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William Irving is a Actor American born on 17 may 1893

William Irving

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Nationality USA
Birth 17 may 1893
Death 25 december 1943 (at 50 years)

William Irving (17 May 1893 – 25 December 1943) was a German-born American film actor.

The burly character actor appeared in more than 220 films between 1916 and 1941, often as a "comic heavy" in the comedies of Our Gang or The Three Stooges. Irving also appeared as a cowardly German army cook in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). He played mostly supporting roles in the silent era, but after the introduction of sound films his appearances got noticeably smaller and he was often uncredited. Irving died of a heart attack on Christmas Day, 1943.

Usually with

Moe Howard
Moe Howard
(11 films)
Larry Fine
Larry Fine
(11 films)
Curly Howard
Curly Howard
(11 films)
Jules White
Jules White
(11 films)
Vernon Dent
Vernon Dent
(9 films)
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Filmography of William Irving (61 films)

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Wedding Worries
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors George McFarland, Margaret Bert, Darla Hood, Billy Laughlin, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Robert Blake
Roles Guest
Rating58% 2.9158652.9158652.9158652.9158652.915865
Having read horror stories about wicked stepmothers, the gang is determined to break up the marriage between Darla Hood's widowed father and his new bride. Never bothering to find out, as Darla has, that the second Mrs. Hood is a wonderful woman, the kids pull off all sorts of pranks at the wedding ceremony, from playing the radio too loud to releasing a cylinder of laughing gas. The wedding guests start smiling then laughing as the gas fills the room. Someone in the building discovers what they're doing and shuts off the canister. The wedding is temporarily postponed and the gang is sentenced to a spanking, assembly-line style.
The Mortal Storm, 1h40
Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young, Frank Morgan, Robert Stack, Bonita Granville
Roles Cafe Waiter
Rating76% 3.844733.844733.844733.844733.84473
In 1933, Freya Roth (Margaret Sullavan) is a young German girl engaged to a Nazi party member (Robert Young). When she realizes the true nature of his political views she breaks the engagement and turns her attention to anti-Nazi Martin Breitner (James Stewart). Her father, Professor Roth (Frank Morgan), does not abide by the attitude of the new order towards scientific fact.
The Great Dictator, 2h4
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Military humor in film, Medical-themed films, Monde imaginaire, Hitler, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Political films
Actors Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell, Billy Gilbert
Roles Man Seated on Bed (uncredited)
Rating83% 4.1992354.1992354.1992354.1992354.199235
The action starts in 1918, with the collapse of the Tomainian (German) army. A Jewish barber saves the life of a wounded pilot, Schultz, but loses his own memory through concussion.
Bitter Sweet, 1h34
Directed by W. S. Van Dyke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Operetta films
Actors Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, George Sanders, Ian Hunter, Sig Ruman, Felix Bressart
Roles Man in Mud Bath (uncredited)
Rating57% 2.854272.854272.854272.854272.85427
Set in late 19th century Vienna, the story focuses on the romance between music teacher Carl Linden (Nelson Eddy) and his prize pupil Sarah Milick (Jeanette MacDonald).
Little Men
Little Men (1940)
, 1h24
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about education
Actors Kay Francis, Jack Oakie, George Bancroft, Jimmy Lydon, Ann Gillis, Carl Esmond
Roles Bartender
Rating56% 2.810212.810212.810212.810212.81021
Jo March (Kay Francis), the lead character in Alcott's novel Little Women, now runs a private school for young boys.
Terry and the Pirates
Directed by James W. Horne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Actors William Tracy, Jeff York, Sheila Darcy, Dick Curtis, Joyce Bryant, Forrest Taylor
Roles Governor
Rating58% 2.9077052.9077052.9077052.9077052.907705
Young explorer Terry Lee and his grown-up sidekick, Pat Ryan, arrive in the Asian jungles in search of Terry's father, Dr. Herbert Lee. The elder Lee is an archaeologist and leader of a scientific expedition seeking evidence of a lost civilization. Soon Terry discovers his father has been kidnapped by an armed pirate gang known as the Tiger Men. The gang is led by the evil Master Fang, a local warlord who controls half of the natives and holds the white settlers in fear. Fang is seeking the riches hidden beneath the Sacred Temple of Mara. Terry meets the Dragon Lady, who is determined her kingdom shall not be invaded. Attacked by Fang, his henchman Stanton and the Tiger Men, Terry and Pat try valiantly to locate the missing Dr. Lee, uncover the secrets of the lost civilization, and recover the hidden treasure of Mara. After joining forces with Connie, Normandie and the Dragon Lady, the heroes have myriad varied adventures in the inhospitable environment.
Ninotchka
Ninotchka (1939)
, 1h50
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, John Waters
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Political films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Bela Lugosi, Ina Claire, Sig Ruman, Felix Bressart
Roles Bartender (uncredited)
Rating77% 3.896943.896943.896943.896943.89694
Three Russians, Iranov (Sig Ruman), Buljanov (Felix Bressart), and Kopalsky (Alexander Granach), are in Paris to sell jewelry confiscated from the aristocracy during the Russian Revolution of 1917. Upon arrival, they meet Count Leon d'Algout (Melvyn Douglas), on a mission from the Russian Grand Duchess Swana (Ina Claire), who wants to retrieve her jewelry before it is sold. He corrupts them and talks them into staying in Paris. The Soviet Union then sends Nina Ivanovna "Ninotchka" Yakushova (Greta Garbo), a special envoy whose goal is to go through with the jewelry sale and bring back the three men. Rigid and stern at first, she slowly becomes seduced by the West and the Count, who falls in love with her.
Idiot's Delight, 1h47
Directed by Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Edward Arnold, Charles Coburn, Joseph Schildkraut, Burgess Meredith
Roles Sandro
Rating64% 3.24663.24663.24663.24663.2466
Harry Van (Clark Gable), an American World War I veteran, tries to reenter show biz and ends up in a faltering mentalist show with an inept, aging alcoholic, Madame Zuleika (Laura Hope Crews, who also appeared in Gone with the Wind as Aunt Pittypat). While giving performances in Omaha, he is courted by Irene (Norma Shearer), a trapeze artist, who claims to come from Russia and hopes both to replace Harry's drunken partner in the show and be his lover. They have a romantic night, but he is suspicious of Irene's overstated flights of fancy. Harry, keeping Zuleika, and Irene's troupe board trains going in the opposite directions the next day.
A Ducking They Did Go
Directed by Del Lord
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Lynton Brent, William Irving, Bud Jamison
Rating74% 3.729333.729333.729333.729333.72933
The Stooges are once again unemployed. After an unsuccessful attempt to steal a watermelon from a deliveryman (Cy Schindell), which lands them in trouble with a cop (William Irving), the boys wind up at the offices of the Canvas Back Duck Club. The club, run by conmen Blackie (Lynton Brent) and Doyle (Wheaton Chambers) needs some salesmen and the trio have no trouble getting the job because, unbeknownst to them, the whole thing is a scam. Dressed in duck-hunting gear, Larry, Moe and Curly invade the police station and barge right into the office of the police chief (Bud Jamison). The Stooges somehow convince him, the mayor, and the entire police department to join up.
Fast and Furious, 1h13
Directed by Busby Berkeley, John E. Burch
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Franchot Tone, Ann Sothern, Ruth Hussey, Allyn Joslyn, Lee Bowman, Frank Orth
Roles (uncredited)
Rating60% 3.0473253.0473253.0473253.0473253.047325
Joel Sloane (Tone) is trying to find a murderer at a seaside beauty contest. His friend Ted Bentley (Joslyn) is jailed, and Sloane attempts to clear Bentley's name when there is a second murder. Sloane has also been named a judge in the beauty pageant and Garda his wife (Sothern) is not too happy about it. Clues emerge, narrow escapes are achieved, and the murderer is eventually unmasked.
Good Girls Go to Paris, 1h15
Directed by Alexander Hall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Walter Connolly, Alan Curtis, Joan Perry, Isabel Jeans
Roles Chef (uncredited)
Rating67% 3.3923653.3923653.3923653.3923653.392365
Jenny Swanson (Blondell) is a waitress in a small college town whose goal is to go to Paris. Jenny rationalizes a little gold-digging and blackmail to achieve her goal. She tries to explain this to the new professor Ronald Brooke (Douglas), and Brooke in turn tries to dissuade her from such schemes, telling her that "good girls go to Paris, too". When her first attempt at blackmailing ends with an attack of conscience and the necessity of leaving town. Instead of returning to her hometown as advised by Brooke, of whom she has grown fond, Jenny heads for New York. Brooke is also bound for New York where he is to marry the wealthy Sylvia Brand (Joan Perry).
Wee Wee Monsieur
Directed by Del Lord
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Vernon Dent, William Irving, Bud Jamison
Roles Captain Gorgonzola (uncredited)
Rating71% 3.580393.580393.580393.580393.58039
The Stooges are artists (Moe is a sculptor, Larry is a music composer, and Curly is a painter) living in Paris. When the landlord comes after the overdue rent, the boys skip out and wind up accidentally joining the French Foreign Legion that they confuse with the American Legion. Posted to the desert, their assignment is to guard Captain Gorgonzola from the natives. When the captain is kidnapped, the boys must disguise themselves and try to rescue their captain.
Convicted
Convicted (1938)
, 58minutes
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Charles Quigley, Rita Hayworth, Marc Lawrence, William Irving, Eddie Laughton, Donald Douglas
Roles 'Cobble-Puss' Coley
Rating58% 2.9097752.9097752.9097752.9097752.909775