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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Jane Eyre | Mr. Woods - the Minister | 1943-12-24 |
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Above Suspicion | Porter in Oxford (Uncredited) | 1943-05-31 |
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My Kingdom for a Cook | Professor Harlow | 1943-10-27 |
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This Land Is Mine | Judge | 1943-05-07 |
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Forever and a Day | Dexter | 1943-01-21 |
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Two Weeks to Live | Professor Albert Frisby (as Ivan Simpson) | 1943-02-26 |
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The Male Animal | Dean Frederick Damon | 1942-03-12 |
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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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Random Harvest | The Vicar | 1942-12-17 |
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Nightmare | Money Changer | 1942-11-10 |
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They All Kissed the Bride | Dr. Cassell | 1942-06-11 |
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The Body Disappears | Dean Claxton | 1941-11-22 |
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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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New Moon | Guizot | 1940-06-28 |
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Made for Each Other | Simon (uncredited) | 1939-02-10 |
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The Sun Never Sets | A Doctor | 1939-05-31 |
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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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Tower of London | Anne's Protector | 1939-11-17 |
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Never Say Die | Kretsky | 1939-03-08 |
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Kidnapped | Old Man | 1938-05-27 |
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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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The Baroness and the Butler | Count Dormo | 1938-02-18 |
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Marie Antoinette | Sauce (uncredited) | 1938-08-26 |
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Night of Mystery | 1937-05-21 | |
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The Prince and the Pauper | Clemens | 1937-04-30 |
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Youth on Parole | Henchman (uncredited) | 1937-10-04 |
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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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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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Mark of the Vampire | Jan | 1935-04-26 |
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East of Java | Resident | 1935-12-01 |
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The Great Impersonation | Dr. Harrison | 1935-12-08 |
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The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger | Littimer | 1935-01-18 |
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Mutiny on the Bounty | Morgan | 1935-11-22 |
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Captain Blood | Prosecutor | 1935-12-26 |
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Splendor | Fletcher | 1935-11-22 |
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Shadow of Doubt | Morse | 1935-02-15 |
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The Bishop Misbehaves | Mr. Grantham | 1935-09-13 |
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Among the Missing | Smeed | 1934-09-25 |
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Stingaree | Man with Beard (uncredited) | 1934-05-24 |
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The Mystery of Mr. X | Hutchinson | 1934-02-23 |
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Man of Two Worlds | Dr. Lott | 1934-01-13 |
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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 House of Rothschild | Amschel Rothschild | 1934-04-07 |
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The Little Minister | Sanders Webster | 1934-12-28 |
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Her Secret | Lathrop | 1933-12-18 |
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The Silk Express | Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary | 1933-06-01 |
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Charlie Chan's Greatest Case | Brade | 1933-09-14 |
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Midnight Mary | Tindle | 1933-06-30 |
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The Monkey's Paw | Mr. White | 1933-01-13 |
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The Past of Mary Holmes | Jacob Riggs | 1933-01-20 |
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The Secret of Madame Blanche | Aubrey's Lawyer (Uncredited) | 1933-02-03 |
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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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Sherlock Holmes | Faulkner | 1932-11-05 |
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The Phantom of Crestwood | Mr. Vayne | 1932-10-14 |
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The Man Who Played God | Battle | 1932-02-09 |
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The Millionaire | Davis | 1931-05-01 |
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The Lady Who Dared | Butler | 1931-05-29 |
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The Reckless Hour | Stevens - Adams' Butler (uncredited) | 1931-08-15 |
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Safe in Hell | Crunch | 1931-12-12 |
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Isle of Escape | Judge | 1930-03-01 |
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The Green Goddess | Watkins | 1930-02-13 |
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The Sea God | Pearly Nick | 1930-09-13 |
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Inside the Lines | Capper | 1930-07-05 |
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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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Disraeli | Sir Hugh Myers | 1929-11-01 |
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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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Lovers in Quarantine | The Silent Passenger | 1925-10-11 |
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Womanhandled | Butler | 1925-12-27 |
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Wild, Wild Susan | Malcolm | 1925-08-04 |
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Twenty Dollars a Week | James Pettison | 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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Out of the Drifts | Martin | 1916-02-24 |
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The Dictator | Simpson | 1915-06-21 |
