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Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen was a prolific character actor who appeared in over 100 films and TV shows. He was already a veteran performer on radio and Broadway stage when he made his screen debut in Million Dollar Ransom (1934). He had his biggest film successes during the 1950s and 60s, with roles in Winchester '73, The Lemon Drop Kid, The Wild One, Oklahoma!, Cat Ballou and Hellfighters. His television credits include Route 66, The Untouchables, Ensign O'Toole, Burke's Law, The Virginian along with many more


Aliases
  • Jay C Flippen
  • J.C. Flippen
English
  • Born In Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
  • Born March 6, 1899
  • Died February 3, 1971
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Public Pigeon No. 1

1957
as Lt. Ross Qualen

Night Passage

1957
as Ben Kimball

Man Without a Star

1955
as Strap Davis

Six Gun Law

1962
as (archive footage)

Escape from Red Rock

1957
as Sheriff John Costaine

The Seven Minutes

1971
as Luther Yerkes

Buccaneer's Girl

1950
as Jared Hawkins

Hellfighters

1968
as Jack Lomax

The Plunderers

1960
as Sheriff McCauley

Looking For Love

1964
as Ralph Front

Six Bridges to Cross

1955
as Vincent Concannon

Flying Leathernecks

1951
as MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief

Oklahoma!

1955
as Skidmore

The Lady from Texas

1951
as Sheriff Mike McShane

Jet Pilot

1957
as Maj. Gen. Black

Hot Summer Night

1957
as Oren Kobble

The Killing

1956
as Marvin Unger

The Las Vegas Story

1952
as Capt. H.A. Harris

The Midnight Story

1957
as Sgt. Jack Gillen

Two Flags West

1950
as Sgt. Terrance Duey

Intrigue

1947
as Mike, the bartender (as J.C. Flippen)

7th Cavalry

1956
as Sgt. Bates

The Wild One

1953
as Sheriff Stew Singer

Flippen's Frolics

1936
as Colonel Flippen - Master of Ceremonies

The Halliday Brand

1957
as Chad Burris

The Ham What Am

1928
as Himself

The Far Country

1954
as Marshall Rube Morris

From Hell to Texas

1958
as Jake Leffertfinger

Run of the Arrow

1957
as Walking Coyote

Brute Force

1947
as Hodges (guard)

It's Always Fair Weather

1955
as Charles Z. Culloran

The Restless Breed

1957
as Marshal Evans

Carnival Story

1954
as Charley Grayson

Kismet

1955
as Jawan

Wild River

1960
as Hamilton Garth

Winchester '73

1950
as Sergeant Wilkes

Bend of the River

1952
as Jeremy Baile

Studs Lonigan

1960
as Father Gilhooey

Marie Galante

1934
as Sailor in Bar

The Lemon Drop Kid

1951
as Straight Flush Tony

Trapped

1949
as Bartender

Cat Ballou

1965
as Sheriff Cardigan

Firecreek

1968
as Mr. Pittman

They Live by Night

1948
as Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield

Devil's Canyon

1953
as Guard Captain Jack Wells

A Woman's Secret

1949
as Police Insp. Jim Fowler

The Sound of Anger

1968
as Judge Prentiss

Thunder Bay

1953
as Kermit MacDonald

Writer

Movie Flippen's Frolics 1936

Guest Star

Episode Thriller
The Guilty Men
1960
Episode Wanted: Dead or Alive
Miracle at Pot Hole
1958
Episode Route 66
Legacy for Lucia
1960
Episode The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Return of Happy Spangler
1962
Episode That Girl
'Twas the Night Before Christmas, You're Under Arrest
1967
Episode Burke's Law
Who Killed Holly Howard?
1963
Episode Gunsmoke
Owney Tupper Had a Daughter
1964
Episode David Niven Show
The Good Deed
1959
Episode The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
The Sound of Anger (1st 2 Hour Pilot)
1968
Episode Burke's Law
Who Killed Wade Walker?
1963
Episode Ironside
A Very Cool Hot Car
1967
Episode Bonanza
The Prime of Life
1963
Episode Johnny Ringo
Four Came Quietly
1960
Episode Burke's Law
Who Killed Molly?
1964
Episode A Man Called Shenandoah
The Imposter
1966
Episode Rawhide
Incident at Hourglass
1964
Episode The Untouchables
Fall Guy
1962
Episode Rawhide
Josh
1965
Episode The Virginian
The Wolves Up Front, the Jackals Behind
1966
Episode The Rounders
Polo, Anyone?
1966
Episode Stagecoach West
Not in Our Stars
1961
Episode Rawhide
Incident of the Widowed Dove
1959