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