Trivia

Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War I; he rose to the rank of Sergeant First Class.

Had two children with Freda Lee Scofield: Robert (1922) and Barbara (1927). His wife died within a year or so after the birth of their second child. Had one child with Margaret Beaver: Frank.

Attended Santa Clara College in San Jose, California.

He appeared in three Best Picture Academy Award winners: It Happened One Night (1934), You Can't Take It with You (1938) and Gone with the Wind (1939). Ward Bond, Eddy Chandler and Wallis Clark also appeared in all three films.

Screen, stage, and television actor.

In addition to appearing in three Oscar Best Picture winners, he also appeared in nine other Best Picture nominees: Bad Girl (1931), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Lady for a Day (1933), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), San Francisco (1936), A Star Is Born (1937), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Since You Went Away (1944) and Spellbound (1945).

Appeared in comedy shorts series starring Karl Dane & George K. Arthur (1930) and Louise Fazenda (1930).

The only actor to appear in both Bachelor Mother (1939) and an episode of the TV series "Bachelor Father" (Bentley's Economy Wave (1959)).

Mother was actress Myrtle (birth name Lena Davis).

As indicated sometimes, he is not the brother of director Lloyd Bacon.

As indicated sometimes, he is not the son of actor/writer Frank Bacon.