George Henry Irving (October 5, 1874 – September 11, 1961) was an American film actor and director. Irving started his career as a theatre actor.
In 1914 he came to Hollywood and acted in over 250 films from 1914 until 1948. Irving was initially an actor-director and directed about 35 silent films. He switched exclusively to acting in the mid-1920s and became a character actor until the later 1940s. He usually played reputable and stern persons of authority in supporting roles. Irving is perhaps best known for his roles as Robert Wentworth in Coquette (1929), and as the lawyer Alexander Peabody in Bringing Up Baby (1938).
George Irving ended his prolific career with television roles in the 1950s.
Known For
Wings
(1927)
Mr. Powell (uncredited)
Bringing Up Baby
(1938)
Alexander Peabody
Son of Dracula
(1943)
Colonel Caldwell
Sergeant York
(1941)
Harrison (uncredited)
42nd Street
(1933)
Hotel Doctor (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
(1935)
Committeeman (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
(1934)
Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)
Love Crazy
(1941)
Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
(1943)
Neeval
Island of Lost Souls
(1932)
Consul
Magic Town
(1947)
Senator Wilton
The Divorcee
(1930)
Dr. Bernard
Once Upon a Honeymoon
(1942)
American Consul (uncredited)
Dishonored
(1931)
You're Telling Me!
(1934)
President of Tire Co.
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
(1943)
Rear Admiral (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Paid in Full
(1914)
Jimsey Smith (as George H. Irving)
Body and Soul
(1915)
The Rider
Jaffery
(1916)
The Man Who Fights Alone
(1924)
Dr. Raymond
Wanderer of the Wasteland
(1924)
Mr. Roderick Virey
Her Market Value
(1925)
Harvey Dumont
Wild Horse Mesa
(1925)
Lige Melberne
The Primrose Path
(1925)
Prosecutor John Morton
The Air Mail
(1925)
Peter Rendon
North of 36
(1926)
Pattison
Risky Business
(1926)
Schubal Peabody
His Jazz Bride
(1926)
The Midnight Kiss
(1926)
Thomas H. Hastings, Sr.
The City
(1926)
George Rand Sr
Desert Gold
(1926)
Richard Stanton Gale
The Eagle of the Sea
(1926)
General Andrew Jackson
3 Bad Men
(1926)
Gen. Neville
The King of the Turf
(1926)
Colonel Fairfax
The Broncho Twister
(1927)
Ned Mason
Drums of the Desert
(1927)
Prof. Elias Manton
Wings
(1927)
Mr. Powell (uncredited)
Man Power
(1927)
James Martin
Shanghai Bound
(1927)
Louden
Two Flaming Youths
(1927)
Simeon Trott
One Increasing Purpose
(1927)
Mr. Glade
Craig's Wife
(1928)
Mr. Passmore
Feel My Pulse
(1928)
Her Uncle Edgar
Partners in Crime
(1928)
B.R. Carnwall
The Port of Missing Girls
(1928)
Cyrus Kinnng
The Docks of New York
(1928)
Night Court Judge (uncredited)
Honor Bound
(1928)
State Governor
Thunderbolt
(1929)
Mr. Corwin
Coquette
(1929)
Robert Wentworth
Paris Bound
(1929)
James Hutton Sr.
The Last Performance
(1929)
Defense Attorney
Flight
(1929)
Marine Colonel in Nicaragua
Dance Hall
(1929)
Dr. Loring
The Dance of Life
(1929)
Minister
Young Eagles
(1930)
Colonel Wilder
Conspiracy
(1930)
Mark Holt (uncredited)
Son of the Gods
(1930)
Attorney (uncredited)
Young Desire
(1930)
Mr. Spencer
Part Time Wife
(1930)
Garland - Oil Company President (uncredited)
Not So Dumb
(1930)
Blair Patterson (uncredited)
The Naughty Flirt
(1930)
Mr. John Raleigh Elliott
The Divorcee
(1930)
Dr. Bernard
Puttin' on the Ritz
(1930)
Dr. Blair
Only Saps Work
(1930)
Dr. White
Shadow of the Law
(1930)
Colonel Wentworth
Just Imagine
(1930)
Head of Marriage Tribunal (uncredited)
Maybe It's Love
(1930)
College Professor Sheffield
Free Love
(1930)
Judge Sturgis
Behind Office Doors
(1931)
Doctor (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid
(1931)
Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Expensive Women
(1931)
Melville's Party Guest
Inspiration
(1931)
Madeleine's Father (uncredited)
An American Tragedy
(1931)
Mr. Finchley (uncredited)
The Hot Heiress
(1931)
Doctor (uncredited)
Graft
(1931)
Robert Hall
The Unholy Garden
(1931)
Paris Prefect of Police
Touchdown!
(1931)
President Baker
The Runaround
(1931)
The Common Law
(1931)
Doctor (uncredited)
Hush Money
(1931)
Mr. Stockton (uncredited)
The Star Witness
(1931)
Judge (uncredited)
Resurrection
(1931)
Judge
A Free Soul
(1931)
Defense Attorney Johnson (uncredited)
The Last Flight
(1931)
Military Doctor
The Gay Diplomat
(1931)
Colonel
Girls Demand Excitement
(1931)
Mr. Madison
Confessions of a Co-Ed
(1931)
College President
Dishonored
(1931)
Ladies of the Big House
(1931)
District Attorney Lawson (uncredited)
Five and Ten
(1931)
Mr. Brooks (uncredited)
Guilty or Not Guilty
(1932)
John Halliday
Rasputin and the Empress
(1932)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Broken Lullaby
(1932)
Townsman (uncredited)
While Paris Sleeps
(1932)
Prison Doctor
Thrill of Youth
(1932)
Jeff Thayer
Merrily We Go to Hell
(1932)
Mr. Prentice
The All-American
(1932)
Mr. King
Island of Lost Souls
(1932)
Consul
70,000 Witnesses
(1932)
College Official (uncredited)
The Famous Ferguson Case
(1932)
Reporter (uncredited)
Lady with a Past
(1932)
Mr. Patridge (Uncredited)
The Washington Masquerade
(1932)
President of the Senate (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
(1932)
Judge (uncredited)
Humanity
(1933)
Dr. Van Buren
The Women in His Life
(1933)
Governor (uncredited)
The Vanishing Frontier
(1933)
General Winfield
Son of a Sailor
(1933)
Rear Admiral Lee
Damaged Lives
(1933)
Donald Bradley Sr.
42nd Street
(1933)
Hotel Doctor (uncredited)
The Worst Woman in Paris?
(1933)
Doctor
Night Flight
(1933)
Santiago Doctor (uncredited)
Employees' Entrance
(1933)
Newspaper Owner (uncredited)
One Year Later
(1933)
J. Atwell Hunt
Mr. Skitch
(1933)
Harvey's Uncle
Manhattan Melodrama
(1934)
Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)
Manhattan Love Song
(1934)
Kenbrook
You're Telling Me!
(1934)
President of Tire Co.
Wonder Bar
(1934)
Broker (uncredited)
The World Moves On
(1934)
Charles Girard (1914)
Viva Villa!
(1934)
Statesman (uncredited)
Here Comes the Navy
(1934)
Admiral
Looking for Trouble
(1934)
Parsons (uncredited)
George White's Scandals
(1934)
John R. Loraine
The Oil Raider
(1934)
J. T. Varley
Pursued
(1934)
Dr Otto Steiner
What Price Jazz
(1934)
Mr. Public Opinion
Bright Eyes
(1934)
Judge Thompson
Stars Over Broadway
(1935)
Angry Radio Station Executive
Oil for the Lamps of China
(1935)
Walter Gilbert
A Notorious Gentleman
(1935)
Society Fever
(1935)
Mr. Vandergriff
Princess O'Hara
(1935)
Judge (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
(1935)
Judge
Dante's Inferno
(1935)
Judge
Navy Wife
(1935)
Dr. Charles Keats
Death Flies East
(1935)
Dr. Jim Moffat
The Perfect Tribute
(1935)
Man (uncredited)
Great God Gold
(1935)
George Harper
Age of Indiscretion
(1935)
Judge
A Night at the Opera
(1935)
Committeeman (uncredited)
Under the Pampas Moon
(1935)
Don Bennett
Buried Loot
(1935)
Edward Swain (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Egypt
(1935)
Prof. Arnold
Dangerous
(1935)
Charles Melton
Sutter's Gold
(1936)
Dr. Billings
Private Number
(1936)
Judge
It Had to Happen
(1936)
Jury Foreman
A Message to Garcia
(1936)
Col. Wagner (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger
(1936)
Judge's Voice
Navy Born
(1936)
Admiral Kingston
Hats Off
(1936)
J.D. Murdock
Hearts Divided
(1936)
Thomas Jefferson
Give Me Liberty
(1936)
Thomas Jefferson
Hearts in Bondage
(1936)
Commodore Jordan
Captain January
(1936)
John Mason
The Mandarin Mystery
(1936)
Dr. Alexander Kirk
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
(1936)
Major Gordon Kent
Sea Spoilers
(1936)
Commander Mays
You Can't Buy Luck
(1937)
Doug White
The Big Shot
(1937)
Police Chief
The Man Who Found Himself
(1937)
Dr. James Stanton Sr.
The Life of the Party
(1937)
Mr. Van Tuyl
The Toast of New York
(1937)
Broker
Don't Tell the Wife
(1937)
Warden
Saturday's Heroes
(1937)
President Hammond
Breakfast for Two
(1937)
Stockholder - Receivership Hearing Judge
High Flyers
(1937)
Chief of Police
She's Got Everything
(1937)
First Doctor (uncredited)
Too Many Wives
(1937)
Albert (A.K.) Otto, Justice of the Peace
Meet the Missus
(1937)
District Attorney
Sea Devils
(1937)
Doctor (uncredited)
There Goes the Groom
(1937)
Yacht Captain
China Passage
(1937)
Dr. Sibley
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
(1937)
Doctor (uncredited)
Border Cafe
(1937)
Senator Henry Whitney
Wise Girl
(1937)
Chief Judge at Custody Hearing (uncredited)
Blond Cheat
(1938)
Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Affairs of Annabel
(1938)
Warden (uncredited)
Fugitives for a Night
(1938)
Thomas, Nelson's Butler
Condemned Women
(1938)
Warden Edmund Miller
Smashing the Rackets
(1938)
District Attorney Edward Greer
Blind Alibi
(1938)
Curator
Crashing Hollywood
(1938)
Alexander Peyton
Crime Ring
(1938)
Clifton
Maid's Night Out
(1938)
Mr. Norman
Mother Carey's Chickens
(1938)
Thomas Hamilton Sr.
Go Chase Yourself
(1938)
Daniels
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
(1938)
College President Martin
The Law West of Tombstone
(1938)
Mort Dixon
The Saint in New York
(1938)
Judge (Uncredited)
This Marriage Business
(1938)
Madden
Ernest the Rebel
(1938)
Bringing Up Baby
(1938)
Alexander Peabody
Hotel for Women
(1939)
Streets of New York
(1939)
Judge Joseph Carroll
Bad Little Angel
(1939)
Dr. Bell (uncredited)
Hell's Kitchen
(1939)
Judge
The Hardys Ride High
(1939)
Jonas Bronell
Espionage Agent
(1939)
State Department Official
Wife, Husband and Friend
(1939)
Doctor
A Child Is Born
(1939)
Dr. Cramm
Sergeant Madden
(1939)
Police Commissioner
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
(1939)
Colonel's Aide (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
(1939)
Judge
She Couldn't Say No
(1940)
Henry Rockwell
Little Men
(1940)
Truant Officer
Knute Rockne All American
(1940)
Doc - a Notre Dame Professor (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
(1940)
Mr. Ives
An Angel from Texas
(1940)
Actor on Donkey in the Play
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1940)
Colonel Robert E. Lee (uncredited)
Laddie
(1940)
Dr. Barnes
Calling Philo Vance
(1940)
Avery (uncredited)
Florian
(1940)
Bantry
New Moon
(1940)
Ship's Captain
Golden Hoofs
(1941)
Dr. Timothy Drake
The Great Mr. Nobody
(1941)
Dr. Carlisle (uncredited)
Sergeant York
(1941)
Harrison (uncredited)
Love Crazy
(1941)
Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
King of the Mounties
(1942)
Prof. Brent
Spy Ship
(1942)
Harry Mitchell
The Great Man's Lady
(1942)
Dr. Adams (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
(1942)
American Consul (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
(1943)
Rear Admiral (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
(1943)
Neeval
Son of Dracula
(1943)
Colonel Caldwell
Lady in the Death House
(1944)
Gregory
Bluebeard
(1944)
The Duke of Carineaux (Uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
(1944)
Judge
Magic Town
(1947)
Senator Wilton
Directing
Dan
(1914)
Director
The Jungle
(1914)
Director
John Glayde's Honor
(1915)
Director
The Fairy and the Waif
(1915)
Director
The Builder of Bridges
(1915)
Director
Body and Soul
(1915)
Director
Jaffery
(1916)
Director
The Ballet Girl
(1916)
Director
The Witching Hour
(1916)
Director
The Conquest of Canaan
(1916)
Director
God's Man
(1917)
Director
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
(1917)
Director
Daughter of Destiny
(1917)
Director
Back to the Woods
(1918)
Director
The Silver King
(1919)
Director
The Glorious Lady
(1919)
Director
The Capitol
(1919)
Director
The Volcano
(1919)
Director
The Misleading Lady
(1920)
Director