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Ivan F. Simpson
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Ivan F. Simpson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1875-02-04,Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Gender
Male
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).

Filmography

Night of Mystery

10

Night of Mystery
1937-05-21

9

My Girl Tisa
1948-02-07

Little Lord Fauntleroy

6.782

Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936-03-06

7.3

Random Harvest
1942-12-17

The Phantom of Crestwood

6

The Phantom of Crestwood
1932-10-14

6.5

Isle of Escape
1930-03-01

The Prince and the Pauper

6.8

The Prince and the Pauper
1937-04-30

0

The Dictator
1915-06-21

6.938

New Moon
1940-06-28

The Little Minister

5.813

The Little Minister
1934-12-28

The Way of All Men

5.25

The Way of All Men
1930-09-03

The Man Who Played God

7

The Man Who Played God
1922-10-01

This Land Is Mine

7.2

This Land Is Mine
1943-05-07

7.2

Captain Blood
1935-12-26

6.679

Nazi Agent
1942-03-01

6.88

Midnight Mary
1933-06-30

6.7

Safe in Hell
1931-12-12

The Baroness and the Butler

5.281

The Baroness and the Butler
1938-02-18

5.172

Disraeli
1929-11-01

6.136

Stingaree
1934-05-24

Youth on Parole

3.857

Youth on Parole
1937-10-04

7.3

Never Say Die
1939-03-08

The Man Who Played God

7.15

The Man Who Played God
1932-02-09

The World Moves On

5.9

The World Moves On
1934-06-27

5.789

British Agent
1934-09-15

The Mystery of Mr. X

7

The Mystery of Mr. X
1934-02-23

9

Her Secret
1933-12-18

The Millionaire

7.857

The Millionaire
1931-05-01

Shadow of Doubt

6.6

Shadow of Doubt
1935-02-15

London by Night

6.125

London by Night
1937-07-30

7

Manslaughter
1930-07-22

6.333

Old English
1930-08-12

The Silk Express

5

The Silk Express
1933-06-01

Inside the Lines

5.5

Inside the Lines
1930-07-05

The Green Goddess

4.867

The Green Goddess
1930-02-13

The Bishop Misbehaves

6

The Bishop Misbehaves
1935-09-13

A Passport to Hell

5

A Passport to Hell
1932-08-25

6.714

Splendor
1935-11-22

The Male Animal

4.455

The Male Animal
1942-03-12

A Kiss for Cinderella

6

A Kiss for Cinderella
1925-12-22

6.7

Miss Bluebeard
1925-01-26

Made for Each Other

6.1

Made for Each Other
1939-02-10

The Sun Never Sets

5.5

The Sun Never Sets
1939-05-31

Tower of London

6.122

Tower of London
1939-11-17

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

6.9

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939-09-01

5.5

The Crash
1932-10-09

Forever and a Day

7.5

Forever and a Day
1943-01-21

6

Kidnapped
1938-05-27

Man of Two Worlds

6.5

Man of Two Worlds
1934-01-13

Among the Missing

6.5

Among the Missing
1934-09-25

6.188

Maid of Salem
1937-02-12

The Reckless Hour

7

The Reckless Hour
1931-08-15

The Earl of Chicago

6.286

The Earl of Chicago
1940-01-05

The Invisible Man Returns

6.3

The Invisible Man Returns
1940-01-12

The Body Disappears

6.143

The Body Disappears
1941-11-22

The Monkey's Paw

6.5

The Monkey's Paw
1933-01-13

The Green Goddess

7

The Green Goddess
1923-08-13

The Adventures of Robin Hood

7.5

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938-05-13

Mutiny on the Bounty

7.4

Mutiny on the Bounty
1935-11-22

David Copperfield

6.717

David Copperfield
1935-01-18

5.5

The Sea God
1930-09-13

Invisible Enemy

7.5

Invisible Enemy
1938-04-03

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

8

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933-09-14

Wild, Wild Susan

7

Wild, Wild Susan
1925-08-04

The Lady Who Dared

7

The Lady Who Dared
1931-05-29

7

Womanhandled
1925-12-27

Mark of the Vampire

6.173

Mark of the Vampire
1935-04-26

My Kingdom for a Cook

8

My Kingdom for a Cook
1943-10-27

7

Eagle Squadron
1942-06-16

The Past of Mary Holmes

10

The Past of Mary Holmes
1933-01-20

Trouble for Two

6.6

Trouble for Two
1936-05-29

Two Weeks to Live

4.5

Two Weeks to Live
1943-02-26

Lovers in Quarantine

8

Lovers in Quarantine
1925-10-11

Sherlock Holmes

5.9

Sherlock Holmes
1932-11-05

Above Suspicion

6.2

Above Suspicion
1943-05-31

The Great Impersonation

7.5

The Great Impersonation
1935-12-08

6.9

Jane Eyre
1943-12-24

They All Kissed the Bride

5.889

They All Kissed the Bride
1942-06-11

Twenty Dollars a Week

10

Twenty Dollars a Week
1924-04-12

Lloyd's of London

7.32

Lloyd's of London
1936-11-25

7.5

East of Java
1935-12-01

The Secret of Madame Blanche

4.167

The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933-02-03

Rulers of the Sea

6.667

Rulers of the Sea
1939-11-08

Marie Antoinette

6.554

Marie Antoinette
1938-08-26

6.333

Nightmare
1942-11-10

The House of Rothschild

6.227

The House of Rothschild
1934-04-07

Out of the Drifts

0

Out of the Drifts
1916-02-24

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.625

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03