Ivan F. Simpson

Actor Feb 4 (died age 76) Glasgow, Scotland, UK 1915–1948 (33 year career)

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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 ve…

Known For

Film

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern (uncredited)

Film

Mutiny on the Bounty

Morgan

Film

Captain Blood

Prosecutor

Film

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)

Film

Random Harvest

The Vicar

Film

Jane Eyre

Mr. Woods - the Minister

Film

The Invisible Man Returns

Mr. Cotton (uncredited)

Film

This Land Is Mine

Judge

Filmography

Acting (88)

Movies (87)

My Girl Tisa

1948

Jane Eyre

1943

as Mr. Woods - the Minister

6.9

My Kingdom for a Cook

1943

as Professor Harlow

This Land Is Mine

as Judge

Forever and a Day

as Dexter

Above Suspicion

as Porter in Oxford (Uncredited)

6.1

Two Weeks to Live

1943

as Professor Albert Frisby (as Ivan Simpson)

Nightmare

as Money Changer

Eagle Squadron

as Simms

Random Harvest

as The Vicar

Nazi Agent

as Professor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson)

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They All Kissed the Bride

1942

as Dr. Cassell

5.8

The Male Animal

1942

as Dean Frederick Damon

The Body Disappears

as Dean Claxton

The Earl of Chicago

as Hargraves (uncredited)

6.2

New Moon

1940

as Guizot

6.5

The Invisible Man Returns

1940

as Mr. Cotton (uncredited)

Tower of London

as Anne's Protector

Rulers of the Sea

as Secretary (Uncredited)

6.5

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939

as Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)

6.9

Made for Each Other

1939

as Simon (uncredited)

Never Say Die

as Kretsky

The Sun Never Sets

as A Doctor

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

as Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern (uncredited)

7.5

The Baroness and the Butler

as Count Dormo

Kidnapped

as Old Man

Marie Antoinette

as Sauce (uncredited)

6.5

Invisible Enemy

1938

as Michael (as Ivan Simpson)

6.0

Youth on Parole

1937

as Henchman (uncredited)

2.8

The Prince and the Pauper

as Clemens

Night of Mystery

London by Night

as Burroughs

Maid of Salem

as Rev. Parris

Trouble for Two

as Collins (as Ivan Simpson)

6.0

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Reverend Mordaunt

Lloyd's of London

as Old Man

The Great Impersonation

as Dr. Harrison

Mutiny on the Bounty

as Morgan

Splendor

as Fletcher

Captain Blood

as Prosecutor

David Copperfield

as Littimer

Mark of the Vampire

as Jan

Shadow of Doubt

as Morse

East of Java

as Resident

The Bishop Misbehaves

as Mr. Grantham

The Mystery of Mr. X

as Hutchinson

Stingaree

as Man with Beard (uncredited)

5.8

British Agent

1934

as 'Poohbah' Evans

5.6

The House of Rothschild

1934

as Amschel Rothschild

The World Moves On

as Clumber

Among the Missing

as Smeed

The Little Minister

as Sanders Webster

Man of Two Worlds

as Dr. Lott

The Monkey's Paw

as Mr. White

The Secret of Madame Blanche

1933

as Aubrey's Lawyer (Uncredited)

3.4

Midnight Mary

1933

as Tindle

6.8

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

1933

as Brade

6.0

The Silk Express

1933

as Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary

4.7

The Past of Mary Holmes

1933

as Jacob Riggs

Her Secret

1933

as Lathrop

Sherlock Holmes

1932

as Faulkner

5.4

The Man Who Played God

as Battle

The Crash

as Hodge

The Phantom of Crestwood

as Mr. Vayne

A Passport to Hell

as Simms

The Reckless Hour

as Stevens - Adams' Butler (uncredited)

The Millionaire

as Davis

Safe in Hell

as Crunch

The Lady Who Dared

as Butler

Old English

as Joe Pillin

Manslaughter

as Morson

Isle of Escape

as Judge

Inside the Lines

as Capper

The Green Goddess

as Watkins

The Sea God

as Pearly Nick

The Way of All Men

as Higgins

Disraeli

as Sir Hugh Myers

A Kiss for Cinderella

as Mr. Cutaway

Womanhandled

as Butler

Wild, Wild Susan

as Malcolm

Miss Bluebeard

1925

as Bounds

5.5

Lovers in Quarantine

1925

as The Silent Passenger

Twenty Dollars a Week

1924

as James Pettison

The Green Goddess

1923

as Watkins

5.0

The Man Who Played God

1922

as Battle

Out of the Drifts

1916

as Martin

The Dictator

1915

as Simpson

Television (1)

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

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