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Irving Bacon (born Irving Von Peters; September 6, 1893 – February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films.
Early years
Bacon was the son of entertainers Millar Bacon and Myrtle Vane. He was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, and grew up in San Diego, California.
Career
Bacon played on the stage for a number of years before getting into films in 1912 in Mack Sennett productions. Bacon was sometimes cast in films directed by Lloyd Bacon (incorrectly named as his brother in several 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 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, in which he appeared in two episodes, one of which cast him as Ethel Mertz's father.
Personal life
Bacon was married to Freda Lee Scoville, and they had a son and a daughter. In June 1930, he married Margaret Beaver, and they had a son, Frank
