George Irving

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
October 5, 1874 (86 years old)
Died
September 11, 1961
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Romance Crime
Career Span
1914 – 1947

George Irving

3 wins
10 nominations
3 Oscars
215 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
Oct 5, 1874
From
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1914 – 1947

Award Recognition

3
Wins
10
Nominations
3
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1947

Magic Town as Senator Wilton

1944

Lady in the Death House as Gregory Award
Bluebeard as The Duke of Carineaux (Uncredited)
Christmas Holiday as Judge

1943

Son of Dracula as Colonel Caldwell Award
Hangmen Also Die! as Neeval Award
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Rear Admiral (uncredited)

1942

Once Upon a Honeymoon as American Consul (uncredited) Award
Spy Ship as Harry Mitchell
King of the Mounties as Prof. Brent

1941

Love Crazy as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Sergeant York as Harrison (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady as Dr. Adams (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody as Dr. Carlisle (uncredited)
Golden Hoofs as Dr. Timothy Drake

1940

Little Men as Truant Officer Award
Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Colonel Robert E. Lee (uncredited) Award
Knute Rockne All American as Doc - a Notre Dame Professor (uncredited) Award
Johnny Apollo as Mr. Ives
Florian as Bantry
New Moon as Ship's Captain
An Angel from Texas as Actor on Donkey in the Play
Calling Philo Vance as Avery (uncredited)
She Couldn't Say No as Henry Rockwell
Laddie as Dr. Barnes

1939

Streets of New York as Judge Joseph Carroll Award
Sergeant Madden as Police Commissioner
Dust Be My Destiny as Judge
A Child Is Born as Dr. Cramm
Espionage Agent as State Department Official
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle as Colonel's Aide (uncredited)
Hell's Kitchen as Judge
The Hardys Ride High as Jonas Bronell
Bad Little Angel as Dr. Bell (uncredited)
Hotel for Women
Wife, Husband and Friend as Doctor

1938

Bringing Up Baby as Alexander Peabody Award
The Saint in New York as Judge (Uncredited)
Smashing the Rackets as District Attorney Edward Greer
Maid's Night Out as Mr. Norman
The Affairs of Annabel as Warden (uncredited)
Crime Ring as Clifton
Blond Cheat as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Blind Alibi as Curator
Condemned Women as Warden Edmund Miller
Fugitives for a Night as Thomas, Nelson's Butler
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off as College President Martin
Go Chase Yourself as Daniels
Mother Carey's Chickens as Thomas Hamilton Sr.
Crashing Hollywood as Alexander Peyton
This Marriage Business as Madden
The Law West of Tombstone as Mort Dixon
Ernest the Rebel

1937

The Man Who Found Himself as Dr. James Stanton Sr. Award
You Can't Buy Luck as Doug White
The Toast of New York as Broker
Sea Devils as Doctor (uncredited)
There Goes the Groom as Yacht Captain
The Big Shot as Police Chief
The Outcasts of Poker Flat as Doctor (uncredited)
Border Cafe as Senator Henry Whitney
Wise Girl as Chief Judge at Custody Hearing (uncredited)
High Flyers as Chief of Police
China Passage as Dr. Sibley
She's Got Everything as First Doctor (uncredited)
Don't Tell the Wife as Warden
The Life of the Party as Mr. Van Tuyl
Meet the Missus as District Attorney
Breakfast for Two as Receivership Hearing Judge (uncredited)
Too Many Wives as Albert (A.K.) Otto, Justice of the Peace
Saturday's Heroes as President Hammond

1936

Hearts in Bondage as Commodore Jordan Award
Sutter's Gold as Dr. Billings
Private Number as Judge
The Mandarin Mystery as Dr. Alexander Kirk
Sea Spoilers as Commander Mays
The Accusing Finger as Judge's Voice
Hearts Divided as Thomas Jefferson
Captain January as John Mason
Give Me Liberty as Thomas Jefferson
A Message to Garcia as Col. Wagner (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track as Major Gordon Kent
It Had to Happen as Jury Foreman
Navy Born as Admiral Kingston
Hats Off as J.D. Murdock

1935

A Night at the Opera as Committeeman (uncredited) Award
Oil for the Lamps of China as Walter Gilbert
Dangerous as Charles Melton
Charlie Chan in Egypt as Prof. Arnold
3 Kids and a Queen as Judge
Stars Over Broadway as Angry Radio Station Executive
Age of Indiscretion as Judge
The Perfect Tribute as Man (uncredited)
Navy Wife as Dr. Charles Keats
Dante's Inferno as Judge
Under the Pampas Moon as Don Bennett
Death Flies East as Dr. Jim Moffat
Buried Loot as Edward Swain (uncredited)
Princess O'Hara as Judge (uncredited)
A Notorious Gentleman
Society Fever as Mr. Vandergriff
Great God Gold as George Harper

1934

Manhattan Melodrama as Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited) Award
Bright Eyes as Judge Thompson
Here Comes the Navy as Admiral
David Harum as Father (uncredited)
Looking for Trouble as Parsons (uncredited)
Wonder Bar as Broker (uncredited)
Viva Villa! as Statesman (uncredited)
George White's Scandals as John R. Loraine
Manhattan Love Song as Kenbrook
The Oil Raider as J. T. Varley
The World Moves On as Charles Girard (1914)
You're Telling Me! as President of Tire Co.
What Price Jazz as Mr. Public Opinion
Pursued as Dr Otto Steiner

1933

42nd Street as Hotel Doctor (uncredited) Award
Night Flight as Santiago Doctor (uncredited)
Employees' Entrance as Newspaper Owner (uncredited)
Mr. Skitch as Harvey's Uncle
The Women in His Life as Governor (uncredited)
Damaged Lives as Donald Bradley Sr.
Son of a Sailor as Rear Admiral Lee
The Vanishing Frontier as General Winfield
One Year Later as J. Atwell Hunt
The Worst Woman in Paris? as Doctor
Humanity as Dr. Van Buren

1932

Rasputin and the Empress as Minor Role (uncredited) Award
Island of Lost Souls as Consul Award
Merrily We Go to Hell as Mr. Prentice
70,000 Witnesses as College Official (uncredited)
The Washington Masquerade as President of the Senate (uncredited)
Lady with a Past as Mr. Patridge (Uncredited)
The Wet Parade as Judge (uncredited)
Broken Lullaby as Townsman (uncredited)
The Famous Ferguson Case as Reporter (uncredited)
The All-American as Mr. King
While Paris Sleeps as Prison Doctor
Guilty or Not Guilty as John Halliday
Thrill of Youth as Jeff Thayer

1931

Behind Office Doors as Doctor (uncredited) Award
Dishonored
A Free Soul as Defense Attorney Johnson (uncredited)
The Hot Heiress as Doctor (uncredited)
The Star Witness as Judge (uncredited)
Five and Ten as Mr. Brooks (uncredited)
An American Tragedy as Mr. Finchley (uncredited)
The Unholy Garden as Paris Prefect of Police
Graft as Robert Hall
Hush Money as Mr. Stockton (uncredited)
The Last Flight as Military Doctor
The Common Law as Doctor (uncredited)
The Naughty Flirt as Mr. John Raleigh Elliott
Touchdown! as President Baker
Ladies of the Big House as District Attorney Lawson (uncredited)
The Gay Diplomat as Colonel
Confessions of a Co-Ed as College President
Girls Demand Excitement as Mr. Madison
Inspiration as Madeleine's Father (uncredited)
Expensive Women as Melville's Party Guest
The Cisco Kid as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Resurrection as Judge
The Runaround

1930

Conspiracy as Mark Holt (uncredited) Award
Son of the Gods as Attorney (uncredited)
Only Saps Work as Dr. White (uncredited)
The Divorcee as Dr. Bernard
Just Imagine as Head of Marriage Tribunal (uncredited)
Young Eagles as Colonel Wilder
Puttin' on the Ritz as Dr. Blair
Maybe It's Love as College President Sheffield
Free Love as Judge Sturgis
Shadow of the Law as Colonel Wentworth
Not So Dumb as Blair Patterson (uncredited)
Young Desire as Mr. Spencer
Part Time Wife as Garland - Oil Company President (uncredited)

1929

The Dance of Life as Minister Award
Thunderbolt as Mr. Corwin
Coquette as Robert Wentworth
Paris Bound as James Hutton Sr.
Flight as Marine Colonel in Nicaragua
The Last Performance as Defense Attorney
Dance Hall as Dr. Loring

1928

The Docks of New York as Night Court Judge (uncredited)
Honor Bound as State Governor
Feel My Pulse as Her Uncle Edgar
The Port of Missing Girls as Cyrus Kinnng
Partners in Crime as B.R. Carnwall
Craig's Wife as Mr. Passmore

1927

Wings as Mr. Powell (uncredited) Award
Shanghai Bound as Louden
Two Flaming Youths as Simeon Trott
Drums of the Desert as Prof. Elias Manton
The Broncho Twister as Ned Mason
Man Power as James Martin
One Increasing Purpose as Mr. Glade

1926

3 Bad Men as Gen. Neville
North of 36 as Pattison
Risky Business as Schubal Peabody
The King of the Turf as Colonel Fairfax
The Eagle of the Sea as General Andrew Jackson
The Midnight Kiss as Thomas H. Hastings, Sr.
Desert Gold as Richard Stanton Gale
The City as George Rand Sr
His Jazz Bride

1925

Her Market Value as Harvey Dumont
Wild Horse Mesa as Lige Melberne
The Golden Princess as Bill Ket
The Air Mail as Peter Rendon
The Primrose Path as Prosecutor John Morton

1924

The Man Who Fights Alone as Dr. Raymond
Wanderer of the Wasteland as Mr. Roderick Virey

1916

Jaffery

1915

Body and Soul as The Rider

1914

Paid in Full as Jimsey Smith (as George H. Irving)

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Wings
Bringing Up Baby
42nd Street
A Night at the Opera
Son of Dracula

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