About George Irving
Lived 1874 – 1961 (aged 86). George Irving was an American actor, film director, film actor and stage actor.
George Henry Irving (October 5, 1874 – September 11, 1961) was an American film actor and director.
Career Irving started his career as a theatre actor, notably as leading man to Maude Adams.
Selected filmography Actor
Paid in Full (1914) as Jimsey Smith (film debut) The Jungle (1914) as Minor Role The Education of Mr. Pipp (1914) as John Willing Body and Soul (1915) as The Rider Jaffery (1916) as Minor Role North of 36 (1924) as Eric Porter (journalist) Wanderer of the Wasteland (1924) as Mr. Roderick Virey The Man Who Fights Alone (1924) as Dr. Raymond Madonna of the Streets (1924) (uncredited) North of 36 (1924) as Pattison Her Market Value (1925) as Harvey Dumont The Goose Hangs High (1925) as Bernard Ingals The Air Mail (1925) as Peter Rendon Wild Horse Mesa (1925) as Lige Melberne The Golden Princess (1925) as Bill Ket The Primrose Path (1925) as Prosecutor John Morton (uncredited) His Jazz Bride (1926) The King of the Turf (1926) as Colonel Fairfax Desert Gold (1926) as Richard Stanton Gale The Midnight Kiss (1926) as Thomas H. Hastings, Sr. 3 Bad Men (1926) as Gen. Neville (uncredited) Risky Business (1926) as Schubal Peabody The Ice Flood (1926) as Thomas De Quincy The City (1926) as George Rand Sr Fangs of Justice (1926) Wings (1927) as Mr. Powell (uncredited) The Godless Girl (1928) The Docks of New York (1928) Modern Mothers (1928) Coquette (1929) Dance Hall (1929) Paris Bound (1929) Thunderbolt (1929) Young Eagles (1930) The Divorcee (1930) Maybe It's Love (1930) The Poor Millionaire (1930) Dishonored (1931) A Free Soul (1931) as Johnson, Defense Attorney (uncredited) An American Tragedy (1931) The Last Flight (1931) The Unholy Garden (1931) The Cisco Kid (1931) Broken Lullaby (1932) Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) Air Mail (1932) Guilty or Not Guilty (1932) Rasputin and the Empress (1932) Island of Lost Souls (1932) 42nd Street (1933) Employees' Entrance (1933) What! No Beer? (1933) Christopher Bean (1933) Heroes for Sale (1933) Night Flight (1933) Mr. Skitch (1933) David Harum (1934) Viva Villa! (1934) Once to Every Bachelor (1934) Manhattan Melodrama (1934) The World Moves On (1934) You're Telling Me! (1934) Bright Eyes (1934) Under the Pampas Moon (1935) Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) Times Square Lady (1935) Dante's Inferno (1935) Dangerous (1935) A Night at the Opera (1935) as Committeeman (uncredited) Hearts Divided (1936) as Thomas Jefferson A Message to Garcia (1936) Sutter's Gold (1936) Captain January (1936) Private Number (1936) Hearts in Bondage (1936) Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) Give Me Liberty (1936, Short) Too Many Wives (1937) The Toast of New York (1937) Breakfast for Two (1937) High Flyers (1937) Bringing Up Baby (1938) The Saint in New York (1938) Mother Carey's Chickens (1938) The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) Sergeant Madden (1939) The Hardys Ride High (1939) Hell's Kitchen (1939) Dust Be My Destiny (1939) Espionage Agent (1939) Bad Little Angel (1939) Laddie (1940) Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Robert E. Lee (uncredited) Calling Philo Vance (1940) Johnny Apollo (1940) An Angel from Texas (1940) Florian (1940) New Moon (1940) Knute Rockne All American (1940) Little Men (1940) She Couldn't Say No (1940) Golden Hoofs (1941) The Great Mr. Nobody (1941) Love Crazy (1941) Sergeant York (1941) as Harrison (uncredited) Bullets for O'Hara (1941) The Vanishing Virginian (1942) The Great Man's Lady (1942) Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) Hangmen Also Die! (1943) as Necval Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943) Son of Dracula (1943) Lady in the Death House (1944) Christmas Holiday (1944) Raiders of Ghost City (1944, Serial) Bluebeard (1944) Magic Town (1947) Mickey (1948) (final film)
Director
The Fairy and the Waif (1915) The Woman in 47 (1916) The Ballet Girl (1916) The Conquest of Canaan (1916) Then I'll Come Back to You (1916) Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917) Daughter of Destiny (1917) God's Man (1917) The Landloper (1918) Back to the Woods (1918) To Hell with the Kaiser! (1918) Hidden Fires (1918) The Glorious Lady (1919) As a Man Thinks (1919) The Capitol (1919) The Blue Pearl (1920) The Misleading Lady (1920) The Wakefield Case (1921) Just Outside the Door (1921) Her Majesty (1922) Lost in a Big City (1923) Floodgates (1924)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was George Irving?
American actor, director (1874-1961)
When was George Irving born?
George Irving was born on 5 October 1874 in New York City.
When did George Irving die?
George Irving died on 11 September 1961 in Hollywood.
What was George Irving's occupation?
George Irving was an actor, film director, film actor and stage actor.
What nationality was George Irving?
George Irving was American.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: George Irving (American actor)
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