Ivan F. Simpson

Personal Info

Birthday

February 4, 1875

Day of Death

1951-10-12

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Ivan Freebody Simpson

Ivan Simpson

Ivan Sampson

I. F. Simpson

Ivan F. Simpson

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.

Known For

Among the Missing

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Mutiny on the Bounty

Jane Eyre

Nazi Agent

The Millionaire

David Copperfield

Filmography

1943
Jane Eyre
as Mr. Woods - the Minister
My Kingdom for a Cook
as Professor Harlow
Above Suspicion
as Porter in Oxford (Uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
as Judge
Two Weeks to Live
as Professor Albert Frisby (as Ivan Simpson)
Forever and a Day
as Dexter
1942
Random Harvest
as The Vicar
Nightmare
as Money Changer
Eagle Squadron
as Simms
They All Kissed the Bride
as Dr. Cassell
The Male Animal
as Dean Frederick Damon
Nazi Agent
as Professor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson)
1941
The Body Disappears
as Dean Claxton
1940
New Moon
as Guizot
The Invisible Man Returns
as Mr. Cotton (uncredited)
The Earl of Chicago
as Hargraves (uncredited)
1939
Tower of London
as Anne's Protector
Rulers of the Sea
as Secretary (Uncredited)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
as A Doctor
Never Say Die
as Kretsky
Made for Each Other
as Simon (uncredited)
1938
Marie Antoinette
as Sauce (uncredited)
Kidnapped
as Old Man
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern (uncredited)
Invisible Enemy
as Michael (as Ivan Simpson)
The Baroness and the Butler
as Count Dormo
1937
Youth on Parole
as Henchman (uncredited)
London by Night
as Burroughs
The Prince and the Pauper
as Clemens
Maid of Salem
as Rev. Parris
1936
Lloyd's of London
as Old Man
Trouble for Two
as Collins (as Ivan Simpson)
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Reverend Mordaunt
1935
Captain Blood
as Prosecutor
The Great Impersonation
as Dr. Harrison
East of Java
as Resident
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Morgan
Splendor
as Fletcher
The Bishop Misbehaves
as Mr. Grantham
Mark of the Vampire
as Jan
Shadow of Doubt
as Morse
David Copperfield
as Littimer
1934
The Little Minister
as Sanders Webster
Among the Missing
as Smeed
British Agent
as 'Poohbah' Evans
The World Moves On
as Clumber
Stingaree
as Man with Beard (uncredited)
The House of Rothschild
as Amschel Rothschild
The Mystery of Mr. X
as Hutchinson
Man of Two Worlds
as Dr. Lott
1933
Her Secret
as Lathrop
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
as Brade
Midnight Mary
as Tindle
The Silk Express
as Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as Aubrey's Lawyer (Uncredited)
The Past of Mary Holmes
as Jacob Riggs
The Monkey's Paw
as Mr. White
1932
Sherlock Holmes
as Faulkner
The Phantom of Crestwood
as Mr. Vayne
The Crash
as Hodge
A Passport to Hell
as Simms
The Man Who Played God
as Battle
1931
Safe in Hell
as Crunch
The Reckless Hour
as Stevens - Adams' Butler (uncredited)
The Lady Who Dared
as Butler
The Millionaire
as Davis
1930
The Sea God
as Pearly Nick
The Way of All Men
as Higgins
Old English
as Joe Pillin
Manslaughter
as Morson
Inside the Lines
as Capper
Isle of Escape
as Judge
The Green Goddess
as Watkins
1929
Disraeli
as Sir Hugh Myers
1925
Womanhandled
as Butler
A Kiss for Cinderella
as Mr. Cutaway
Lovers in Quarantine
as The Silent Passenger
Wild, Wild Susan
as Malcolm
Miss Bluebeard
as Bounds
1924
Twenty Dollars a Week
as James Pettison
1915
The Dictator
as Simpson