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.
Driver
The Grapes of Wrath
Corporal
Gone with the Wind
Graves
A Star Is Born
Mailman
Blondie Takes a Vacation
Mailman
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Mailman
Blondie in Society
Mailman
Blondie Plays Cupid
Mailman
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
Mailman
Blondie on a Budget
Mr. Crumb
Blondie's Blessed Event
Mailman
It's a Great Life
Mr. Crumb
Footlight Glamour
Peter Van Stoon
Knickerbocker Holiday
Bartender (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
Station Master
Shadow of a Doubt
Pierre Couvais
Monsieur Verdoux
RR Information Clerk
It's a Great Feeling
Beany
Meet John Doe
Raven
It Started with Eve
Dennis Colby
Hitchhike to Happiness
Chumley
Two Sisters
Blondes Prefer Bonds
'Mushy'
Rio
Melvin
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Gus
Holiday Inn
Mayor
The Head Man
Judd Jenkins
Moonrise
The Soda Jerk
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Herbie
The Velvet Touch
Mr. Carston, Postman
Cause for Alarm!
Foreman of Jury
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Sheriff
Rose of Cimarron
Tom
The Thin Man Goes Home
Mailman
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Sgt. Fayle
Manhandled
Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
Lady for a Day
Jewelry Salesman
Born to Be Bad
Link
Woman in Hiding
Stagehand
Footlight Serenade
Waiter (uncredited)
Ann Vickers
Taxicab Driver
Earthworm Tractors
Henry - License Clerk
No One Man
Mr. Miller
The Glenn Miller Story
The Casting Director
The Girl from Everywhere
College Dean
The Swim Princess
The Bride's Father
The Best Man
Cafe Patron
Motorboat Mamas
Cab Driver
Private Detective 62
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Tom Norton
The Howards of Virginia
Bath House Barber (uncredited)
Can't Help Singing
Sparks
This Is the Night
Jim Sloane
Big City
Expectant Father (uncredited)
Bad Girl
Zeke (uncredited)
Lone Cowboy
Tully Morgan
Dakota Incident
Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
Broadway Bill
Doorman (uncredited)
Our Wife
Sam Skelly
Week-End at the Waldorf
Meadows the Butler
Calling Hubby's Bluff
Charlie
Fort Massacre
Otis
Young People
Mr. Webb
Family Honeymoon
Becker
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Lizzie's Brother
A Prodigal Bridegroom
Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
The Murder Man
The Practical Joker's Friend
Masked Mamas
Photographer
Hot Cakes for Two
The Paper Hanger
Hurry, Doctor!
Barber
Trimmed in Gold
Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father
Meet My Girl
Ball Toss Operator
A Dozen Socks
Inspector #1
Kitty from Killarney
Officer
Over Thereabouts
Mr. Piper
My Brother Talks to Horses
The Waiter
For Sale, a Bungalow
Tall Servant
The Jolly Jilter
Cogswell
Caught in the Draft
New England Farmer (uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm
Palace Hotel Clerk
Kentucky Moonshine
Al Ferguson
At Gunpoint
Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
Mr. Music
Ticket seller
Back Street
Hamburger Man
Riding High
Judge Stanfield
Ambush at Cimarron Pass
Deputy Cluckas
King of the Cowboys
Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)
The Match King
Vernon Vance
His New Stenographer
Carl
Petticoat Fever
Coroner
True Confession
Nosey Stationmaster
Guest Wife
John Lodge - Bebe's Father
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
Casino Attendant (uncredited)
Now I'll Tell
Joe, Card player
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
McGonigle (uncredited)
The Saturday Night Kid
Mr. Lake
Sing, Bing, Sing
Matt Cooper the Mailman
The Big Cat
Sgt. Monday Wash
Fort Ti
Sheriff Clem Diggers
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Orin Todds
A Stranger in Town
Mr. Merney
Patrick the Great
Det. Keogh
Murder with Pictures
Farmer on Hay Wagon
Love on a Bet
Doc Sorin
Duffy of San Quentin
Conductor
Lucky Night
Abner
She Couldn't Say No
Smedley
Accent on Love
Mr. Albert Merney
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Constable Caleb Weaver
Freckles Comes Home
Ramrod
Branded Men
Happy Elmer
Marry the Girl
Butler
High Hats and Low Brows
Banker Cody
A Blonde's Revenge
Train Chef
Whispering Whiskers
Whispering Smith
Jailer Smoky
Ride on Vaquero
Soldier
Pack Up Your Troubles
Justice of the Peace
The Gosh-Darn Mortgage
Brick Briggs
Two-Fisted
Thompson
Here Comes Cookie
Masher (uncredited)
The Vice Squad
Joel Prentiss
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
Fred Haskill
Indianapolis Speedway
Toll Gate Attendant
Wake Up and Dream
Lippincott
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Crankpool
Exposed
Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
Sheriff Doolittle
Sweethearts on Parade
Evans
Midnight Intruder
Reporter (uncredited)
The Mind Reader
Lecturer on Seals
Sing, You Sinners
Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt
Under Western Skies
Sam
Tip-Off Girls
Pa
Knights Before Christmas
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Hello, Everybody!
Hotel Manager
Casanova Brown
Irving
Lime Juice Nights
Court Guard (uncredited)
Lawyer Man
Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Union Depot
Fisherman
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Delivery Man
Dear Ruth
Townsman (uncredited)
Honor of the Range
Cal
It's A Small World
Harry
Street of Chance
The Druggist (uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor
Cabbie
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Ed Simpson
Hitch Hike Lady
Conrad - Taxi Driver
Moon Over Her Shoulder
Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton
Inspecting Officer
Smith's Army Life
Wilkins
The First Hundred Years
Yokel Driver (uncredited)
Burning Up
Stage Manager
You Belong to Me
The Stranger
The Old Barn
Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Ned 'Repeater' Simpson
Alias: The Bad Man
Regan
The Hell Cat
Tower, the Butler
Heavenly Days
Train Conductor
One Way to Love
Jake
Dynamite
Filbert - Mechanic
Emergency Wedding
Townsman (uncredited)
Tide of Empire
Peggy's Ex-Husband
A Rainy Knight
Prof. Frost
Chip Off the Old Block
Julius Larkin
The Green Promise
Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
Military Officer
Broke in China
Henchman Slim (uncredited)
Side Street
Ship Maintenance Man
Smith's Pony
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal
Mayor Michael J. Kane
Room for One More
Mr. Dobbs
There Goes My Heart
Crab Counterman
Double Harness
1st Elderly Sucker
Smith's Uncle
Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
The Rodeo
Curson - Accountant
Vogues of 1938
Tall Soldier (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun
Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)
The President Vanishes
Counter Man (uncredited)
Racket Busters
Earle Yokum (uncredited)
Lilly Turner
Clerk
Hollywood Cavalcade
Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Irving Krunk
Out of This World
Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver
The Spirit of Culver
Harry
By Your Leave
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
It's Love I'm After
Drug Store Clerk
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Reporter Kent (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
Slim
Half Way to Heaven
Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
At the Circus
Hick (uncredited)
George White's Scandals
Bert Hillman
Rocky
Town Character
Men Without Names
Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1940
Sheriff Skeeter Davis
Desert of Lost Men
Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
Words and Music
Waiter (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory
Sweeney
Manhattan Heartbeat
Dr. Boomgarten
Exclusive
Clerk Getting Tied Up
Mary Jane's Pa
Second Stage Manager
On Your Toes
Mr. McCloskey
Henry Aldrich for President
Prisoner (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast
Hat Check Attendent
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Doc Spain
Black Horse Canyon
Tad (uncredited)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
Made for Each Other
Jailer (uncredited)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Storekeeper (Uncredited)
Tail Spin
Tracy (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Hotel Clerk
The Oklahoma Kid
1st Mailman (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss
Hotel Clerk
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Harvey Vaughan
Second Fiddle
Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother
Casey
Kansas Pacific
Mike, Fingerprint Man
News Is Made at Night
David's father (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers
Painter
Professor Beware
Clifford Figfield
Matchmaking Mamma
Woodbury
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
Carriage Driver
The Wild Man of Borneo
Paul Gillis
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master
Timothy's Quest
Jake
Man of Iron
Hamburger Stand Proprietor
A Son Comes Home
Dan Walters - Bartender
The Desperadoes
Rainbow
Night Train to Memphis
Chris Dobbs
Sons of New Mexico
Coat Salesman (uncredited)
Hat, Coat and Glove
Gus - Trocadero Bartender
Hollywood Boulevard
Stage Passenger (uncredited)
El Paso
Slim (uncredited)
It's a Great Life
Mr. Kelly
Dixie Dugan
Postman
Great Guns
Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
Star in the Night
Robert Forbes
The Sisters
Motel Proprietor (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
Hotel Desk Clerk
Star Dust
Frank (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Gus (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
Peg Leg Holden
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Hubert Ward
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Hospital Official
Brother Rat and a Baby
Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
Sheriff
Edison, the Man
Gas Station Attendant
Big Town Girl
Bill - Barber (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Sheriff Todd
Week-End Pass
Stu Johnson
Thru Different Eyes
Jeff
Internes Can't Take Money
Bystander
The Return of Frank James
Mr. Conover
The Happy Years
Soda Clerk
Between Us Girls
Scotty
Run for Cover
Stage Door Man
He Learned About Women
Ben
In Old Oklahoma
Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
Since You Went Away
Bijah
The Pursuit of Happiness
Baines
Here Comes the Groom
Servant
Good Morning, Nurse
Dice Player (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
Slim Dugan (uncredited)
The Big Timer
Chauffeur
To Mary - with Love
Sam Appleby (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Soldier
Lillian Russell
Maine Driver (uncredited)
The Singing Kid
President
The Campus Carmen
Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)
His First Flame
Prison Guard
Devil's Canyon
Wes Stillman
Dreaming Out Loud
Heinie
No Ransom
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Topper
Rodeo Announcer
Rhythm on the Range
Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache
Big Business
Passenger
Diamond Jim
Train Conductor
Katie Did It
Gus, the Desk Clerk
Madame Racketeer
Projectionist
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Thaddeus Bellweather
Saddle Pals
Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Four Mothers
Lunch Man
Manhattan Moon
Waiter (uncredited)
Big Business Girl
Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
Golden Harvest
Jake Willis
Adventures in Silverado
Dave Walton
Albuquerque
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
The Spoilers
Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
Parson
The Great Man's Lady
Doc Carter
Hidden Guns
Cecil
Remember the Day
California's Golden Beginning
Tramp
Good Sam
Dr. Bacon
Hers to Hold
Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
Never a Dull Moment
Real Estate Man
Big Town Czar
Picnicker (uncredited)
Remember When?
Entwhistle (uncredited)
Redheads on Parade
Happy
Lady Be Careful
Simpson (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
Joe Smiley
Smith's Picnic
Fingerprint Expert
Angel's Holiday
Theater Manager (uncredited)
I'll Love You Always
Mr. Hardwicke
Get Hep to Love
Detective
Dangerous Number
Picnicker (uncredited)
San Francisco
Secretary of War (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs
Weight-Guesser (uncredited)
The Gay Bride
Barber
Western Union
Buck Swenson
State of the Union
Railway Gateman (uncredited)
Spellbound
Train conductor
Cadet Girl
Omar Tennyson Gimpel
Two Weeks to Live
Track Man
Her Primitive Man
Dempster
So's Your Uncle
Man with Pelican (uncredited)
Murder on a Honeymoon
Bank Teller
Tobacco Road
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
The House Across the Street
China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
Mister Big
Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Keyhole
Airport Weatherman
Central Airport
Harvey
The Chaser
Bart Munson
Young America
Mr. Dunhill
Smith's Cook
Jake - the Handyman
Smith's Fishing Trip
Gun Store Proprietor
Powdersmoke Range
George Beachwood
John Loves Mary
Gilligan
Too Busy to Work
Mike Man
Dear Wife
School Principal
Top Man
Storekeeper (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady
Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
Tropic Holiday
Lagors
File 113
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Hard to Get
Waiter (uncredited)
The Glass Key
Elmer
The Itching Hour
Harry Gilpin
Gold Rush Maisie
Man at Toll Gate
She Couldn't Take It
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
McLean
Private Worlds
Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)
Pardon My Sarong
Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)
China Clipper
Slim
Ship Cafe
Ned Pickens
House of Mystery
Oscar (uncredited)
Central Park
Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
Chief of Police
Johnny Come Lately
Station Agent (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Jerry
Let's Make a Million
Mailman (uncredited)
Blondie Goes Latin
Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
Blondie
Missionary (uncredited)
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Boarding House Blues
Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)
Female
Cowboy
Goin' to Town
Sheriff / Fire Chief
The Bashful Bachelor
Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman
Drift Fence
(archive footage)
Down Memory Lane
Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast of 1938
Servant
Just a Pain in the Parlor
Pretty
Forgotten Faces
Butcher
Bad Boy
Mr. Vernoy
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Dr. Mumford
Wives Never Know
Mr. Perkins
Millions in the Air
Stuttering Man
The Music Goes 'Round
Waiter (uncredited)
This Is the Army
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
370
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-09-05
Place of Birth
Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
Irving Ernest Bacon