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September 5, 1893
February 5, 1965
Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
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. 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.

Self (archive footage)
1987

Zack Mannion
1959

Apt. House Manager
1958

Mayor Webster
1958

Charlie
1958

Judge Stanfield
1958

Postal Clerk
1957

1957

Employee
1957

Tully Morgan
1956

as Self (archive footage)

as Zack Mannion

as Apt. House Manager

as Mayor Webster

as Charlie

as Judge Stanfield

as Postal Clerk


as Employee

as Tully Morgan

as Doc Carter

as Al Ferguson

as Scotty


as Graves

as Doc Spain

as Doc Sorin

as John Maddocks

as Mr. Miller

as Prison Guard

as Sheriff Doolittle

as Sgt. Monday Wash

as Casey

as Patch

as Mr. Holbrook
as Carter

as Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

as Sheriff

as Mayor Michael J. Kane

as Sheriff Skeeter Davis

as Will Potter

as Mr. Willoughby

as Baines


as Mr. Carston, Postman

as Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)

as Train Conductor

as Filbert - Mechanic

as Jewelry Salesman

as Tunk Johnson (uncredited)

as Mr. Conover

as Hamburger Man

as Link

as Chris Dobbs

as Mike Man

as Jury Foreman (uncredited)

as RR Information Clerk

as (archive footage)

as Sgt. Fayle

as Matt Cooper the Mailman

as Stage Passenger (uncredited)

as Julius Larkin

as George Beachwood

as Jake

as Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)

as Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)


as Mr. Webb

as Judd Jenkins

as Tramp

as Herbie

as Buck Swenson

as Jake Willis

as Dave Walton

as Bert Hillman


as Pierre Couvais

as Melvin

as Delivery Man

as Thaddeus Bellweather

as Mr. Piper

as Toll Gate Attendant

as Rainbow

as Train Conductor

as Railway Gateman (uncredited)

as Mr. Dilson (uncredited)

as Sam Skelly

as Nosey Stationmaster

as Dennis Colby

as Irving Krunk

as Mr. Merney

as Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt

as Bath House Barber (uncredited)

as Tom

as Tower, the Butler

as Hotel Manager

as Missionary (uncredited)

as Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)

as Track Man

as Peter Van Stoon

as Sheriff Todd

as Prof. Frost

as Ben

as Mr. Crumb

as School Principal

as Chief of Police

as Dempster

as Waiter (uncredited)

as Dr. Bacon

as Bartender (uncredited)

as Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor

as Mailman

as Dan Walters - Bartender

as Deputy Cluckas

as Orin Todds

as Mr. Kelly

as Omar Tennyson Gimpel


as Station Master

as Mr. Hardwicke

as Soda Clerk

as Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)

as Stagehand

as Gus

as Motel Proprietor (uncredited)

as Stu Johnson

as Hotel Manager (uncredited)

as Mr. Crumb

as Sheriff / Fire Chief

as New England Farmer (uncredited)

as Bart Munson

as Constable Caleb Weaver

as Cecil

as Train conductor

as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)

as Parson

as Conrad - Taxi Driver

as Mr. McCloskey

as Postman

as The Soda Jerk

as Raven

as Doorman (uncredited)

as Mailman

as Smedley

as Cogswell

as Jailer Smoky

as Beany

as Mr. Albert Merney

as Projectionist

as Mailman (uncredited)

as Barber

as Bank Teller

as Ticket seller

as Carriage Driver (uncredited)

as Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)

as Fisherman

as Abner

as Mailman

as Wes Stillman

as Tom Norton

as Otis

as Bystander

as Harry Gilpin

as Mailman

as Sweeney

as Storekeeper (uncredited)

as Cabbie

as Soldier

as Lippincott

as Sheriff

as Sam Appleby (uncredited)

as Hotel Desk Clerk

as Driver

as Mailman

as Becker

as Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)

as Gus (uncredited)

as Hospital Official

as Paul Gillis

as Corporal

as Gilligan

as Mailman

as Sheriff Clem Diggers

as Woodbury

as Soldier

as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)

as Second Stage Manager

as Clerk

as 'Mushy'

as Fred Haskill

as Simpson (uncredited)

as Mailman

as Mike, Fingerprint Man

as Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)

as Harvey Vaughan

as Hotel Clerk

as Hubert Ward

as Conductor

as Real Estate Man

as Hotel Clerk

as Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver

as 1st Mailman (uncredited)

as Storekeeper (Uncredited)

as Tracy (uncredited)

as Jailer (uncredited)

as Tad (uncredited)

as Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)

as Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

as Mr. Beazley (uncredited)

as Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)

as Crankpool

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)

as Robert Forbes

as Mr. Dobbs

as Lecturer on Seals

as Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)

as The Druggist (uncredited)

as Painter

as Harvey

as Foreman of Jury

as Counter Man (uncredited)

as Sol Grunnion (uncredited)

as Palace Hotel Clerk

as Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)

as Sam

as Wilkins

as Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)

as Evans

as Coroner

as Gas Station Attendant

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

as Jim Sloane

as Curson - Accountant

as Dr. Boomgarten

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

as Happy Elmer

as Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache

as Fingerprint Expert

as Tall Soldier (uncredited)

as Station Agent (uncredited)

as Jeff

as Detective

as Peg Leg Holden

as Drug Store Clerk

as Det. Keogh

as Dr. Mumford

as Happy

as Jerry

as David's father (uncredited)

as Gus - Trocadero Bartender

as Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)

as Chauffeur

as Hamburger Stand Proprietor

as Taxicab Driver

as Rodeo Announcer

as Picnicker (uncredited)

as Pretty

as Maine Driver (uncredited)

as Frank (uncredited)

as Carl

as Mailman

as Farmer on Hay Wagon

as Stuttering Man

as Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman

as Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master

as Ed Simpson

as Jake
as Mr. Perkins

as Slim

as Butcher

as Man at Toll Gate

as Slim (uncredited)

as Brick Briggs

as Gun Store Proprietor

as Entwhistle (uncredited)

as Waiter (uncredited)

as Passenger

as Thompson

as Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)

as Mr. Vernoy

as Lunch Man

as Old-Timer on Bench

as Waiter (uncredited)

as Clerk Getting Tied Up

as Cowboy

as McLean

as Cal

as Theater Manager (uncredited)

as Man with Pelican (uncredited)

as Weight-Guesser (uncredited)

as Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)

as Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)

as Harry
as Heinie

as Bijah

as Stage Manager

as Hat Check Attendent

as Coat Salesman (uncredited)

as Regan

as Casino Attendant (uncredited)

as Townsman (uncredited)

as Ned Pickens

as Hick (uncredited)

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

as Joel Prentiss

as Zeke (uncredited)

as Dice Player (uncredited)

as Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)

as Hick (uncredited)

as Waiter (uncredited)

as Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)

as Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)

as Crab Counterman

as Cab Driver

as Earle Yokum (uncredited)

as Airport Weatherman

as Reporter (uncredited)

as Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)

as Mr. Lake

as Stage Door Man

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

as Lagors

as Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)

as Court Guard (uncredited)

as Oscar (uncredited)

as China Shop Salesman (uncredited)

as Bill - Barber (uncredited)

as Prisoner (uncredited)

as Gus, the Desk Clerk

as Butler

as Secretary of War (uncredited)
as Servant

as Sparks

as Slim Dugan (uncredited)

as Henry - License Clerk

as Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

as Ramrod

as Expectant Father (uncredited)

as Ned 'Repeater' Simpson

as Waiter (uncredited)

as Masher (uncredited)
as Irving
as Elmer

as Reporter Kent (uncredited)
as Pa


as Harry

as Yokel Driver (uncredited)

as Slim

as McGonigle (uncredited)

as Henchman Slim (uncredited)
as Dean Enoch Weatherby

as Clifford Figfield

as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law

as Chumley

as Townsman (uncredited)

as Meadows the Butler

as The Stranger

as Vernon Vance

as Cafe Patron

as President

as Mayor

as College Dean

as The Bride's Father

as Inspecting Officer

as The Casting Director
as The Waiter
as Mr. Dunhill
as Ship Maintenance Man
as Jake - the Handyman

as Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)

as Military Officer

as Tall Servant
as Ball Toss Operator

as Banker Cody

as Inspector #1
as Joe Smiley

as 1st Elderly Sucker
as The Practical Joker's Friend

as Joe, Card player

as Lizzie's Brother
as Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father
as Barber

as Train Chef

as Photographer

as Justice of the Peace

as John Lodge - Bebe's Father

as Officer

as The Paper Hanger

as Peggy's Ex-Husband

as Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)
as Servant

as Picnicker (uncredited)