Occupation Actor Years active 1916-1941 | Name William Irving Role Film actor | |
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Born 17 May 1893 ( 1893-05-17 ) Hamburg, Germany Died December 25, 1943, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies Hoi Polloi, Punch Drunks, Wee Wee Monsieur, You're Darn Tootin, Playing the Ponies Similar People Del Lord, Jules White, Charles Lamont, Edgar Kennedy, Roy Del Ruth | ||
William Irving (17 May 1893 – 25 December 1943) was a German-born American film actor.
The burly character actor appeared in more than 220 films between 1916 and 1941, often as a "comic heavy" in the comedies of Our Gang or The Three Stooges. Irving also appeared as a cowardly German army cook in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). He played mostly supporting roles in the silent era, but after the introduction of sound films his appearances got noticeably smaller and he was often uncredited. Irving died of a heart attack on Christmas Day, 1943.
Filmography
Actor
1942
Der Fueher Face (Short) as
Stormtropper (as William J. Irving)
1942
Tales of Manhattan as
Victim of Drink (Fields sequence) (uncredited)
1941
Wedding Worries (Short) as
Bit at Wedding (uncredited)
1941
A Feller Who Plays in a Band (Short) as
Neighbor (uncredited)
1941
Whispers (Short) as
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
1940
Little Men as
Bartender (uncredited)
1940
Bitter Sweet as
Man in Mud Bath (uncredited)
1940
The Great Dictator as
Man Seated on Bed (uncredited)
1940
The Mortal Storm as
Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
1940
Terry and the Pirates as
The Governor (uncredited)
1939
Ninotchka as
Bartender (uncredited)
1939
Fast and Furious (uncredited)
1939
News Is Made at Night as
Drunk (uncredited)
1939
Bachelor Mother as
New Year's Eve Celebrant (uncredited)
1939
Good Girls Go to Paris as
Chef (uncredited)
1939
A Ducking They Did Go (Short) as
Cop Hit by Melon (uncredited)
1939
Idiot's Delight as
Sandro (uncredited)
1938
Up the River as
Chuck (uncredited)
1938
Down on the Farm as
Coleman
1938
Convicted as
'Cobble-Puss' Coley (as Bill Irving)
1938
The Chaser as
Injured Man (uncredited)
1938
Woman Against Woman as
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
1938
The Main Event as
Reporter (uncredited)
1938
Special Inspector as
Pete
1938
Who Killed Gail Preston? as
Arnold (uncredited)
1938
Wee Wee Monsieur (Short) as
Captain Gorgonzola (uncredited)
1938
Fiddling Around (Short) as
Charlie
1937
The Shadow as
Mac
1937
All American Sweetheart as
Mr. Blanchard (uncredited)
1937
Paid to Dance as
Dance Hall Customer (as Bill Irving)
1937
Murder in Greenwich Village as
Police Officer (uncredited)
1937
Gracie at the Bat (Short) as
Umpire
1937
Playing the Ponies (Short) as
Higgins (uncredited)
1937
Calling All Curtains (Short)
1937
Calling All Doctors (Short) as
Cronkite's Nephew (uncredited)
1937
Topper as
Policeman (uncredited)
1937
Girls Can Play as
Umpire (uncredited)
1937
The Wrong Miss Wright (Short) as
Wright's Butler (uncredited)
1937
A Day at the Races as
Man for Horn Business (uncredited)
1937
Back to the Woods (Short) as
Courtroom Guard (uncredited)
1937
New News (Short) as
Reporter (uncredited)
1937
Dizzy Doctors (Short) as
Surgeon (uncredited)
1937
The Super Snooper (Short)
1937
When You're in Love as
Concertgoer Hanging from Tree (uncredited)
1937
Grips, Grunts and Groans (Short) as
Waiter #1 (uncredited)
1937
Knee Action (Short) as
Man at Washer Demo
1937
Dancing on the Ceiling (Short) as
Patient in Waiting Room (uncredited)
1936
Slippery Silks (Short) as
Mr. Romani (uncredited)
1936
Grandma's Buoys (Short) as
Tiny (waiter in Jim's Joint) (uncredited)
1936
Come Closer, Folks as
Pitchman (uncredited)
1936
Am I Having Fun! (Short) as
Maitre'd (uncredited)
1936
Wives Never Know as
Drunk (uncredited)
1936
Whoops, I'm an Indian! (Short) as
Bartender (uncredited)
1936
Mister Smarty (Short)
1936
Early to Bed as
Mr. Fassbinder (uncredited)
1936
And So They Were Married as
Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as
Writer (uncredited)
1936
Share the Wealth (Short) as
Governor's Secretary
1936
Caught in the Act (Short) as
Cop in Hallway by Elevator
1936
The Count Takes the Count (Short) as
2nd Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1935
Foolish Hearts (Short) as
The Chef (uncredited)
1935
Three Little Beers (Short) as
Cement Layer (uncredited)
1935
Honeymoon Bridge (Short)
1935
The Big Broadcast of 1936 as
Photographer (uncredited)
1935
Here Comes Cookie as
Passenger (uncredited)
1935
Star Gazing (Short)
1935
Hoi Polloi (Short) as
Larry's dance partner (uncredited)
1935
Pardon My Scotch (Short) as
Customer (uncredited)
1935
The Captain Hits the Ceiling (Short) as
Parson (uncredited)
1935
Unknown Woman (uncredited)
1935
Paris in Spring as
Second Chef (uncredited)
1935
Public Hero Number 1 as
Federal Agent (uncredited)
1935
Air Hawks as
Jerry (uncredited)
1935
The Florentine Dagger as
Policeman Schultz (uncredited)
1935
Pop Goes the Easel (Short) as
Man Curly Asks for a Meal (uncredited)
1935
Gum Shoes (Short) as
Man Listening to the radio (uncredited)
1935
Restless Knights (Short) as
Queen's Ally (uncredited)
1935
Carnival as
Waiter (uncredited)
1935
One More Spring as
Chef (uncredited)
1935
I'm a Father (Short) as
Expectant Father
1935
Maybe It's Love as
Man Going Down the Stairs (uncredited)
1935
The Best Man Wins as
Bartender (uncredited)
1934
One Too Many (Short)
1934
Three Little Pigskins (Short) as
Photographer (uncredited)
1934
Broadway Bill (uncredited)
1934
Jealousy as
Photographer (uncredited)
1934
The Firebird as
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1934
Counsel on De Fence (Short)(uncredited)
1934
Lady by Choice as
Drunk (uncredited)
1934
It's the Cats (Short) as
Tire Company Executive (as Bill Irving)
1934
Washee Ironee (Short) as
Pedestrian
1934
Mike Fright (Short) as
Announcer
1934
Back to the Soil (Short)
1934
The Cat's-Paw as
Boarder (uncredited)
1934
Name the Woman as
Taxi driver
1934
Punch Drunks (Short) as
Kilduff's Manager (uncredited)
1934
Stamboul Quest as
Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
1934
The Personality Kid as
Fan Who Liked Ritzy's Yodeling (uncredited)
1934
Manhattan Melodrama as
German Note Holder (uncredited)
1934
Petting Preferred (Short)
1934
You're Telling Me! as
Businessman (uncredited)
1934
Melody in Spring as
Mr. Shorter (as William J. Irving)
1934
When Do We Eat? (Short) as
Diner
1934
Bolero as
Violinist (uncredited)
1934
It Happened One Night as
Passenger on Second Bus (uncredited)
1934
A Circus Hoodoo (Short)
1934
Radio Dough (Short) as
Gang Member (uncredited)
1934
Orient Express as
Conductor
1933
Three Little Swigs (Short)
1933
Fits in a Fiddle (Short) as
Cello Player in Orchestra (uncredited)
1933
Tillie and Gus as
Man in Tall Silk Hat (uncredited)
1933
The Bowery as
Fireman (uncredited)
1933
On Ice (Short)
1933
Footlight Parade as
Doorman in 'Honeymoon Hotel' (uncredited)
1933
Hooks and Jabs (Short)
1933
Captured! as
German Orderly (uncredited)
1933
She Had to Say Yes as
Bartender (uncredited)
1933
The Silk Express as
Silk Man on Phone (uncredited)
1933
Diplomaniacs as
Schmerzenpuppen (uncredited)
1933
Song of the Eagle as
Officer Schultz (uncredited)
1933
The Hitch Hiker (Short) as
Movie Director
1933
Lucky Devils as
Bartender (uncredited)
1933
Tired Feet (Short)
1932
A Farewell to Arms as
Frustrated Opera Singer (uncredited)
1932
Her Mad Night as
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1932
State's Attorney as
Drunken Tenant in Hallway (uncredited)
1931
Manhattan Parade as
Suit of Armor (uncredited)
1931
Her Majesty, Love as
Second Man in Cabaret
1930
The Truth About Youth as
Jim Greene (uncredited)
1930
A Soldier's Plaything as
German Actor in Horse (uncredited)
1930
The Life of the Party as
The 'Yoohoo' Man (uncredited)
1930
Song of the Caballero as
Bernardo
1930
Rough Waters as
Bill
1930
She Who Gets Slapped (Short) as
Con Man
1930
All Quiet on the Western Front as
Ginger - the Cook (uncredited)
1930
Sid's Long Count (Short) as
2nd Weight Reducing Machine Salesman
1930
On the Border as
Dusty
1930
Surprise (Short) as
Charlie (uncredited)
1930
What a Life (Short) as
Algy the Convict (uncredited)
1929
Song of Love as
Stage Manager (uncredited)
1929
Hearts in Exile as
Rat Catcher
1929
Ticklish Business (Short)
1929
From Headquarters as
Fritz
1929
Jed's Vacation (Short)
1928
The Bride of the Colorado as
Fritz Mueller
1928
Nothing to Wear as
Detective
1928
The Singapore Mutiny as
Huber
1928
Oriental Hugs (Short) as
The Sultan
1928
The Cameraman as
Photographer (uncredited)
1928
Beautiful But Dumb as
Ward
1928
You're Darn Tootin' (Short) as
Musician
1928
Red Hair as
Demmy
1928
Coney Island as
Hughey Cooper
1927
Swiss Movements (Short)
1927
Ham and Eggs at the Front as
von Friml (as William J. Irving)
1927
Easy Curves (Short) as
The Couturiere (as Bill Irving)
1927
The Girl in the Pullman as
Oscar McGuff
1927
The Rush Hour as
Seasick Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)
1927
Fresh and a Devil (Short)
1927
Wild Wallops (Short)
1927
Giddy Gobblers (Short)
1927
No Sparking (Short)
1927
She's My Baby as
Chuck Callahan
1927
Dumb Belles (Short)
1927
Cash and Carry (Short)
1927
Chicken Feathers (Short) as
The Ice Man
1927
Sailor Beware (Short)
1927
Duck Out (Short) as
Blondini
1927
Break Away (Short)
1926
Don't Fire (Short)
1926
Cool Off! (Short)
1926
Hoot Mon! (Short)
1926
Shell Socked (Short) as
The General
1926
A Briny Boob (Short) as
The Vamp's Husband (as Bill Irving)
1926
Wife Shy (Short) as
Bill
1926
Uppercuts (Short)
1926
Beauty à la Mud (Short)
1926
The Daffy Dill (Short)
1926
Chase Yourself (Short) as
Two Gun Jo
1926
Gimmie Strength (Short)
1926
Broken China (Short) as
Artie
1926
Call of the Night as
Chub Biggs
1926
A Wireless Lizzie (Short) as
Bill
1926
Page Me (Short)
1926
Weak, But Willing (Short) as
Walter's rival
1925
Yes, Yes, Babette (Short) as
Nearsighted Apache
1925
My Swedie (Short) as
Ethel's Husband
1925
Fair But Foolish (Short)
1925
Be Careful (Short) as
Mary's Sweetie
1925
Soup to Nuts (Short) as
Henry's Wife's Former Sweetheart
1925
Oh, Bridget! (Short)
1925
Call a Cop (Short)
1925
Love Goofy (Short)
1925
Great Guns (Short)
1925
Nero (Short) as
Nero
1925
Pampered Youth as
George Amberson (as William J. Irving)
1925
Step Fast (Short)
1925
French Pastry (Short)
1924
High Gear (Short)
1924
Starving Beauties (Short)
1924
Sailor Maids (Short)
1924
Love Letters as
Don Crossland
1924
The Rich Pup (Short)
1923
Gentle Julia as
George Plum
1923
The Love Trap as
Freddie Rivers (as William J. Irving)
1923
The Clean-Up as
Robert Dobbs
1923
Navy Blues (Short) as
Petty Officer on Deck of USS California
1923
The Two Johns (Short)
1923
Back to the Woods (Short)
1923
Roll Along (Short) as
Swanee Sam
1923
Winter Has Came (Short) as
The Hired Man
1923
Take Your Choice (Short)
1923
Green as Grass (Short)
1923
Bell Boy 13 (Short) as
Hotel Dining Room Guest (uncredited)
1922
In Dutch (Short) as
Jimmie's Rival
1922
Hello, Judge (Short)
1922
Ginger Face (Short) as
Johnny's Father
1922
The Cabby (Short)
1922
Wedding Pumps (Short) as
The Bridegroom
1922
A Hickory Hick (Short)
1922
Circus Clowns (Short) as
The Circus Owner
1921
The Noodle Nut (Short)
1921
Heart Breakers (Short) as
The Father
1921
The Noiseless Valley (Short) as
Ad A. Noyed
1920
Billions as
Frank Manners (as William J. Irving)
1920
Someone in the House as
Percy Glendenning (as William J. Irving)
1920
Twin Beds as
Andrew Larkin (as William J. Irving)
1920
He Loved Like He Lied (Short)
1920
Love's Protegé as
Jack Keith
1920
The Jazzy Janitor (Short)
1920
The Heart of a Child as
Perry (as William J. Irving)
1918
The Cabbage Queen (Short)
1918
Till I Come Back to You as
Stroheim
1918
Oh, Baby! (Short)
1917
Caught in the End (Short) as
The Jealous Husband
1917
His Unconscious Conscience (Short)
1917
She Needed a Doctor (Short) as
The Doctor's Assistant
1917
Whose Baby? (Short) as
Harold Scull - the Rival
1917
Her Birthday Knight (Short)
1917
Summer Boarders (Short)
1917
Heart Sick at Sea (Short)
1916
Murder by Mistake (Short) as
Mr. Bigbe's Rival
Soundtrack
1931
Her Majesty, Love (performer: "You're Baby-Minded Now" (1931) - uncredited)
1930
What a Life (Short) (performer: "The Prisoner's Song" - uncredited)
Archive Footage
2015
Hey Moe, Hey Dad! (TV Series documentary) as
Various characters
- Déjà Vu All Over Again (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
- Good Night & Good Nyuck! (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
- Eureka! (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
- Slap Happy (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
- A Stooge Is Born (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
1984
Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse (TV Movie documentary) as
Announcer (uncredited)
1981
Rascal Dazzle (TV Movie) as
Announcer
1964
Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary) as
Umpire (clip from Girls Can Play (1937))
- The Odyssey of Rita Hayworth (1964) - Umpire (clip from Girls Can Play (1937)) (uncredited)
1963
The Sound of Laughter (Documentary) as
Movie Director
1950
Innocently Guilty (Short) as
Traffic patrolman (uncredited)
References
William Irving (actor) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA