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Irving Bacon is a Actor American born on 5 september 1893 at St. Joseph (USA)

Irving Bacon

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Birth name Irving Earnest Peters
Nationality USA
Birth 5 september 1893 at St. Joseph (USA)
Death 5 february 1965 (at 71 years) at Hollywood (USA)

Irving Bacon (September 6, 1893 – February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films.

Biography

Apparaissant le plus souvent au cinéma dans des petits rôles, Irving Bacon participe entre 1923 et 1958 à plus de 500 films américains, dont près de 60 films muets. À plusieurs reprises, il retrouve le réalisateur Frank Capra, notamment dans L'Homme de la rue en 1941, où il joue le rôle de Beany, l'un de ses plus remarqués.

Pour la télévision, il participe à quelques séries, de 1950 à 1960.

Best films

Bad Girl (1931)
(Actor)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Irving Bacon (307 films)

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Actor

Ambush at Cimarron Pass, 1h13
Directed by Jodie Copelan
Origin USA
Genres War, Action, Western
Actors Scott Brady, Margia Dean, Clint Eastwood, Irving Bacon, Ray Boyle, Baynes Barron
Roles Judge Stanfield
Rating53% 2.659222.659222.659222.659222.65922
Eastwood appears as a Southern cowboy Keith Williams who is upset over having to join up with a group of Yankees who have been attacked by the same group of Indians. Most film guides include in their entry for this film a quote attributed to Eastwood, "probably the lousiest Western ever made." This film is also notable for a scene in which Brady beats Eastwood in a fistfight.
Fort Massacre, 1h20
Directed by Joseph M. Newman
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Joel McCrea, Forrest Tucker, Susan Cabot, John Russell, George N. Neise, Anthony Caruso
Roles Charlie
Rating61% 3.0979053.0979053.0979053.0979053.097905
An embittered cavalry sergeant must take over his regiment after their commanding officer is killed during an ambush. Vinson is driven by his hatred of Apaches, who were responsible for the death of his wife and children. He and his remaining men, including Travis and McGurney, try to ride 100 miles to the safety of Fort Crane, a fictional analogue of Fort Craig in New Mexico territory. Along the way they attack an Indian band, despite being heavily outnumbered. Vinson's vengeance knows no bounds, until Travis is ultimately forced to take a stand and confront him.
Dakota Incident, 1h28
Directed by Lewis R. Foster
Genres Action, Western
Actors Dale Robertson, Linda Darnell, John Lund, Ward Bond, Regis Toomey, Skip Homeier
Roles Tully Morgan
Rating60% 3.0026253.0026253.0026253.0026253.002625
Rick Largo and the Banner brothers hold up a bank. Frank is persuaded to shoot brother Johnny by the greedy Largo, so the loot can be split just two ways.
Run for Cover, 1h33
Directed by Nicholas Ray
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors James Cagney, Jack Lambert, Viveca Lindfors, John Derek, Jean Hersholt, Grant Withers
Roles Scotty
Rating66% 3.3470453.3470453.3470453.3470453.347045
Matt Dow meets young cowboy Davey Bishop for the first time. As they take turns shooting at a hawk, a train that has recently been robbed goes by. Mistaking it for an attack by train robbers, a bag of money is tossed from the train toward the two men.
At Gunpoint, 1h21
Directed by Alfred L. Werker
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Fred MacMurray, Dorothy Malone, Walter Brennan, Skip Homeier, Tommy Rettig, John Qualen
Roles Al Ferguson
Rating62% 3.1477053.1477053.1477053.1477053.147705
Plainview is a peaceful town, all the better for bad man Alvin Dennis and his mean brother Bob to rob the bank there. They figure small-town sheriff Pete MacKay won't pose much of a problem to them.
A Star Is Born, 3h1
Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about films, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about television, Musical films
Actors Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tommy Noonan, Amanda Blake
Roles Graves
Rating74% 3.7464753.7464753.7464753.7464753.746475
Esther Blodgett is a talented aspiring singer with a band, and Norman Maine is a former matinee idol with a career in the early stages of decline. When he arrives intoxicated at a function at the Shrine Auditorium, the studio publicist attempts to keep him away from reporters. After an angry exchange, Norman rushes away and bursts onto a stage where an orchestra is performing. Blodgett takes him by the hand and pretends he is part of the act, thereby turning a potentially embarrassing and disruptive moment into an opportunity for the audience to greet Norman with applause.
The Glenn Miller Story, 1h55
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Jazz films, Musical films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan, Charles Drake, Barton MacLane, Irving Bacon
Roles Mr. Miller
Rating72% 3.646283.646283.646283.646283.64628
The film follows big band leader Glenn Miller (1904–1944) (James Stewart) from his early days in the music business in 1929 through to his 1944 death when the airplane he was flying in was lost over the English Channel during World War II. Prominent placement in the film is given to Miller's courtship and marriage to Helen Burger (June Allyson), and various cameos by actual musicians who were colleagues of Miller.
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home, 1h20
Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Alan Mowbray, Brett Halsey, Alice Kelley, Ross Elliott
Roles Mr. Maddocks
Rating66% 3.341893.341893.341893.341893.34189
Ma and Pa head out again to their "old place" after they read their son's contest letter stating that two judges of National Magazine will evaluate the farm for the scholarship contest.
Black Horse Canyon, 1h21
Directed by Jesse Hibbs
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Joel McCrea, Mari Blanchard, Murvyn Vye, Irving Bacon, John M. Pickard
Roles Doc Spain
Rating60% 3.048813.048813.048813.048813.04881
En Arizona, un magnifique cheval noir nommé Bandit (Outlaw dans la version originale) redevenu sauvage erre dans les plaines et délivre les chevaux retenus dans les enclos. Del Rockwell accompagné du jeune Ti envisage de le capturer pour monter son élevage. Dans un ranch voisin, Doc Spain et sa nièce Aldis, qui a marqué Bandit lorsqu'il n'était qu'un poulain, revendiquent sa propriété. Enfin, un troisième éleveur, Jennings, dont un des hommes qui tentait d'immobiliser Bandit a été piétiné à mort, est prêt à tuer l'animal qu'il estime indomptable et dangereux. Le shérif donne une semaine à Aldis pour capturer et dresser Bandit, faute de quoi Jennings sera libre de mettre sa menace à exécution. Malgré son désir de réussir seule sa chasse, Aldis doit se faire assister par Del et Ti.
Devil's Canyon, 1h32
Directed by Alfred L. Werker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime, Western
Actors Virginia Mayo, Dale Robertson, Arthur Hunnicutt, Stephen McNally, Robert Keith, Jay C. Flippen
Roles Prison Guard
Rating54% 2.7091852.7091852.7091852.7091852.709185
Arizona, 1897: A female outlaw, Abby Nixon, warns a lawman, Billy Reynolds, that her accomplices Bud and Cole Gorman are nearby. Reynolds manages to kill both in a gunfight, but finds himself arrested for murder, convicted and sentenced to a desert prison known as Devil's Canyon.
Kansas Pacific, 1h13
Directed by Ray Nazarro
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Political films
Actors Sterling Hayden, Eve Miller, Barton MacLane, Harry Shannon, Douglas Fowley, Irving Bacon
Roles Casey
Rating57% 2.895872.895872.895872.895872.89587
Set prior to the Civil War but after the South has seceded from the U.S., Kansas Pacific centres of the efforts to build a railroad across Kansas toward the West Coast. Southern sympathizers attempt to sabotage the railroad construction efforts so Army Captain John Nelson, played by Sterling Hayden, is brought in to keep the project going. Captain Nelson must not only contend with the efforts of the saboteurs but also try to romance the railroad foreman's daughter, Barbara Bruce, who is played by Eve Miller. This film also features Clayton Moore, best known for his roles in films and on television of The Lone Ranger.
Fort Ti
Fort Ti (1953)
, 1h13
Directed by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres War, Western
Themes Political films
Actors George Montgomery, Irving Bacon, Joan Vohs, James Seay, Howard Petrie, Lester Matthews
Roles Sgt. Monday Wash
Rating51% 2.569952.569952.569952.569952.56995
En 1759, pendant le conflit franco-indien, le Commandant Robert Rogers appelle au renforcement militaire à Albany dans l'Etat de New York pour tenir les Indiens éloignés jusqu'à ce que l'armée régulière soit prête à monter vers le Nord.
Sweethearts on Parade, 1h30
Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Lucille Norman, Bill Shirley, Estelita Rodríguez, Clinton Sundberg, Harry Carey, Jr., Irving Bacon
Roles Sheriff Doolittle
Rating66% 3.3398853.3398853.3398853.3398853.339885
Dans les années 1870, à Kokomo (Indiana). Sylvia Townsend vit avec sa mère Kathleen, qui enseigne la musique aux enfants de la ville. Kathleen est courtisée par le docteur, Harold Wayne, dont le fils est amoureux de Sylvia.