1875-02-04 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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My Girl Tisa | 1948-02-07 | |
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This Land Is Mine | Judge | 1943-05-07 |
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My Kingdom for a Cook | Professor Harlow | 1943-10-27 |
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Jane Eyre | Mr. Woods - the Minister | 1943-12-24 |
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Two Weeks to Live | Professor Albert Frisby (as Ivan Simpson) | 1943-02-26 |
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Above Suspicion | Porter in Oxford (Uncredited) | 1943-05-31 |
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Forever and a Day | Dexter | 1943-01-21 |
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The Male Animal | Dean Frederick Damon | 1942-03-12 |
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Nightmare | Money Changer | 1942-11-10 |
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Random Harvest | The Vicar | 1942-12-17 |
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Nazi Agent | Professor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson) | 1942-03-01 |
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Eagle Squadron | Simms | 1942-06-16 |
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They All Kissed the Bride | Dr. Cassell | 1942-06-11 |
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New Moon | Guizot | 1940-06-28 |
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The Earl of Chicago | Hargraves (uncredited) | 1940-01-05 |
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The Invisible Man Returns | Mr. Cotton (uncredited) | 1940-01-12 |
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The Sun Never Sets | A Doctor | 1939-05-31 |
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Made for Each Other | Simon (uncredited) | 1939-02-10 |
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Tower of London | Anne's Protector | 1939-11-17 |
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited) | 1939-09-01 |
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Rulers of the Sea | Secretary (Uncredited) | 1939-11-08 |
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Never Say Die | Kretsky | 1939-03-08 |
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The Adventures of Robin Hood | Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern (uncredited) | 1938-05-13 |
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Invisible Enemy | Michael (as Ivan Simpson) | 1938-04-03 |
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Kidnapped | Old Man | 1938-05-27 |
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Marie Antoinette | Sauce (uncredited) | 1938-08-26 |
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The Baroness and the Butler | Count Dormo | 1938-02-18 |
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Youth on Parole | Henchman (uncredited) | 1937-10-04 |
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Night of Mystery | 1937-05-21 | |
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Maid of Salem | Rev. Parris | 1937-02-12 |
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London by Night | Burroughs | 1937-07-30 |
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The Prince and the Pauper | Clemens | 1937-04-30 |
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Little Lord Fauntleroy | Reverend Mordaunt | 1936-03-06 |
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Lloyd's of London | Old Man | 1936-11-25 |
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Trouble for Two | Collins (as Ivan Simpson) | 1936-05-29 |
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East of Java | Resident | 1935-12-01 |
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The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger | Littimer | 1935-01-18 |
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Splendor | Fletcher | 1935-11-22 |
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The Great Impersonation | Dr. Harrison | 1935-12-08 |
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The Bishop Misbehaves | Mr. Grantham | 1935-09-13 |
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Shadow of Doubt | Morse | 1935-02-15 |
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Mutiny on the Bounty | Morgan | 1935-11-22 |
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Mark of the Vampire | Jan | 1935-04-26 |
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Captain Blood | Prosecutor | 1935-12-26 |
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The Little Minister | Sanders Webster | 1934-12-28 |
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Stingaree | Man with Beard (uncredited) | 1934-05-24 |
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Man of Two Worlds | Dr. Lott | 1934-01-13 |
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Among the Missing | Smeed | 1934-09-25 |
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The World Moves On | Clumber | 1934-06-27 |
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British Agent | 'Poohbah' Evans | 1934-09-15 |
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The Mystery of Mr. X | Hutchinson | 1934-02-23 |
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The Silk Express | Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary | 1933-06-01 |
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The Secret of Madame Blanche | Aubrey's Lawyer (Uncredited) | 1933-02-03 |
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The Past of Mary Holmes | Jacob Riggs | 1933-01-20 |
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Her Secret | Lathrop | 1933-12-18 |
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Charlie Chan's Greatest Case | Brade | 1933-09-14 |
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Midnight Mary | Mr. Tindle | 1933-06-30 |
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The Monkey's Paw | Mr. White | 1933-01-13 |
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Sherlock Holmes | Faulkner | 1932-11-05 |
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A Passport to Hell | Simms | 1932-08-25 |
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The Crash | Hodge | 1932-10-09 |
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The Man Who Played God | Battle | 1932-02-09 |
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The Phantom of Crestwood | Mr. Vayne | 1932-10-14 |
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The Reckless Hour | Stevens - Adams' Butler (uncredited) | 1931-08-15 |
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The Millionaire | Davis | 1931-05-01 |
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Safe in Hell | Crunch | 1931-12-12 |
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The Lady Who Dared | Butler | 1931-05-29 |
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The Way of All Men | Higgins | 1930-09-03 |
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Old English | Joe Pillin | 1930-08-12 |
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Manslaughter | Morson | 1930-07-22 |
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Inside the Lines | Capper | 1930-07-05 |
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The Green Goddess | Watkins | 1930-02-13 |
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Isle of Escape | Judge | 1930-03-01 |
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The Sea God | Pearly Nick | 1930-09-13 |
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Disraeli | Sir Hugh Myers | 1929-11-01 |
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Womanhandled | Butler | 1925-12-27 |
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Lovers in Quarantine | The Silent Passenger | 1925-10-11 |
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Miss Bluebeard | Bounds | 1925-01-26 |
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A Kiss for Cinderella | Mr. Cutaway | 1925-12-22 |
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Twenty Dollars a Week | 1924-04-12 | |
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The Green Goddess | Watkins | 1923-08-13 |
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The Man Who Played God | Battle | 1922-10-01 |
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The Dictator | Simpson | 1915-06-21 |
