George Irving
Acting1874New 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.
Known For
Acting History
1947
Magic Town
as Senator Wilton
1944
Bluebeard
as The Duke of Carineaux (Uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
as Judge (uncredited)
Lady in the Death House
as Gregory
1943
Son of Dracula
as Colonel Caldwell
Hangmen Also Die!
as Neeval
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Rear Admiral (uncredited)
1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as American Consul (uncredited)
Spy Ship
as Harry Mitchell
King of the Mounties
as Prof. Brent
1941
Sergeant York
as Harrison (uncredited)
Golden Hoofs
as Dr. Timothy Drake
Love Crazy
as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
as Dr. Carlisle (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
as Dr. Adams (uncredited)
1940
Calling Philo Vance
as Avery (uncredited)
New Moon
as Ship's Captain
Laddie
as Dr. Barnes
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Colonel Robert E. Lee (uncredited)
Little Men
as Truant Officer
Florian
as Bantry
Johnny Apollo
as Mr. Ives
She Couldn't Say No
as Henry Rockwell
An Angel from Texas
as Actor on Donkey in the Play
1939
The Hardys Ride High
as Jonas Bronell
Streets of New York
as Judge Joseph Carroll
Dust Be My Destiny
as Judge
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Colonel's Aide (uncredited)
Bad Little Angel
as Dr. Bell (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
as State Department Official
Wife, Husband and Friend
as Doctor
Hell's Kitchen
as Judge
Sergeant Madden
as Police Commissioner
A Child Is Born
as Dr. Cramm
1938
Bringing Up Baby
as Alexander Peabody
The Saint in New York
as Judge (Uncredited)
Crashing Hollywood
as Alexander Peyton
The Law West of Tombstone
as Mort Dixon
Ernest the Rebel
as Hamilton (uncredited)
The Affairs of Annabel
as Warden (uncredited)
Crime Ring
as Clifton
Blind Alibi
as Curator
This Marriage Business
as Madden
Maid's Night Out
as Mr. Norman
Blond Cheat
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Smashing the Rackets
as District Attorney Edward Greer
Condemned Women
as Warden Edmund Miller
Fugitives for a Night
as Thomas, Nelson's Butler
Mother Carey's Chickens
as Thomas Hamilton Sr.
Go Chase Yourself
as Daniels
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as College President Martin
1937
The Toast of New York
as Broker
Breakfast for Two
as Receivership Hearing Judge (uncredited)
Meet the Missus
as District Attorney
Sea Devils
as Doctor (uncredited)
Saturday's Heroes
as President Hammond
There Goes the Groom
as Yacht Captain
Don't Tell the Wife
as Warden
Wise Girl
as Chief Judge at Custody Hearing (uncredited)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Doctor (uncredited)
Border Cafe
as Senator Henry Whitney
High Flyers
as Chief of Police
The Life of the Party
as Mr. Van Tuyl
The Man Who Found Himself
as Dr. James Stanton Sr.
China Passage
as Dr. Sibley
She's Got Everything
as First Doctor (uncredited)
Too Many Wives
as Albert (A.K.) Otto, Justice of the Peace
The Big Shot
as Police Chief
You Can't Buy Luck
as Doug White
1936
Captain January
as John Mason
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Major Gordon Kent
The Mandarin Mystery
as Dr. Alexander Kirk
The Accusing Finger
as Judge's Voice
Hearts in Bondage
as Commodore Jordan
A Message to Garcia
as Col. Wagner (uncredited)
Hearts Divided
as Thomas Jefferson
Hats Off
as J.D. Murdock
Sea Spoilers
as Commander Mays
Navy Born
as Admiral Kingston
Give Me Liberty
as Thomas Jefferson
Private Number
as Judge
Sutter's Gold
as Dr. Billings
It Had to Happen
as Jury Foreman
1935
Dangerous
as Charles Melton
Great God Gold
as George Harper
Society Fever
as Mr. Vandergriff
Under the Pampas Moon
as Don Bennett
Princess O'Hara
as Judge (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Egypt
as Prof. Arnold
A Night at the Opera
as Committeeman (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
as Judge
Buried Loot
as Edward Swain (uncredited)
Dante's Inferno
as Judge
Age of Indiscretion
as Judge
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Walter Gilbert
Stars Over Broadway
as Angry Radio Station Executive
Death Flies East
as Dr. Jim Moffat
Navy Wife
as Dr. Charles Keats
1934
George White's Scandals
as John R. Loraine
Manhattan Melodrama
as Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)
Looking for Trouble
as Parsons (uncredited)
Viva Villa!
as Statesman (uncredited)
Here Comes the Navy
as Admiral
Wonder Bar
as Broker (uncredited)
The World Moves On
as Charles Girard (1914)
You're Telling Me!
as President of Tire Co.
The Oil Raider
as J. T. Varley
Manhattan Love Song
as Kenbrook
What Price Jazz
as Mr. Public Opinion
David Harum
as Father (uncredited)
1933
The Vanishing Frontier
as General Winfield
Damaged Lives
as Donald Bradley Sr.
Night Flight
as Santiago Doctor (uncredited)
42nd Street
as Hotel Doctor (uncredited)
Humanity
as Dr. Van Buren
Employees' Entrance
as Newspaper Owner (uncredited)
Mr. Skitch
as Harvey's Uncle
The Women in His Life
as Governor (uncredited)
One Year Later
as J. Atwell Hunt
Son of a Sailor
as Rear Admiral Lee
The Worst Woman in Paris?
as Doctor
1932
Island of Lost Souls
as Consul
Broken Lullaby
as Townsman (uncredited)
Merrily We Go To ____
as Mr. Prentice
Rasputin and the Empress
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Lady with a Past
as Mr. Patridge (Uncredited)
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
as Judge (uncredited)
While Paris Sleeps
as Prison Doctor
The Washington Masquerade
as President of the Senate (uncredited)
Guilty or Not Guilty
as John Halliday
Thrill of Youth
as Jeff Thayer
70,000 Witnesses
as College Official (uncredited)
The All-American
as Mr. King
1931
Behind Office Doors
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid
as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Ladies of the Big House
as District Attorney Lawson (uncredited)
Graft
as Robert Hall
The Gay Diplomat
as Colonel
Touchdown!
as President Baker
Inspiration
as Madeleine's Father (uncredited)
Five and Ten
as Mr. Brooks (uncredited)
Shipmates
as Captain Beatty
Hush Money
as Mr. Stockton (uncredited)
A Free Soul
as Defense Attorney Johnson (uncredited)
An American Tragedy
as Mr. Finchley (uncredited)
Expensive Women
as Melville's Party Guest
The Star Witness
as Judge (uncredited)
The Last Flight
as Military Doctor
The Naughty Flirt
as Mr. John Raleigh Elliott
Confessions of a Co-Ed
as College President
The Common Law
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Unholy Garden
as Paris Prefect of Police
The Hot Heiress
as Doctor (uncredited)
Girls Demand Excitement
as Mr. Madison
Resurrection
as Judge
1930
Free Love
as Judge Sturgis
Just Imagine
as Head of Marriage Tribunal (uncredited)
Conspiracy
as Mark Holt (uncredited)
The Divorcee
as Dr. Bernard
Puttin' on the Ritz
as Dr. Blair
Only Saps Work
as Dr. White (uncredited)
Son of the Gods
as Attorney (uncredited)
Maybe It's Love
as College President Sheffield
Not So Dumb
as Blair Patterson (uncredited)
Part Time Wife
as Garland - Oil Company President (uncredited)
Shadow of the Law
as Colonel Wentworth
Young Eagles
as Colonel Wilder
Young Desire
as Mr. Spencer
1929
Thunderbolt
as Mr. Corwin
Paris Bound
as James Hutton Sr.
Dance Hall
as Dr. Loring
Flight
as Marine Colonel in Nicaragua
The Last Performance
as Defense Attorney
Coquette
as Robert Wentworth
The Dance of Life
as Minister
1928
The Docks of New York
as Night Court Judge (uncredited)
Craig's Wife
as Mr. Passmore
Partners in Crime
as B.R. Carnwall
Feel My Pulse
as Her Uncle Edgar
The Port of Missing Girls
as Cyrus Kinnng
Runaway Girls
as John Hartley
Modern Mothers
as Theater Manager
1927
The Broncho Twister
as Ned Mason
One Increasing Purpose
as Mr. Glade
Man Power
as James Martin
Wings
as Mr. Powell (uncredited)
1926
The Eagle of the Sea
as General Andrew Jackson
Risky Business
as Schubal Peabody
The Midnight Kiss
as Thomas H. Hastings, Sr.
The City
as George Rand Sr
The King of the Turf
as Colonel Fairfax
3 Bad Men
as Gen. Neville
North of 36
as Pattison
Desert Gold
as Richard Stanton Gale
1925
The Air Mail
as Peter Rendon
Her Market Value
as Harvey Dumont
Wild Horse Mesa
as Lige Melberne
The Primrose Path
as Prosecutor John Morton
1924
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Mr. Roderick Virey
The Man Who Fights Alone
as Dr. Raymond
1919
The Glorious Lady
Director
1917
God's Man
Director
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
Director
1914
Dan
Director
The Jungle
Director