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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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Filmography (Movies)
My Girl Tisa
Character:
Release Date:07/02/1948
Jane Eyre
Character:Mr. Woods - the Minister
Release Date:24/12/1943
My Kingdom for a Cook
Character:Professor Harlow
Release Date:27/10/1943
Above Suspicion
Character:Porter in Oxford (Uncredited)
Release Date:31/05/1943
This Land Is Mine
Character:Judge
Release Date:07/05/1943
Two Weeks to Live
Character:Professor Albert Frisby (as Ivan Simpson)
Release Date:26/02/1943
Forever and a Day
Character:Dexter
Release Date:21/01/1943
Random Harvest
Character:The Vicar
Release Date:17/12/1942
Nightmare
Character:Money Changer
Release Date:10/11/1942
Eagle Squadron
Character:Simms
Release Date:16/06/1942
They All Kissed the Bride
Character:Dr. Cassell
Release Date:11/06/1942
The Male Animal
Character:Dean Frederick Damon
Release Date:12/03/1942
Nazi Agent
Character:Professor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson)
Release Date:01/03/1942
The Body Disappears
Character:Dean Claxton
Release Date:22/11/1941
New Moon
Character:Guizot
Release Date:28/06/1940
The Invisible Man Returns
Character:Mr. Cotton (uncredited)
Release Date:12/01/1940
The Earl of Chicago
Character:Hargraves (uncredited)
Release Date:05/01/1940
Tower of London
Character:Anne's Protector
Release Date:17/11/1939
Rulers of the Sea
Character:Secretary (Uncredited)
Release Date:08/11/1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1939
The Sun Never Sets
Character:A Doctor
Release Date:31/05/1939
Never Say Die
Character:Kretsky
Release Date:08/03/1939
Made for Each Other
Character:Simon (uncredited)
Release Date:10/02/1939
Marie Antoinette
Character:Sauce (uncredited)
Release Date:26/08/1938
Kidnapped
Character:Old Man
Release Date:27/05/1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Character:Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern (uncredited)
Release Date:13/05/1938
Invisible Enemy
Character:Michael (as Ivan Simpson)
Release Date:03/04/1938
The Baroness and the Butler
Character:Count Dormo
Release Date:18/02/1938
Youth on Parole
Character:Henchman (uncredited)
Release Date:04/10/1937
London by Night
Character:Burroughs
Release Date:30/07/1937
Night of Mystery
Character:
Release Date:21/05/1937
The Prince and the Pauper
Character:Clemens
Release Date:30/04/1937
Maid of Salem
Character:Rev. Parris
Release Date:12/02/1937
Lloyd's of London
Character:Old Man
Release Date:25/11/1936
Trouble for Two
Character:Collins (as Ivan Simpson)
Release Date:29/05/1936
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Character:Reverend Mordaunt
Release Date:06/03/1936
Captain Blood
Character:Prosecutor
Release Date:26/12/1935
The Great Impersonation
Character:Dr. Harrison
Release Date:08/12/1935
East of Java
Character:Resident
Release Date:01/12/1935
Splendor
Character:Fletcher
Release Date:22/11/1935
Mutiny on the Bounty
Character:Morgan
Release Date:22/11/1935
The Bishop Misbehaves
Character:Mr. Grantham
Release Date:13/09/1935
Mark of the Vampire
Character:Jan
Release Date:26/04/1935
Shadow of Doubt
Character:Morse
Release Date:15/02/1935
David Copperfield
Character:Littimer
Release Date:18/01/1935
The Little Minister
Character:Sanders Webster
Release Date:28/12/1934
Among the Missing
Character:Smeed
Release Date:25/09/1934
British Agent
Character:'Poohbah' Evans
Release Date:15/09/1934
The World Moves On
Character:Clumber
Release Date:27/06/1934
Stingaree
Character:Man with Beard (uncredited)
Release Date:24/05/1934
The House of Rothschild
Character:Amschel Rothschild
Release Date:07/04/1934
The Mystery of Mr. X
Character:Hutchinson
Release Date:23/02/1934
Man of Two Worlds
Character:Dr. Lott
Release Date:13/01/1934
Her Secret
Character:Lathrop
Release Date:18/12/1933
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Character:Brade
Release Date:14/09/1933
Midnight Mary
Character:Tindle
Release Date:30/06/1933
The Silk Express
Character:Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary
Release Date:01/06/1933
The Secret of Madame Blanche
Character:Aubrey's Lawyer (Uncredited)
Release Date:03/02/1933
The Past of Mary Holmes
Character:Jacob Riggs
Release Date:20/01/1933
The Monkey's Paw
Character:Mr. White
Release Date:13/01/1933
Sherlock Holmes
Character:Faulkner
Release Date:05/11/1932
The Phantom of Crestwood
Character:Mr. Vayne
Release Date:14/10/1932
The Crash
Character:Hodge
Release Date:09/10/1932
A Passport to Hell
Character:Simms
Release Date:25/08/1932
The Man Who Played God
Character:Battle
Release Date:09/02/1932
Safe in Hell
Character:Crunch
Release Date:12/12/1931
The Reckless Hour
Character:Stevens - Adams' Butler (uncredited)
Release Date:15/08/1931
The Lady Who Dared
Character:Butler
Release Date:29/05/1931
The Millionaire
Character:Davis
Release Date:01/05/1931
The Sea God
Character:Pearly Nick
Release Date:13/09/1930
The Way of All Men
Character:Higgins
Release Date:03/09/1930
Old English
Character:Joe Pillin
Release Date:12/08/1930
Manslaughter
Character:Morson
Release Date:22/07/1930
Inside the Lines
Character:Capper
Release Date:05/07/1930
Isle of Escape
Character:Judge
Release Date:01/03/1930
The Green Goddess
Character:Watkins
Release Date:13/02/1930
Disraeli
Character:Sir Hugh Myers
Release Date:01/11/1929
Womanhandled
Character:Butler
Release Date:27/12/1925
A Kiss for Cinderella
Character:Mr. Cutaway
Release Date:22/12/1925
Lovers in Quarantine
Character:The Silent Passenger
Release Date:11/10/1925
Wild, Wild Susan
Character:Malcolm
Release Date:04/08/1925
Miss Bluebeard
Character:Bounds
Release Date:26/01/1925
Twenty Dollars a Week
Character:James Pettison
Release Date:12/04/1924
The Green Goddess
Character:Watkins
Release Date:13/08/1923
The Man Who Played God
Character:Battle
Release Date:01/10/1922
Out of the Drifts
Character:Martin
Release Date:24/02/1916
The Dictator
Character:Simpson
Release Date:21/06/1915
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