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

as Alexander Peabody

A Night at the Opera

as Committeeman (uncredited)

Wings

as Mr. Powell (uncredited)

Island of Lost Souls

as Consul

Sergeant York

as Harrison (uncredited)

42nd Street

as Hotel Doctor (uncredited)

Son of Dracula

as Colonel Caldwell

Hangmen Also Die!

as Neeval

The Docks of New York

as Night Court Judge (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama

as Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)