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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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Filmography
all 94
Movies 70
TV Shows 24
self 4
Self (archive footage)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)
Movie
Jay C. Flippen - Party guest (uncredited)

Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)
Movie
Luther Yerkes

The Seven Minutes (1971)
Movie
Pawnbroker

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)
Movie
Judge Prentiss

The Sound of Anger (1968)
Movie
Jack Lomax

Hellfighters (1968)
Movie
Grover / Zack Witten

The Name of the Game (1968)
TV
Mr. Pittman

Firecreek (1968)
Movie
Dizzy Shaner

Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966)
Movie
Sheriff Cardigan

Cat Ballou (1965)
Movie
4
Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Movie
Ralph Front

Looking for Love (1964)
Movie
Hugh Ramsey

Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
TV
Bill, the Desk Sergeant / Lieutenant Grogan

Burke's Law (1963)
TV
6
Cappy Skidmore

Vacation Playhouse (1963)
TV
Huggins (uncredited)

How the West Was Won (1962)
Movie
6
Chief Petty Officer Homer Nelson

Ensign O'Toole (1962)
TV
Asa Keogh / Pa Colby

The Virginian (1962)
TV
Happy Spangler

The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
TV
5.8
Sheriff McCauley

The Plunderers (1960)
Movie
Harry Gans

Thriller (1960)
TV
Father Gilhooey

Studs Lonigan (1960)
Movie
Hamilton Garth

Wild River (1960)
Movie
Jay C. Flippen

Johnny Ringo (1959)
TV
Barney Fuller

Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
Sergeant Shaler / Bigger Seton / Marshal Lindstrom

Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Chute Wilson

Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
TV
Jake Leffertfinger

From Hell to Texas (1958)
Movie
Happy Gallant

No Time at All (1958)
Movie
Sheriff John Costaine

Escape from Red Rock (1957)
Movie
Maj. Gen. Black

Jet Pilot (1957)
Movie
9
Old Tom Hutter

The Deerslayer (1957)
Movie
Walking Coyote

Run of the Arrow (1957)
Movie
Ben Kimball

Night Passage (1957)
Movie
Sgt. Jack Gillen

The Midnight Story (1957)
Movie
Lt. Ross Qualen

Public Pigeon No. 1 (1957)
Movie
Marshal Steve Evans

The Restless Breed (1957)
Movie
Oren Kobble

Hot Summer Night (1957)
Movie
Chad Burris

The Halliday Brand (1957)
Movie
Bartender

The King and Four Queens (1956)
Movie
Sgt. Bates

7th Cavalry (1956)
Movie
Happy Gallant

Playhouse 90 (1956)
TV
Marvin Unger

The Killing (1956)
Movie
4.33
Skidmore

Oklahoma! (1955)
Movie
2
Jawan

Kismet (1955)
Movie
Owney

Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Charles Z. Culloran

It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
Movie
Tom Doyle

Strategic Air Command (1955)
Movie
Strap Davis

Man Without a Star (1955)
Movie
Vincent Concannon

Six Bridges to Cross (1955)
Movie
Detective / Happy / Joe / Ed Bagley

Climax! (1954)
TV
Charley Grayson

Carnival Story (1954)
Movie
Sheriff Stew Singer

The Wild One (1953)
Movie
Jack Wells

Devil's Canyon (1953)
Movie
Kermit MacDonald

Thunder Bay (1953)
Movie
Axel Nordlund

Woman of the North Country (1952)
Movie
Capt. H.A. Harris

The Las Vegas Story (1952)
Movie
Jeremy Baile

Bend of the River (1952)
Movie
Dan Chancellor

The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
Movie
Sheriff Mike McShane

The Lady from Texas (1951)
Movie
Sven Norson

The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Movie
MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief

Flying Leathernecks (1951)
Movie
Straight Flush Tony

The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
Movie
Sgt. Terrance Duey

Two Flags West (1950)
Movie
6
Mr. Lavery

Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
Sergeant Wilkes

Winchester '73 (1950)
Movie
4.57
Biff Sage

Love That Brute (1950)
Movie
Jared Hawkins

Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
Movie
Lippy Brannigan

Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949)
Movie
Henry 'T-Dub' Mansfield

They Live by Night (1949)
Movie
1
Bartender (uncredited)

Trapped (1949)
Movie
Luke Sewell

Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)
Movie
Police Insp. Jim Fowler

A Woman's Secret (1949)
Movie
Mike, the bartender

Intrigue (1947)
Movie
Hodges (guard)

Brute Force (1947)
Movie
Sailor in Bar

Marie Galante (1934)
Movie
Singer (Uncredited)

Million Dollar Ransom (1934)
Movie
Master of Ceremonies

Rambling 'Round Radio Row #3 (1933)
Movie
Himself

The Ham What Am (1928)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1899-03-06
Deathday1971-02-03 (71 years old)
Birth PlaceLittle Rock, United States
RelationshipsRuth Brooks Flippen (1947 - 1971)
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsJohn Constantine Flippen Jr.
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