George Irving

George Irving

Known for
Acting
Born
October 5, 1874
Died
September 11, 1961 (aged 86)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

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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Filmography

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The Poor Millionaire

The Poor Millionaire

Movie · as Calvinn Long

1947
Magic Town poster

Magic Town

Movie · as Senator Wilton

1944
Lady in the Death House poster

Lady in the Death House

Movie · as Gregory

1944
Bluebeard poster

Bluebeard

Movie · as The Duke of Carineaux (Uncredited)

1944
Christmas Holiday poster

Christmas Holiday

Movie · as Judge (uncredited)

1943
Son of Dracula poster

Son of Dracula

Movie · as Colonel Caldwell

1943
Hangmen Also Die! poster

Hangmen Also Die!

Movie · as Neeval

1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case poster

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Movie · as Rear Admiral (uncredited)

1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon poster

Once Upon a Honeymoon

Movie · as American Consul (uncredited)

1942
Spy Ship poster

Spy Ship

Movie · as Harry Mitchell

1942
King of the Mounties poster

King of the Mounties

Movie · as Prof. Brent

1941
Love Crazy poster

Love Crazy

Movie · as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

1941
The Great Man's Lady poster

The Great Man's Lady

Movie · as Dr. Adams (uncredited)

1941
Sergeant York poster

Sergeant York

Movie · as Harrison (uncredited)

1941
The Great Mr. Nobody poster

The Great Mr. Nobody

Movie · as Dr. Carlisle (uncredited)

1941
Golden Hoofs poster

Golden Hoofs

Movie · as Dr. Timothy Drake

1940
Florian poster

Florian

Movie · as Bantry

1940
New Moon poster

New Moon

Movie · as Ship's Captain

1940
Laddie poster

Laddie

Movie · as Dr. Barnes

1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois poster

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Movie · as Colonel Robert E. Lee (uncredited)

1940
Calling Philo Vance poster

Calling Philo Vance

Movie · as Avery (uncredited)

1940
An Angel from Texas poster

An Angel from Texas

Movie · as Actor on Donkey in the Play

1940
Knute Rockne All American poster

Knute Rockne All American

Movie · as Doc - a Notre Dame Professor (uncredited)

1940
Little Men poster

Little Men

Movie · as Truant Officer

1940
Johnny Apollo poster

Johnny Apollo

Movie · as Mr. Ives

1940
She Couldn't Say No poster

She Couldn't Say No

Movie · as Henry Rockwell

1940
Yesterday's Heroes poster

Yesterday's Heroes

Movie · as Dr. Stovall

1939
Dust Be My Destiny poster

Dust Be My Destiny

Movie · as Judge

1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle poster

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

Movie · as Colonel's Aide (uncredited)

1939
Sergeant Madden poster

Sergeant Madden

Movie · as Police Commissioner

1939
A Child is Born poster

A Child is Born

Movie · as Dr. Cramm

1939
Wife, Husband and Friend poster

Wife, Husband and Friend

Movie · as Doctor

1939
The Hardys Ride High poster

The Hardys Ride High

Movie · as Jonas Bronell

1939
Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen

Movie · as Judge

1939
Espionage Agent poster

Espionage Agent

Movie · as State Department Official

1939
Bad Little Angel poster

Bad Little Angel

Movie · as Dr. Bell (uncredited)

1939
Hotel for Women poster

Hotel for Women

Movie

1939
Streets of New York poster

Streets of New York

Movie · as Judge Joseph Carroll

1938
Bringing Up Baby poster

Bringing Up Baby

Movie · as Mr. Peabody

1938
This Marriage Business poster

This Marriage Business

Movie · as Madden

1938
Ernest the Rebel poster

Ernest the Rebel

Movie · as Hamilton (uncredited)

1938
The Law West of Tombstone poster

The Law West of Tombstone

Movie · as Mort Dixon

1938
Condemned Women poster

Condemned Women

Movie · as Warden Edmund Miller

1938
Mother Carey's Chickens poster

Mother Carey's Chickens

Movie · as Thomas Hamilton Sr.

1938
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off poster

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

Movie · as College President Martin

1938
Go Chase Yourself poster

Go Chase Yourself

Movie · as Daniels

1938
Maid's Night Out poster

Maid's Night Out

Movie · as Mr. Norman

1938
Blind Alibi poster

Blind Alibi

Movie · as Curator

1938
Crime Ring poster

Crime Ring

Movie · as Clifton

1938
Crashing Hollywood poster

Crashing Hollywood

Movie · as Alexander Peyton

1938
Smashing the Rackets poster

Smashing the Rackets

Movie · as District Attorney Edward Greer

1938
Blond Cheat poster

Blond Cheat

Movie · as Headwaiter (uncredited)

1938
The Affairs of Annabel poster

The Affairs of Annabel

Movie · as Warden (uncredited)

1938
Fugitives for a Night poster

Fugitives for a Night

Movie · as Thomas, Nelson's Butler

1938
The Saint in New York poster

The Saint in New York

Movie · as Judge (Uncredited)

1937
Sea Devils poster

Sea Devils

Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)

1937
Wise Girl poster

Wise Girl

Movie · as Chief Judge at Custody Hearing (uncredited)

1937
The Outcasts of Poker Flat poster

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)

1937
Border Cafe poster

Border Cafe

Movie · as Senator Henry Whitney

1937
There Goes the Groom poster

There Goes the Groom

Movie · as Yacht Captain

1937
Too Many Wives poster

Too Many Wives

Movie · as Albert (A.K.) Otto, Justice of the Peace

1937
She's Got Everything poster

She's Got Everything

Movie · as First Doctor (uncredited)

1937
Meet the Missus poster

Meet the Missus

Movie · as District Attorney

1937
Breakfast for Two poster

Breakfast for Two

Movie · as Receivership Hearing Judge (uncredited)

1937
Saturday's Heroes poster

Saturday's Heroes

Movie · as President Hammond

1937
High Flyers poster

High Flyers

Movie · as Chief of Police

1937
Don't Tell the Wife poster

Don't Tell the Wife

Movie · as Warden

1937
The Life of the Party poster

The Life of the Party

Movie · as Mr. Van Tuyl

1937
The Man Who Found Himself poster

The Man Who Found Himself

Movie · as Dr. James Stanton Sr.

1937
The Big Shot poster

The Big Shot

Movie · as Police Chief

1937
You Can't Buy Luck poster

You Can't Buy Luck

Movie · as Doug White

1937
China Passage poster

China Passage

Movie · as Dr. Sibley

1937
The Toast of New York poster

The Toast of New York

Movie · as Broker

1936
Charlie Chan at the Race Track poster

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Movie · as Major Gordon Kent

1936
The Mandarin Mystery poster

The Mandarin Mystery

Movie · as Dr. Alexander Kirk

1936
Captain January poster

Captain January

Movie · as John Mason

1936
Hearts in Bondage poster

Hearts in Bondage

Movie · as Commodore Jordan

1936
Hearts Divided poster

Hearts Divided

Movie · as Thomas Jefferson

1936
Hats Off poster

Hats Off

Movie · as J.D. Murdock

1936
Navy Born poster

Navy Born

Movie · as Admiral Kingston

1936
It Had to Happen poster

It Had to Happen

Movie · as Jury Foreman

1936
A Message to Garcia poster

A Message to Garcia

Movie · as Col. Wagner (uncredited)

1936
Private Number poster

Private Number

Movie · as Judge

1936
Sutter's Gold poster

Sutter's Gold

Movie · as Dr. Billings

1936
Sea Spoilers poster

Sea Spoilers

Movie · as Commander Mays

1936
Give Me Liberty poster

Give Me Liberty

Movie · as Thomas Jefferson

1936
The Accusing Finger poster

The Accusing Finger

Movie · as Judge's Voice

1935
A Night at the Opera poster

A Night at the Opera

Movie · as Committeeman (uncredited)

1935
Charlie Chan in Egypt poster

Charlie Chan in Egypt

Movie · as Prof. Arnold

1935
Buried Loot poster

Buried Loot

Movie · as Edward Swain (uncredited)

1935
Under the Pampas Moon poster

Under the Pampas Moon

Movie · as Don Bennett

1935
Age of Indiscretion poster

Age of Indiscretion

Movie · as Judge

1935
Great God Gold poster

Great God Gold

Movie · as George Harper

1935
A Notorious Gentleman poster

A Notorious Gentleman

Movie · as Judge Horman

1935
Death Flies East poster

Death Flies East

Movie · as Dr. Jim Moffat

1935
Princess O'Hara poster

Princess O'Hara

Movie · as Judge (uncredited)

1935
Oil for the Lamps of China poster

Oil for the Lamps of China

Movie · as Walter Gilbert

1935
Stars Over Broadway poster

Stars Over Broadway

Movie · as Angry Radio Station Executive

1935
Society Fever poster

Society Fever

Movie · as Mr. Vandergriff

1935
Dangerous poster

Dangerous

Movie · as Charles Melton

1935
Dante's Inferno poster

Dante's Inferno

Movie · as Judge

1935
Navy Wife poster

Navy Wife

Movie · as Dr. Charles Keats

1935
3 Kids and a Queen poster

3 Kids and a Queen

Movie · as Judge

1935
The Perfect Tribute poster

The Perfect Tribute

Movie · as Man (uncredited)

1934
What Price Jazz poster

What Price Jazz

Movie · as Mr. Public Opinion

1934
You're Telling Me! poster

You're Telling Me!

Movie · as President of Tire Co.

1934
The World Moves On poster

The World Moves On

Movie · as Charles Girard (1914)

1934
Wonder Bar poster

Wonder Bar

Movie · as Broker (uncredited)

1934
Manhattan Love Song poster

Manhattan Love Song

Movie · as Kenbrook

1934
Manhattan Melodrama poster

Manhattan Melodrama

Movie · as Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)

1934
Here Comes the Navy poster

Here Comes the Navy

Movie · as Admiral

1934
Looking for Trouble poster

Looking for Trouble

Movie · as Parsons (uncredited)

1934
George White's Scandals poster

George White's Scandals

Movie · as John R. Loraine

1934
Pursued

Pursued

Movie · as Dr Otto Steiner

1934
The Oil Raider poster

The Oil Raider

Movie · as J. T. Varley

1934
Viva Villa! poster

Viva Villa!

Movie · as Statesman (uncredited)

1934
Bright Eyes poster

Bright Eyes

Movie · as Judge Thompson

1934
David Harum poster

David Harum

Movie · as Father (uncredited)

1934
Once to Every Bachelor

Once to Every Bachelor

Movie · as George Bryant

1933
42nd Street poster

42nd Street

Movie · as Hotel Doctor (uncredited)

1933
The Vanishing Frontier poster

The Vanishing Frontier

Movie · as General Winfield

1933
Humanity poster

Humanity

Movie · as Dr. Van Buren

1933
Damaged Lives poster

Damaged Lives

Movie · as Donald Bradley Sr.

1933
One Year Later poster

One Year Later

Movie · as J. Atwell Hunt

1933
Employees' Entrance poster

Employees' Entrance

Movie · as Newspaper Owner (uncredited)

1933
Son of a Sailor poster

Son of a Sailor

Movie · as Rear Admiral Lee

1933
Mr. Skitch poster

Mr. Skitch

Movie · as Harvey's Uncle

1933
The Women in His Life poster

The Women in His Life

Movie · as Governor (uncredited)

1933
The Worst Woman in Paris? poster

The Worst Woman in Paris?

Movie · as Doctor

1933
Night Flight poster

Night Flight

Movie · as Santiago Doctor (uncredited)

1932
Island of Lost Souls poster

Island of Lost Souls

Movie · as Consul

1932
Merrily We Go to Hell poster

Merrily We Go to Hell

Movie · as Mr. Prentice

1932
Guilty or Not Guilty poster

Guilty or Not Guilty

Movie · as John Halliday

1932
The Washington Masquerade poster

The Washington Masquerade

Movie · as President of the Senate (uncredited)

1932
While Paris Sleeps poster

While Paris Sleeps

Movie · as Prison Doctor

1932
The Famous Ferguson Case poster

The Famous Ferguson Case

Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)

1932
Lady with a Past poster

Lady with a Past

Movie · as Mr. Patridge (Uncredited)

1932
Thrill of Youth poster

Thrill of Youth

Movie · as Jeff Thayer

1932
Broken Lullaby poster

Broken Lullaby

Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)

1932
The Wet Parade poster

The Wet Parade

Movie · as Judge (uncredited)

1932
Rasputin and the Empress poster

Rasputin and the Empress

Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)

1932
70,000 Witnesses poster

70,000 Witnesses

Movie · as College Official (uncredited)

1932
The All-American poster

The All-American

Movie · as Mr. King

1932
Air Mail poster

Air Mail

Movie · as John Montgomery (uncredited)

1931
Resurrection poster

Resurrection

Movie · as Judge

1931
Inspiration poster

Inspiration

Movie · as Madeleine's Father (uncredited)

1931
Graft poster

Graft

Movie · as Robert Hall

1931
The Star Witness poster

The Star Witness

Movie · as Judge (uncredited)

1931
The Hot Heiress poster

The Hot Heiress

Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)

1931
The Gay Diplomat poster

The Gay Diplomat

Movie · as Colonel

1931
The Runaround poster

The Runaround

Movie

1931
The Common Law poster

The Common Law

Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)

1931
A Free Soul poster

A Free Soul

Movie · as Defense Attorney Johnson (uncredited)

1931
Five and Ten poster

Five and Ten

Movie · as Mr. Brooks (uncredited)

1931
Confessions of a Co-Ed poster

Confessions of a Co-Ed

Movie · as College President

1931
The Cisco Kid poster

The Cisco Kid

Movie · as Commanding Officer (uncredited)

1931
The Last Flight poster

The Last Flight

Movie · as Military Doctor

1931
Ladies of the Big House poster

Ladies of the Big House

Movie · as District Attorney Lawson (uncredited)

1931
Girls Demand Excitement poster

Girls Demand Excitement

Movie · as Mr. Madison

1931
The Unholy Garden poster

The Unholy Garden

Movie · as Paris Prefect of Police

1931
An American Tragedy poster

An American Tragedy

Movie · as Mr. Finchley (uncredited)

1931
Naughty Flirt poster

Naughty Flirt

Movie · as Mr. John Raleigh Elliott

1931
Expensive Women poster

Expensive Women

Movie · as Melville's Party Guest

1931
Hush Money poster

Hush Money

Movie · as Mr. Stockton (uncredited)

1931
Touchdown! poster

Touchdown!

Movie · as President Baker

1931
Dishonored poster

Dishonored

Movie

1931
Behind Office Doors poster

Behind Office Doors

Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)

1931
Shipmates poster

Shipmates

Movie · as Captain Beatty

1930
Free Love poster

Free Love

Movie · as Judge Sturgis

1930
Conspiracy poster

Conspiracy

Movie · as Mark Holt (uncredited)

1930
The Divorcee poster

The Divorcee

Movie · as Dr. Bernard

1930
Young Eagles poster

Young Eagles

Movie · as Colonel Wilder

1930
Shadow of the Law poster

Shadow of the Law

Movie · as Colonel Wentworth

1930
Part Time Wife poster

Part Time Wife

Movie · as Garland - Oil Company President (uncredited)

1930
Only Saps Work poster

Only Saps Work

Movie · as Dr. White (uncredited)

1930
Young Desire poster

Young Desire

Movie · as Mr. Spencer

1930
Not So Dumb poster

Not So Dumb

Movie · as Blair Patterson (uncredited)

1930
Just Imagine poster

Just Imagine

Movie · as Head of Marriage Tribunal (uncredited)

1930
Son of the Gods poster

Son of the Gods

Movie · as Attorney (uncredited)

1930
Puttin' on the Ritz poster

Puttin' on the Ritz

Movie · as Dr. Blair

1930
Maybe It's Love poster

Maybe It's Love

Movie · as College President Sheffield

1929
Coquette poster

Coquette

Movie · as Robert Wentworth

1929
Flight poster

Flight

Movie · as Marine Colonel in Nicaragua

1929
Dance Hall poster

Dance Hall

Movie · as Dr. Loring

1929
Paris Bound poster

Paris Bound

Movie · as James Hutton Sr.

1929
The Last Performance poster

The Last Performance

Movie · as Defense Attorney

1929
The Dance of Life poster

The Dance of Life

Movie · as Minister

1929
Thunderbolt poster

Thunderbolt

Movie · as Mr. Corwin

1928
Feel My Pulse poster

Feel My Pulse

Movie · as Her Uncle Edgar

1928
Honor Bound poster

Honor Bound

Movie · as State Governor

1928
The Docks of New York poster

The Docks of New York

Movie · as Night Court Judge (uncredited)

1928
Craig's Wife poster

Craig's Wife

Movie · as Mr. Passmore

1928
Partners in Crime poster

Partners in Crime

Movie · as B.R. Carnwall

1928
The Port of Missing Girls poster

The Port of Missing Girls

Movie · as Cyrus Kinnng

1928
Modern Mothers poster

Modern Mothers

Movie · as Theater Manager

1928
Runaway Girls poster

Runaway Girls

Movie · as John Hartley

1927
One Increasing Purpose poster

One Increasing Purpose

Movie · as Mr. Glade

1927
The Broncho Twister poster

The Broncho Twister

Movie · as Ned Mason

1927
Shanghai Bound poster

Shanghai Bound

Movie · as Louden

1927
Man Power poster

Man Power

Movie · as James Martin

1927
Two Flaming Youths poster

Two Flaming Youths

Movie · as Simeon Trott

1927
Drums of the Desert poster

Drums of the Desert

Movie · as Prof. Elias Manton

1927
Wings poster

Wings

Movie · as Mr. Powell (uncredited)

1926
The Midnight Kiss poster

The Midnight Kiss

Movie · as Thomas H. Hastings, Sr.

1926
His Jazz Bride poster

His Jazz Bride

Movie

1926
Risky Business poster

Risky Business

Movie · as Schubal Peabody

1926
North of 36 poster

North of 36

Movie · as Pattison

1926
The Eagle of the Sea poster

The Eagle of the Sea

Movie · as General Andrew Jackson

1926
The City poster

The City

Movie · as George Rand Sr

1926
3 Bad Men poster

3 Bad Men

Movie · as Gen. Neville

1926
The King of the Turf poster

The King of the Turf

Movie · as Colonel Fairfax

1926
Desert Gold poster

Desert Gold

Movie · as Richard Stanton Gale

1925
The Primrose Path poster

The Primrose Path

Movie · as Prosecutor John Morton

1925
The Air Mail poster

The Air Mail

Movie · as Peter Rendon

1925
The Golden Princess poster

The Golden Princess

Movie · as Bill Ket

1925
Wild Horse Mesa poster

Wild Horse Mesa

Movie · as Lige Melberne

1925
Her Market Value poster

Her Market Value

Movie · as Harvey Dumont

1925
The Goose Hangs High poster

The Goose Hangs High

Movie · as Bernard Ingals

1924
Wanderer of the Wasteland poster

Wanderer of the Wasteland

Movie · as Mr. Roderick Virey

1924
The Man Who Fights Alone poster

The Man Who Fights Alone

Movie · as Dr. Raymond

1916
Jaffery poster

Jaffery

Movie

1915
Body and Soul poster

Body and Soul

Movie · as The Rider

1914
Paid in Full poster

Paid in Full

Movie · as Jimsey Smith (as George H. Irving)