Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

Known for
Acting
Born
March 5, 1899
Died
February 3, 1971 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Biography

Jay C. Flippen (March 6, 1899 — February 3, 1971) was an American character actor, who often played police officers or weary criminals in many movies of the 1940s and 50s.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life poster

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1971
The Seven Minutes poster

The Seven Minutes

Movie · as Luther Yerkes

1971
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? poster

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

Movie · as Sheriff Ben

1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood poster

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Movie · as Jay C. Flippen - Party guest (uncredited)

1970
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf poster

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

Movie · as Pawnbroker

1969
Bracken's World poster

Bracken's World

TV · 1 ep

1968
Firecreek poster

Firecreek

Movie · as Mr. Pittman

1968
Hellfighters poster

Hellfighters

Movie · as Jack Lomax

1968
The Sound of Anger poster

The Sound of Anger

Movie · as Judge Prentiss

1968
The Name of the Game poster

The Name of the Game

TV · as Grover, Zack Witten · 1 ep

1967
The Spirit Is Willing poster

The Spirit Is Willing

Movie · as Mother

1967
Ironside poster

Ironside

TV · 1 ep

1967
Judd, for the Defense poster

Judd, for the Defense

TV · 1 ep

1966
Fame Is the Name of the Game poster

Fame Is the Name of the Game

Movie · as Dizzy Shaner

1966
That Girl poster

That Girl

TV · 1 ep

1965
Cat Ballou poster

Cat Ballou

Movie · as Sheriff Cardigan

1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told poster

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Movie · as Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court

1964
Looking for Love poster

Looking for Love

Movie · as Ralph Front

1963
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Bill, the Desk Sergeant, Lieutenant Grogan · 1 ep

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre

TV · as Hugh Ramsey · 1 ep

1963
Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse

TV · as Cappy Skidmore · 1 ep

1962
How the West Was Won poster

How the West Was Won

Movie · as Huggins (uncredited)

1962
Six Gun Law poster

Six Gun Law

Movie

1962
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

TV · as Pa Colby, Asa Keogh · 1 ep

1962
Ensign O'Toole poster

Ensign O'Toole

TV · as Chief Petty Officer Homer Nelson · 32 eps

1961
Bus Stop poster

Bus Stop

TV · 1 ep

1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show poster

The Dick Van Dyke Show

TV · as Happy Spangler · 1 ep

1960
Wild River poster

Wild River

Movie · as Hamilton Garth

1960
The Plunderers poster

The Plunderers

Movie · as Sheriff McCauley

1960
Studs Lonigan poster

Studs Lonigan

Movie · as Father Gilhooey

1960
Route 66 poster

Route 66

TV · 1 ep

1960
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Harry Gans · 1 ep

1959
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

TV · as Marshal Lindstrom, Bigger Seton, Sergeant Shaler · 1 ep

1959
Johnny Ringo poster

Johnny Ringo

TV · as Jay C. Flippen · 1 ep

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Barney Fuller · 1 ep

1958
From Hell to Texas poster

From Hell to Texas

Movie · as Jake Leffertfinger

1958
No Time at All poster

No Time at All

Movie · as Happy Gallant

1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

TV · 1 ep

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive

TV · as Chute Wilson · 1 ep

1957
Night Passage poster

Night Passage

Movie · as Ben Kimball

1957
The Halliday Brand poster

The Halliday Brand

Movie · as Chad Burris

1957
Run of the Arrow poster

Run of the Arrow

Movie · as Walking Coyote

1957
Jet Pilot poster

Jet Pilot

Movie · as Maj. Gen. Black

1957
The Midnight Story poster

The Midnight Story

Movie · as Sgt. Jack Gillen

1957
Hot Summer Night poster

Hot Summer Night

Movie · as Oren Kobble

1957
The Deerslayer poster

The Deerslayer

Movie · as Old Tom Hutter

1957
The Restless Breed poster

The Restless Breed

Movie · as Marshal Steve Evans

1957
Escape from Red Rock poster

Escape from Red Rock

Movie · as Sheriff John Costaine

1957
Public Pigeon No. 1 poster

Public Pigeon No. 1

Movie · as Lt. Ross Qualen

1956
The Killing poster

The Killing

Movie · as Marvin Unger

1956
7th Cavalry poster

7th Cavalry

Movie · as Sgt. Bates

1956
The King and Four Queens poster

The King and Four Queens

Movie · as Bartender

1956
Playhouse 90 poster

Playhouse 90

TV · as Happy Gallant · 1 ep

1955
Oklahoma! poster

Oklahoma!

Movie · as Skidmore

1955
Six Bridges to Cross poster

Six Bridges to Cross

Movie · as Vincent Concannon

1955
Man Without a Star poster

Man Without a Star

Movie · as Strap Davis

1955
Strategic Air Command poster

Strategic Air Command

Movie · as Tom Doyle

1955
It's Always Fair Weather poster

It's Always Fair Weather

Movie · as Charles Z. Culloran

1955
Kismet poster

Kismet

Movie · as Jawan

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Owney · 1 ep

1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour

TV · 1 ep

1954
Carnival Story poster

Carnival Story

Movie · as Charley Grayson

1954
The Far Country poster

The Far Country

Movie · as Rube

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · as Joe, Detective, Ed Bagley, Happy · 1 ep

1953
Thunder Bay poster

Thunder Bay

Movie · as Kermit MacDonald

1953
Devil's Canyon poster

Devil's Canyon

Movie · as Jack Wells

1953
East of Sumatra poster

East of Sumatra

Movie · as Mac

1953
The Wild One poster

The Wild One

Movie · as Sheriff Stew Singer

1952
The Las Vegas Story poster

The Las Vegas Story

Movie · as Capt. H.A. Harris

1952
Bend of the River poster

Bend of the River

Movie · as Jeremy Baile

1952
Woman of the North Country poster

Woman of the North Country

Movie · as Axel Nordlund

1951
The Lemon Drop Kid poster

The Lemon Drop Kid

Movie · as Straight Flush Tony

1951
The People Against O'Hara poster

The People Against O'Hara

Movie · as Sven Norson

1951
Flying Leathernecks poster

Flying Leathernecks

Movie · as MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief

1951
The Lady from Texas poster

The Lady from Texas

Movie · as Sheriff Mike McShane

1951
The Model and the Marriage Broker poster

The Model and the Marriage Broker

Movie · as Dan Chancellor

1950
Winchester '73 poster

Winchester '73

Movie · as Sergeant Wilkes

1950
Love That Brute poster

Love That Brute

Movie · as Biff Sage

1950
Buccaneer's Girl poster

Buccaneer's Girl

Movie · as Jared Hawkins

1950
Two Flags West poster

Two Flags West

Movie · as Terrance Duey

1950
The Yellow Cab Man poster

The Yellow Cab Man

Movie · as Hugo

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · as Mr. Lavery · 1 ep

1949
They Live by Night poster

They Live by Night

Movie · as Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield

1949
A Woman's Secret poster

A Woman's Secret

Movie · as Police Insp. Jim Fowler

1949
Down to the Sea in Ships poster

Down to the Sea in Ships

Movie · as Luke Sewell

1949
Oh, You Beautiful Doll poster

Oh, You Beautiful Doll

Movie · as Lippy Brannigan

1949
Trapped poster

Trapped

Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)

1947
Brute Force poster

Brute Force

Movie · as Hodges (guard)

1947
Intrigue poster

Intrigue

Movie · as Mike, the bartender

1936
Flippen's Frolics

Flippen's Frolics

Movie

1934
Marie Galante poster

Marie Galante

Movie · as Sailor in Bar

1934
Million Dollar Ransom poster

Million Dollar Ransom

Movie · as Singer (Uncredited)

1928
The Ham What Am poster

The Ham What Am

Movie · as Himself