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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.
Employee
Postal Clerk
Carter
Will Potter
Mr. Willoughby
Mayor Webster
Corporal
Drug Store Clerk
Apt. House Manager
1st Elderly Sucker
Driver
Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Clerk
Officer
Lizzie's Brother
Delivery Man
Scotty
Hat Check Attendent
Train conductor
Lagors
Carl
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Coroner
Slim Dugan (uncredited)
Inspecting Officer
Mailman
Harry Gilpin
Zack Mannion
(archive footage)
Julius Larkin
Stage Door Man
Irving Krunk
The Casting Director
Jewelry Salesman
Carriage Driver (uncredited)
Soda Clerk
Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)
Old-Timer on Bench
Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
Sheriff Skeeter Davis
Heinie
Buck Swenson
Court Guard (uncredited)
Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Lecturer on Seals
Crab Counterman
Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Foreman of Jury
Tad (uncredited)
Prisoner (uncredited)
Barber
Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
Ship Maintenance Man
Second Stage Manager
Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Station Agent (uncredited)
Filbert - Mechanic
Hamburger Man
Toll Gate Attendant
Sweeney
Tully Morgan
John Maddocks
Dr. Mumford
Joe, Card player
Sheriff / Fire Chief
Train Chef
Dan Walters - Bartender
Doc Spain
Stu Johnson
David's father (uncredited)
Mustachioed Barfly (uncredited)
Mayor
Sheriff
Bijah
Mr. Piper
Hick (uncredited)
Rodeo Announcer
Jailer Smoky
Sheriff Doolittle
Mr. Merney
Mike Man
Bart Munson
Palace Hotel Clerk
Mailman
Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
Otis
Baines
Waiter (uncredited)
President
Railway Gateman (uncredited)
Happy Elmer
Gus - Trocadero Bartender
Yokel Driver (uncredited)
Coat Salesman (uncredited)
Chumley
Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)
Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Justice of the Peace
Butcher
Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)
Fisherman
Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt
Joe Smiley
Train Conductor
Clerk Getting Tied Up
Ned Pickens
Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache
Entwhistle (uncredited)
Butler
Motel Proprietor (uncredited)
Mailman
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Barber
Mailman (uncredited)
Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
Pierre Couvais
Servant
Passenger
Lunch Man
Herbie
Slim
Ben
Slim
Farmer on Hay Wagon
Cecil
Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)
Stage Passenger (uncredited)
RR Information Clerk
Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)
Dave Walton
Mailman
Self (archive footage)
Waiter (uncredited)
Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
Gus (uncredited)
Gas Station Attendant
Postman
The Bride's Father
Servant
Tower, the Butler
Station Master
Tramp
Gus
Weight-Guesser (uncredited)
Bill - Barber (uncredited)
Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
Taxicab Driver
Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Storekeeper (uncredited)
Cowboy
The Druggist (uncredited)
The Practical Joker's Friend
Elmer
Nosey Stationmaster
Expectant Father (uncredited)
Dean Enoch Weatherby
Bystander
Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
Fred Haskill
Pa
Mr. Miller
George Beachwood
Doorman (uncredited)
Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
Robert Forbes
Vernon Vance
Mayor Michael J. Kane
Mr. Conover
Matt Cooper the Mailman
New England Farmer (uncredited)
Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)
Frank (uncredited)
Projectionist
Beany
Jim Sloane
Patch
Mr. Holbrook
Sgt. Monday Wash
Melvin
Dempster
'Mushy'
Sheriff
Chief of Police
Graves
Ticket seller
Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)
Slim (uncredited)
Hotel Desk Clerk
Tom
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Picnicker (uncredited)
Missionary (uncredited)
Peg Leg Holden
Mr. Webb
Sgt. Fayle
Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Track Man
Dr. Boomgarten
Conductor
Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
Deputy Cluckas
Gus, the Desk Clerk
Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Jeff
Regan
Prison Guard
Mr. Lake
Hick (uncredited)
Thaddeus Bellweather
Constable Caleb Weaver
Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver
Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
Zeke (uncredited)
Hotel Manager
Tom Norton
Hamburger Stand Proprietor
Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
Bartender (uncredited)
Photographer
1st Mailman (uncredited)
Mr. Crumb
Al Ferguson
College Dean
Judge Stanfield
Mailman
Smedley
Cal
Ramrod
Sparks
Mr. Dunhill
Mailman
Charlie
Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
Jake
Thompson
Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
Man with Pelican (uncredited)
Mailman
Mailman
Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
Hospital Official
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Chauffeur
Cogswell
Waiter (uncredited)
Stage Manager
Mr. Hardwicke
Sheriff Todd
Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)
Mr. Crumb
Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)
Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
Cab Driver
Raven
Storekeeper (Uncredited)
Bank Teller
Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
Parson
Link
Dice Player (uncredited)
Judd Jenkins
Tracy (uncredited)
Painter
Sam Skelly
Hotel Clerk
Mr. Carston, Postman
Orin Todds
Peggy's Ex-Husband
Jailer (uncredited)
Casey
Tall Soldier (uncredited)
McLean
Mr. Vernoy
Sam Appleby (uncredited)
Jake Willis
Mr. Dobbs
Secretary of War (uncredited)
Fingerprint Expert
Waiter (uncredited)
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Ned 'Repeater' Simpson
Mr. Albert Merney
Becker
Soldier
Maine Driver (uncredited)
Simpson (uncredited)
Bath House Barber (uncredited)
Doc Sorin
Henry - License Clerk
Hotel Clerk
Paul Gillis
Soldier
John Lodge - Bebe's Father
Woodbury
Man at Toll Gate
Hubert Ward
Det. Keogh
Stagehand
Mr. McCloskey
Cabbie
Dennis Colby
Dr. Bacon
Peter Van Stoon
The Paper Hanger
Curson - Accountant
Tall Servant
Bert Hillman
Harry
Oscar (uncredited)
Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)
Mr. Perkins
Airport Weatherman
Mr. Kelly
Stuttering Man
The Stranger
Counter Man (uncredited)
Sheriff Clem Diggers
Inspector #1
The Soda Jerk
Abner
Earle Yokum (uncredited)
Gilligan
Omar Tennyson Gimpel
Wes Stillman
Jake
Happy
Chris Dobbs
Irving
McGonigle (uncredited)
Theater Manager (uncredited)
Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master
Casino Attendant (uncredited)
Evans
Prof. Frost
Sam
Brick Briggs
Harvey
Reporter Kent (uncredited)
Mike, Fingerprint Man
Ed Simpson
Joel Prentiss
Masher (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Jerry
Real Estate Man
Clifford Figfield
Train Conductor
Henchman Slim (uncredited)
Wilkins
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Lippincott
School Principal
Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father
Detective
Ball Toss Operator
Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman
Pretty
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Harry
Picnicker (uncredited)
Cafe Patron
The Waiter
Banker Cody
Military Officer
Gun Store Proprietor
Doc Carter
Conrad - Taxi Driver
Crankpool
Harvey Vaughan
Meadows the Butler
Rainbow
Jake - the Handyman
Highbrow