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Ivan F. Simpson

Ivan F. Simpson

Birthday: 1875-02-04 | Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1943
Two Weeks to Live

as    Professor Albert Frisby (as Ivan Simpson)

1942
The Male Animal

as    Dean Frederick Damon

1942
Nazi Agent

as    Professor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson)

1940
New Moon

as    Guizot

1939
Never Say Die

as    Kretsky

1938
The Baroness and the Butler

as    Count Dormo

1935
Mark of the Vampire

as    Jan

1935
Shadow of Doubt

as    Morse

1934
British Agent

as    'Poohbah' Evans

1934
Among the Missing

as    Smeed

1933
Midnight Mary

as    Tindle

1932
The Man Who Played God

as    Battle

1932
Sherlock Holmes

as    Faulkner

1931
Safe in Hell

as    Crunch

1930
The Green Goddess

as    Watkins

1929
Disraeli

as    Sir Hugh Myers