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Jay C. Flippen

Acting · 1899–1971 · Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jay C. Flippen (born March 6, 1899, Little Rock, Arkansas – February 3, 1971, Los Angeles, California) is an American character actor who often played police officers or weary criminals in many movies of the 1940s/'50s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay C. Flippen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known for

Filmography

1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)
1971Mooch Goes to HollywoodJay C. Flippen - Party guest (uncredited)
1971The Seven MinutesLuther Yerkes
1971Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?Sheriff Ben
1970The Old Man Who Cried WolfPawnbroker
1969Bracken's World
1968The Sound of AngerJudge Prentiss
1968HellfightersJack Lomax
1968The Name of the GameGrover
1968FirecreekMr. Pittman
1967Judd, for the Defense
1967The Spirit Is WillingMother
1967Ironside
1966Fame Is the Name of the GameDizzy Shaner
1966That Girl
1965Cat BallouSheriff Cardigan
1965The Greatest Story Ever ToldDrunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court
1964Looking for LoveRalph Front
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreHugh Ramsey
1963Burke's LawBill, the Desk Sergeant
1963Vacation PlayhouseCappy Skidmore
1962Six Gun Law
1962How the West Was WonHuggins (uncredited)
1962Ensign O'TooleChief Petty Officer Homer Nelson
1962The VirginianPa Colby
1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowHappy Spangler
1961Bus Stop
1960The PlunderersSheriff McCauley
1960Route 66
1960ThrillerHarry Gans
1960Studs LoniganFather Gilhooey
1960Wild RiverHamilton Garth
1959Johnny RingoJay C. Flippen
1959BonanzaBarney Fuller
1959RawhideMarshal Lindstrom
1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveChute Wilson
1958From Hell to TexasJake Leffertfinger
1958No Time at AllHappy Gallant
1957Escape from Red RockSheriff John Costaine
1957Jet PilotMaj. Gen. Black
1957The DeerslayerOld Tom Hutter
1957Run of the ArrowWalking Coyote
1957Night PassageBen Kimball
1957The Midnight StorySgt. Jack Gillen
1957Public Pigeon No. 1Lt. Ross Qualen
1957The Restless BreedMarshal Steve Evans
1957Hot Summer NightOren Kobble
1957The Halliday BrandChad Burris
1956The King and Four QueensBartender
19567th CavalrySgt. Bates
1956Playhouse 90Happy Gallant
1956The KillingMarvin Unger
1955Oklahoma!Skidmore
1955KismetJawan
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955GunsmokeOwney
1955It's Always Fair WeatherCharles Z. Culloran
1955Strategic Air CommandTom Doyle
1955Man Without a StarStrap Davis
1955Six Bridges to CrossVincent Concannon
1954Climax!Joe
1954Carnival StoryCharley Grayson
1954The Far CountryRube
1953The Wild OneSheriff Stew Singer
1953East of SumatraMac
1953Devil's CanyonJack Wells
1953Thunder BayKermit MacDonald
1952Woman of the North CountryAxel Nordlund
1952The Las Vegas StoryCapt. H.A. Harris
1952Bend of the RiverJeremy Baile
1951The Model and the Marriage BrokerDan Chancellor
1951The People Against O'HaraSven Norson
1951The Lady from TexasSheriff Mike McShane
1951Flying LeathernecksMSgt. Clancy, Line Chief
1951The Lemon Drop KidStraight Flush Tony
1950Two Flags WestSgt. Terrance Duey
1950Lux Video TheatreMr. Lavery
1950Winchester '73Sergeant Wilkes
1950Love That BruteBiff Sage
1950The Yellow Cab ManHugo
1950Buccaneer's GirlJared Hawkins
1949Oh, You Beautiful DollLippy Brannigan
1949They Live by NightHenry "T-Dub" Mansfield
1949TrappedBartender (uncredited)
1949Down to the Sea in ShipsLuke Sewell
1949A Woman's SecretPolice Insp. Jim Fowler
1947IntrigueMike, the bartender
1947Brute ForceHodges (guard)
1936Flippen's Frolics
1934Marie GalanteSailor in Bar
1934Million Dollar RansomSinger (Uncredited)
1928The Ham What AmHimself

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