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William Irving(1893-1943)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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William Irving
William Irving was born on 17 May 1893 in Hamburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Ham and Eggs at the Front (1927), Pampered Youth (1925) and Someone in the House (1920). He was married to Ida I. Germann. He died on 25 December 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 17, 1893
DiedDecember 25, 1943(50)
BornMay 17, 1893
DiedDecember 25, 1943(50)
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Known for

Myrna Loy in Ham and Eggs at the Front (1927)
Ham and Eggs at the Front
5.0
  • von Friml(as William J. Irving)
  • 1927
Pampered Youth (1925)
Pampered Youth
5.6
  • George Amberson(as William J. Irving)
  • 1925
Someone in the House (1920)
Someone in the House
  • Percy Glendenning(as William J. Irving)
  • 1920
Nero (1925)
Nero
Short
  • Nero
  • 1925

Credits

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Actor

  • Der Fueher Face (1942)
    Der Fueher Face
    Short
    • Stormtropper (as William J. Irving)
    • 1942
  • Tales of Manhattan (1942)
    Tales of Manhattan
    7.3
    • Victim of Drink (Fields sequence) (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Wedding Worries (1941)
    Wedding Worries
    5.8
    Short
    • Bit at Wedding (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • A Feller Who Plays in a Band
    Short
    • Neighbor (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Whispers (1941)
    Whispers
    6.0
    Short
    • Man in Elevator (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • George Bancroft, Carl Esmond, Kay Francis, Ann Gillis, Jimmy Lydon, Jack Oakie, and Elsie the Cow in Little Men (1940)
    Little Men
    5.7
    • Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Bitter Sweet (1940)
    Bitter Sweet
    5.7
    • Man in Mud Bath (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard in The Great Dictator (1940)
    The Great Dictator
    8.4
    • Man Seated on Bed (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in The Mortal Storm (1940)
    The Mortal Storm
    7.7
    • Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Sheila Darcy and William Tracy in Terry and the Pirates (1940)
    Terry and the Pirates
    5.8
    • The Governor (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Greta Garbo in Ninotchka (1939)
    Ninotchka
    7.8
    • Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Ann Sothern and Franchot Tone in Fast and Furious (1939)
    Fast and Furious
    6.1
    • (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Lynn Bari, Preston Foster, and Russell Gleason in News Is Made at Night (1939)
    News Is Made at Night
    6.2
    • Drunk (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • David Niven, Ginger Rogers, and Elbert Coplen Jr. in Bachelor Mother (1939)
    Bachelor Mother
    7.5
    • New Year's Eve Celebrant (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Joan Blondell, Melvyn Douglas, and Walter Connolly in Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
    Good Girls Go to Paris
    6.8
    • Chef (uncredited)
    • 1939

Soundtrack

  • W.C. Fields, Chester Conklin, William Dieterle, Ben Lyon, Marilyn Miller, and Ford Sterling in Her Majesty, Love (1931)
    Her Majesty, Love
    5.9
    • performer: "You're Baby-Minded Now" (1931) (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • What a Life (1930)
    What a Life
    5.7
    Short
    • performer: "The Prisoner's Song" (uncredited)
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bill Irving
  • Born
    • May 17, 1893
    • Hamburg, Germany
  • Died
    • December 25, 1943
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Ida I. GermannNovember 19, 1934 - December 25, 1943 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
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