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