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.
Acted in 220
1940s
- 1947
Magic Town
Senator Wilton
- 1944
Bluebeard
The Duke of Carineaux (Uncredited)
Lady in the Death House
Gregory
- 1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Rear Admiral (uncredited)
- 1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon
American Consul (uncredited)
King of the Mounties
Prof. Brent
Spy Ship
Harry Mitchell
- 1941
The Great Man's Lady
Dr. Adams (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
Dr. Carlisle (uncredited)
Golden Hoofs
Dr. Timothy Drake
- 1940
She Couldn't Say No
Henry Rockwell
Little Men
Truant Officer
Yesterday's Heroes
Dr. Stovall
Florian
Bantry
An Angel from Texas
Actor on Donkey in the Play
Johnny Apollo
Mr. Ives
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Colonel Robert E. Lee (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance
Avery (uncredited)
Laddie
Dr. Barnes
1930s
- 1939
A Child is Born
Dr. Cramm
Bad Little Angel
Dr. Bell (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
State Department Official
Dust Be My Destiny
Judge
Hotel for Women
Movie
Hell's Kitchen
Judge
The Hardys Ride High
Jonas Bronell
Streets of New York
Judge Joseph Carroll
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Colonel's Aide (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
Police Commissioner
Wife, Husband and Friend
Doctor
- 1938
The Law West of Tombstone
Mort Dixon
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
College President Martin
Ernest the Rebel
Hamilton (uncredited)
Fugitives for a Night
Thomas, Nelson's Butler
The Affairs of Annabel
Warden (uncredited)
Smashing the Rackets
District Attorney Edward Greer
Mother Carey's Chickens
Thomas Hamilton Sr.
Crime Ring
Clifton
Blond Cheat
Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Saint in New York
Judge (Uncredited)
Blind Alibi
Curator
Go Chase Yourself
Daniels
This Marriage Business
Madden
Condemned Women
Warden Edmund Miller
Maid's Night Out
Mr. Norman
Crashing Hollywood
Alexander Peyton
- 1937
Wise Girl
Chief Judge at Custody Hearing (uncredited)
She's Got Everything
First Doctor (uncredited)
High Flyers
Chief of Police
There Goes the Groom
Yacht Captain
Breakfast for Two
Receivership Hearing Judge (uncredited)
Saturday's Heroes
President Hammond
The Life of the Party
Mr. Van Tuyl
The Big Shot
Police Chief
The Toast of New York
Broker
Border Cafe
Senator Henry Whitney
Meet the Missus
District Attorney
You Can't Buy Luck
Doug White
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Doctor (uncredited)
Too Many Wives
Albert (A.K.) Otto, Justice of the Peace
The Man Who Found Himself
Dr. James Stanton Sr.
China Passage
Dr. Sibley
Don't Tell the Wife
Warden
Sea Devils
Doctor (uncredited)
- 1936
The Mandarin Mystery
Dr. Alexander Kirk
Give Me Liberty
Thomas Jefferson
Hats Off
J.D. Murdock
The Accusing Finger
Judge's Voice
Sea Spoilers
Commander Mays
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Major Gordon Kent
Hearts Divided
Thomas Jefferson
Private Number
Judge
Navy Born
Admiral Kingston
Hearts in Bondage
Commodore Jordan
Captain January
John Mason
A Message to Garcia
Col. Wagner (uncredited)
Sutter's Gold
Dr. Billings
It Had to Happen
Jury Foreman
- 1935
Dangerous
Charles Melton
Stars Over Broadway
Angry Radio Station Executive
3 Kids and a Queen
Judge
Navy Wife
Dr. Charles Keats
Dante's Inferno
Judge
The Perfect Tribute
Man (uncredited)
Society Fever
Mr. Vandergriff
Oil for the Lamps of China
Walter Gilbert
Charlie Chan in Egypt
Prof. Arnold
Under the Pampas Moon
Don Bennett
Age of Indiscretion
Judge
Great God Gold
George Harper
Princess O'Hara
Judge (uncredited)
Death Flies East
Dr. Jim Moffat
A Notorious Gentleman
Judge Horman
Buried Loot
Edward Swain (uncredited)
- 1934
The Oil Raider
J. T. Varley
Here Comes the Navy
Admiral
The World Moves On
Charles Girard (1914)
What Price Jazz
Mr. Public Opinion
Manhattan Melodrama
Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)
Manhattan Love Song
Kenbrook
Viva Villa!
Statesman (uncredited)
You're Telling Me!
President of Tire Co.
Looking for Trouble
Parsons (uncredited)
George White's Scandals
John R. Loraine
David Harum
Father (uncredited)
- 1933
The Women in His Life
Governor (uncredited)
The Worst Woman in Paris?
Doctor
Son of a Sailor
Rear Admiral Lee
Night Flight
Santiago Doctor (uncredited)
Damaged Lives
Donald Bradley Sr.
One Year Later
J. Atwell Hunt
The Vanishing Frontier
General Winfield
Humanity
Dr. Van Buren
Employees' Entrance
Newspaper Owner (uncredited)
- 1932
Island of Lost Souls
Consul
Rasputin and the Empress
Minor Role (uncredited)
Guilty or Not Guilty
John Halliday
Air Mail
John Montgomery (uncredited)
The All-American
Mr. King
70,000 Witnesses
College Official (uncredited)
Thrill of Youth
Jeff Thayer
The Washington Masquerade
President of the Senate (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
Mr. Prentice
While Paris Sleeps
Prison Doctor
The Famous Ferguson Case
Reporter (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
Judge (uncredited)
Lady with a Past
Mr. Patridge (Uncredited)
Broken Lullaby
Townsman (uncredited)
- 1931
Ladies of the Big House
District Attorney Lawson (uncredited)
Touchdown!
President Baker
Expensive Women
Melville's Party Guest
The Unholy Garden
Paris Prefect of Police
Graft
Robert Hall
The Last Flight
Military Doctor
The Star Witness
Judge (uncredited)
The Gay Diplomat
Colonel
An American Tragedy
Mr. Finchley (uncredited)
The Runaround
Movie
The Common Law
Doctor (uncredited)
Confessions of a Co-Ed
College President
Hush Money
Mr. Stockton (uncredited)
Five and Ten
Mr. Brooks (uncredited)
A Free Soul
Defense Attorney Johnson (uncredited)
Shipmates
Captain Beatty
The Hot Heiress
Doctor (uncredited)
Behind Office Doors
Doctor (uncredited)
Girls Demand Excitement
Mr. Madison
Inspiration
Madeleine's Father (uncredited)
Resurrection
Judge
- 1930
Only Saps Work
Dr. White (uncredited)
Free Love
Judge Sturgis
Part Time Wife
Garland - Oil Company President (uncredited)
Just Imagine
Head of Marriage Tribunal (uncredited)
Maybe It's Love
College President Sheffield
The Divorcee
Dr. Bernard
Young Eagles
Colonel Wilder
Son of the Gods
Attorney (uncredited)
Puttin' on the Ritz
Dr. Blair
Not So Dumb
Blair Patterson (uncredited)
1920s
- 1929
Dance Hall
Dr. Loring
The Last Performance
Defense Attorney
Flight
Marine Colonel in Nicaragua
The Dance of Life
Minister
Paris Bound
James Hutton Sr.
Thunderbolt
Mr. Corwin
Coquette
Robert Wentworth
- 1928
Craig's Wife
Mr. Passmore
Runaway Girls
John Hartley
Modern Mothers
Theater Manager
The Port of Missing Girls
Cyrus Kinnng
Partners in Crime
B.R. Carnwall
Feel My Pulse
Her Uncle Edgar
- 1927
Two Flaming Youths
Simeon Trott
Shanghai Bound
Louden
Man Power
James Martin
Drums of the Desert
Prof. Elias Manton
The Broncho Twister
Ned Mason
One Increasing Purpose
Mr. Glade
- 1926
The City
George Rand Sr
The Eagle of the Sea
General Andrew Jackson
The Midnight Kiss
Thomas H. Hastings, Sr.
Risky Business
Schubal Peabody
3 Bad Men
Gen. Neville
Desert Gold
Richard Stanton Gale
North of 36
Pattison
The King of the Turf
Colonel Fairfax
His Jazz Bride
Movie
- 1925
The Golden Princess
Bill Ket
The Primrose Path
Prosecutor John Morton
Wild Horse Mesa
Lige Melberne
The Goose Hangs High
Bernard Ingals
The Air Mail
Peter Rendon
Her Market Value
Harvey Dumont
- 1924
The Man Who Fights Alone
Dr. Raymond
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Mr. Roderick Virey
1910s
- 1916
Jaffery
Movie
- 1915
Body and Soul
The Rider
- 1914
Paid in Full
Jimsey Smith (as George H. Irving)
Directed 29
1920s
- 1924
Floodgates
Director
- 1923
Lost in a Big City
Director
- 1922
Her Majesty
Director
- 1921
The Wakefield Case
Director
- 1920
The Misleading Lady
Director
1910s
- 1919
The Capitol
Director
The Glorious Lady
Director
The Volcano
Director
As a Man Thinks
Director
The Silver King
Director
- 1918
Back to the Woods
Director
To Hell with the Kaiser!
Director
The Landloper
Director
Her Boy
Director
- 1917
Daughter of Destiny
Director
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
Director
God's Man
Director
- 1916
The Witching Hour
Director
The Conquest of Canaan
Director
Jaffery
Director
Then I'll Come Back to You
Director
The Ballet Girl
Director
- 1915
Body and Soul
Director
John Glayde's Honor
Director
Just Out of College
Director
The Builder of Bridges
Director
The Fairy and the Waif
Director
- 1914
Dan
Director
The Jungle
Director