Acting
George Irving
EN, FR, XX cinema · 250 credits
Born
5 October 1874
Died
11 September 1961 (aged 86)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as George Henry Irving · George H. Irving
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
Filmography
The Poor Millionaire
The Poor Millionaire
as Calvinn Long
Magic Town
as Senator Wilton
Lady in the Death House
as Gregory
Bluebeard
as The Duke of Carineaux (Uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
as Judge (uncredited)
Son of Dracula
as Colonel Caldwell
Hangmen Also Die!
as Neeval
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Rear Admiral (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as American Consul (uncredited)
Spy Ship
as Harry Mitchell
King of the Mounties
as Prof. Brent
Love Crazy
as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
as Dr. Adams (uncredited)
Sergeant York
as Harrison (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
as Dr. Carlisle (uncredited)
Golden Hoofs
as Dr. Timothy Drake
Florian
as Bantry
New Moon
as Ship's Captain
Laddie
as Dr. Barnes
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Colonel Robert E. Lee (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance
as Avery (uncredited)
An Angel from Texas
as Actor on Donkey in the Play
Knute Rockne All American
as Doc - a Notre Dame Professor (uncredited)
Little Men
as Truant Officer
Johnny Apollo
as Mr. Ives
She Couldn't Say No
as Henry Rockwell
Yesterday's Heroes
as Dr. Stovall
Dust Be My Destiny
as Judge
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Colonel's Aide (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
as Police Commissioner
A Child is Born
as Dr. Cramm
Wife, Husband and Friend
as Doctor
The Hardys Ride High
as Jonas Bronell
Hell's Kitchen
as Judge
Espionage Agent
as State Department Official
Bad Little Angel
as Dr. Bell (uncredited)
Streets of New York
as Judge Joseph Carroll
Bringing Up Baby
as Mr. Peabody
This Marriage Business
as Madden
Ernest the Rebel
as Hamilton (uncredited)
The Law West of Tombstone
as Mort Dixon
Condemned Women
as Warden Edmund Miller
Mother Carey's Chickens
as Thomas Hamilton Sr.
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as College President Martin
Go Chase Yourself
as Daniels
Maid's Night Out
as Mr. Norman
Crime Ring
as Clifton
Blind Alibi
as Curator
Crashing Hollywood
as Alexander Peyton
Smashing the Rackets
as District Attorney Edward Greer
Blond Cheat
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Affairs of Annabel
as Warden (uncredited)
Fugitives for a Night
as Thomas, Nelson's Butler
The Saint in New York
as Judge (Uncredited)
Sea Devils
as Doctor (uncredited)
Wise Girl
as Chief Judge at Custody Hearing (uncredited)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Doctor (uncredited)
Border Cafe
as Senator Henry Whitney
There Goes the Groom
as Yacht Captain
Too Many Wives
as Albert (A.K.) Otto, Justice of the Peace
She's Got Everything
as First Doctor (uncredited)
Meet the Missus
as District Attorney
Breakfast for Two
as Receivership Hearing Judge (uncredited)
Saturday's Heroes
as President Hammond
High Flyers
as Chief of Police
Don't Tell the Wife
as Warden
The Man Who Found Himself
as Dr. James Stanton Sr.
The Life of the Party
as Mr. Van Tuyl
The Big Shot
as Police Chief
You Can't Buy Luck
as Doug White
China Passage
as Dr. Sibley
The Toast of New York
as Broker
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Major Gordon Kent
The Mandarin Mystery
as Dr. Alexander Kirk
Captain January
as John Mason
Hearts in Bondage
as Commodore Jordan
Hearts Divided
as Thomas Jefferson
Hats Off
as J.D. Murdock
Navy Born
as Admiral Kingston
It Had to Happen
as Jury Foreman
A Message to Garcia
as Col. Wagner (uncredited)
Private Number
as Judge
Sutter's Gold
as Dr. Billings
Sea Spoilers
as Commander Mays
Give Me Liberty
as Thomas Jefferson
The Accusing Finger
as Judge's Voice
A Night at the Opera
as Committeeman (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Egypt
as Prof. Arnold
Buried Loot
as Edward Swain (uncredited)
Under the Pampas Moon
as Don Bennett
Age of Indiscretion
as Judge
Great God Gold
as George Harper
A Notorious Gentleman
as Judge Horman
Death Flies East
as Dr. Jim Moffat
Princess O'Hara
as Judge (uncredited)
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Walter Gilbert
Stars Over Broadway
as Angry Radio Station Executive
Society Fever
as Mr. Vandergriff
Dangerous
as Charles Melton
Dante's Inferno
as Judge
Navy Wife
as Dr. Charles Keats
3 Kids and a Queen
as Judge
The Perfect Tribute
as Man (uncredited)
What Price Jazz
as Mr. Public Opinion
You're Telling Me!
as President of Tire Co.
The World Moves On
as Charles Girard (1914)
Wonder Bar
as Broker (uncredited)
Manhattan Love Song
as Kenbrook
Manhattan Melodrama
as Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)
Here Comes the Navy
as Admiral
Looking for Trouble
as Parsons (uncredited)
George White's Scandals
as John R. Loraine
Pursued
1934
Pursued
as Dr Otto Steiner
The Oil Raider
as J. T. Varley
Viva Villa!
as Statesman (uncredited)
Bright Eyes
as Judge Thompson
David Harum
as Father (uncredited)
Once to Every Bachelor
1934
Once to Every Bachelor
as George Bryant
42nd Street
as Hotel Doctor (uncredited)
The Vanishing Frontier
as General Winfield
Humanity
as Dr. Van Buren
Damaged Lives
as Donald Bradley Sr.
One Year Later
as J. Atwell Hunt
Employees' Entrance
as Newspaper Owner (uncredited)
Son of a Sailor
as Rear Admiral Lee
Mr. Skitch
as Harvey's Uncle
The Women in His Life
as Governor (uncredited)
Night Flight
as Santiago Doctor (uncredited)
Island of Lost Souls
as Consul
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Mr. Prentice
Guilty or Not Guilty
as John Halliday
The Washington Masquerade
as President of the Senate (uncredited)
While Paris Sleeps
as Prison Doctor
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Reporter (uncredited)
Lady with a Past
as Mr. Patridge (Uncredited)
Thrill of Youth
as Jeff Thayer
Broken Lullaby
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
as Judge (uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress
as Minor Role (uncredited)
70,000 Witnesses
as College Official (uncredited)
The All-American
as Mr. King
Air Mail
as John Montgomery (uncredited)
Resurrection
as Judge
Inspiration
as Madeleine's Father (uncredited)
Graft
as Robert Hall
The Star Witness
as Judge (uncredited)
The Hot Heiress
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Gay Diplomat
as Colonel
The Common Law
as Doctor (uncredited)
Five and Ten
as Mr. Brooks (uncredited)
A Free Soul
as Defense Attorney Johnson (uncredited)
Confessions of a Co-Ed
as College President
The Cisco Kid
as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
The Last Flight
as Military Doctor
Ladies of the Big House
as District Attorney Lawson (uncredited)
Girls Demand Excitement
as Mr. Madison
The Unholy Garden
as Paris Prefect of Police
An American Tragedy
as Mr. Finchley (uncredited)
Naughty Flirt
as Mr. John Raleigh Elliott
Expensive Women
as Melville's Party Guest
Hush Money
as Mr. Stockton (uncredited)
Touchdown!
as President Baker
Behind Office Doors
as Doctor (uncredited)
Shipmates
as Captain Beatty
Free Love
as Judge Sturgis
Conspiracy
as Mark Holt (uncredited)
The Divorcee
as Dr. Bernard
Young Eagles
as Colonel Wilder
Shadow of the Law
as Colonel Wentworth
Part Time Wife
as Garland - Oil Company President (uncredited)
Only Saps Work
as Dr. White (uncredited)
Young Desire
as Mr. Spencer
Not So Dumb
as Blair Patterson (uncredited)
Just Imagine
as Head of Marriage Tribunal (uncredited)
Son of the Gods
as Attorney (uncredited)
Puttin' on the Ritz
as Dr. Blair
Maybe It's Love
as College President Sheffield
Coquette
as Robert Wentworth
Flight
as Marine Colonel in Nicaragua
Dance Hall
as Dr. Loring
Paris Bound
as James Hutton Sr.
The Last Performance
as Defense Attorney
The Dance of Life
as Minister
Thunderbolt
as Mr. Corwin
Feel My Pulse
as Her Uncle Edgar
Honor Bound
as State Governor
The Docks of New York
as Night Court Judge (uncredited)
Craig's Wife
as Mr. Passmore
Partners in Crime
as B.R. Carnwall
The Port of Missing Girls
as Cyrus Kinnng
Modern Mothers
as Theater Manager
Runaway Girls
as John Hartley
One Increasing Purpose
as Mr. Glade
The Broncho Twister
as Ned Mason
Man Power
as James Martin
Shanghai Bound
as Louden
Two Flaming Youths
as Simeon Trott
Drums of the Desert
as Prof. Elias Manton
Wings
as Mr. Powell (uncredited)
The Midnight Kiss
as Thomas H. Hastings, Sr.
Risky Business
as Schubal Peabody
North of 36
as Pattison
The Eagle of the Sea
as General Andrew Jackson
The City
as George Rand Sr
3 Bad Men
as Gen. Neville
The King of the Turf
as Colonel Fairfax
Desert Gold
as Richard Stanton Gale
The Primrose Path
as Prosecutor John Morton
The Air Mail
as Peter Rendon
The Golden Princess
as Bill Ket
Wild Horse Mesa
as Lige Melberne
Her Market Value
as Harvey Dumont
The Goose Hangs High
as Bernard Ingals
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Mr. Roderick Virey
The Man Who Fights Alone
as Dr. Raymond
Floodgates
Director
Lost in a Big City
Director
Her Majesty
Director
The Wakefield Case
Director
The Misleading Lady
Director
The Volcano
Director
The Silver King
Director
The Glorious Lady
Director
The Capitol
Director
Her Boy
Director
The Landloper
Director
God's Man
Director
Jaffery
Actor, Director
Body and Soul
as The Rider, Director
John Glayde's Honor
Director
Paid in Full
as Jimsey Smith (as George H. Irving)
Dan
Director
The Jungle
Director