George Irving

George Irving

1874-10-05 – 1961-09-11 (age 86) New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

George Henry Irving (October 5, 1874 – September 11, 1961) was an American film actor and director. Irving started his career as a theatre actor.

In 1914 he came to Hollywood and acted in over 250 films from 1914 until 1948. Irving was initially an actor-director and directed about 35 silent films. He switched exclusively to acting in the mid-1920s and became a character actor until the later 1940s. He usually played reputable and stern persons of authority in supporting roles. Irving is perhaps best known for his roles as Robert Wentworth in Coquette (1929), and as the lawyer Alexander Peabody in Bringing Up Baby (1938).

George Irving ended his prolific career with television roles in the 1950s.

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Sergeant York
Sergeant York

1941

as Harrison (uncredited)

Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby

1938

as Mr. Peabody

Wings
Wings

1927

as Mr. Powell (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera

1935

as Committeeman (uncredited)

42nd Street
42nd Street

1933

as Hotel Doctor (uncredited)

Magic Town
Magic Town

1947

as Senator Wilton

Dishonored
Sea Devils
Sea Devils

1937

as Doctor (uncredited)

Island of Lost Souls
Island of Lost Souls

1932

as Consul

Air Mail
Air Mail

1932

as John Montgomery (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama

1934

as Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)

Wonder Bar
Wonder Bar

1934

as Broker (uncredited)

3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men

1926

as Gen. Neville

Dangerous
Dangerous

1935

as Charles Melton

Son of Dracula
Son of Dracula

1943

as Colonel Caldwell

Once Upon a Honeymoon
Once Upon a Honeymoon

1942

as American Consul (uncredited)

Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes

1934

as Judge Thompson

Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die!

1943

as Neeval

Espionage Agent
Espionage Agent

1939

as State Department Official

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

as Colonel Robert E. Lee (uncredited)