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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
The Killing
(1956)
Marvin Unger
The Greatest Story Ever Told
(1965)
Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court
How the West Was Won
(1962)
Huggins (uncredited)
Cat Ballou
(1965)
Sheriff Cardigan
Brute Force
(1947)
Hodges (guard)
Winchester '73
(1950)
Sergeant Wilkes
The Wild One
(1953)
Sheriff Stew Singer
Hellfighters
(1968)
Jack Lomax
The Restless Breed
(1957)
Marshal Steve Evans
Oklahoma!
(1955)
Skidmore
Bend of the River
(1952)
Jeremy Baile
Man Without a Star
(1955)
Strap Davis
Firecreek
(1968)
Mr. Pittman
The Far Country
(1954)
Rube
Flying Leathernecks
(1951)
MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief
Wild River
(1960)
Hamilton Garth
Full Filmography
Acting
The Ham What Am
(1928)
Himself
Marie Galante
(1934)
Sailor in Bar
Million Dollar Ransom
(1934)
Singer (Uncredited)
Flippen's Frolics
(1936)
Brute Force
(1947)
Hodges (guard)
Intrigue
(1947)
Mike, the bartender
A Woman's Secret
(1949)
Police Insp. Jim Fowler
Down to the Sea in Ships
(1949)
Luke Sewell
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
(1949)
Lippy Brannigan
Trapped
(1949)
Bartender (uncredited)
They Live by Night
(1949)
Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield
Winchester '73
(1950)
Sergeant Wilkes
Buccaneer's Girl
(1950)
Jared Hawkins
Two Flags West
(1950)
Sgt. Terrance Duey
The Yellow Cab Man
(1950)
Hugo
Love That Brute
(1950)
Biff Sage
The Lemon Drop Kid
(1951)
Straight Flush Tony
The People Against O'Hara
(1951)
Sven Norson
Flying Leathernecks
(1951)
MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief
The Model and the Marriage Broker
(1951)
Dan Chancellor
The Lady from Texas
(1951)
Sheriff Mike McShane
The Las Vegas Story
(1952)
Capt. H.A. Harris
Bend of the River
(1952)
Jeremy Baile
Woman of the North Country
(1952)
Axel Nordlund
Thunder Bay
(1953)
Kermit MacDonald
Devil's Canyon
(1953)
Jack Wells
East of Sumatra
(1953)
Mac
The Wild One
(1953)
Sheriff Stew Singer
Carnival Story
(1954)
Charley Grayson
The Far Country
(1954)
Rube
Oklahoma!
(1955)
Skidmore
Six Bridges to Cross
(1955)
Vincent Concannon
Man Without a Star
(1955)
Strap Davis
Strategic Air Command
(1955)
Tom Doyle
It's Always Fair Weather
(1955)
Charles Z. Culloran (uncredited)
Kismet
(1955)
Jawan
The Killing
(1956)
Marvin Unger
7th Cavalry
(1956)
Sgt. Bates
The King and Four Queens
(1956)
Bartender
Night Passage
(1957)
Ben Kimball
The Halliday Brand
(1957)
Chad Burris
Run of the Arrow
(1957)
Walking Coyote
Jet Pilot
(1957)
Maj. Gen. Black
The Midnight Story
(1957)
Sgt. Jack Gillen
Hot Summer Night
(1957)
Oren Kobble
The Deerslayer
(1957)
Old Tom Hutter
The Restless Breed
(1957)
Marshal Steve Evans
Public Pigeon No. 1
(1957)
Lt. Ross Qualen
Escape from Red Rock
(1957)
Sheriff John Costaine
From Hell to Texas
(1958)
Jake Leffertfinger
No Time at All
(1958)
Happy Gallant
Wild River
(1960)
Hamilton Garth
The Plunderers
(1960)
Sheriff McCauley
Studs Lonigan
(1960)
Father Gilhooey
How the West Was Won
(1962)
Huggins (uncredited)
Six Gun Law
(1962)
Looking for Love
(1964)
Ralph Front
Cat Ballou
(1965)
Sheriff Cardigan
The Greatest Story Ever Told
(1965)
Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court
Fame Is the Name of the Game
(1966)
Dizzy Shaner
The Spirit Is Willing
(1967)
Mother
Firecreek
(1968)
Mr. Pittman
Hellfighters
(1968)
Jack Lomax
The Sound of Anger
(1968)
Judge Prentiss
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
(1970)
Pawnbroker
The Seven Minutes
(1971)
Luther Yerkes
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
(1971)
Sheriff Ben
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
(1971)
Jay C. Flippen - Party guest (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
(1988)
Self (archive footage)