Jay C. Flippen

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 5, 1899

died

February 3, 1971

place of birth

Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

also known as

John Constantine Flippen Jr.

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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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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Known For

Filmography

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The Killing
7.6

The Killing

1956as Marvin Unger
How the West Was Won
7.0

How the West Was Won

1962as Huggins (uncredited)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965as Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court
Cat Ballou
6.4

Cat Ballou

1965as Sheriff Cardigan
Oklahoma!
6.6

Oklahoma!

1955as Skidmore
Winchester '73
7.3

Winchester '73

1950as Sergeant Wilkes
Hellfighters
6.3

Hellfighters

1968as Jack Lomax
Bend of the River
7.0

Bend of the River

1952as Jeremy Baile
The Wild One
6.6

The Wild One

1953as Sheriff Stew Singer
Brute Force
7.3

Brute Force

1947as Hodges (guard)
Firecreek
6.3

Firecreek

1968as Mr. Pittman
Flying Leathernecks
5.9

Flying Leathernecks

1951as MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief
The Far Country
6.9

The Far Country

1954as Rube
It's Always Fair Weather
7.0

It's Always Fair Weather

1955as Charles Z. Culloran
Kismet
5.6

Kismet

1955as Jawan
7th Cavalry
6.1

7th Cavalry

1956as Sgt. Bates
The Model and the Marriage Broker
6.4

The Model and the Marriage Broker

1951as Dan Chancellor
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987as Self (archive footage)
Wild River
7.3

Wild River

1960as Hamilton Garth
Run of the Arrow
6.1

Run of the Arrow

1957as Walking Coyote
Night Passage
6.5

Night Passage

1957as Ben Kimball
The King and Four Queens
5.7

The King and Four Queens

1956as Bartender
Thunder Bay
6.1

Thunder Bay

1953as Kermit MacDonald
Man Without a Star
6.5

Man Without a Star

1955as Strap Davis
The Seven Minutes
5.8

The Seven Minutes

1971as Luther Yerkes
A Woman's Secret
5.6

A Woman's Secret

1949as Police Insp. Jim Fowler
The Plunderers
6.3

The Plunderers

1960as Sheriff McCauley
Strategic Air Command
6.2

Strategic Air Command

1955as Tom Doyle
Jet Pilot
5.5

Jet Pilot

1957as Maj. Gen. Black
Trapped
6.1

Trapped

1949as Bartender (uncredited)
East of Sumatra
5.8

East of Sumatra

1953as Mac
The Midnight Story
6.1

The Midnight Story

1957as Sgt. Jack Gillen
Buccaneer's Girl
5.8

Buccaneer's Girl

1950as Jared Hawkins
The Lemon Drop Kid
6.5

The Lemon Drop Kid

1951as Straight Flush Tony
The People Against O'Hara
5.7

The People Against O'Hara

1951as Sven Norson
They Live by Night
6.9

They Live by Night

1949as Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield
Looking for Love
5.8

Looking for Love

1964as Ralph Front
Two Flags West
6.3

Two Flags West

1950as Sgt. Terrance Duey
No Time at All
8.0

No Time at All

1958as Happy Gallant
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
9.0

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

1971as Sheriff Ben
The Spirit Is Willing
5.5

The Spirit Is Willing

1967as Mother
The Deerslayer
6.1

The Deerslayer

1957as Old Tom Hutter
The Lady from Texas
10.0

The Lady from Texas

1951as Sheriff Mike McShane
The Sound of Anger
8.0

The Sound of Anger

1968as Judge Prentiss
Love That Brute
6.8

Love That Brute

1950as Biff Sage
Six Bridges to Cross
6.2

Six Bridges to Cross

1955as Vincent Concannon
The Las Vegas Story
6.0

The Las Vegas Story

1952as Capt. H.A. Harris
Down to the Sea in Ships
7.2

Down to the Sea in Ships

1949as Luke Sewell
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
6.8

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

1970as Pawnbroker
Fame Is the Name of the Game
6.8

Fame Is the Name of the Game

1966as Dizzy Shaner