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Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 05, 1899
Died Feb 03, 1971 (71)
Birthplace Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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​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

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The Seven Minutes

The Seven Minutes

1971

as Luther Yerkes

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971

as Jay C. Flippen - Party guest (uncredited)

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

1970

as Pawnbroker

Hellfighters

Hellfighters

1968

as Jack Lomax

The Sound of Anger

The Sound of Anger

1968

as Judge Prentiss

Firecreek

Firecreek

1968

as Mr. Pittman

The Spirit Is Willing

The Spirit Is Willing

1967

as Mother

Fame Is the Name of the Game

Fame Is the Name of the Game

1966

as Dizzy Shaner

Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou

1965

as Sheriff Cardigan

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

as Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court

Looking for Love

Looking for Love

1964

as Ralph Front

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

as Huggins (uncredited)

The Plunderers

The Plunderers

1960

as Sheriff McCauley

Wild River

Wild River

1960

as Hamilton Garth

Studs Lonigan

Studs Lonigan

1960

as Father Gilhooey

From Hell to Texas

From Hell to Texas

1958

as Jake Leffertfinger

No Time at All

No Time at All

1958

as Happy Gallant

Jet Pilot

Jet Pilot

1957

as Maj. Gen. Black

The Restless Breed

The Restless Breed

1957

as Marshal Steve Evans

The Midnight Story

The Midnight Story

1957

as Sgt. Jack Gillen

Public Pigeon No. 1

Public Pigeon No. 1

1957

as Lt. Ross Qualen

Escape from Red Rock

Escape from Red Rock

1957

as Sheriff John Costaine

Hot Summer Night

Hot Summer Night

1957

as Oren Kobble

The Deerslayer

The Deerslayer

1957

as Old Tom Hutter

Run of the Arrow

Run of the Arrow

1957

as Walking Coyote

The Halliday Brand

The Halliday Brand

1957

as Chad Burris

Night Passage

Night Passage

1957

as Ben Kimball

7th Cavalry

7th Cavalry

1956

as Sgt. Bates

The Killing

The Killing

1956

as Marvin Unger

The King and Four Queens

The King and Four Queens

1956

as Bartender

6 Bridges to Cross

6 Bridges to Cross

1955

as Vincent Concannon

Man Without a Star

Man Without a Star

1955

as Strap Davis

Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command

1955

as Tom Doyle

It's Always Fair Weather

It's Always Fair Weather

1955

as Charles Z. Culloran

Kismet

Kismet

1955

as Jawan

Oklahoma!

Oklahoma!

1955

as Skidmore

Carnival Story

Carnival Story

1954

as Charley Grayson

The Far Country

The Far Country

1954

as Rube

The Wild One

The Wild One

1953

as Sheriff Stew Singer

Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay

1953

as Kermit MacDonald

East of Sumatra

East of Sumatra

1953

as Mac

Devil's Canyon

Devil's Canyon

1953

as Jack Wells

Bend of the River

Bend of the River

1952

as Jeremy Baile

Woman of the North Country

Woman of the North Country

1952

as Axel Nordlund

The Las Vegas Story

The Las Vegas Story

1952

as Capt. H.A. Harris

The Model and the Marriage Broker

The Model and the Marriage Broker

1951

as Dan Chancellor

Flying Leathernecks

Flying Leathernecks

1951

as MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief

The Lady from Texas

The Lady from Texas

1951

as Sheriff Mike McShane

The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid

1951

as Straight Flush Tony

The People Against O'Hara

The People Against O'Hara

1951

as Sven Norson

Two Flags West

Two Flags West

1950

as Sgt. Terrance Duey

The Yellow Cab Man

The Yellow Cab Man

1950

as Hugo

Buccaneer's Girl

Buccaneer's Girl

1950

as Jared Hawkins

Winchester '73

Winchester '73

1950

as Sergeant Wilkes

Love That Brute

Love That Brute

1950

as Biff Sage

They Live by Night

They Live by Night

1949

as Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield

Oh, You Beautiful Doll

Oh, You Beautiful Doll

1949

as Lippy Brannigan

Trapped

Trapped

1949

as Bartender (uncredited)

A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret

1949

as Police Insp. Jim Fowler

Down to the Sea in Ships

Down to the Sea in Ships

1949

as Luke Sewell

Intrigue

Intrigue

1947

as Mike, the bartender

Brute Force

Brute Force

1947

as Hodges (guard)

Marie Galante

Marie Galante

1934

as Sailor in Bar

Million Dollar Ransom

Million Dollar Ransom

1934

as Singer (Uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Ensign O'Toole

as Chief Petty Officer Homer Nelson

Episodes: 32

First Aired: Sep 23, 1962

Burke's Law

as Bill, the Desk Sergeant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Hugh Ramsey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

Gunsmoke

as Owney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Rawhide

as Marshal Lindstrom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

The Virginian

as Pa Colby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Thriller

as Harry Gans

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1960

Lux Video Theatre

as Mr. Lavery

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Climax!

as Joe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Chute Wilson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1958

Johnny Ringo

as Jay C. Flippen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Vacation Playhouse

as Cappy Skidmore

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1963

Rawhide

as Sergeant Shaler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Rawhide

as Bigger Seton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

The Virginian

as Asa Keogh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Burke's Law

as Lieutenant Grogan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

The Name of the Game

as Grover

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

The Name of the Game

as Zack Witten

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Climax!

as Detective

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Climax!

as Ed Bagley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Climax!

as Happy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Bonanza

as Barney Fuller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Playhouse 90

as Happy Gallant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1956

The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Happy Spangler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1961

That Girl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

Route 66

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Bus Stop

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1961

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1958

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1955

Judd for the Defense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

Bracken's World

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1969

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