Acting
Jay C. Flippen
EN cinema · 69 credits
Born
5 March 1899
Died
3 February 1971 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Also known as John Constantine Flippen Jr.
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.
Known for
Filmography
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
The Seven Minutes
as Luther Yerkes
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
as Sheriff Ben
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Jay C. Flippen - Party guest (uncredited)
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Pawnbroker
Firecreek
as Mr. Pittman
Hellfighters
as Jack Lomax
The Sound of Anger
as Judge Prentiss
The Spirit Is Willing
as Mother
Fame Is the Name of the Game
as Dizzy Shaner
Cat Ballou
as Sheriff Cardigan
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court
Looking for Love
as Ralph Front
How the West Was Won
as Huggins (uncredited)
Wild River
as Hamilton Garth
The Plunderers
as Sheriff McCauley
Studs Lonigan
as Father Gilhooey
From Hell to Texas
as Jake Leffertfinger
No Time at All
as Happy Gallant
Night Passage
as Ben Kimball
The Halliday Brand
as Chad Burris
Run of the Arrow
as Walking Coyote
Jet Pilot
as Maj. Gen. Black
The Midnight Story
as Sgt. Jack Gillen
Hot Summer Night
as Oren Kobble
The Deerslayer
as Old Tom Hutter
The Restless Breed
as Marshal Steve Evans
Escape from Red Rock
as Sheriff John Costaine
Public Pigeon No. 1
as Lt. Ross Qualen
The Killing
as Marvin Unger
7th Cavalry
as Sgt. Bates
The King and Four Queens
as Bartender
Oklahoma!
as Skidmore
Six Bridges to Cross
as Vincent Concannon
Man Without a Star
as Strap Davis
Strategic Air Command
as Tom Doyle
It's Always Fair Weather
as Charles Z. Culloran
Kismet
as Jawan
Carnival Story
as Charley Grayson
The Far Country
as Rube
Thunder Bay
as Kermit MacDonald
Devil's Canyon
as Jack Wells
The Wild One
as Sheriff Stew Singer
The Las Vegas Story
as Capt. H.A. Harris
Bend of the River
as Jeremy Baile
Woman of the North Country
as Axel Nordlund
The Lemon Drop Kid
as Straight Flush Tony
The People Against O'Hara
as Sven Norson
Flying Leathernecks
as MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief
The Lady from Texas
as Sheriff Mike McShane
The Model and the Marriage Broker
as Dan Chancellor
Winchester '73
as Sergeant Wilkes
Love That Brute
as Biff Sage
Buccaneer's Girl
as Jared Hawkins
Two Flags West
as Terrance Duey
They Live by Night
as Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield
A Woman's Secret
as Police Insp. Jim Fowler
Down to the Sea in Ships
as Luke Sewell
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
as Lippy Brannigan
Trapped
as Bartender (uncredited)
Brute Force
as Hodges (guard)
Intrigue
as Mike, the bartender
Marie Galante
as Sailor in Bar
Million Dollar Ransom
as Singer (Uncredited)
The Ham What Am
as Himself