George Irving
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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 perhap...
Known For
Filmography
Magic Town
1947
as Senator Wilton
Lady in the Death House
1944
as Gregory
Bluebeard
1944
as The Duke of Carineaux (Uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
1944
as Judge (uncredited)
Son of Dracula
1943
as Colonel Caldwell
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Neeval
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Rear Admiral (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
as American Consul (uncredited)
Spy Ship
1942
as Harry Mitchell
King of the Mounties
1942
as Prof. Brent
Love Crazy
1941
as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
1941
as Dr. Adams (uncredited)
Sergeant York
1941
as Harrison (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941
as Dr. Carlisle (uncredited)
Golden Hoofs
1941
as Dr. Timothy Drake
Florian
1940
as Bantry
New Moon
1940
as Ship's Captain
Laddie
1940
as Dr. Barnes
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Colonel Robert E. Lee (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance
1940
as Avery (uncredited)
An Angel from Texas
1940
as Actor on Donkey in the Play
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Doc - a Notre Dame Professor (uncredited)
Little Men
1940
as Truant Officer
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Mr. Ives
She Couldn't Say No
1940
as Henry Rockwell
Yesterday's Heroes
1940
as Dr. Stovall
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Judge
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
as Colonel's Aide (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Police Commissioner
A Child is Born
1939
as Dr. Cramm
Wife, Husband and Friend
1939
as Doctor
The Hardys Ride High
1939
as Jonas Bronell
Hell's Kitchen
1939
as Judge
Espionage Agent
1939
as State Department Official
Bad Little Angel
1939
as Dr. Bell (uncredited)
Hotel for Women
1939
Streets of New York
1939
as Judge Joseph Carroll
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Mr. Peabody
This Marriage Business
1938
as Madden
Ernest the Rebel
1938
as Hamilton (uncredited)
The Law West of Tombstone
1938
as Mort Dixon
Condemned Women
1938
as Warden Edmund Miller
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938
as Thomas Hamilton Sr.
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938
as College President Martin
Go Chase Yourself
1938
as Daniels
Maid's Night Out
1938
as Mr. Norman
Crime Ring
1938
as Clifton
Blind Alibi
1938
as Curator
Crashing Hollywood
1938
as Alexander Peyton
Smashing the Rackets
1938
as District Attorney Edward Greer
Blond Cheat
1938
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Affairs of Annabel
1938
as Warden (uncredited)
Fugitives for a Night
1938
as Thomas, Nelson's Butler
The Saint in New York
1938
as Judge (Uncredited)
Sea Devils
1937
as Doctor (uncredited)
Wise Girl
1937
as Chief Judge at Custody Hearing (uncredited)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937
as Doctor (uncredited)
Border Cafe
1937
as Senator Henry Whitney
There Goes the Groom
1937
as Yacht Captain
Too Many Wives
1937
as Albert (A.K.) Otto, Justice of the Peace
She's Got Everything
1937
as First Doctor (uncredited)
Meet the Missus
1937
as District Attorney
Breakfast for Two
1937
as Receivership Hearing Judge (uncredited)
Saturday's Heroes
1937
as President Hammond
High Flyers
1937
as Chief of Police
Don't Tell the Wife
1937
as Warden
The Man Who Found Himself
1937
as Dr. James Stanton Sr.
The Life of the Party
1937
as Mr. Van Tuyl
The Big Shot
1937
as Police Chief
You Can't Buy Luck
1937
as Doug White
China Passage
1937
as Dr. Sibley
The Toast of New York
1937
as Broker
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936
as Major Gordon Kent
The Mandarin Mystery
1936
as Dr. Alexander Kirk
Captain January
1936
as John Mason
Hearts in Bondage
1936
as Commodore Jordan
Hearts Divided
1936
as Thomas Jefferson
Hats Off
1936
as J.D. Murdock
Navy Born
1936
as Admiral Kingston
It Had to Happen
1936
as Jury Foreman
A Message to Garcia
1936
as Col. Wagner (uncredited)
Private Number
1936
as Judge
Sutter's Gold
1936
as Dr. Billings
Sea Spoilers
1936
as Commander Mays
Give Me Liberty
1936
as Thomas Jefferson
The Accusing Finger
1936
as Judge's Voice
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Committeeman (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Egypt
1935
as Prof. Arnold
Buried Loot
1935
as Edward Swain (uncredited)
Under the Pampas Moon
1935
as Don Bennett
Age of Indiscretion
1935
as Judge
Great God Gold
1935
as George Harper
A Notorious Gentleman
1935
as Judge Horman
Death Flies East
1935
as Dr. Jim Moffat
Princess O'Hara
1935
as Judge (uncredited)
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
as Walter Gilbert
Stars Over Broadway
1935
as Angry Radio Station Executive
Society Fever
1935
as Mr. Vandergriff
Dangerous
1935
as Charles Melton
Dante's Inferno
1935
as Judge
Navy Wife
1935
as Dr. Charles Keats
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Judge
The Perfect Tribute
1935
as Man (uncredited)
What Price Jazz
1934
as Mr. Public Opinion
You're Telling Me!
1934
as President of Tire Co.
The World Moves On
1934
as Charles Girard (1914)
Wonder Bar
1934
as Broker (uncredited)
Manhattan Love Song
1934
as Kenbrook
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)
Here Comes the Navy
1934
as Admiral
Looking for Trouble
1934
as Parsons (uncredited)
George White's Scandals
1934
as John R. Loraine
Pursued
1934
as Dr Otto Steiner
The Oil Raider
1934
as J. T. Varley
Viva Villa!
1934
as Statesman (uncredited)
Bright Eyes
1934
as Judge Thompson
David Harum
1934
as Father (uncredited)
Once to Every Bachelor
1934
as George Bryant
42nd Street
1933
as Hotel Doctor (uncredited)
The Vanishing Frontier
1933
as General Winfield
Humanity
1933
as Dr. Van Buren
Damaged Lives
1933
as Donald Bradley Sr.
One Year Later
1933
as J. Atwell Hunt
Employees' Entrance
1933
as Newspaper Owner (uncredited)
Son of a Sailor
1933
as Rear Admiral Lee
Mr. Skitch
1933
as Harvey's Uncle
The Women in His Life
1933
as Governor (uncredited)
The Worst Woman in Paris?
1933
as Doctor
Night Flight
1933
as Santiago Doctor (uncredited)
Island of Lost Souls
1932
as Consul
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
as Mr. Prentice
Guilty or Not Guilty
1932
as John Halliday
The Washington Masquerade
1932
as President of the Senate (uncredited)
While Paris Sleeps
1932
as Prison Doctor
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Reporter (uncredited)
Lady with a Past
1932
as Mr. Patridge (Uncredited)
Thrill of Youth
1932
as Jeff Thayer
Broken Lullaby
1932
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
1932
as Judge (uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
as Minor Role (uncredited)
70,000 Witnesses
1932
as College Official (uncredited)
The All-American
1932
as Mr. King
Air Mail
1932
as John Montgomery (uncredited)
Resurrection
1931
as Judge
Inspiration
1931
as Madeleine's Father (uncredited)
Graft
1931
as Robert Hall
The Star Witness
1931
as Judge (uncredited)
The Hot Heiress
1931
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Gay Diplomat
1931
as Colonel
The Runaround
1931
The Common Law
1931
as Doctor (uncredited)
Five and Ten
1931
as Mr. Brooks (uncredited)
A Free Soul
1931
as Defense Attorney Johnson (uncredited)
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931
as College President
The Cisco Kid
1931
as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
The Last Flight
1931
as Military Doctor
Ladies of the Big House
1931
as District Attorney Lawson (uncredited)
Girls Demand Excitement
1931
as Mr. Madison
The Unholy Garden
1931
as Paris Prefect of Police
An American Tragedy
1931
as Mr. Finchley (uncredited)
The Naughty Flirt
1931
as Mr. John Raleigh Elliott
Expensive Women
1931
as Melville's Party Guest
Hush Money
1931
as Mr. Stockton (uncredited)
Touchdown!
1931
as President Baker
Dishonored
1931
Behind Office Doors
1931
as Doctor (uncredited)
Shipmates
1931
as Captain Beatty
Free Love
1930
as Judge Sturgis
Conspiracy
1930
as Mark Holt (uncredited)
The Divorcee
1930
as Dr. Bernard
Young Eagles
1930
as Colonel Wilder
Shadow of the Law
1930
as Colonel Wentworth
Part Time Wife
1930
as Garland - Oil Company President (uncredited)
Only Saps Work
1930
as Dr. White (uncredited)
Young Desire
1930
as Mr. Spencer
Not So Dumb
1930
as Blair Patterson (uncredited)
Just Imagine
1930
as Head of Marriage Tribunal (uncredited)
Son of the Gods
1930
as Attorney (uncredited)
Puttin' on the Ritz
1930
as Dr. Blair
Maybe It's Love
1930
as College President Sheffield
Coquette
1929
as Robert Wentworth
Flight
1929
as Marine Colonel in Nicaragua
Dance Hall
1929
as Dr. Loring
Paris Bound
1929
as James Hutton Sr.
The Last Performance
1929
as Defense Attorney
The Dance of Life
1929
as Minister
Thunderbolt
1929
as Mr. Corwin
Feel My Pulse
1928
as Her Uncle Edgar
Honor Bound
1928
as State Governor
The Docks of New York
1928
as Night Court Judge (uncredited)
Craig's Wife
1928
as Mr. Passmore
Partners in Crime
1928
as B.R. Carnwall
The Port of Missing Girls
1928
as Cyrus Kinnng
Modern Mothers
1928
as Theater Manager
Runaway Girls
1928
as John Hartley
One Increasing Purpose
1927
as Mr. Glade
The Broncho Twister
1927
as Ned Mason
Man Power
1927
as James Martin
Shanghai Bound
1927
as Louden
Two Flaming Youths
1927
as Simeon Trott
Drums of the Desert
1927
as Prof. Elias Manton
Wings
1927
as Mr. Powell (uncredited)
The Midnight Kiss
1926
as Thomas H. Hastings, Sr.
His Jazz Bride
1926
Risky Business
1926
as Schubal Peabody
North of 36
1926
as Pattison
The Eagle of the Sea
1926
as General Andrew Jackson
The City
1926
as George Rand Sr
3 Bad Men
1926
as Gen. Neville
The King of the Turf
1926
as Colonel Fairfax
Desert Gold
1926
as Richard Stanton Gale
The Primrose Path
1925
as Prosecutor John Morton
The Air Mail
1925
as Peter Rendon
The Golden Princess
1925
as Bill Ket
Wild Horse Mesa
1925
as Lige Melberne
Her Market Value
1925
as Harvey Dumont
The Goose Hangs High
1925
as Bernard Ingals
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1924
as Mr. Roderick Virey
The Man Who Fights Alone
1924
as Dr. Raymond
Jaffery
1916
Body and Soul
1915
as The Rider
Paid in Full
1914
as Jimsey Smith (as George H. Irving)