Jay C. Flippen

1899-03-05 – 1971-02-03 (age 71) Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

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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.

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Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

Known For

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

as Huggins (uncredited)

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

as Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court

The Killing

The Killing

1956

as Marvin Unger

The Far Country

The Far Country

1954

as Rube

Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou

1965

as Sheriff Cardigan

Winchester '73

Winchester '73

1950

as Sergeant Wilkes

Night Passage

Night Passage

1957

as Ben Kimball

Brute Force

Brute Force

1947

as Hodges (guard)

Bend of the River

Bend of the River

1952

as Jeremy Baile

The Wild One

The Wild One

1953

as Sheriff Stew Singer

Man Without a Star

Man Without a Star

1955

as Strap Davis

Firecreek

Firecreek

1968

as Mr. Pittman

It's Always Fair Weather

It's Always Fair Weather

1955

as Charles Z. Culloran

Jet Pilot

Jet Pilot

1957

as Maj. Gen. Black

Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay

1953

as Kermit MacDonald

Hellfighters

Hellfighters

1968

as Jack Lomax

They Live by Night

They Live by Night

1949

as Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield

A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret

1949

as Police Insp. Jim Fowler

Oklahoma!

Oklahoma!

1955

as Skidmore

Flying Leathernecks

Flying Leathernecks

1951

as MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief