Ivan F. Simpson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 4, 1875
- Died
- October 12, 1951 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ivan F. Simpson (8 February 1875 – 12 October 1951) was a Scottish film and stage actor. Ivan Simpson was born in Scotland and went as a young man to New York City, where he worked for four decades on Broadway from 1906 until his death. In 1915 he started his film silent career and starred in notable silent films like The Green Goddess from 1923, where he played the role of Mister Watkins. He also replied in this role seven years later in the sound film version of The Green Goddess. In 1929 he portrayed Hugh Myers in Disraeli, where he played along his close friend George Arliss. Arliss and Simpson appeared together in a total of nine films. Especially in the 1930s, Simpson was a successful character actor in supporting and bit parts and appeared in many classics. He often played servants, like in MGM's literature adaption David Copperfield as Littimer and the horror movie Mark of the Vampire. He also portrayed priests like in Little Lord Fauntleroy and Random Harvest, judges like in This Land Is Mine or doctors like in They All Kissed the Bride. Simpson was also a frequent actor in the Errol Flynn movies, he appeared in The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Prince and the Pauper and Captain Blood. Ivan F. Simpson starred in over 100 Hollywood films, his last was My Girl Tisa from 1948. He died three years later at the age of 76 years and was buried in Kensico Cemetery. His daughter was actress Pamela Simpson (1905-2002).
Known For
Filmography
My Girl Tisa
Movie
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
This Land Is Mine
Movie · as Judge
Forever and a Day
Movie · as Dexter
My Kingdom for a Cook
Movie · as Professor Harlow
Two Weeks to Live
Movie · as Professor Albert Frisby (as Ivan Simpson)
Above Suspicion
Movie · as Porter in Oxford (Uncredited)
Jane Eyre
Movie · as Mr. Woods - the Minister
Random Harvest
Movie · as The Vicar
Nazi Agent
Movie · as Professor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson)
The Male Animal
Movie · as Dean Frederick Damon
Eagle Squadron
Movie · as Simms
They All Kissed the Bride
Movie · as Dr. Cassell
Nightmare
Movie · as Money Changer
The Body Disappears
Movie · as Dean Claxton
New Moon
Movie · as Guizot
The Earl of Chicago
Movie · as Hargraves (uncredited)
The Invisible Man Returns
Movie · as Mr. Cotton (uncredited)
Never Say Die
Movie · as Kretsky
Made for Each Other
Movie · as Simon (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
Movie · as A Doctor
Tower of London
Movie · as Anne's Protector
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Movie · as Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)
Rulers of the Sea
Movie · as Secretary (Uncredited)
The Baroness and the Butler
Movie · as Count Dormo
Kidnapped
Movie · as Old Man
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Movie · as Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern (uncredited)
Invisible Enemy
Movie · as Michael (as Ivan Simpson)
Marie Antoinette
Movie · as Sauce (uncredited)
Night of Mystery
Movie
The Prince and the Pauper
Movie · as Clemens
Youth on Parole
Movie · as Henchman (uncredited)
London by Night
Movie · as Burroughs
Maid of Salem
Movie · as Rev. Parris
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Movie · as Reverend Mordaunt
Trouble for Two
Movie · as Collins (as Ivan Simpson)
Lloyd's of London
Movie · as Old Man
Captain Blood
Movie · as Prosecutor
Shadow of Doubt
Movie · as Morse
The Bishop Misbehaves
Movie · as Mr. Grantham
Splendor
Movie · as Fletcher
Mutiny on the Bounty
Movie · as Morgan
David Copperfield
Movie · as Littimer
Mark of the Vampire
Movie · as Jan
The Great Impersonation
Movie · as Dr. Harrison
East of Java
Movie · as Resident
The Little Minister
Movie · as Sanders Webster
Stingaree
Movie · as Man with Beard (uncredited)
The World Moves On
Movie · as Clumber
British Agent
Movie · as 'Poohbah' Evans
The Mystery of Mr. X
Movie · as Hutchinson
Man of Two Worlds
Movie · as Dr. Lott
Among the Missing
Movie · as Smeed
The House of Rothschild
Movie · as Amschel Rothschild
Midnight Mary
Movie · as Tindle
Her Secret
Movie · as Lathrop
The Silk Express
Movie · as Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary
The Monkey's Paw
Movie · as Mr. White
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Movie · as Brade
The Past of Mary Holmes
Movie · as Jacob Riggs
The Secret of Madame Blanche
Movie · as Aubrey's Lawyer (Uncredited)
The Phantom of Crestwood
Movie · as Mr. Vayne
The Man Who Played God
Movie · as Battle
A Passport to Hell
Movie · as Simms
The Crash
Movie · as Hodge
Sherlock Holmes
Movie · as Faulkner
Safe in Hell
Movie · as Crunch
The Millionaire
Movie · as Davis
The Reckless Hour
Movie · as Stevens - Adams' Butler (uncredited)
The Lady Who Dared
Movie · as Butler
Isle of Escape
Movie · as Judge
The Way of All Men
Movie · as Higgins
Manslaughter
Movie · as Morson
Old English
Movie · as Joe Pillin
Inside the Lines
Movie · as Capper
The Green Goddess
Movie · as Watkins
The Sea God
Movie · as Pearly Nick
Disraeli
Movie · as Sir Hugh Myers
A Kiss for Cinderella
Movie · as Mr. Cutaway
Miss Bluebeard
Movie · as Bounds
Wild, Wild Susan
Movie · as Malcolm
Womanhandled
Movie · as Butler
Lovers in Quarantine
Movie · as The Silent Passenger
Twenty Dollars a Week
Movie · as James Pettison
The Green Goddess
Movie · as Watkins
The Man Who Played God
Movie · as Battle
Out of the Drifts
Movie · as Martin
The Dictator
Movie · as Simpson