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Birthday
May 14, 1906
Day of Death
1976-04-23
(69 years old)
Place of Birth
Portland, Maine, USA
Also Known As
James William Flavin Jr.
James Flaven
Jim Flavin
American character actor whose career lasted nearly half a century. James Wilson Flavin Jr.
was the son of a hotel waiter of Canadian-English extraction and a mother, Katherine, whose father was an Irish immigrant. (Thus Flavin, well-known in Hollywood as an "Irish" type, was only one-quarter Irish.) Flavin was born and raised in Portland, Maine (a fact that may have enrichened his later working relationship with director John Ford, also a Portland native).
The Twilight Zone
Four Star Playhouse
Climax!
Dr. Kildare
The Addams Family
The Lucy Show
I Love Lucy
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
2005
1976
1967
1965
1964
1963
1958
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
1950
1949
Prison Warden
as Guard Capt. Peter Butler
The Devil's Henchman
as Police Sergeant Briggs
Blondie Hits the Jackpot
as Brophy
Mighty Joe Young
as Schultz
Mississippi Rhythm
as Stan Caldwell
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
as Insp. Wellman
Homicide
as Det. Lt. Boylan
Shockproof
as Policeman in Park (Uncredited)
1948
1947
Unconquered
as Villager (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
as Hoatley - First Carnival Owner (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
as Policeman
Song of the Thin Man
as Policeman Reardon (uncredited)
Desert Fury
as Pat Johnson
Robin Hood Of Texas
as Captain Danforth
Dishonored Lady
as Police Sergeant Patella
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as First Policeman (uncredited)
My Favorite Brunette
as Det. Lt. 'Mac' Hennessey (uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
as District Attorney
1946
Nobody Lives Forever
as Shake Thomas
Cloak and Dagger
as Col. Walsh
Angel on My Shoulder
as Bellamy
Step by Step
as Woods
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as Police Detective #1
The Missing Lady
as Police Insp. Cardona
Easy to Wed
as Joe
Rendezvous with Annie
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Boys' Ranch
as Policeman (uncredited)
A Stolen Life
as Investigator (uncredited)
Sentimental Journey
as Detective Sgt. McFarland (uncredited)
Young Widow
as Subway Conductor (Uncredited)
Tars and Spars
as Chief Bosun Mate Gurney
1945
The Spider
as Officer Johnny Tracy
Hold That Blonde!
as Laundry Truck Driver (uncredited)
Johnny Angel
as Flavin, Mate of the Quincy (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
as Detective (uncredited)
The Shanghai Cobra
as H.R. Jarvis
Anchors Aweigh
as Radio Cop
Over 21
as Captain (uncredited)
Murder, He Says
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Guard
God Is My Co-Pilot
as Major at Kweilin Airbase (uncredited)
1944
1943
Riding High
as Train Conductor
Swing Shift Maisie
as Radio Policeman (Uncredited)
Corvette K-225
as 1st Lt. Bill Gardner
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Policeman (uncredited)
Murder on the Waterfront
as Cmdr. Kalin
So Proudly We Hail
as Captain O'Brien (Uncredited)
I Dood It
as Federal Agent (uncredited)
Heaven Can Wait
as Policeman (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Merchant Marine School Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
as American Senator (uncredited)
Air Force
as Maj. A.M. Bagley
It Ain't Hay
as Cop (uncredited)
Something to Shout About
as Policeman
1942
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
as Policeman
Gentleman Jim
as George Corbett (uncredited)
Night in New Orleans
as Egan (Uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Capt. Luddy
Thru Different Eyes
as Thomas
Tough as They Come
as Process Server
Broadway
as Doorman (uncredited)
Saboteur
as Motorcycle Cop (voice) (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window
as Police Lieutenant Schaeffer
Kid Glove Killer
as Keenan - Detective Grilling Eddie (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind
as Girl's Father (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Railroad Detective #2 (uncredited)
Treat 'Em Rough
as Joe Trosper
A Yank on the Burma Road
as Police Dispatcher
1941
Bedtime Story
as Hotel Guest in Room 625 (uncredited)
Kathleen
as Moving Man
The Night of January 16th
as Policeman Kelly
I Wake Up Screaming
as Detective (uncredited)
New York Town
as Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
Texas
as Abilene Fight Announcer
Hold Back the Dawn
as Immigration Guard (uncredited)
We Go Fast
as Police Lt. Bardette
Belle Starr
as Sergeant
Manpower
as Orderly About to Give Bath (uncredited)
Affectionately Yours
as Tomassetti
Ziegfeld Girl
as Buck (uncredited)
Ride on Vaquero
as Officer Johnson
Pot o' Gold
as Sheriff Bud Connolly (uncredited)
Western Union
as Deputy Sheriff
Buck Privates
as Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
The Wild Man of Borneo
as Policeman
Four Mothers
as Demolition Man (uncredited)
1940
Tin Pan Alley
as Army Sergeant (uncredited)
Youth Will Be Served
as Buck Miller
The Long Voyage Home
as Dock Policeman
The Devil's Pipeline
as Dowling
North West Mounted Police
as Mountie
Knute Rockne All American
as Army Assistant Coach (uncredited)
The Great Profile
as Detective
Rhythm on the River
as Detective
When the Daltons Rode
as Annabella's Brother
The Golden Fleecing
as Cop (uncredited)
South of Pago Pago
as Cafe Customer
Manhattan Heartbeat
as Truck Driver
The Way of All Flesh
as Policeman
Private Affairs
as Doorman (uncredited)
Lucky Cisco Kid
as Ranch Foreman
Queen of the Mob
as Third FBI Director
The Ghost Breakers
as Hotel Porter (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
as Parking Attendant at Fat Dutchy's (uncredited)
Florian
as Policeman
La Conga Nights
as Grogin
Girl in 313
as Det. Carvin
Hot Steel
as Storm Swenson
Johnny Apollo
as Prison Guard In Library (uncredited)
It All Came True
as Roaring 90's Club Doorman (uncredited)
And One Was Beautiful
as McRafferty
The Grapes of Wrath
as Guard (uncredited)
Women Without Names
as Guard
Double Alibi
as Patrolman Johnson
Castle on the Hudson
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1940
as Clancy (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
as Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
Remember the Night
as Court Attendant (uncredited)
1939
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Sergeant
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Policeman
The Roaring Twenties
as Policeman (uncredited)
Fast and Furious
as Policeman Guarding Entrance (uncredited)
Irish Luck
as Fluger
Each Dawn I Die
as Policeman (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
They All Come Out
as Officer (uncredited)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
as Police Sgt. Jerry
Mickey the Kid
as Sanders
Tell No Tales
as Officer Simmons (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Turnkey
Union Pacific
as Paddy (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
as Guard (uncredited)
Big Town Czar
as George Mitchell
Code of the Streets
as Doorman
Sergeant Madden
as Police Interrogator
Everybody's Baby
as Police Announcer (uncredited)
The Ice Follies of 1939
as Doorman (uncredited)
Jesse James
as Cavalry Captain (uncredited)
1938
The Duke of West Point
as Plebe Hockey Coach
While New York Sleeps
as 2nd Cop
Convicts at Large
as Detective Sgt. Berkovich
Blondie
as Policeman in Accident Car (uncredited)
Lightning Carson Rides Again
as Justice Department Agent
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Jack's Friend (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as Jailer (uncredited)
I Am the Law
as George - Witness (uncredited)
Gateway
as Guard
Wives Under Suspicion
as Jenks - Chauffeur (uncredited)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Army Captain (uncredited)
Test Pilot
as Pilot (uncredited)
Miracle Money
as Cop (uncredited)
Start Cheering
as Gas Station Attendant
Night Spot
as Kidnapper
Born to Be Wild
as Striker (uncredited)
Mannequin
as Burly Man (Uncredited)
Everybody's Doing It
as Detective Hayes
1937
Big Town Girl
as State Trooper
Live, Love and Learn
as Marine Who Likes Painting (uncredited)
Hot Water
as Policeman (uncredited)
Dangerously Yours
as Driver
My Dear Miss Aldrich
as Dr. Spitzy Calahan (uncredited)
Girls Can Play
as Det. Bill O'Malley
Angel's Holiday
as Detective
I Promise to Pay
as Bill Seaver
Midnight Taxi
as Detective McCormick
You Only Live Once
as State Trooper (uncredited)
Dangerous Number
as Cab Driver
1936
1935
One Way Ticket
as Ed
Rendezvous
as 2st Military Policeman (uncredited)
Shipmates Forever
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Special Agent
as Agent Arresting Julie (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Woman Wanted
as Mac - Policeman (uncredited)
The Daring Young Man
as Informant on Telephone
The Murder Man
as Policeman at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
as Flavin - Federal Agent (uncredited)
Chinatown Squad
as Detective
'G' Men
as Agent with Jean (uncredited)
Straight from the Heart
as Policeman
Captain Hurricane
as Freighter Officer
Secrets of Chinatown
as Brandhma
1934
1933
1932
