Ivan F. Simpson
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 ve...
Known For
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Morgan
Jane Eyre
Mr. Woods - the Minister
Mark of the Vampire
Jan
Captain Blood
Prosecutor
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Invisible Man Returns
Mr. Cotton (uncredited)
Filmography
My Girl Tisa
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
This Land Is Mine
1943
as Judge
Forever and a Day
1943
as Dexter
My Kingdom for a Cook
1943
as Professor Harlow
Two Weeks to Live
1943
as Professor Albert Frisby (as Ivan Simpson)
Above Suspicion
1943
as Porter in Oxford (Uncredited)
Jane Eyre
1943
as Mr. Woods - the Minister
Random Harvest
1942
as The Vicar
Nazi Agent
1942
as Professor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson)
The Male Animal
1942
as Dean Frederick Damon
Eagle Squadron
1942
as Simms
They All Kissed the Bride
1942
as Dr. Cassell
Nightmare
1942
as Money Changer
The Body Disappears
1941
as Dean Claxton
New Moon
1940
as Guizot
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Hargraves (uncredited)
The Invisible Man Returns
1940
as Mr. Cotton (uncredited)
Never Say Die
1939
as Kretsky
Made for Each Other
1939
as Simon (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
1939
as A Doctor
Tower of London
1939
as Anne's Protector
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)
Rulers of the Sea
1939
as Secretary (Uncredited)
The Baroness and the Butler
1938
as Count Dormo
Kidnapped
1938
as Old Man
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern (uncredited)
Invisible Enemy
1938
as Michael (as Ivan Simpson)
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Sauce (uncredited)
Night of Mystery
1937
The Prince and the Pauper
1937
as Clemens
Youth on Parole
1937
as Henchman (uncredited)
London by Night
1937
as Burroughs
Maid of Salem
1937
as Rev. Parris
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936
as Reverend Mordaunt
Trouble for Two
1936
as Collins (as Ivan Simpson)
Lloyd's of London
1936
as Old Man
Captain Blood
1935
as Prosecutor
Shadow of Doubt
1935
as Morse
The Bishop Misbehaves
1935
as Mr. Grantham
Splendor
1935
as Fletcher
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Morgan
David Copperfield
1935
as Littimer
Mark of the Vampire
1935
as Jan
The Great Impersonation
1935
as Dr. Harrison
East of Java
1935
as Resident
The Little Minister
1934
as Sanders Webster
Stingaree
1934
as Man with Beard (uncredited)
The World Moves On
1934
as Clumber
British Agent
1934
as 'Poohbah' Evans
The Mystery of Mr. X
1934
as Hutchinson
Man of Two Worlds
1934
as Dr. Lott
Among the Missing
1934
as Smeed
The House of Rothschild
1934
as Amschel Rothschild
Midnight Mary
1933
as Tindle
Her Secret
1933
as Lathrop
The Silk Express
1933
as Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary
The Monkey's Paw
1933
as Mr. White
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933
as Brade
The Past of Mary Holmes
1933
as Jacob Riggs
The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933
as Aubrey's Lawyer (Uncredited)
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932
as Mr. Vayne
The Man Who Played God
1932
as Battle
A Passport to Hell
1932
as Simms
The Crash
1932
as Hodge
Sherlock Holmes
1932
as Faulkner
Safe in Hell
1931
as Crunch
The Millionaire
1931
as Davis
The Reckless Hour
1931
as Stevens - Adams' Butler (uncredited)
The Lady Who Dared
1931
as Butler
Isle of Escape
1930
as Judge
The Way of All Men
1930
as Higgins
Manslaughter
1930
as Morson
Old English
1930
as Joe Pillin
Inside the Lines
1930
as Capper
The Green Goddess
1930
as Watkins
The Sea God
1930
as Pearly Nick
Disraeli
1929
as Sir Hugh Myers
A Kiss for Cinderella
1925
as Mr. Cutaway
Miss Bluebeard
1925
as Bounds
Wild, Wild Susan
1925
as Malcolm
Womanhandled
1925
as Butler
Lovers in Quarantine
1925
as The Silent Passenger
Twenty Dollars a Week
1924
as James Pettison
The Green Goddess
1923
as Watkins
The Man Who Played God
1922
as Battle
Out of the Drifts
1916
as Martin
The Dictator
1915
as Simpson