
Jay C. Flippen
Known for Acting · 93 credits
- Born
- 1899-03-05
- Died
- 1971-02-03
- Place of birth
- Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
- Also known as
- John Constantine Flippen Jr.
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (24)

Bonanza
1959
as Barney Fuller

Ironside
1967

Climax!
1954
as Joe / Detective / Ed Bagley / Happy

The Virginian
1962
as Pa Colby / Asa Keogh

Rawhide
1959
as Marshal Lindstrom / Bigger Seton / Sergeant Shaler

Route 66
1960

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Chute Wilson

Burke's Law
1963
as Bill, the Desk Sergeant / Lieutenant Grogan

The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Happy Spangler

The Name of the Game
1968
as Grover / Zack Witten

Gunsmoke
1955
as Owney

That Girl
1966

Thriller
1960
as Harry Gans

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Hugh Ramsey

Playhouse 90
1956
as Happy Gallant

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958

Judd, for the Defense
1967
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mr. Lavery

Johnny Ringo
1959
as Jay C. Flippen

Bus Stop
1961
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Cappy Skidmore

Bracken's World
1969

Ensign O'Toole
1962
as Chief Petty Officer Homer Nelson
Movies (69)

The Killing
1956
as Marvin Unger

How the West Was Won
1962
as Huggins (uncredited)

Flying Leathernecks
1951
as MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief

The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court

Brute Force
1947
as Hodges (guard)

Cat Ballou
1965
as Sheriff Cardigan

Oklahoma!
1955
as Skidmore

Winchester '73
1950
as Sergeant Wilkes

The Wild One
1953
as Sheriff Stew Singer

Bend of the River
1952
as Jeremy Baile

Kismet
1955
as Jawan

The Far Country
1954
as Rube

Trapped
1949
as Bartender (uncredited)

Wild River
1960
as Hamilton Garth

Hellfighters
1968
as Jack Lomax

7th Cavalry
1956
as Sgt. Bates

It's Always Fair Weather
1955
as Charles Z. Culloran

The Deerslayer
1957
as Old Tom Hutter

Firecreek
1968
as Mr. Pittman

Night Passage
1957
as Ben Kimball

The Seven Minutes
1971
as Luther Yerkes

Marie Galante
1934
as Sailor in Bar

Studs Lonigan
1960
as Father Gilhooey

Strategic Air Command
1955
as Tom Doyle

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)

Devil's Canyon
1953
as Jack Wells

Man Without a Star
1955
as Strap Davis

The King and Four Queens
1956
as Bartender

They Live by Night
1949
as Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield

Two Flags West
1950
as Sgt. Terrance Duey

The Plunderers
1960
as Sheriff McCauley

Thunder Bay
1953
as Kermit MacDonald

Jet Pilot
1957
as Maj. Gen. Black

Buccaneer's Girl
1950
as Jared Hawkins

The Restless Breed
1957
as Marshal Steve Evans

The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951
as Dan Chancellor

The Sound of Anger
1968
as Judge Prentiss

Six Gun Law
1962

Intrigue
1947
as Mike, the bartender

A Woman's Secret
1949
as Police Insp. Jim Fowler

The Lemon Drop Kid
1951
as Straight Flush Tony

The Halliday Brand
1957
as Chad Burris

The Las Vegas Story
1952
as Capt. H.A. Harris

The Midnight Story
1957
as Sgt. Jack Gillen

Fame Is the Name of the Game
1966
as Dizzy Shaner

Looking for Love
1964
as Ralph Front

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971
as Sheriff Ben

The Spirit Is Willing
1967
as Mother

From Hell to Texas
1958
as Jake Leffertfinger

Run of the Arrow
1957
as Walking Coyote

Carnival Story
1954
as Charley Grayson

Down to the Sea in Ships
1949
as Luke Sewell

Six Bridges to Cross
1955
as Vincent Concannon

Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971
as Jay C. Flippen - Party guest (uncredited)

East of Sumatra
1953
as Mac

The Lady from Texas
1951
as Sheriff Mike McShane

Public Pigeon No. 1
1957
as Lt. Ross Qualen

The People Against O'Hara
1951
as Sven Norson

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970
as Pawnbroker

Hot Summer Night
1957
as Oren Kobble

The Yellow Cab Man
1950
as Hugo

Love That Brute
1950
as Biff Sage

Woman of the North Country
1952
as Axel Nordlund

Million Dollar Ransom
1934
as Singer (Uncredited)

No Time at All
1958
as Happy Gallant

Oh, You Beautiful Doll
1949
as Lippy Brannigan

Escape from Red Rock
1957
as Sheriff John Costaine
Flippen's Frolics
1936

The Ham What Am
1928
as Himself
About Jay C. Flippen
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 With 93 credits spanning from 1928 to 1987, Jay C. Flippen has appeared in 69 films and 24 TV shows.
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- The Killing (1956) — as Marvin Unger
- How the West Was Won (1962) — as Huggins (uncredited)
- Flying Leathernecks (1951) — as MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) — as Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court
- Brute Force (1947) — as Hodges (guard)
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