William Irving (actor)

William Irving (actor)
William Irving (17 May 1893 – 25 December 1943) was a German-born American film actor.
Biography
The burly character actor appeared in more than 220 films between 1916 and 1941, often as a "comic heavy" in the Our Gang and Three Stooges comedy short films. Irving also appeared as a cowardly German army cook in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). He played mostly supporting roles in the silent era, but after the introduction of sound films his appearances got noticeably smaller and he was often uncredited.
On Christmas Day 1943, Irving was crossing the street at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles, California, when he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. His remains were cremated at Pierce Brothers Hollywood. Irving was divorced from his wife, Mildred, at the time of his death. He was survived by a brother.
Selected filmography
Whose Baby? (1917, Short) - Harold Scull - the Rival
Till I Come Back to You (1918) - Stroheim
Someone Must Pay (1919) - Percy Glendenning
The Heart of a Child (1920) - Perry
Love's Protegé (1920) - Jack Keith
Twin Beds (1920) - Andrew Larkin
Someone in the House (1920) - Percy Glendenning
Billions (1920) - Frank Manners
Bell Boy 13 (1923) - Hotel Dining Room Guest (uncredited)
The Love Trap (1923) - Freddie Rivers
Gentle Julia (1923) - George Plum
Love Letters (1924) - Don Crossland
Pampered Youth (1925) - George Amberson
Call of the Night (1926) - Chub Biggs
She's My Baby (1927) - Chuck Callahan
The Girl in the Pullman (1927) - Oscar McGuff
Ham and Eggs at the Front (1927) - von Friml
Coney Island (1928) - Hughey Cooper
Red Hair (1928) - Demmy
You're Darn Tootin' (1928, Short) - Musician
Beautiful But Dumb (1928) - Ward
The Cameraman (1928) - Photographer (uncredited)
The Singapore Mutiny (1928) - Huber
Nothing to Wear (1928) - Detective
The Rush Hour (1928) - Seasick Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)
The Bride of the Colorado (1928) - Fritz Mueller
From Headquarters (1929) - Fritz
Hearts in Exile (1929) - Rat Catcher
Song of Love (1929) - Stage Manager (uncredited)
On the Border (1930) - Dusty
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) - Ginger - the Cook (uncredited)
Rough Waters (1930) - Bill
Song of the Caballero (1930) - Bernardo
The Life of the Party (1930) - The 'Yoohoo' Man (uncredited)
A Soldier's Plaything (1930) - German Actor in Horse (uncredited)
The Truth About Youth (1930) - Jim Greene (uncredited)
Her Majesty, Love (1931) - Second Man in Cabaret
Manhattan Parade (1931) - Suit of Armor (uncredited)
State's Attorney (1932) - Drunken Tenant in Hallway (uncredited)
Her Mad Night (1932) - Jury Foreman (uncredited)
A Farewell to Arms (1932) - Frederic's Friend - Frustrated Opera Singer (uncredited)
Footlight Parade (1933)
Three Little Pigskins (1934) - photographer (uncredited)
Mike Fright (1934)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Pop Goes the Easel (1935)
Hoi Polloi (1935)
Slippery Silks (1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Grips, Grunts and Groans (1937)
Playing the Ponies (1937)
Wee Wee Monsieur (1938) - Captain Gorgonzola
Ninotchka (1939)
A Ducking They Did Go (1939)
The Great Dictator (1940)
References
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1893 births
1943 deaths
Male actors from Hamburg
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States
20th-century American male actors
Our Gang