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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".
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.
Known For
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Corporal
It Happened One Night
(1934)
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
(1937)
Station Agent (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
(1954)
Graves
Spellbound
(1945)
Railway Gateman (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
(1943)
Station Master
Holiday Inn
(1942)
Gus
His Girl Friday
(1940)
Gus (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Pierre Couvais
Meet John Doe
(1941)
Beany
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
Driver
A Guy Named Joe
(1943)
Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)
Gold Rush Maisie
(1940)
Harry Gilpin
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
(1936)
Frank (uncredited)
The Glenn Miller Story
(1954)
Mr. Miller
Full Filmography
Acting
A Rainy Knight
(1925)
Peggy's Ex-Husband
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
(1925)
John Lodge - Bebe's Father
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
(1925)
Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)
Good Morning, Nurse
(1925)
Servant
Over Thereabouts
(1925)
Officer
Hurry, Doctor!
(1925)
The Paper Hanger
Remember When?
(1925)
Picnicker (uncredited)
Smith's Uncle
(1926)
1st Elderly Sucker
Whispering Whiskers
(1926)
Train Chef
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
(1926)
Joe, Card player
Meet My Girl
(1926)
Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father
Masked Mamas
(1926)
The Practical Joker's Friend
Trimmed in Gold
(1926)
Barber
A Blonde's Revenge
(1926)
Banker Cody
Hot Cakes for Two
(1926)
Photographer
Kitty from Killarney
(1926)
Inspector #1
The Gosh-Darn Mortgage
(1926)
Justice of the Peace
Smith's Picnic
(1926)
Joe Smiley
A Prodigal Bridegroom
(1926)
Lizzie's Brother
His First Flame
(1927)
Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)
Broke in China
(1927)
Military Officer
For Sale, a Bungalow
(1927)
The Waiter
Smith's Cook
(1927)
Mr. Dunhill
A Dozen Socks
(1927)
Ball Toss Operator
The Girl from Everywhere
(1927)
The Casting Director
Smith's Pony
(1927)
Ship Maintenance Man
Smith's Fishing Trip
(1927)
Jake - the Handyman
The Jolly Jilter
(1927)
Tall Servant
His New Stenographer
(1928)
Vernon Vance
Smith's Army Life
(1928)
Inspecting Officer
The Best Man
(1928)
The Bride's Father
The Head Man
(1928)
Mayor
The Campus Carmen
(1928)
President
The Swim Princess
(1928)
College Dean
Motorboat Mamas
(1928)
Cafe Patron
Two Sisters
(1929)
Chumley
Half Way to Heaven
(1929)
Slim
Side Street
(1929)
Henchman Slim (uncredited)
The Rodeo
(1929)
Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
Matchmaking Mamma
(1929)
Clifford Figfield
Tide of Empire
(1929)
Townsman (uncredited)
The Saturday Night Kid
(1929)
McGonigle (uncredited)
Calling Hubby's Bluff
(1929)
Meadows the Butler
The Old Barn
(1929)
The Stranger
Knights Before Christmas
(1930)
Pa
Burning Up
(1930)
Yokel Driver (uncredited)
Boarding House Blues
(1930)
Street of Chance
(1930)
Harry
Blondes Prefer Bonds
(1931)
Branded Men
(1931)
Ramrod
Alias: The Bad Man
(1931)
Ned 'Repeater' Simpson
Big Business Girl
(1931)
Waiter (uncredited)
Lime Juice Nights
(1931)
Irving
Bad Girl
(1931)
Expectant Father (uncredited)
The Vice Squad
(1931)
Masher (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
(1931)
Reporter Kent (uncredited)
The Itching Hour
(1931)
Elmer
Lawyer Man
(1932)
Court Guard (uncredited)
This Is the Night
(1932)
Sparks
Million Dollar Legs
(1932)
Secretary of War (uncredited)
Central Park
(1932)
Oscar (uncredited)
High Hats and Low Brows
(1932)
Butler
No One Man
(1932)
Henry - License Clerk
The Match King
(1932)
Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast
(1932)
Prisoner (uncredited)
Madame Racketeer
(1932)
Gus, the Desk Clerk
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
(1932)
Bill - Barber (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
(1932)
China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
Union Depot
(1932)
Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
The Big Timer
(1932)
Slim Dugan (uncredited)
Sing, Bing, Sing
(1933)
Mr. Lake
Hello, Everybody!
(1933)
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Double Harness
(1933)
Crab Counterman
The Mind Reader
(1933)
Reporter (uncredited)
Ann Vickers
(1933)
Waiter (uncredited)
Central Airport
(1933)
Airport Weatherman
Private Detective 62
(1933)
Cab Driver
Lady for a Day
(1933)
Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
Female
(1933)
Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
(1933)
Dice Player (uncredited)
He Learned About Women
(1933)
Stage Door Man
File 113
(1933)
Lone Cowboy
(1933)
Zeke (uncredited)
The Keyhole
(1933)
Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)
Lilly Turner
(1933)
Earle Yokum (uncredited)
Golden Harvest
(1933)
Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
Now I'll Tell
(1934)
Casino Attendant (uncredited)
You Belong to Me
(1934)
Stage Manager
The Hell Cat
(1934)
Regan
The Gay Bride
(1934)
Weight-Guesser (uncredited)
Broadway Bill
(1934)
Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
By Your Leave
(1934)
Harry
It Happened One Night
(1934)
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
(1934)
Hat Check Attendent
House of Mystery
(1934)
Ned Pickens
No Ransom
(1934)
Heinie
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
(1934)
Joel Prentiss
Hat, Coat and Glove
(1934)
Coat Salesman (uncredited)
The President Vanishes
(1934)
Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)
The Pursuit of Happiness
(1934)
Bijah
George White's Scandals
(1934)
Hick (uncredited)
Honor of the Range
(1934)
Townsman (uncredited)
The Murder Man
(1935)
Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
(1935)
Passenger
Two-Fisted
(1935)
Brick Briggs
It's A Small World
(1935)
Cal
Private Worlds
(1935)
McLean
Here Comes Cookie
(1935)
Thompson
It's a Great Life
(1935)
Slim (uncredited)
Murder on a Honeymoon
(1935)
Man with Pelican (uncredited)
Powdersmoke Range
(1935)
Gun Store Proprietor
Hitch Hike Lady
(1935)
Ed Simpson
The Glass Key
(1935)
Waiter (uncredited)
Manhattan Moon
(1935)
Lunch Man
Mary Jane's Pa
(1935)
Clerk Getting Tied Up
Men Without Names
(1935)
Town Character
Ship Cafe
(1935)
Slim
Redheads on Parade
(1935)
Entwhistle (uncredited)
Man of Iron
(1935)
Jake
Goin' to Town
(1935)
Cowboy
She Couldn't Take It
(1935)
Man at Toll Gate
I'll Love You Always
(1935)
Theater Manager (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory
(1935)
Waiter (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers
(1936)
David's father (uncredited)
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
(1936)
Drug Store Clerk
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
(1936)
Peg Leg Holden
San Francisco
(1936)
Picnicker (uncredited)
The Singing Kid
(1936)
Maine Driver (uncredited)
Lady Be Careful
(1936)
Happy
Love on a Bet
(1936)
Farmer on Hay Wagon
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
(1936)
Frank (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
(1936)
Gus - Trocadero Bartender
Drift Fence
(1936)
Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman
Petticoat Fever
(1936)
Carl
Rhythm on the Range
(1936)
Rodeo Announcer
Murder with Pictures
(1936)
Det. Keogh
Earthworm Tractors
(1936)
Taxicab Driver
A Son Comes Home
(1936)
Hamburger Stand Proprietor
Timothy's Quest
(1936)
Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master
To Mary - with Love
(1936)
Chauffeur
Let's Make a Million
(1936)
Jerry
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
(1936)
Mailman
China Clipper
(1936)
Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)
Exclusive
(1937)
Dr. Boomgarten
Angel's Holiday
(1937)
Fingerprint Expert
Marry the Girl
(1937)
Happy Elmer
Internes Can't Take Money
(1937)
Jeff
True Confession
(1937)
Coroner
Big Business
(1937)
Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache
Topper
(1937)
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Big Town Girl
(1937)
Gas Station Attendant
Big City
(1937)
Jim Sloane
Dangerous Number
(1937)
Detective
Vogues of 1938
(1937)
Curson - Accountant
They Gave Him a Gun
(1937)
Tall Soldier (uncredited)
It's Love I'm After
(1937)
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
(1937)
Station Agent (uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor
(1938)
The Druggist (uncredited)
Sing, You Sinners
(1938)
Lecturer on Seals
Tip-Off Girls
(1938)
Sam
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
(1938)
Foreman of Jury
Tropic Holiday
(1938)
Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
Exposed
(1938)
Crankpool
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)
Blondie
(1938)
Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
Midnight Intruder
(1938)
Evans
The Chaser
(1938)
Harvey
Mr. Moto's Gamble
(1938)
Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton
(1938)
Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
Racket Busters
(1938)
Counter Man (uncredited)
There Goes My Heart
(1938)
Mr. Dobbs
The First Hundred Years
(1938)
Wilkins
Professor Beware
(1938)
Painter
Kentucky Moonshine
(1938)
Palace Hotel Clerk
The Sisters
(1938)
Robert Forbes
The Big Broadcast of 1938
(1938)
Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
(1938)
Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
Hard to Get
(1938)
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
(1939)
Woodbury
News Is Made at Night
(1939)
Mike, Fingerprint Man
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
(1939)
Hotel Clerk
The Oklahoma Kid
(1939)
Hotel Clerk
Second Fiddle
(1939)
Harvey Vaughan
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
(1939)
Jailer (uncredited)
Made for Each Other
(1939)
Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1939)
Tad (uncredited)
Tail Spin
(1939)
Storekeeper (Uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
(1939)
Tracy (uncredited)
On Your Toes
(1939)
Second Stage Manager
Blondie Meets the Boss
(1939)
1st Mailman (uncredited)
At the Circus
(1939)
Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
The Spirit of Culver
(1939)
Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver
Hollywood Cavalcade
(1939)
Clerk
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
(1939)
Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal
(1939)
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Indianapolis Speedway
(1939)
Fred Haskill
Lucky Night
(1939)
Conductor
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
(1939)
Sheriff Clem Diggers
Pack Up Your Troubles
(1939)
Soldier
Torchy Runs for Mayor
(1939)
Hubert Ward
Rio
(1939)
'Mushy'
Too Busy to Work
(1939)
Gilligan
I Stole a Million
(1939)
Simpson (uncredited)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
(1939)
Mailman
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Corporal
Blondie Takes a Vacation
(1939)
Mailman
Big Town Czar
(1939)
Real Estate Man
Bachelor Mother
(1939)
Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
(1940)
Paul Gillis
Manhattan Heartbeat
(1940)
Sweeney
Broadway Melody of 1940
(1940)
Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
(1940)
Fisherman
Gold Rush Maisie
(1940)
Harry Gilpin
You Can't Fool Your Wife
(1940)
Lippincott
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
(1940)
Cabbie
She Couldn't Say No
(1940)
Abner
Edison, the Man
(1940)
Sheriff
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
(1940)
Becker
Young People
(1940)
Otis
The Doctor Takes a Wife
(1940)
Sam Appleby
Lillian Russell
(1940)
Soldier
The Howards of Virginia
(1940)
Tom Norton
Blondie Plays Cupid
(1940)
Mailman
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
(1940)
Mailman
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
Driver
Blondie on a Budget
(1940)
Mailman
The Return of Frank James
(1940)
Bystander
Star Dust
(1940)
Hotel Desk Clerk
His Girl Friday
(1940)
Gus (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby
(1940)
Hospital Official
Sailor's Lady
(1940)
Storekeeper
Dreaming Out Loud
(1940)
Wes Stillman
Henry Aldrich for President
(1941)
Mr. McCloskey
The Wild Man of Borneo
(1941)
Carriage Driver
Ride on Vaquero
(1941)
Jailer Smoky
Accent on Love
(1941)
Smedley
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
(1941)
Mr. Albert Merney
Back Street
(1941)
Ticket seller
Caught in the Draft
(1941)
Cogswell
Our Wife
(1941)
Doorman (uncredited)
Moon Over Her Shoulder
(1941)
Conrad - Taxi Driver
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
(1941)
The Soda Jerk
Meet John Doe
(1941)
Beany
It Started with Eve
(1941)
Raven
Blondie in Society
(1941)
Mailman
Blondie Goes Latin
(1941)
Mailman (uncredited)
Tobacco Road
(1941)
Bank Teller
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
Remember the Day
(1941)
Cecil
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
(1941)
Projectionist
Four Mothers
(1941)
Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Cadet Girl
(1941)
Train conductor
Great Guns
(1941)
Postman
Western Union
(1941)
Barber
Pardon My Sarong
(1942)
Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)
Freckles Comes Home
(1942)
Constable Caleb Weaver
Star Spangled Rhythm
(1942)
New England Farmer (uncredited)
Footlight Serenade
(1942)
Stagehand
Holiday Inn
(1942)
Gus
Blondie's Blessed Event
(1942)
Mr. Crumb
The Great Man's Lady
(1942)
Parson
The Spoilers
(1942)
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Between Us Girls
(1942)
Soda Jerk
Lady in a Jam
(1942)
Motel Proprietor
Thru Different Eyes
(1942)
Stu Johnson
The Bashful Bachelor
(1942)
Sheriff / Fire Chief
Get Hep to Love
(1942)
Mr. Hardwicke
Young America
(1942)
Bart Munson
Johnny Come Lately
(1943)
Chief of Police
A Stranger in Town
(1943)
Orin Todds
King of the Cowboys
(1943)
Deputy Cluckas
Shadow of a Doubt
(1943)
Station Master
Footlight Glamour
(1943)
Mr. Crumb
It's a Great Life
(1943)
Mailman
Action in the North Atlantic
(1943)
Bartender (uncredited)
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
(1943)
In Old Oklahoma
(1943)
Ben
A Guy Named Joe
(1943)
Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
(1943)
Mr. Kelly
The Desperadoes
(1943)
Dan Walters - Bartender
So's Your Uncle
(1943)
Dempster
Two Weeks to Live
(1943)
Omar Tennyson Gimpel
Top Man
(1943)
School Principal
Mister Big
(1943)
Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
Hers to Hold
(1943)
Dr. Bacon
Knickerbocker Holiday
(1944)
Peter Van Stoon
Her Primitive Man
(1944)
Track Man
Since You Went Away
(1944)
Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
Week-End Pass
(1944)
Sheriff Todd
Chip Off the Old Block
(1944)
Prof. Frost
Heavenly Days
(1944)
Tower, the Butler
Casanova Brown
(1944)
Hotel Manager
The Story of Dr. Wassell
(1944)
Missionary (uncredited)
Can't Help Singing
(1944)
Bath House Barber (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
(1944)
Tom
Hitchhike to Happiness
(1945)
Dennis Colby
Spellbound
(1945)
Railway Gateman (uncredited)
Star in the Night
(1945)
Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
Out of This World
(1945)
Irving Krunk
Under Western Skies
(1945)
Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt
Guest Wife
(1945)
Nosey Stationmaster
Patrick the Great
(1945)
Mr. Merney
Week-End at the Waldorf
(1945)
Sam Skelly
Night Train to Memphis
(1946)
Rainbow
One Way to Love
(1946)
Train Conductor
Wake Up and Dream
(1946)
Toll Gate Attendant
Saddle Pals
(1947)
Thaddeus Bellweather
My Brother Talks to Horses
(1947)
Mr. Piper
Dear Ruth
(1947)
Delivery Man
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
(1947)
Melvin
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Pierre Couvais
State of the Union
(1948)
Buck Swenson
Adventures in Silverado
(1948)
Jake Willis
Albuquerque
(1948)
Dave Walton
California's Golden Beginning
(1948)
Good Sam
(1948)
Tramp
Words and Music
(1948)
Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
Rocky
(1948)
Bert Hillman
Family Honeymoon
(1948)
Mr. Webb
Whispering Smith
(1948)
Moonrise
(1948)
Judd Jenkins
The Velvet Touch
(1948)
Herbie
Dear Wife
(1949)
Mike Man
John Loves Mary
(1949)
George Beachwood
The House Across the Street
(1949)
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Sons of New Mexico
(1949)
Chris Dobbs
El Paso
(1949)
Stage Passenger (uncredited)
Dynamite
(1949)
Jake
The Green Promise
(1949)
Julius Larkin
The Big Cat
(1949)
Matt Cooper the Mailman
It's a Great Feeling
(1949)
RR Information Clerk
Manhandled
(1949)
Sgt. Fayle
Down Memory Lane
(1949)
(archive footage)
Never a Dull Moment
(1950)
Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
Katie Did It
(1950)
Train Conductor
The Happy Years
(1950)
Mr. Conover
Emergency Wedding
(1950)
Filbert - Mechanic
Mr. Music
(1950)
Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
Riding High
(1950)
Hamburger Man
Born to Be Bad
(1950)
Jewelry Salesman
Woman in Hiding
(1950)
Link
Here Comes the Groom
(1951)
Baines
Desert of Lost Men
(1951)
Sheriff Skeeter Davis
Cause for Alarm!
(1951)
Mr. Carston, Postman
O. Henry's Full House
(1952)
Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Room for One More
(1952)
Mayor Michael J. Kane
Rose of Cimarron
(1952)
Sheriff
Devil's Canyon
(1953)
Prison Guard
Kansas Pacific
(1953)
Casey
Sweethearts on Parade
(1953)
Sheriff Doolittle
Fort Ti
(1953)
Sgt. Monday Wash
Black Horse Canyon
(1954)
Doc Spain
Duffy of San Quentin
(1954)
Doc Sorin
The Glenn Miller Story
(1954)
Mr. Miller
A Star Is Born
(1954)
Graves
Run for Cover
(1955)
Scotty
At Gunpoint
(1955)
Al Ferguson
Hidden Guns
(1956)
Doc Carter
Dakota Incident
(1956)
Tully Morgan
Ambush at Cimarron Pass
(1958)
Judge Stanfield
Fort Massacre
(1958)
Charlie
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
(1988)
Self (archive footage)