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