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Ivan F. Simpson

Ivan F. Simpson

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Born February 4, 1875 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Died October 12, 1951

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ivan F. Simpson (8 February 1875 – 12 October 1951) was a Scottish film and stage actor.

Ivan Simpson was born in Scotland and went as a young man to New York City, where he worked for four decades on Broadway from 1906 until his death. In 1915 he started his film silent career and starred in notable silent films like The Green Goddess from 1923, where he played the role of Mister Watkins. He also replied in this role seven years later in the sound film version of The Green Goddess. In 1929 he portrayed Hugh Myers in Disraeli, where he played along his close friend George Arliss. Arliss and Simpson appeared together in a total of nine films.

Especially in the 1930s, Simpson was a successful character actor in supporting and bit parts and appeared in many classics. He often played servants, like in MGM's literature adaption David Copperfield as Littimer and the horror movie Mark of the Vampire. He also portrayed priests like in Little Lord Fauntleroy and Random Harvest, judges like in This Land Is Mine or doctors like in They All Kissed the Bride. Simpson was also a frequent actor in the Errol Flynn movies, he appeared in The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Prince and the Pauper and Captain Blood.

Ivan F. Simpson starred in over 100 Hollywood films, his last was My Girl Tisa from 1948. He died three years later at the age of 76 years and was buried in Kensico Cemetery. His daughter was actress Pamela Simpson (1905-2002).

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Armstrong Circle Theatre Poster

Armstrong Circle Theatre TV Series1950Minister

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950Professor Adams

Nash Airflyte Theatre TV Series19501 episode, 1951

Robert Montgomery Presents Poster

Robert Montgomery Presents TV Series1950Frith

The Billy Rose Show TV Series19501 episode, 1950

The Magnavox Theater Poster

The Magnavox Theater TV Series19501 episode, 1950

The Web TV Series1950Unspeciified Role

My Girl Tisa Poster

My Girl Tisa Feature Film1948Old Man

The Ford Theatre Hour Poster

The Ford Theatre Hour TV Series1948Duke of Towers

The Philco Television Playhouse Poster

The Philco Television Playhouse TV Series1948

Kraft Theatre Poster

Kraft Theatre TV Series19471 episode, 1950

The Hour Before the Dawn Poster

The Hour Before the Dawn Feature Film1944Magistrate

The Uninvited Poster

The Uninvited Feature Film1944Will Hardy - Tobacconist

Above Suspicion Poster

Above Suspicion Feature Film1943Porter in Oxford

Forever and a Day Poster

Forever and a Day Feature Film1943Dexter

Government Girl Poster

Government Girl Feature Film1943Judge Leonard

Jane Eyre Poster

Jane Eyre Feature Film1943Mr. Woods - the Minister

My Kingdom for a Cook Poster

My Kingdom for a Cook Feature Film1943Professor Harlow

This Land Is Mine Poster

This Land Is Mine Feature Film1943Judge

Two Weeks to Live Poster

Two Weeks to Live Feature Film1943Professor Albert Frisby

Eagle Squadron Poster

Eagle Squadron Feature Film1942Simms

Nazi Agent Poster

Nazi Agent Feature Film1942Professor Sterling

Nightmare Poster

Nightmare Feature Film1942Arnold - Money Changer

Random Harvest Poster

Random Harvest Feature Film1942The Vicar

The Male Animal Poster

The Male Animal Feature Film1942Dean Frederick Damon

They All Kissed the Bride Poster

They All Kissed the Bride Feature Film1942Dr. Cassell

Youth on Parade Poster

Youth on Parade Feature Film1942Dean Wharton

The Body Disappears Poster

The Body Disappears Feature Film1941Dean Claxton

New Moon Poster

New Moon Feature Film1940Guizot

The Earl of Chicago Poster

The Earl of Chicago Feature Film1940Hargraves

The Invisible Man Returns Poster

The Invisible Man Returns Feature Film1940Mr. Cotton

Made for Each Other Poster

Made for Each Other Feature Film1939Simon - Judge Doolittle's Brother

Never Say Die Poster

Never Say Die Feature Film1939Kretsky

Rulers of the Sea Poster

Rulers of the Sea Feature Film1939Secretary

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Poster

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Feature Film1939Gates - Trial Prosecutor

The Sun Never Sets Poster

The Sun Never Sets Feature Film1939A Doctor

Tower of London Poster

Tower of London Feature Film1939Anne's Protector

Booloo Feature Film19381st Governor

Invisible Enemy Poster

Invisible Enemy Feature Film1938Michael

Kidnapped Poster

Kidnapped Feature Film1938Old Man

Marie Antoinette Poster

Marie Antoinette Feature Film1938Sauce

The Adventures of Robin Hood Poster

The Adventures of Robin Hood Feature Film1938Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern

The Baroness and the Butler Poster

The Baroness and the Butler Feature Film1938Count Dormo

45 Fathers Poster

45 Fathers Feature Film1937Chamberlain

London by Night Poster

London by Night Feature Film1937Burroughs

Maid of Salem Poster

Maid of Salem Feature Film1937Rev. Parris

Night of Mystery Poster

Night of Mystery Feature Film1937Sproot

The Prince and the Pauper Poster

The Prince and the Pauper Feature Film1937Clemens

Youth on Parole Poster

Youth on Parole Feature Film1937Henchman

Little Lord Fauntleroy Poster

Little Lord Fauntleroy Feature Film1936Rev. Mordaunt

Lloyd's of London Poster

Lloyd's of London Feature Film1936Old Man

Mary of Scotland Poster

Mary of Scotland Feature Film1936Judge

Trouble for Two Poster

Trouble for Two Feature Film1936Collins

Captain Blood Poster

Captain Blood Feature Film1935Prosecutor

David Copperfield Poster

David Copperfield Feature Film1935Littimer

East of Java Poster

East of Java Feature Film1935Resident

Mark of the Vampire Poster

Mark of the Vampire Feature Film1935Jan

Mutiny on the Bounty Poster

Mutiny on the Bounty Feature Film1935Morgan

Shadow of Doubt Poster

Shadow of Doubt Feature Film1935Morse

Splendor Poster

Splendor Feature Film1935Fletcher

The Bishop Misbehaves Poster

The Bishop Misbehaves Feature Film1935Mr. Grantham

The Great Impersonation Poster

The Great Impersonation Feature Film1935Dr. Harrison

Among the Missing Poster

Among the Missing Feature Film1934Smeed

British Agent Poster

British Agent Feature Film1934Poohbah Evans

Man of Two Worlds Poster

Man of Two Worlds Feature Film1934Dr. Lott

Murder in Trinidad Poster

Murder in Trinidad Feature Film1934First Doctor

Stingaree Poster

Stingaree Feature Film1934Man with beard

The House of Rothschild Poster

The House of Rothschild Feature Film1934Amschel Rothschild

The Little Minister Poster

The Little Minister Feature Film1934Sanders Webster

The Mystery of Mr. X Poster

The Mystery of Mr. X Feature Film1934Hutchinson

The World Moves On Poster

The World Moves On Feature Film1934Clumber

Blind Adventure Poster

Blind Adventure Feature Film1933Perkins--Butler

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case Poster

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case Feature Film1933Brade

Her Secret Poster

Her Secret Feature Film1933Lathrop

Lost in Limehouse Poster

Lost in Limehouse Short Film1933The Duke of Dunkwell

Midnight Mary Poster

Midnight Mary Feature Film1933Tindle

The Monkey's Paw Poster

The Monkey's Paw Feature Film1933Mr. White

The Past of Mary Holmes Poster

The Past of Mary Holmes Feature Film1933Jacob Riggs

The Secret of Madame Blanche Poster

The Secret of Madame Blanche Feature Film1933Aubrey's Lawyer

The Silk Express Poster

The Silk Express Feature Film1933Johnson - Kilgore's Secretary

Voltaire Poster

Voltaire Feature Film1933Lelain - Actor

A Passport to Hell Poster

A Passport to Hell Feature Film1932Simms

Sherlock Holmes Poster

Sherlock Holmes Feature Film1932Faulkner

The Crash Poster

The Crash Feature Film1932Hodge

The Man Who Played God Poster

The Man Who Played God Feature Film1932Battle

The Phantom of Crestwood Poster

The Phantom of Crestwood Feature Film1932Mr. Vayne

Safe in Hell Poster

Safe in Hell Feature Film1931Crunch

The Millionaire Poster

The Millionaire Feature Film1931Davis

The Reckless Hour Poster

The Reckless Hour Feature Film1931Stevens - Adams' Butler

Golden Dawn Poster

Golden Dawn Feature Film1930Secondary Supporting Role

Inside the Lines Poster

Inside the Lines Feature Film1930Capper

Isle of Escape Poster

Isle of Escape Feature Film1930Judge

Manslaughter Poster

Manslaughter Feature Film1930Morson

Old English Poster

Old English Feature Film1930Joe Pillin

The Green Goddess Poster

The Green Goddess Feature Film1930Watkins

The Lady Who Dared Poster

The Lady Who Dared Feature Film1930Butler

The Sea God Poster

The Sea God Feature Film1930Pearly Nick

The Way of All Men Poster

The Way of All Men Feature Film1930Higgins

Disraeli Poster

Disraeli Feature Film1929Sir Hugh Myers

Evidence Poster

Evidence Feature Film1929Peabody

A Kiss for Cinderella Poster

A Kiss for Cinderella Feature Film1925Mr. Cutaway

Lovers in Quarantine Poster

Lovers in Quarantine Feature Film1925The Silent Passenger

Miss Bluebeard Poster

Miss Bluebeard Feature Film1925Bounds

Wild, Wild Susan Poster

Wild, Wild Susan Feature Film1925Malcolm

Womanhandled Poster

Womanhandled Feature Film1925Butler

Twenty Dollars a Week Poster

Twenty Dollars a Week Feature Film1924James Pettison

The Green Goddess Poster

The Green Goddess Feature Film1923Watkins

Twenty-One Poster

Twenty-One Feature Film1923Mr. Willis

The Man Who Played God Poster

The Man Who Played God Feature Film1922Carter

Out of the Drifts Poster

Out of the Drifts Feature Film1916Martin

The Dictator Poster

The Dictator Feature Film1915Simpson

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The Devil to Pay! Poster

The Devil to Pay! Feature Film1930

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