933
File 113
File 113
1933
Ship Cafe
Ship Cafe
1935
Blondie in Society
Blondie in Society
1941
Blondie on a Budget
Blondie on a Budget
1940
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
It Started with Eve
It Started with Eve
1941
Hitchhike to Happiness
Hitchhike to Happiness
1945
Moonrise
Moonrise
1948
A Stranger in Town
A Stranger in Town
1943
Love on a Bet
Love on a Bet
1936
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
1934
Wake Up and Dream
Wake Up and Dream
1946
Tip-Off Girls
Tip-Off Girls
1938
Union Depot
Union Depot
1932
Give Me a Sailor
Give Me a Sailor
1938
They Gave Him a Gun
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
He Learned About Women
He Learned About Women
1933
Katie Did It
Katie Did It
1950
Manhattan Moon
Manhattan Moon
1935
Big Business Girl
Big Business Girl
1931
Redheads on Parade
Redheads on Parade
1935
I'll Love You Always
I'll Love You Always
1935
Get Hep to Love
Get Hep to Love
1942
Dangerous Number
Dangerous Number
1937
The Gay Bride
The Gay Bride
1934
The Chaser
The Chaser
1938
John Loves Mary
John Loves Mary
1949
Drift Fence
Drift Fence
1936
Down Memory Lane
Down Memory Lane
1949
It's a Great Life
It's a Great Life
1943
Rose of Cimarron
Rose of Cimarron
1952
Footlight Serenade
Footlight Serenade
1942
Motorboat Mamas
Motorboat Mamas
1928
Big City
Big City
1937
Marry the Girl
Marry the Girl
1937
Here Comes Cookie
Here Comes Cookie
1935
Exposed
Exposed
1938
Honor of the Range
Honor of the Range
1934
Street of Chance
Street of Chance
1930
There Goes My Heart
There Goes My Heart
1938
By Your Leave
By Your Leave
1934
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934
Professor Beware
Professor Beware
1938
The Desperadoes
The Desperadoes
1943
The Happy Years
The Happy Years
1950
In Old Oklahoma
In Old Oklahoma
1943
Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty
1933
Madame Racketeer
Madame Racketeer
1932
Good Sam
Good Sam
1948
Never a Dull Moment
Never a Dull Moment
1950
Big Town Czar
Big Town Czar
1939
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million
1939
State of the Union
State of the Union
1948
House of Mystery
House of Mystery
1934
Blondie Goes Latin
Blondie Goes Latin
1941
Jennie
Jennie
1940
Blondie Takes a Vacation
Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939
Knickerbocker Holiday
Knickerbocker Holiday
1944
Earthworm Tractors
Earthworm Tractors
1936
Bad Girl
Bad Girl
1931
Fort Massacre
Fort Massacre
1958
Young People
Young People
1940
Family Honeymoon
Family Honeymoon
1948
Murder with Pictures
Murder with Pictures
1936
Lucky Night
Lucky Night
1939
Hitch Hike Lady
Hitch Hike Lady
1935
Chip Off the Old Block
Chip Off the Old Block
1944
Side Street
Side Street
1929
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
Out of This World
Out of This World
1945
The Spirit of Culver
The Spirit of Culver
1939
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1931
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night
1934
Timothy's Quest
Timothy's Quest
1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
It's a Great Life
It's a Great Life
1935
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
Thru Different Eyes
Thru Different Eyes
1942
Million Dollar Legs
Million Dollar Legs
1932
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
1932
Wives Never Know
Wives Never Know
1936
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
The Velvet Touch
The Velvet Touch
1948
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day
1933
Born to Be Bad
Born to Be Bad
1950
My Brother Talks to Horses
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
Back Street
Back Street
1941
Ride on Vaquero
Ride on Vaquero
1941
Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis Speedway
1939
Broke in China
Broke in China
1927
Double Harness
Double Harness
1933
Lilly Turner
Lilly Turner
1933
At the Circus
At the Circus
1939
On Your Toes
On Your Toes
1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939
The Wild Man of Borneo
The Wild Man of Borneo
1941
Man of Iron
Man of Iron
1935
A Son Comes Home
A Son Comes Home
1936
Hat, Coat and Glove
Hat, Coat and Glove
1934
A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe
1944
Devil's Canyon
Devil's Canyon
1953
Four Mothers
Four Mothers
1941
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
1941
Too Busy to Work
Too Busy to Work
1939
Dear Wife
Dear Wife
1949
She Couldn't Take It
She Couldn't Take It
1935
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
1937
Millions in the Air
1935
Hubby's Weekend Trip
1928
Fighting Caravans
Fighting Caravans
1931
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
The Match King
The Match King
1932
Two-Fisted
Two-Fisted
1935
Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown
1944
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940
The First Hundred Years
The First Hundred Years
1938
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
Exclusive
Exclusive
1937
The Oklahoma Kid
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle
1939
El Paso
El Paso
1949
Between Us Girls
Between Us Girls
1942
Big Business
Big Business
1937
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
Golden Harvest
Golden Harvest
1933
Her Primitive Man
Her Primitive Man
1944
Mister Big
Mister Big
1943
Johnny Come Lately
Johnny Come Lately
1943
Can't Help Singing
Can't Help Singing
1944
Kentucky Moonshine
Kentucky Moonshine
1938
King of the Cowboys
King of the Cowboys
1943
The Vice Squad
The Vice Squad
1931
You Belong to Me
You Belong to Me
1934
Racket Busters
Racket Busters
1938
Tail Spin
Tail Spin
1939
News Is Made at Night
News Is Made at Night
1939
Great Guns
Great Guns
1941
Topper
Topper
1937
Hers to Hold
Hers to Hold
1943
Hard to Get
Hard to Get
1938
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
Mr. Music
Mr. Music
1950
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
Mary Jane's Pa
Mary Jane's Pa
1935
Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam
1942
Star Dust
Star Dust
1940
Angel's Holiday
Angel's Holiday
1937
Private Worlds
Private Worlds
1935
Pardon My Sarong
Pardon My Sarong
1942
The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
Forgotten Faces
Forgotten Faces
1936
Bad Boy
Bad Boy
1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
Ann Vickers
Ann Vickers
1933
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
Blondie Meets the Boss
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939
Brother Rat and a Baby
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James
1940
Rhythm on the Range
Rhythm on the Range
1936
Western Union
Western Union
1941
Spellbound
Spellbound
1945
Murder on a Honeymoon
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935
Sailor's Lady
Sailor's Lady
1940
Goin' to Town
Goin' to Town
1935
The Bowery
The Bowery
1933
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill
1934
Bachelor Mother
Bachelor Mother
1939
Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom
1951
Central Airport
Central Airport
1933
Top Man
Top Man
1943
The Music Goes 'Round
The Music Goes 'Round
1936
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
Hello, Everybody!
Hello, Everybody!
1933
The Big Broadcast
The Big Broadcast
1932
Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away
1944
The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
Riding High
Riding High
1950
Whispering Smith
Whispering Smith
1948
It's Love I'm After
It's Love I'm After
1937
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House
1952
The Sisters
The Sisters
1938
His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday
1940
The Singing Kid
The Singing Kid
1936
Diamond Jim
Diamond Jim
1935
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Remember the Day
Remember the Day
1941
Powdersmoke Range
Powdersmoke Range
1935
Now I'll Tell
Now I'll Tell
1934
You Can't Fool Your Wife
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
The Housekeeper's Daughter
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939
The Spoilers
The Spoilers
1942
The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady
1941
San Francisco
San Francisco
1936
Tropic Holiday
Tropic Holiday
1938
The Story of Dr. Wassell
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby
1941
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
China Clipper
China Clipper
1936
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
1938
The Mad Miss Manton
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
Page Miss Glory
Page Miss Glory
1935
The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers
1936
Edison, the Man
Edison, the Man
1940
The Glass Key
The Glass Key
1935
Female
Female
1933
They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
The Big Broadcast of 1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938
Vogues of 1938
Vogues of 1938
1937
Men Without Names
Men Without Names
1935
Hollywood Cavalcade
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
George White's Scandals
George White's Scandals
1934
Words and Music
Words and Music
1948
High Wall
High Wall
1947
The Murder Man
The Murder Man
1935
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell
1940
The President Vanishes
The President Vanishes
1934
Blondie
Blondie
1938
This Is the Army
This Is the Army
1943
Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
1939
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
To Mary - with Love
To Mary - with Love
1936
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953
December Bride
December Bride
1954
Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Maverick
Maverick
1957
The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show
1958
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Riverboat
Riverboat
1959
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
1952