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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-05-17 (131 years old)

Place of Birth

Hamburg, Germany

William Irving

Biography:

William Irving was born on May 17, 1893 in Hamburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Pampered Youth (1925), Someone in the House (1920) and Ham and Eggs at the Front (1927). He was previously married to Ida I. Germann. He died on December 25, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Known For

Acting

1941

Whispers as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

1940

The Great Dictator as Man Seated on Bed (uncredited)
The Mortal Storm as Cafe Waiter
Little Men as Bartender
Bitter Sweet as Man in Mud Bath (uncredited)

1939

Idiot's Delight as Sandro
Good Girls Go to Paris as Chef (uncredited)
Ninotchka as Bartender (uncredited)

1938

Convicted as 'Cobble-Puss' Coley
Wee Wee Monsieur as Captain Gorgonzola (uncredited)
Woman Against Woman as Man in Elevator
Down on the Farm as Coleman
The Chaser as Injured Man

1937

Dizzy Doctors as Surgeon (uncredited)
Back to the Woods as Courtroom Guard (uncredited)
The Shadow as Mac
New News as Agency Man
Topper as Policeman (uncredited)
Playing the Ponies as Higgins (uncredited)
The Wrong Miss Wright as Wright's Butler

1936

Am I Having Fun! as The Maitre d'
Slippery Silks as Mr. Romani (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Writer (uncredited)
Early to Bed as Mr. Fassbinder
Wives Never Know as Drunk (uncredited)

1935

Pop Goes the Easel as Man Curly Asks For A Meal (uncredited)
Foolish Hearts as The Chef
The Best Man Wins as Bartender
Paris in Spring as Second Chef
Maybe It's Love as Man Going Down the Stairs (uncredited)
Three Little Beers as Cement Layer (uncredited)
The Florentine Dagger as Policeman Schultz (uncredited)
Carnival as Waiter
Public Hero Number 1 as Federal Agent (uncredited)

1934

Punch Drunks as Kilduff's Manager (uncredited)
Radio Dough as Gang Member (uncredited)
The Personality Kid as Fan Who Liked Ritzy's Yodeling
It Happened One Night as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Melody in Spring as Mr. Shorter
Manhattan Melodrama as German Note Holder (uncredited)
Orient Express as Conductor
Mike Fright as Radio Announcer

1933

The Hitchhiker as Movie Director

1932

A Farewell to Arms as Frustrated Opera Singing Friend (uncredited)

1931

Manhattan Parade as Suit of Armor

1930

The Life of the Party as The 'Yoohoo' Man
Rough Waters as Bill
On the Border as Dusty
The Truth About Youth as Jim Greene (uncredited)
Surprise as Charlie
What a Life as Algy the Convict
Sid's Long Count as 2nd Weight Reducing Machine Salesman
All Quiet on the Western Front as Ginger - the Cook (uncredited)

1929

Hearts in Exile as Rat Catcher

1928

The Cameraman as Photographer (uncredited)
Nothing to Wear as Detective
Red Hair as Demmy
Coney Island as Hughey Cooper

1927

Chicken Feathers as The Ice Man
She's My Baby as Chuck Callahan
The Girl in the Pullman as Oscar McGuff
Duck Out as Blondini
Easy Curves as The Couturiere
Ham and Eggs at the Front as Von Friml (as William J. Irving)
Swiss Movements as Willie Yodel

1926

Chase Yourself as Two Gun Jo
Weak, But Willing as Walter's rival

1925

Yes, Yes, Babette as Nearsighted Apache

1924

Love Letters as Don Crossland

1923

Winter Has Came as The Hired Man
Gentle Julia as George Plum

1922

Circus Clowns as The Circus Owner

1921

1920

The Heart of a Child as Perry (as William J. Irving)
Billions as Frank Manners
Someone in the House as Percy Glendenning

1918

1917

Whose Baby? as Harold Scull - the Rival