Cast
Ivan F. Simpson
Acting
Cast
Ivan F. Simpson
Known for
Acting
Born
1875-02-04
From
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Died
1951-10-12
Also known as Ivan Freebody Simpson, Ivan Simpson, Ivan Sampson
Biography
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).
The Baroness and the Butler
as Count Dormo
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern (uncredited)
Jane Eyre
as Mr. Woods - the Minister
Marie Antoinette
as Sauce (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Morgan
Eagle Squadron
as Simms
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)
Stingaree
as Man with Beard (uncredited)
Captain Blood
as Prosecutor
Random Harvest
as The Vicar
The Crash
as Hodge
Old English
as Joe Pillin
Midnight Mary
as Tindle
The Invisible Man Returns
as Mr. Cotton (uncredited)
David Copperfield
as Littimer
Manslaughter
as Morson
Never Say Die
as Kretsky
British Agent
as 'Poohbah' Evans
Above Suspicion
as Porter in Oxford (Uncredited)
Nightmare
as Money Changer
Her Secret
as Lathrop
They All Kissed the Bride
as Dr. Cassell
Mark of the Vampire
as Jan
New Moon
as Guizot
This Land Is Mine
as Judge
Youth on Parole
as Henchman (uncredited)
Nazi Agent
as Professor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson)
Kidnapped
as Old Man
The Millionaire
as Davis
The House of Rothschild
as Amschel Rothschild
The Prince and the Pauper
as Clemens
Made for Each Other
as Simon (uncredited)
The Male Animal
as Dean Frederick Damon
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Reverend Mordaunt
The Earl of Chicago
as Hargraves (uncredited)
Splendor
as Fletcher
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as Aubrey's Lawyer (Uncredited)
Forever and a Day
as Dexter
Among the Missing
as Smeed
The Body Disappears
as Dean Claxton
The Past of Mary Holmes
as Jacob Riggs
The World Moves On
as Clumber
Tower of London
as Anne's Protector
Maid of Salem
as Rev. Parris
The Little Minister
as Sanders Webster
The Sun Never Sets
as A Doctor
Sherlock Holmes
as Faulkner
My Girl Tisa
Safe in Hell
as Crunch
Lloyd's of London
as Old Man
The Phantom of Crestwood
as Mr. Vayne
Man of Two Worlds
as Dr. Lott
Night of Mystery
The Man Who Played God
as Battle
Disraeli
as Sir Hugh Myers
East of Java
as Resident
The Silk Express
as Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary
The Sea God
as Pearly Nick
Rulers of the Sea
as Secretary (Uncredited)
The Green Goddess
as Watkins
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
as Brade
The Bishop Misbehaves
as Mr. Grantham
The Great Impersonation
as Dr. Harrison
The Green Goddess
as Watkins
The Reckless Hour
as Stevens - Adams' Butler (uncredited)
The Mystery of Mr. X
as Hutchinson
Trouble for Two
as Collins (as Ivan Simpson)
A Kiss for Cinderella
as Mr. Cutaway
A Passport to Hell
as Simms
The Lady Who Dared
as Butler
Twenty Dollars a Week
as James Pettison
Two Weeks to Live
as Professor Albert Frisby (as Ivan Simpson)
London by Night
as Burroughs
The Dictator
as Simpson
Invisible Enemy
as Michael (as Ivan Simpson)
Isle of Escape
as Judge
Lovers in Quarantine
as The Silent Passenger
Shadow of Doubt
as Morse
My Kingdom for a Cook
as Professor Harlow
The Way of All Men
as Higgins
Inside the Lines
as Capper
The Monkey's Paw
as Mr. White
Miss Bluebeard
as Bounds
The Man Who Played God
as Battle
Womanhandled
as Butler
Out of the Drifts
as Martin
Wild, Wild Susan
as Malcolm