Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

🎂 5th March 1899 (127 yrs) 📍 Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Known For

The Killing

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.

Jay C. Flippen

Movies Featuring Jay C. Flippen

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)

as Self (archive footage)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)

as Jay C. Flippen - Party guest (uncredited)
The Seven Minutes

The Seven Minutes (1971)

as Luther Yerkes
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971)

as Sheriff Ben
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)

as Pawnbroker
The Sound of Anger

The Sound of Anger (1968)

as Judge Prentiss
Hellfighters

Hellfighters (1968)

as Jack Lomax
Firecreek

Firecreek (1968)

as Mr. Pittman
The Spirit Is Willing

The Spirit Is Willing (1967)

as Mother
Fame Is the Name of the Game

Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966)

as Dizzy Shaner
Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou (1965)

as Sheriff Cardigan
The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

as Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court
Looking for Love

Looking for Love (1964)

as Ralph Front
Six Gun Law

Six Gun Law (1962)

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won (1962)

as Huggins (uncredited)
The Plunderers

The Plunderers (1960)

as Sheriff McCauley
Studs Lonigan

Studs Lonigan (1960)

as Father Gilhooey
Wild River

Wild River (1960)

as Hamilton Garth
From Hell to Texas

From Hell to Texas (1958)

as Jake Leffertfinger
No Time at All

No Time at All (1958)

as Happy Gallant
Escape from Red Rock

Escape from Red Rock (1957)

as Sheriff John Costaine
Jet Pilot

Jet Pilot (1957)

as Maj. Gen. Black
The Deerslayer

The Deerslayer (1957)

as Old Tom Hutter
Run of the Arrow

Run of the Arrow (1957)

as Walking Coyote
Night Passage

Night Passage (1957)

as Ben Kimball
The Midnight Story

The Midnight Story (1957)

as Sgt. Jack Gillen
Public Pigeon No. 1

Public Pigeon No. 1 (1957)

as Lt. Ross Qualen
The Restless Breed

The Restless Breed (1957)

as Marshal Steve Evans
Hot Summer Night

Hot Summer Night (1957)

as Oren Kobble
The Halliday Brand

The Halliday Brand (1957)

as Chad Burris
The King and Four Queens

The King and Four Queens (1956)

as Bartender
7th Cavalry

7th Cavalry (1956)

as Sgt. Bates
The Killing

The Killing (1956)

as Marvin Unger
Oklahoma!

Oklahoma! (1955)

as Skidmore
Kismet

Kismet (1955)

as Jawan
It's Always Fair Weather

It's Always Fair Weather (1955)

as Charles Z. Culloran
Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command (1955)

as Tom Doyle
Man Without a Star

Man Without a Star (1955)

as Strap Davis
Six Bridges to Cross

Six Bridges to Cross (1955)

as Vincent Concannon
Carnival Story

Carnival Story (1954)

as Charley Grayson
The Far Country

The Far Country (1954)

as Rube
The Wild One

The Wild One (1953)

as Sheriff Stew Singer
East of Sumatra

East of Sumatra (1953)

as Mac
Devil's Canyon

Devil's Canyon (1953)

as Jack Wells
Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay (1953)

as Kermit MacDonald
Woman of the North Country

Woman of the North Country (1952)

as Axel Nordlund
The Las Vegas Story

The Las Vegas Story (1952)

as Capt. H.A. Harris
Bend of the River

Bend of the River (1952)

as Jeremy Baile
The Model and the Marriage Broker

The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)

as Dan Chancellor
The People Against O'Hara

The People Against O'Hara (1951)

as Sven Norson
The Lady from Texas

The Lady from Texas (1951)

as Sheriff Mike McShane
Flying Leathernecks

Flying Leathernecks (1951)

as MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief
The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)

as Straight Flush Tony
Two Flags West

Two Flags West (1950)

as Terrance Duey
Winchester '73

Winchester '73 (1950)

as Sergeant Wilkes
Love That Brute

Love That Brute (1950)

as Biff Sage
The Yellow Cab Man

The Yellow Cab Man (1950)

as Hugo
Buccaneer's Girl

Buccaneer's Girl (1950)

as Jared Hawkins
Oh, You Beautiful Doll

Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949)

as Lippy Brannigan
They Live by Night

They Live by Night (1949)

as Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield
Trapped

Trapped (1949)

as Bartender (uncredited)
Down to the Sea in Ships

Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)

as Luke Sewell
A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret (1949)

as Police Insp. Jim Fowler
Intrigue

Intrigue (1947)

as Mike, the bartender
Brute Force

Brute Force (1947)

as Hodges (guard)
No Image

Flippen's Frolics (1936)

Marie Galante

Marie Galante (1934)

as Sailor in Bar
Million Dollar Ransom

Million Dollar Ransom (1934)

as Singer (Uncredited)
The Ham What Am

The Ham What Am (1928)

as Himself