Irving Bacon
Known for
Time and sheer volume of work have made Irving Bacon a veteran actor who has rarely been away from the screen for long. Roughly 363 titles carry his name. The film 'Gone with the Wind' accounts for more of the public profile than anything else does. 'Shadow of a Doubt' belongs on any short list of his work. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. Whatever else appears, drama runs right through the filmography.
Irving Bacon
355 Movies
8 Series
Time and sheer volume of work have made Irving Bacon a veteran actor who has rarely been away from the screen for long. Roughly 363 titles carry his name. The film 'Gone with the Wind' accounts for more of the public profile than anything else does. 'Shadow of a Doubt' belongs on any short list of his work. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. Whatever else appears, drama runs right through the filmography.
Movies
Plays Corporal
Gone with the Wind
1939
Plays Station Master
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
Plays Driver
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Plays Graves
A Star Is Born
1954
Plays Pierre Couvais
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
Plays Mr. Miller
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
Plays Ben
In Old Oklahoma
1943
Plays Tom
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
Plays Foreman of Jury
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
Plays Jewelry Salesman
Born to Be Bad
1950
Plays Gus
Holiday Inn
1942
Plays Tramp
Good Sam
1948
Plays Beany
Meet John Doe
1941
Plays The Paper Hanger
Hurry, Doctor!
1925
Plays Melvin
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
Plays Hotel Clerk
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
Plays Prison Guard
Devil's Canyon
1953
Plays Buck Swenson
State of the Union
1948
Plays Mailman
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
Plays Mayor Michael J. Kane
Room for One More
1952
Plays Mr. Webb
Family Honeymoon
1948
Plays Barber
Western Union
1941
Plays Al Ferguson
At Gunpoint
1955
Plays Nosey Stationmaster
Guest Wife
1945
Plays Bystander
The Return of Frank James
1940
Plays Becker
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
Plays RR Information Clerk
It's a Great Feeling
1949
Plays Sparks
This Is the Night
1932
Plays Cecil
Remember the Day
1941
Plays Herbie
The Velvet Touch
1948
Plays Parson
The Great Man's Lady
1941
Plays Hotel Manager
Casanova Brown
1944
Plays Scotty
Run for Cover
1955
Plays Mailman
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
1940
Plays Otis
Young People
1940
Plays Dan Walters - Bartender
The Desperadoes
1943
Plays Ticket seller
Back Street
1941
Plays Sheriff
Edison, the Man
1940
Plays Raven
It Started with Eve
1941
Plays Toll Gate Attendant
Wake Up and Dream
1946
Plays Mailman
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939
Plays Doc Carter
Hidden Guns
1956
Plays Curson - Accountant
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937
Plays Crankpool
Exposed
1938
Plays Postman
Great Guns
1941
Plays 'Mushy'
Rio
1939
Plays Sgt. Monday Wash
Fort Ti
1953
Plays Bank Teller
Tobacco Road
1941
Plays The Soda Jerk
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
Plays Drug Store Clerk
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
TV Shows
Plays Employee
Maverick
1957
Plays Will Potter
I Love Lucy
1951
Plays Patch
General Electric Theater
1953
Plays Postal Clerk
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Plays Apt. House Manager
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Plays Zack Mannion
Riverboat
1959
Plays Mayor Webster
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Plays Carter
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Latest Trailers
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Fort Massacre
Full Filmography
Riverboat
Zack Mannion · 1 episode
1959–
TV
77 Sunset Strip
Apt. House Manager · 1 episode
1958–
TV
The Donna Reed Show
Mayor Webster · 1 episode
1958–
TV
Fort Massacre
Charlie
1958
Film
Leave It to Beaver
Postal Clerk · 1 episode
1957–
TV
Maverick
Employee · 3 episodes
1957–
TV
Dakota Incident
Tully Morgan
1956
Film
Hidden Guns
Doc Carter
1956
Film
At Gunpoint
Al Ferguson
1955
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Irving Bacon still alive?
Irving Bacon passed away on February 5, 1965 at age 71.
What are the most famous roles of Irving Bacon?
Irving Bacon is best known for roles in Gone with the Wind, It Happened One Night, Shadow of a Doubt.
How many movies has Irving Bacon been in?
Over a 40-year career (since 1925), Irving Bacon has appeared in 355 movies and 8 TV shows.
What was Irving Bacon's first movie?
The career of Irving Bacon began with Remember When? (1925).
What is Irving Bacon's most recent movie or series?
Irving Bacon's most recent release is Riverboat, which premiered on September 13, 1959.
What TV shows has Irving Bacon appeared in?
On television, Irving Bacon has appeared in I Love Lucy, Leave It to Beaver, Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip.
Irving Bacon
1893-09-05 · Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
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.