Acting credits
91
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Jay C. Flippen
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.5
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Movies: 68Series: 23
TMDB ID: 3338
IMDb ID: nm0282435
Known for: Acting
Born: March 5, 1899
Died: February 3, 1971
Age: 71
Place of birth: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1928 - 1987
Years active: 60
Average TMDB rating: 6.47
Wikidata: Q330847
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jay C. Flippen.
6.0
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1987 Movie
4.3
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Jay C. Flippen - Party guest (uncredited)
1971 Movie
5.5
The Seven Minutes
as Luther Yerkes
1971 Movie
8.0
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
as Sheriff Ben
1971 Movie
6.0
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Pawnbroker
1970 Movie
The Sound of Anger
as Judge Prentiss
1968 Movie
6.4
Hellfighters
as Jack Lomax
1968 Movie
6.3
Firecreek
as Mr. Pittman
1968 Movie
5.4
The Spirit Is Willing
as Mother
1967 Movie
5.7
Fame Is the Name of the Game
as Dizzy Shaner
1966 Movie
6.4
Cat Ballou
as Sheriff Cardigan
1965 Movie
6.4
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court
1965 Movie
5.0
Looking for Love
as Ralph Front
1964 Movie
6.7
Six Gun Law
1962 Movie
7.0
How the West Was Won
as Huggins (uncredited)
1962 Movie
6.2
The Plunderers
as Sheriff McCauley
1960 Movie
4.2
Studs Lonigan
as Father Gilhooey
1960 Movie
7.3
Wild River
as Hamilton Garth
1960 Movie
5.9
From Hell to Texas
as Jake Leffertfinger
1958 Movie
No Time at All
as Happy Gallant
1958 Movie
Escape from Red Rock
as Sheriff John Costaine
1957 Movie
5.4
Jet Pilot
as Maj. Gen. Black
1957 Movie
6.0
The Deerslayer
as Old Tom Hutter
1957 Movie
6.0
Run of the Arrow
as Walking Coyote
1957 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jay C. Flippen.
5.0
Bracken's World
1 eps
1969 Series
6.8
The Name of the Game
as Grover • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.5
Judd for the Defense
1 eps
1967 Series
6.8
Ironside
1 eps
1967 Series
6.1
That Girl
1 eps
1966 Series
5.3
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Hugh Ramsey • 1 eps
1963 Series
6.0
Burke's Law
as Bill, the Desk Sergeant • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.0
Vacation Playhouse
as Cappy Skidmore • 1 eps
1963 Series
6.5
Ensign O'Toole
as Chief Petty Officer Homer Nelson • 32 eps
1962 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as Pa Colby • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.5
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Happy Spangler • 1 eps
1961 Series
Bus Stop
1 eps
1961 Series
6.3
Route 66
1 eps
1960 Series
6.6
Thriller
as Harry Gans • 1 eps
1960 Series
5.7
Johnny Ringo
as Jay C. Flippen • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.5
Bonanza
as Barney Fuller • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.2
Rawhide
as Marshal Lindstrom • 1 eps
1959 Series
5.8
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1 eps
1958 Series
6.8
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Chute Wilson • 1 eps
1958 Series
7.6
Playhouse 90
as Happy Gallant • 1 eps
1956 Series
5.4
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1 eps
1955 Series
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Owney • 1 eps
1955 Series
3.3
Climax!
as Joe • 1 eps
1954 Series