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George Irving

George Irving

Born: 1874-10-05 • New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography
Magic Town poster
Magic Town
1947 • Senator Wilton
Bluebeard poster
Bluebeard
1944 • The Duke of Carineaux (Uncredited)
Christmas Holiday poster
Christmas Holiday
1944 • Judge (uncredited)
Lady in the Death House poster
Lady in the Death House
1944 • Gregory
Son of Dracula poster
Son of Dracula
1943 • Colonel Caldwell
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case poster
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 • Rear Admiral (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die! poster
Hangmen Also Die!
1943 • Neeval
Once Upon a Honeymoon poster
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942 • American Consul (uncredited)
King of the Mounties poster
King of the Mounties
1942 • Prof. Brent
Spy Ship poster
Spy Ship
1942 • Harry Mitchell
The Great Man's Lady poster
The Great Man's Lady
1941 • Dr. Adams (uncredited)
Sergeant York poster
Sergeant York
1941 • Harrison (uncredited)
Love Crazy poster
Love Crazy
1941 • Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody poster
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941 • Dr. Carlisle (uncredited)
Golden Hoofs poster
Golden Hoofs
1941 • Dr. Timothy Drake
She Couldn't Say No poster
She Couldn't Say No
1940 • Henry Rockwell
Little Men poster
Little Men
1940 • Truant Officer
Knute Rockne All American poster
Knute Rockne All American
1940 • Doc - a Notre Dame Professor (uncredited)
Yesterday's Heroes poster
Yesterday's Heroes
1940 • Dr. Stovall
New Moon poster
New Moon
1940 • Ship's Captain
Florian poster
Florian
1940 • Bantry
An Angel from Texas poster
An Angel from Texas
1940 • Actor on Donkey in the Play
Johnny Apollo poster
Johnny Apollo
1940 • Mr. Ives
Abe Lincoln in Illinois poster
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 • Colonel Robert E. Lee (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance poster
Calling Philo Vance
1940 • Avery (uncredited)
Laddie poster
Laddie
1940 • Dr. Barnes
A Child is Born poster
A Child is Born
1939 • Dr. Cramm
Bad Little Angel poster
Bad Little Angel
1939 • Dr. Bell (uncredited)
Espionage Agent poster
Espionage Agent
1939 • State Department Official
Dust Be My Destiny poster
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 • Judge
Hotel for Women poster
Hotel for Women
1939
Hell's Kitchen poster
Hell's Kitchen
1939 • Judge
The Hardys Ride High poster
The Hardys Ride High
1939 • Jonas Bronell
Streets of New York poster
Streets of New York
1939 • Judge Joseph Carroll
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle poster
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939 • Colonel's Aide (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden poster
Sergeant Madden
1939 • Police Commissioner
Wife, Husband and Friend poster
Wife, Husband and Friend
1939 • Doctor
The Law West of Tombstone poster
The Law West of Tombstone
1938 • Mort Dixon
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off poster
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938 • College President Martin
Ernest the Rebel poster
Ernest the Rebel
1938 • Hamilton (uncredited)
Fugitives for a Night poster
Fugitives for a Night
1938 • Thomas, Nelson's Butler
The Affairs of Annabel poster
The Affairs of Annabel
1938 • Warden (uncredited)
Smashing the Rackets poster
Smashing the Rackets
1938 • District Attorney Edward Greer
Mother Carey's Chickens poster
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938 • Thomas Hamilton Sr.
Crime Ring poster
Crime Ring
1938 • Clifton
Blond Cheat poster
Blond Cheat
1938 • Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Saint in New York poster
The Saint in New York
1938 • Judge (Uncredited)
Blind Alibi poster
Blind Alibi
1938 • Curator
Go Chase Yourself poster
Go Chase Yourself
1938 • Daniels
This Marriage Business poster
This Marriage Business
1938 • Madden
Condemned Women poster
Condemned Women
1938 • Warden Edmund Miller
Maid's Night Out poster
Maid's Night Out
1938 • Mr. Norman
Bringing Up Baby poster
Bringing Up Baby
1938 • Alexander Peabody
Crashing Hollywood poster
Crashing Hollywood
1938 • Alexander Peyton
Wise Girl poster
Wise Girl
1937 • Chief Judge at Custody Hearing (uncredited)
She's Got Everything poster
She's Got Everything
1937 • First Doctor (uncredited)
High Flyers poster
High Flyers
1937 • Chief of Police
There Goes the Groom poster
There Goes the Groom
1937 • Yacht Captain
Breakfast for Two poster
Breakfast for Two
1937 • Receivership Hearing Judge (uncredited)
Saturday's Heroes poster
Saturday's Heroes
1937 • President Hammond
The Life of the Party poster
The Life of the Party
1937 • Mr. Van Tuyl
The Big Shot poster
The Big Shot
1937 • Police Chief
The Toast of New York poster
The Toast of New York
1937 • Broker
Border Cafe poster
Border Cafe
1937 • Senator Henry Whitney
Meet the Missus poster
Meet the Missus
1937 • District Attorney
You Can't Buy Luck poster
You Can't Buy Luck
1937 • Doug White
The Outcasts of Poker Flat poster
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937 • Doctor (uncredited)
Too Many Wives poster
Too Many Wives
1937 • Albert (A.K.) Otto, Justice of the Peace
The Man Who Found Himself poster
The Man Who Found Himself
1937 • Dr. James Stanton Sr.
China Passage poster
China Passage
1937 • Dr. Sibley
Don't Tell the Wife poster
Don't Tell the Wife
1937 • Warden
Sea Devils poster
Sea Devils
1937 • Doctor (uncredited)
The Mandarin Mystery poster
The Mandarin Mystery
1936 • Dr. Alexander Kirk
Give Me Liberty poster
Give Me Liberty
1936 • Thomas Jefferson
Hats Off poster
Hats Off
1936 • J.D. Murdock
The Accusing Finger poster
The Accusing Finger
1936 • Judge's Voice
Sea Spoilers poster
Sea Spoilers
1936 • Commander Mays
Charlie Chan at the Race Track poster
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936 • Major Gordon Kent
Hearts Divided poster
Hearts Divided
1936 • Thomas Jefferson
Private Number poster
Private Number
1936 • Judge
Navy Born poster
Navy Born
1936 • Admiral Kingston
Hearts in Bondage poster
Hearts in Bondage
1936 • Commodore Jordan
Captain January poster
Captain January
1936 • John Mason
A Message to Garcia poster
A Message to Garcia
1936 • Col. Wagner (uncredited)
Sutter's Gold poster
Sutter's Gold
1936 • Dr. Billings
It Had to Happen poster
It Had to Happen
1936 • Jury Foreman
Dangerous poster
Dangerous
1935 • Charles Melton
Stars Over Broadway poster
Stars Over Broadway
1935 • Angry Radio Station Executive
A Night at the Opera poster
A Night at the Opera
1935 • Committeeman (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen poster
3 Kids and a Queen
1935 • Judge
Navy Wife poster
Navy Wife
1935 • Dr. Charles Keats
Dante's Inferno poster
Dante's Inferno
1935 • Judge
The Perfect Tribute poster
The Perfect Tribute
1935 • Man (uncredited)
Society Fever poster
Society Fever
1935 • Mr. Vandergriff
Oil for the Lamps of China poster
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935 • Walter Gilbert
Charlie Chan in Egypt poster
Charlie Chan in Egypt
1935 • Prof. Arnold
Under the Pampas Moon poster
Under the Pampas Moon
1935 • Don Bennett
Age of Indiscretion poster
Age of Indiscretion
1935 • Judge
Great God Gold poster
Great God Gold
1935 • George Harper
Princess O'Hara poster
Princess O'Hara
1935 • Judge (uncredited)