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