George Irving

Actor

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.

Personal Info

Occupation Actor

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Birthday 1874-10-05

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Filmography by Year

1

1989

1

1947

2

1944

3

1943

4

1942

4

1941

10

1940

11

1939

17

1938

17

1937

14

1936

17

1935

12

1934

11

1933

13

1932

21

1931

14

1930

7

1929

6

1928

7

1927

9

1926

4

1925

2

1924

1

1916

1

1915

1

1914

Filmography by Genre