Ivan F. Simpson
Birthday: 1875-02-04
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Biography: 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
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Random Harvest
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The Phantom of Crestwood
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Isle of Escape
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The Prince and the Pauper
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The Dictator
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The Little Minister
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The Way of All Men
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The Man Who Played God
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This Land Is Mine
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Captain Blood
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Nazi Agent
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Midnight Mary
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Safe in Hell
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The Baroness and the Butler
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Disraeli
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Stingaree
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Youth on Parole
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Never Say Die
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The Man Who Played God
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The World Moves On
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British Agent
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The Mystery of Mr. X
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Her Secret
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The Millionaire
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Shadow of Doubt
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London by Night
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Manslaughter
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The Silk Express
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Inside the Lines
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The Green Goddess
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The Bishop Misbehaves
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A Passport to Hell
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Splendor
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The Male Animal
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Miss Bluebeard
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The Sun Never Sets
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Tower of London
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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The Crash
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Forever and a Day
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Kidnapped
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Man of Two Worlds
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Among the Missing
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Maid of Salem
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The Reckless Hour
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The Earl of Chicago
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The Invisible Man Returns
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The Body Disappears
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The Monkey's Paw
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The Green Goddess
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
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Mutiny on the Bounty
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David Copperfield
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The Sea God
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Invisible Enemy
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Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
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Wild, Wild Susan
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Womanhandled
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Mark of the Vampire
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My Kingdom for a Cook
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Eagle Squadron
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The Past of Mary Holmes
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Trouble for Two
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Two Weeks to Live
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Sherlock Holmes
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Above Suspicion
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The Great Impersonation
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Jane Eyre
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They All Kissed the Bride
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Twenty Dollars a Week
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Lloyd's of London
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East of Java
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The Secret of Madame Blanche
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Rulers of the Sea
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Marie Antoinette
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Nightmare
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The House of Rothschild
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Out of the Drifts
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