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Jay C. Flippen

Acting
March 5, 1899
— February 3, 1971(71 years old)
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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

Also Known As

John Constantine Flippen Jr.

Known For

Bonanza series poster (1959)
7.5

Bonanza

Barney Fuller

Ironside series poster (1967)
6.9

Ironside

The Virginian series poster (1962)
6.5

The Virginian

Pa Colby

Rawhide series poster (1959)
7.2

Rawhide

Marshal Lindstrom

The Dick Van Dyke Show series poster (1961)
7.6

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Happy Spangler

Gunsmoke series poster (1955)
6.7

Gunsmoke

Owney

Climax! series poster (1954)
3.8

Climax!

Joe

The Name of the Game series poster (1968)
7.0

The Name of the Game

Grover

Wanted: Dead or Alive series poster (1958)
7.0

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Chute Wilson

Route 66 series poster (1960)
6.7

Route 66

That Girl series poster (1966)
6.2

That Girl

Burke's Law series poster (1963)
6.3

Burke's Law

Bill, the Desk Sergeant

Photos of Jay C. Flippen

Filmography

1980s

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life movie poster (1987)
6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

1970s

The Seven Minutes movie poster (1971)
5.8

The Seven Minutes

Luther Yerkes

Mooch Goes to Hollywood movie poster (1971)
4.8

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Jay C. Flippen - Party guest (uncredited)

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? movie poster (1971)
9.0

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

Sheriff Ben

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf movie poster (1970)
6.8

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

Pawnbroker

1960s

Firecreek movie poster (1968)
6.3

Firecreek

Mr. Pittman

Hellfighters movie poster (1968)
6.3

Hellfighters

Jack Lomax

The Sound of Anger movie poster (1968)
8.0

The Sound of Anger

Judge Prentiss

The Spirit Is Willing movie poster (1967)
5.5

The Spirit Is Willing

Mother

Fame Is the Name of the Game movie poster (1966)
6.8

Fame Is the Name of the Game

Dizzy Shaner

The Greatest Story Ever Told movie poster (1965)
6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court

Cat Ballou movie poster (1965)
6.4

Cat Ballou

Sheriff Cardigan

Looking for Love movie poster (1964)
5.8

Looking for Love

Ralph Front

How the West Was Won movie poster (1962)
7.0

How the West Was Won

Huggins (uncredited)

Six Gun Law movie poster (1962)
7.0

Six Gun Law

Wild River movie poster (1960)
7.3

Wild River

Hamilton Garth

The Plunderers movie poster (1960)
6.3

The Plunderers

Sheriff McCauley

Studs Lonigan movie poster (1960)
4.5

Studs Lonigan

Father Gilhooey

1950s

From Hell to Texas movie poster (1958)
6.0

From Hell to Texas

Jake Leffertfinger

No Time at All movie poster (1958)
8.0

No Time at All

Happy Gallant

Run of the Arrow movie poster (1957)
6.1

Run of the Arrow

Walking Coyote

The Deerslayer movie poster (1957)
6.1

The Deerslayer

Old Tom Hutter

Night Passage movie poster (1957)
6.5

Night Passage

Ben Kimball

Jet Pilot movie poster (1957)
5.5

Jet Pilot

Maj. Gen. Black

The Restless Breed movie poster (1957)
5.5

The Restless Breed

Marshal Steve Evans

Hot Summer Night movie poster (1957)
5.7

Hot Summer Night

Oren Kobble

The Midnight Story movie poster (1957)
6.1

The Midnight Story

Sgt. Jack Gillen

Public Pigeon No. 1 movie poster (1957)
6.3

Public Pigeon No. 1

Lt. Ross Qualen

The Halliday Brand movie poster (1957)
6.2

The Halliday Brand

Chad Burris

Escape from Red Rock movie poster (1957)
7.0

Escape from Red Rock

Sheriff John Costaine

The Killing movie poster (1956)
7.6

The Killing

Marvin Unger

The King and Four Queens movie poster (1956)
5.7

The King and Four Queens

Bartender

7th Cavalry movie poster (1956)
6.1

7th Cavalry

Sgt. Bates

Oklahoma! movie poster (1955)
6.6

Oklahoma!

Skidmore

It's Always Fair Weather movie poster (1955)
7.0

It's Always Fair Weather

Charles Z. Culloran

Man Without a Star movie poster (1955)
6.5

Man Without a Star

Strap Davis

Strategic Air Command movie poster (1955)
6.2

Strategic Air Command

Tom Doyle

Kismet movie poster (1955)
5.6

Kismet

Jawan

Six Bridges to Cross movie poster (1955)
6.2

Six Bridges to Cross

Vincent Concannon

The Far Country movie poster (1954)
6.9

The Far Country

Rube

Carnival Story movie poster (1954)
4.6

Carnival Story

Charley Grayson

The Wild One movie poster (1953)
6.6

The Wild One

Sheriff Stew Singer

Devil's Canyon movie poster (1953)
5.0

Devil's Canyon

Jack Wells

Thunder Bay movie poster (1953)
6.1

Thunder Bay

Kermit MacDonald

East of Sumatra movie poster (1953)
5.8

East of Sumatra

Mac

Bend of the River movie poster (1952)
7.0

Bend of the River

Jeremy Baile

Woman of the North Country movie poster (1952)
5.0

Woman of the North Country

Axel Nordlund

The Las Vegas Story movie poster (1952)
6.0

The Las Vegas Story

Capt. H.A. Harris

Flying Leathernecks movie poster (1951)
5.9

Flying Leathernecks

MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief

The Lemon Drop Kid movie poster (1951)
6.5

The Lemon Drop Kid

Straight Flush Tony

The Model and the Marriage Broker movie poster (1951)
6.5

The Model and the Marriage Broker

Dan Chancellor

The People Against O'Hara movie poster (1951)
5.7

The People Against O'Hara

Sven Norson

The Lady from Texas movie poster (1951)
10.0

The Lady from Texas

Sheriff Mike McShane

Winchester '73 movie poster (1950)
7.3

Winchester '73

Sergeant Wilkes

Buccaneer's Girl movie poster (1950)
5.8

Buccaneer's Girl

Jared Hawkins

Two Flags West movie poster (1950)
6.3

Two Flags West

Sgt. Terrance Duey

Love That Brute movie poster (1950)
6.8

Love That Brute

Biff Sage

The Yellow Cab Man movie poster (1950)
6.9

The Yellow Cab Man

Hugo

1940s

They Live by Night movie poster (1949)
6.9

They Live by Night

Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield

A Woman's Secret movie poster (1949)
5.6

A Woman's Secret

Police Insp. Jim Fowler

Trapped movie poster (1949)
6.1

Trapped

Bartender (uncredited)

Down to the Sea in Ships movie poster (1949)
7.2

Down to the Sea in Ships

Luke Sewell

Oh, You Beautiful Doll movie poster (1949)
5.5

Oh, You Beautiful Doll

Lippy Brannigan

Brute Force movie poster (1947)
7.3

Brute Force

Hodges (guard)

Intrigue movie poster (1947)
5.6

Intrigue

Mike, the bartender

1930s

Marie Galante movie poster (1934)
4.9

Marie Galante

Sailor in Bar

Million Dollar Ransom movie poster (1934)
5.0

Million Dollar Ransom

Singer (Uncredited)

1920s

The Ham What Am movie poster (1928)
1.0

The Ham What Am

Himself