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George Irving

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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedOct 5, 1874 (Died at 87)
Zodiac Sign♎Libra
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Career Span1920 – 1961
Known Credits247 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.9

George Irving

Also known as:George Henry IrvingGeorge H. Irving
Total Works

247

247 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

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worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

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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 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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Bringing Up Baby
7.5
Bringing Up Baby
1938•movie
as Mr. Peabody
A Night at the Opera
7.4
as Committeeman (uncredited)
Wings
7.2
Wings
1927•movie
as Mr. Powell (uncredited)
Island of Lost Souls
6.9
as Consul

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 247 titles featuring George Irving

Bringing Up Baby
7.5
Bringing Up Baby
1938•movie

as Mr. Peabody

A Night at the Opera
7.4

as Committeeman (uncredited)

Wings
7.2
Wings
1927•movie

as Mr. Powell (uncredited)

Island of Lost Souls
6.9

as Consul

Sergeant York
7.2
Sergeant York
1941•movie

as Harrison (uncredited)

42nd Street
6.9
42nd Street
1933•movie

as Hotel Doctor (uncredited)

Son of Dracula
5.8
Son of Dracula
1943•movie

as Colonel Caldwell

Hangmen Also Die!
6.9
Hangmen Also Die!
1943•movie

as Neeval

The Docks of New York
7.0

as Night Court Judge (uncredited)

Dishonored
7.0
Dishonored
1931•movie
Manhattan Melodrama
7.0

as Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)

The Divorcee
6.2
The Divorcee
1930•movie

as Dr. Bernard

Dangerous
6.6
Dangerous
1935•movie

as Charles Melton

Once Upon a Honeymoon
6.3

as American Consul (uncredited)

Bluebeard
5.5
Bluebeard
1944•movie

as The Duke of Carineaux (Uncredited)

Merrily We Go to Hell
6.4

as Mr. Prentice

A Free Soul
6.2
A Free Soul
1931•movie

as Defense Attorney Johnson (uncredited)

3 Bad Men
6.9
3 Bad Men
1926•movie

as Gen. Neville

Broken Lullaby
7.4
Broken Lullaby
1932•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
7.0

as Colonel's Aide (uncredited)

Love Crazy
6.8
Love Crazy
1941•movie

as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

Christmas Holiday
6.5
Christmas Holiday
1944•movie

as Judge (uncredited)

Magic Town
6.7
Magic Town
1947•movie

as Senator Wilton

Coquette
5.9
Coquette
1929•movie

as Robert Wentworth

Thunderbolt
5.7
Thunderbolt
1929•movie

as Mr. Corwin

Viva Villa!
6.2
Viva Villa!
1934•movie

as Statesman (uncredited)

Charlie Chan in Egypt
6.9

as Prof. Arnold

Bright Eyes
6.7
Bright Eyes
1934•movie

as Judge Thompson

Employees' Entrance
6.2

as Newspaper Owner (uncredited)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
6.9

as Colonel Robert E. Lee (uncredited)

Knute Rockne All American
6.1

as Doc - a Notre Dame Professor (uncredited)

Here Comes the Navy
6.0

as Admiral

Just Imagine
5.8
Just Imagine
1930•movie

as Head of Marriage Tribunal (uncredited)

Charlie Chan at the Race Track
7.1

as Major Gordon Kent

Captain January
6.8
Captain January
1936•movie

as John Mason

Wonder Bar
6.0
Wonder Bar
1934•movie

as Broker (uncredited)

Breakfast for Two
5.9
Breakfast for Two
1937•movie

as Receivership Hearing Judge (uncredited)

Johnny Apollo
6.8
Johnny Apollo
1940•movie

as Mr. Ives

Night Flight
5.6
Night Flight
1933•movie

as Santiago Doctor (uncredited)

Dust Be My Destiny
6.5
Dust Be My Destiny
1939•movie

as Judge

You're Telling Me!
6.3
You're Telling Me!
1934•movie

as President of Tire Co.

The Saint in New York
6.5

as Judge (Uncredited)

Behind Office Doors
4.9

as Doctor (uncredited)

The Mandarin Mystery
5.1

as Dr. Alexander Kirk

An American Tragedy
6.3

as Mr. Finchley (uncredited)

The Star Witness
6.9
The Star Witness
1931•movie

as Judge (uncredited)

The World Moves On
5.9
The World Moves On
1934•movie

as Charles Girard (1914)

Rasputin and the Empress
5.5

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Lady in the Death House
5.7

as Gregory

Five and Ten
6.1
Five and Ten
1931•movie

as Mr. Brooks (uncredited)

The Last Flight
6.5
The Last Flight
1931•movie

as Military Doctor

Conspiracy
4.9
Conspiracy
1930•movie

as Mark Holt (uncredited)

The Common Law
5.4
The Common Law
1931•movie

as Doctor (uncredited)

The Last Performance
6.5

as Defense Attorney

Calling Philo Vance
6.0

as Avery (uncredited)

Give Me Liberty
6.4
Give Me Liberty
1936•movie

as Thomas Jefferson

The Toast of New York
6.2

as Broker

The Great Man's Lady
6.3

as Dr. Adams (uncredited)

Damaged Lives
4.7
Damaged Lives
1933•movie

as Donald Bradley Sr.

Shadow of the Law
6.7
Shadow of the Law
1930•movie

as Colonel Wentworth

A Message to Garcia
5.0

as Col. Wagner (uncredited)

The Dance of Life
5.8
The Dance of Life
1929•movie

as Minister

Dante's Inferno
6.2
Dante's Inferno
1935•movie

as Judge

Little Men
5.5
Little Men
1940•movie

as Truant Officer

Hearts in Bondage
4.9
Hearts in Bondage
1936•movie

as Commodore Jordan

Espionage Agent
6.3
Espionage Agent
1939•movie

as State Department Official

Lady with a Past
6.2
Lady with a Past
1932•movie

as Mr. Patridge (Uncredited)

Air Mail
5.5
Air Mail
1932•movie

as John Montgomery (uncredited)

Feel My Pulse
6.6
Feel My Pulse
1928•movie

as Her Uncle Edgar

Inspiration
5.9
Inspiration
1931•movie

as Madeleine's Father (uncredited)

Flight
6.6
Flight
1929•movie

as Marine Colonel in Nicaragua

Not So Dumb
5.3
Not So Dumb
1930•movie

as Blair Patterson (uncredited)

George White's Scandals
5.4

as John R. Loraine

New Moon
6.9
New Moon
1940•movie

as Ship's Captain

Buried Loot
6.4
Buried Loot
1935•movie

as Edward Swain (uncredited)

Wise Girl
7.1
Wise Girl
1937•movie

as Chief Judge at Custody Hearing (uncredited)

Manhattan Love Song
5.7

as Kenbrook

Age of Indiscretion
4.9

as Judge

Crashing Hollywood
6.0
Crashing Hollywood
1938•movie

as Alexander Peyton

Confessions of a Co-Ed
6.0

as College President

The Cisco Kid
6.5
The Cisco Kid
1931•movie

as Commanding Officer (uncredited)

You Can't Buy Luck
4.7
You Can't Buy Luck
1937•movie

as Doug White

Oil for the Lamps of China
7.2

as Walter Gilbert

The Famous Ferguson Case
6.6

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Women in His Life
4.3

as Governor (uncredited)

Streets of New York
5.4

as Judge Joseph Carroll

This Marriage Business
5.2

as Madden

The Law West of Tombstone
6.0

as Mort Dixon

Under the Pampas Moon
5.5

as Don Bennett

Mother Carey's Chickens
6.0

as Thomas Hamilton Sr.

The Gay Diplomat
4.8
The Gay Diplomat
1931•movie

as Colonel

Go Chase Yourself
5.7
Go Chase Yourself
1938•movie

as Daniels

Paris Bound
5.3
Paris Bound
1929•movie

as James Hutton Sr.

Looking for Trouble
6.7

as Parsons (uncredited)

Private Number
6.7
Private Number
1936•movie

as Judge

While Paris Sleeps
6.7
While Paris Sleeps
1932•movie

as Prison Doctor

The Hardys Ride High
6.5

as Jonas Bronell

Hell's Kitchen
6.8
Hell's Kitchen
1939•movie

as Judge

An Angel from Texas
5.3

as Actor on Donkey in the Play

The Wet Parade
6.2
The Wet Parade
1932•movie

as Judge (uncredited)

Expensive Women
5.7
Expensive Women
1931•movie

as Melville's Party Guest

Son of the Gods
6.3
Son of the Gods
1930•movie

as Attorney (uncredited)

70,000 Witnesses
5.7
70,000 Witnesses
1932•movie

as College Official (uncredited)

Maybe It's Love
5.2
Maybe It's Love
1930•movie

as College President Sheffield

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
5.8

Role: Director

Ernest the Rebel
6.2
Ernest the Rebel
1938•movie

as Hamilton (uncredited)

Sea Devils
6.0
Sea Devils
1937•movie

as Doctor (uncredited)

Dance Hall
5.0
Dance Hall
1929•movie

as Dr. Loring

The Primrose Path
5.8
The Primrose Path
1925•movie

as Prosecutor John Morton

Maid's Night Out
5.9
Maid's Night Out
1938•movie

as Mr. Norman

The Washington Masquerade
6.8

as President of the Senate (uncredited)

The Life of the Party
6.2

as Mr. Van Tuyl

The Affairs of Annabel
5.4

as Warden (uncredited)

Stars Over Broadway
5.6

as Angry Radio Station Executive

Bad Little Angel
5.5
Bad Little Angel
1939•movie

as Dr. Bell (uncredited)

Laddie
6.6
Laddie
1940•movie

as Dr. Barnes

Sea Spoilers
5.0
Sea Spoilers
1936•movie

as Commander Mays

The Great Mr. Nobody
6.0

as Dr. Carlisle (uncredited)

Naughty Flirt
6.2
Naughty Flirt
1931•movie

as Mr. John Raleigh Elliott

China Passage
6.3
China Passage
1937•movie

as Dr. Sibley

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
6.0

as Rear Admiral (uncredited)

Puttin' on the Ritz
6.2

as Dr. Blair

Shipmates
5.8
Shipmates
1931•movie

as Captain Beatty

Graft
5.0
Graft
1931•movie

as Robert Hall

Border Cafe
7.0
Border Cafe
1937•movie

as Senator Henry Whitney

Hearts Divided
5.5
Hearts Divided
1936•movie

as Thomas Jefferson

Condemned Women
7.2
Condemned Women
1938•movie

as Warden Edmund Miller

Hats Off
5.0
Hats Off
1936•movie

as J.D. Murdock

The Hot Heiress
6.2
The Hot Heiress
1931•movie

as Doctor (uncredited)

Great God Gold
5.5
Great God Gold
1935•movie

as George Harper

There Goes the Groom
6.2

as Yacht Captain

Too Many Wives
7.2
Too Many Wives
1937•movie

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

She's Got Everything
5.8

as First Doctor (uncredited)

Crime Ring
5.8
Crime Ring
1938•movie

as Clifton

A Child is Born
7.1
A Child is Born
1939•movie

as Dr. Cramm

High Flyers
7.5
High Flyers
1937•movie

as Chief of Police

One Year Later
7.2
One Year Later
1933•movie

as J. Atwell Hunt

Fugitives for a Night
7.2

as Thomas, Nelson's Butler

The Unholy Garden
6.8
The Unholy Garden
1931•movie

as Paris Prefect of Police

Wild Horse Mesa
7.0
Wild Horse Mesa
1925•movie

as Lige Melberne

The Accusing Finger
5.8

as Judge's Voice

3 Kids and a Queen
6.8
3 Kids and a Queen
1935•movie

as Judge

What Price Jazz
7.7
What Price Jazz
1934•movie

as Mr. Public Opinion

The Outcasts of Poker Flat
6.3

as Doctor (uncredited)

Navy Born
6.0
Navy Born
1936•movie

as Admiral Kingston

Risky Business
7.0
Risky Business
1926•movie

as Schubal Peabody

Blind Alibi
6.2
Blind Alibi
1938•movie

as Curator

Death Flies East
7.0
Death Flies East
1935•movie

as Dr. Jim Moffat

Young Eagles
7.0
Young Eagles
1930•movie

as Colonel Wilder

It Had to Happen
6.3
It Had to Happen
1936•movie

as Jury Foreman

Smashing the Rackets
6.7

as District Attorney Edward Greer

Blond Cheat
7.3
Blond Cheat
1938•movie

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

Only Saps Work
6.0
Only Saps Work
1930•movie

as Dr. White (uncredited)

Spy Ship
7.0
Spy Ship
1942•movie

as Harry Mitchell

Thrill of Youth
6.7
Thrill of Youth
1932•movie

as Jeff Thayer

Young Desire
7.0
Young Desire
1930•movie

as Mr. Spencer

Ladies of the Big House
6.0

as District Attorney Lawson (uncredited)

Mr. Skitch
7.3
Mr. Skitch
1933•movie

as Harvey's Uncle

She Couldn't Say No
7.5

as Henry Rockwell

The All-American
6.5
The All-American
1932•movie

as Mr. King

The Glorious Lady
7.3
The Glorious Lady
1919•movie

Role: Director

Free Love
7.5
Free Love
1930•movie

as Judge Sturgis

Resurrection
6.5
Resurrection
1931•movie

as Judge

Sergeant Madden
7.5
Sergeant Madden
1939•movie

as Police Commissioner

Florian
4.5
Florian
1940•movie

as Bantry

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
8.0

as College President Martin

The Runaround
8.0
The Runaround
1931•movie
Guilty or Not Guilty
7.0

as John Halliday

A Notorious Gentleman
6.5

as Judge Horman

Meet the Missus
6.5
Meet the Missus
1937•movie

as District Attorney

Saturday's Heroes
8.0
Saturday's Heroes
1937•movie

as President Hammond

Don't Tell the Wife
6.0

as Warden

Princess O'Hara
8.0
Princess O'Hara
1935•movie

as Judge (uncredited)

Partners in Crime
6.0
Partners in Crime
1928•movie

as B.R. Carnwall

Wife, Husband and Friend
6.5

as Doctor

The Man Who Found Himself
8.5

as Dr. James Stanton Sr.

The Big Shot
6.5
The Big Shot
1937•movie

as Police Chief

Society Fever
7.0
Society Fever
1935•movie

as Mr. Vandergriff

Son of a Sailor
6.0
Son of a Sailor
1933•movie

as Rear Admiral Lee

Hotel for Women
7.5
Hotel for Women
1939•movie
Golden Hoofs
8.0
Golden Hoofs
1941•movie

as Dr. Timothy Drake

Navy Wife
6.0
Navy Wife
1935•movie

as Dr. Charles Keats

The Perfect Tribute
7.0

as Man (uncredited)

David Harum
7.5
David Harum
1934•movie

as Father (uncredited)

John Glayde's Honor
1.0

Role: Director

The Vanishing Frontier
8.0

as General Winfield

One Increasing Purpose
10.0

as Mr. Glade

The Broncho Twister
8.0

as Ned Mason

Man Power
8.0
Man Power
1927•movie

as James Martin

Shanghai Bound
10.0
Shanghai Bound
1927•movie

as Louden

Humanity
10.0
Humanity
1933•movie

as Dr. Van Buren

The Midnight Kiss
8.0
The Midnight Kiss
1926•movie

as Thomas H. Hastings, Sr.

Drums of the Desert
7.0

as Prof. Elias Manton

Honor Bound
9.0
Honor Bound
1928•movie

as State Governor

His Jazz Bride
10.0
His Jazz Bride
1926•movie
Jaffery
8.0
Jaffery
1916•movie
Craig's Wife
7.0
Craig's Wife
1928•movie

as Mr. Passmore

North of 36
8.0
North of 36
1926•movie

as Pattison

The Port of Missing Girls
7.0

as Cyrus Kinnng

The Eagle of the Sea
10.0

as General Andrew Jackson

Part Time Wife
8.0
Part Time Wife
1930•movie

as Garland - Oil Company President (uncredited)

Wanderer of the Wasteland
8.0

as Mr. Roderick Virey

The City
10.0
The City
1926•movie

as George Rand Sr

Sutter's Gold
7.0
Sutter's Gold
1936•movie

as Dr. Billings

The Air Mail
9.0
The Air Mail
1925•movie

as Peter Rendon

The Oil Raider
10.0
The Oil Raider
1934•movie

as J. T. Varley

Girls Demand Excitement
10.0

as Mr. Madison

The Man Who Fights Alone
8.0

as Dr. Raymond

The Golden Princess
9.0

as Bill Ket

King of the Mounties
8.0

as Prof. Brent

Hush Money
10.0
Hush Money
1931•movie

as Mr. Stockton (uncredited)

Her Market Value
8.0
Her Market Value
1925•movie

as Harvey Dumont

The Worst Woman in Paris?
9.0

as Doctor

The King of the Turf
7.0

as Colonel Fairfax

Touchdown!
8.0
Touchdown!
1931•movie

as President Baker

Desert Gold
8.0
Desert Gold
1926•movie

as Richard Stanton Gale

Modern Mothers
9.0
Modern Mothers
1928•movie

as Theater Manager

The Goose Hangs High
8.0

as Bernard Ingals

Runaway Girls
8.0
Runaway Girls
1928•movie

as John Hartley

Yesterday's Heroes
10.0
Yesterday's Heroes
1940•movie

as Dr. Stovall

The Misleading Lady
9.0

Role: Director

The Conquest of Canaan
8.0

Role: Director

The Volcano
10.0
The Volcano
1919•movie

Role: Director

The Silver King
9.0
The Silver King
1919•movie

Role: Director

Her Majesty
8.0
Her Majesty
1922•movie

Role: Director

Lost in a Big City
8.0
Lost in a Big City
1923•movie

Role: Director

Floodgates
9.0
Floodgates
1924•movie

Role: Director

The Wakefield Case
9.0
The Wakefield Case
1921•movie

Role: Director

Body and Soul
Body and Soul
1915•movie

as The Rider

Two Flaming Youths
Two Flaming Youths
1927•movie

as Simeon Trott

Paid in Full
Paid in Full
1914•movie

as Jimsey Smith (as George H. Irving)

The Ballet Girl
The Ballet Girl
1916•movie

Role: Director

The Builder of Bridges

Role: Director

The Witching Hour
The Witching Hour
1916•movie

Role: Director

The Fairy and the Waif

Role: Director

Dan
Dan
1914•movie

Role: Director

Daughter of Destiny

Role: Director

God's Man
God's Man
1917•movie

Role: Director

The Jungle
The Jungle
1914•movie

Role: Director

Back to the Woods
Back to the Woods
1918•movie

Role: Director

The Capitol
The Capitol
1919•movie

Role: Director

Just Out of College

Role: Director

Her Boy
Her Boy
1918•movie

Role: Director

As a Man Thinks
As a Man Thinks
1919•movie

Role: Director

To Hell with the Kaiser!

Role: Director

The Landloper
The Landloper
1918•movie

Role: Director

Then I'll Come Back to You

Role: Director