Portrait of Ivan F. Simpson

Acting

Ivan F. Simpson

Career

Active from 1915 to 1943, busiest in 1930 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ivan F. Simpson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.7, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Espionage 2
  • Intense 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

86
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

17 titles ยท average score 62
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show

Two Weeks to Live
Two Weeks to Live (1943)
GoodWatch score 50

as Professor Albert Frisby (as Ivan Simpson)

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mr. Woods - the Minister

This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine (1943)
GoodWatch score 80

as Judge

Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Porter in Oxford (Uncredited)

Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dexter

Nazi Agent
Nazi Agent (1942)
GoodWatch score 55

as Professor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson)

Random Harvest
Random Harvest (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

as The Vicar

They All Kissed the Bride
They All Kissed the Bride (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dr. Cassell

The Male Animal
The Male Animal (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dean Frederick Damon

The Invisible Man Returns
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mr. Cotton (uncredited)

The Earl of Chicago
The Earl of Chicago (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

as Hargraves (uncredited)

1930s

58 titles ยท average score 64
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
GoodWatch score 89

as Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern (uncredited)

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

as Morgan

British Agent
British Agent (1934)
GoodWatch score 54

as 'Poohbah' Evans

The Mystery of Mr. X
The Mystery of Mr. X (1934)
GoodWatch score 60

as Hutchinson

The Monkey's Paw
The Monkey's Paw (1933)

as Mr. White

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933)
GoodWatch score 73

as Brade

The Man Who Played God
The Man Who Played God (1932)
GoodWatch score 60

as Battle

Safe in Hell
Safe in Hell (1931)
GoodWatch score 62

as Crunch

The Lady Who Dared
The Lady Who Dared (1931)

as Butler

The Sea God
The Sea God (1930)

as Pearly Nick

The Green Goddess
The Green Goddess (1930)
GoodWatch score 47

as Watkins

Isle of Escape
Isle of Escape (1930)

as Judge

1920s

9 titles ยท average score 67
Disraeli
Disraeli (1929)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sir Hugh Myers

A Kiss for Cinderella
A Kiss for Cinderella (1925)

as Mr. Cutaway

Wild, Wild Susan
Wild, Wild Susan (1925)

as Malcolm

Womanhandled
Womanhandled (1925)

as Butler

Miss Bluebeard
Miss Bluebeard (1925)

as Bounds

Lovers in Quarantine
Lovers in Quarantine (1925)

as The Silent Passenger

Twenty Dollars a Week
Twenty Dollars a Week (1924)

as James Pettison

The Green Goddess
The Green Goddess (1923)

as Watkins

The Man Who Played God
The Man Who Played God (1922)

as Battle

1910s

2 titles
Out of the Drifts
Out of the Drifts (1916)

as Martin

The Dictator
The Dictator (1915)

as Simpson