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