
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.

Maverick
TV • 1957

Maverick
TV • 1957

I Love Lucy
TV • 1951

I Love Lucy
TV • 1951

The Donna Reed Show
TV • 1958

Leave It to Beaver
TV • 1957

77 Sunset Strip
TV • 1958

December Bride
TV • 1954

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV • 1951

Riverboat
TV • 1959

Dixie Dugan
MOVIE • 1943

Gone with the Wind
MOVIE • 1939

General Electric Theater
TV • 1953

General Electric Theater
TV • 1953

Fort Ti
MOVIE • 1953

It Happened One Night
MOVIE • 1934

His Girl Friday
MOVIE • 1940

A Star Is Born
MOVIE • 1954