James Flavin

James Flavin

Acting

Born May 14, 1906 · Portland, Maine, USA

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 Ir…

Known for

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

Climax!

Climax!

1954

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

1952

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

1955

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

1962

Acting(322)

2005The Lost Spider Pit SequenceSecond Mate Briggs (archive footage)

1976Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy IncidentPresident Dwight D. Eisenhower

1976Law and OrderCapt. Toomey

1969The Brady Bunch

1968It Takes a ThiefGen. Levin

1967In Cold BloodClarence Duntz

1967Good TimesLieutenant

1966The Pruitts of Southampton

1965The Further Adventures of GallegherLt. Flynn

1964Cheyenne AutumnFt. Robinson Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)

1964The Addams FamilyLt. Poston

1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldPatrolman (uncredited)

1963Mr. NovakFire Chief Hawkins

1963Burke's LawOfficer Danny Robin

1963Critic's ChoiceSecurity Guard (uncredited)

1962The Lucy ShowSergeant Wilcox

1962Sam Benedict

1961The New BreedMoose

1961Dr. KildareJohn Dolan

1961Cain's HundredArnie Kellwin

1960The Roaring 20'sRobert Howard

1960Pete and Gladys

1960Johnny Midnight

1959The Twilight Zone1962 Policeman

1958The Last HurrahPolice Capt. Michael J. Shanahan (uncredited)

1958Johnny RoccoMooney

1958Man with a Camera

1958The Rifleman

1957Wild Is the WindWool Buyer

1957Alcoa TheatreGavin Marshall

1957Night PassageTim Riley

1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSam Cooper

1957The Restless BreedSecret Service Chief

1957Footsteps in the NightMr. Bradbury

1957Hold That HypnotistJake Morgan

1957The Wings of EaglesMP at Garden Party (uncredited)

1956State TrooperPolice Capt. Daniel Box

1956Francis in the Haunted HousePolice Chief Martin

1956Never Say GoodbyeTimmy

1955Matinee Theater

1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsJoe Felix

1955Navy LogCol. Flynn

1955Apache AmbushCol. Marshall

1955The Naked StreetAttorney Michael X. Flanders

1955Mister RobertsMilitary Policeman

1955The MillionaireDan Mulcahy

1954Climax!Hogan

1954December Bride

1954Return of the DeadJudd Harrison

1954Massacre CanyonCol. Tarant

1954Dragonfly SquadronDoctor

1954Public Defender

1953The Eddie Cantor StoryKelly

1953Fighter AttackCol. Allison

1953Hot NewsAl Bragg

1953Letter to LorettaMacNamara

1953City Detective

1953Abbott and Costello Go to MarsFirst Policeman in Bank

1953Trouble Along the WayCoach Buck Holman

1953I Beheld His GloryLonginus

1953Confidentially ConnieHarry (uncredited)

1953General Electric Theater

1953Star of TexasTexas Rangers Capt. Sturdivant

1952The Abbott and Costello ShowJoe Kelly

1952Million Dollar MermaidConductor

1952Cavalcade of America

1952Death Valley DaysPerry

1952Four Star PlayhouseMr. Swanson

1952O. Henry's Full HouseCop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

1952CarrieMike - Bartender (uncredited)

1952Here Come the MarinesLieutenant-Colonel at End

1952Sailor BewarePetty Officer (uncredited)

1952As We Forgive

1952Dangerous Assignment

1951Hallmark Hall of FameCaptain Kimble

1951Come Fill the CupRuss - Homicide Captain (uncredited)

1951I Love LucyImmigration Officer

1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951RhubarbO'Leary, Manhattan Police Chief (uncredited)

1951Racket Squad

1951Fighting Coast GuardCommander Rogers

1951Follow the SunHenry Gibbs

1951According to Mrs. HoyleProsecuting Attorney

1951Oh! SusannaCapt. Worth

1951Operation PacificSP Commander

1951The Living ChristLonginus

1950Lux Video TheatreSteve

1950South Sea SinnerAndrews

1950Destination MurderPolice Lt. Brewster

1950Armored Car RobberyLt. Phillips

1950The Savage HordeGuard

1950Rock Island TrailRailroad Workman

1950When Willie Comes Marching HomeGen. Brevort (uncredited)

1950Dakota LilSecret Service Chief

1949Prison WardenGuard Capt. Peter Butler

1949The Devil's HenchmenPolice Sergeant Briggs

1949Blondie Hits the JackpotBrophy

1949Mighty Joe YoungSchultz

1949Mississippi RhythmStan Caldwell

1949Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffInsp. Wellman

1949Flamingo Road

1949HomicideDet. Lt. Boylan

1949ShockproofPoliceman in Park (Uncredited)

1948Bungalow 13Lt. Sam Wilson

1948The PlunderersSergeant Major

1948One Touch of VenusKerrigan

1948The Velvet TouchSgt. Oliphant

1948Secret Service InvestigatorPolice Inspector Thorndyke

1948The Noose Hangs HighTraffic Cop (uncredited)

1948Sleep, My LoveLieutenant Mitchell

1948My Girl TisaGuard (uncredited)

1947UnconqueredVillager (uncredited)

1947Nightmare AlleyHoatley / First Carnival Owner (uncredited)

1947Joe Palooka in the KnockoutPoliceman

1947Song of the Thin ManPoliceman Reardon (uncredited)

1947Desert FuryPat Johnson

1947Robin Hood Of TexasCaptain Danforth

1947Dishonored LadyPolice Sergeant Patella

1947It Happened on Fifth AvenueFirst Policeman (uncredited)

1947My Favorite BrunetteDet. Lt. 'Mac' Hennessey (uncredited)

1947Nora PrentissDistrict Attorney

1946Nobody Lives ForeverShake Thomas

1946Cloak and DaggerCol. Walsh

1946Angel on My ShoulderDan Bellamy

1946Step by StepWoods

1946The Strange Love of Martha IversPolice Detective #1

1946The Missing LadyPolice Insp. Cardona

1946Easy to WedJoe

1946Rendezvous with AnnieTurnkey (uncredited)

1946Boys' RanchPoliceman (uncredited)

1946A Stolen LifeInvestigator (uncredited)

1946Sentimental JourneyDetective Sgt. McFarland (uncredited)

1946Young WidowSubway Conductor (Uncredited)

1946Tars and SparsChief Bosun Mate Gurney

1945The SpiderOfficer Johnny Tracy

1945Hold That Blonde!Laundry Truck Driver (uncredited)

1945Johnny AngelFlavin, Mate of the Quincy (uncredited)

1945Mildred PierceDetective (uncredited)

1945The Shanghai CobraH.R. Jarvis

1945Anchors AweighRadio Cop

1945Over 21Captain (uncredited)

1945Murder, He SaysPolice Officer (uncredited)

1945Circumstantial EvidenceGuard

1945God Is My Co-PilotMajor at Kweilin Airbase (uncredited)

1944Hollywood CanteenMarine Sergeant (uncredited)

1944LauraDet. McEveety (uncredited)

1944Strange AffairBank Security Guard (uncredited)

1944Abroad with Two YanksSgt. Wiggins

1944Mr. Winkle Goes to War

1944Once Upon a TimeMan in Subway (uncredited)

1944Christmas HolidayPoliceman (uncredited)

1944Uncertain GloryCaptain of Mobile Guard

1943There's Something About a Soldier

1943Riding HighTrain Conductor

1943Swing Shift MaisieRadio Policeman (Uncredited)

1943Corvette K-2251st Lt. Bill Gardner

1943Thank Your Lucky StarsPoliceman (uncredited)

1943Murder on the WaterfrontCmdr. Kalin

1943So Proudly We HailCaptain O'Brien (Uncredited)

1943I Dood ItFederal Agent (uncredited)

1943Heaven Can WaitPoliceman (uncredited)

1943Action in the North AtlanticMerchant Marine School Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)

1943Mission to MoscowAmerican Senator (uncredited)

1943Air ForceMaj. A.M. Bagley

1943Something to Shout AboutPoliceman

1943It Ain't HayCop (uncredited)

1942Life Begins at Eight-ThirtyPoliceman

1942Gentleman JimGeorge Corbett (uncredited)

1942Night in New OrleansEgan (uncredited)

1942Ten Gentlemen from West PointCapt. Luddy

1942Thru Different EyesThomas

1942Tough as They ComeProcess Server

1942BroadwayDoorman (uncredited)

1942Fingers at the WindowPolice Lieutenant Schaeffer

1942SaboteurMotorcycle Cop (voice) (uncredited)

1942Kid Glove KillerKeenan - Detective Grilling Eddie (uncredited)

1942Reap the Wild WindGirl's Father (uncredited)

1942Treat 'Em RoughJoe Trosper

1942A Yank on the Burma RoadPolice Dispatcher

1941Bedtime StoryHotel Guest in Room 625 (uncredited)

1941KathleenMoving Man

1941The Night of January 16thPoliceman Kelly

1941Ride 'Em CowboyRailroad Detective #2 (uncredited)

1941New York TownRecruiting Sergeant (uncredited)

1941I Wake Up ScreamingDetective (uncredited)

1941TexasAbilene Fight Announcer

1941Hold Back the DawnImmigration Guard (uncredited)

1941We Go FastPolice Lt. Bardette

1941Belle StarrSergeant

1941ManpowerOrderly About to Give Bath (uncredited)

1941Affectionately YoursTomassetti

1941Ziegfeld GirlBuck (uncredited)

1941Ride on VaqueroOfficer Johnson

1941Pot o' GoldSheriff Bud Connolly (uncredited)

1941Western UnionDeputy Sheriff

1941The Strawberry BlondeTicket Inspector on Boat (uncredited)

1941Buck PrivatesRecruiting Sergeant (uncredited)

1941The Wild Man of BorneoPoliceman (uncredited)

1941Four MothersDemolition Man (uncredited)

1940Tin Pan AlleyArmy Sergeant (uncredited)

1940Youth Will Be ServedBuck Miller

1940The Long Voyage HomeDock Policeman

1940The Devil's PipelineDowling

1940North West Mounted PoliceMountie

1940Knute Rockne All AmericanArmy Assistant Coach (uncredited)

1940The Great ProfileDetective

1940Rhythm on the RiverDetective

1940When the Daltons RodeAnnabella's Brother

1940The Golden FleecingCop (uncredited)

1940South of Pago PagoCafe Customer

1940Manhattan HeartbeatTruck Driver

1940The Way of All FleshPoliceman

1940Private AffairsDoorman (uncredited)

1940Lucky Cisco KidRanch Foreman

1940Queen of the MobThird FBI Director

1940The Ghost BreakersHotel Porter (uncredited)

1940Brother OrchidParking Attendant at Fat Dutchy's (uncredited)

1940FlorianPoliceman

1940Girl in 313Det. Carvin

1940La Conga NightsGrogin

1940Hot SteelStorm Swenson

1940Johnny ApolloPrison Guard In Library (uncredited)

1940It All Came TrueRoaring 90's Club Doorman (uncredited)

1940And One Was BeautifulMcRafferty

1940The Grapes of WrathGuard (uncredited)

1940Women Without NamesGuard

1940Double AlibiPatrolman Johnson

1940Castle on the HudsonDeath Row Guard (uncredited)

1940Broadway Melody of 1940Clancy (uncredited)

1940The Fighting 69thSupply Sergeant (uncredited)

1940Remember the NightCourt Attendant (uncredited)

1939The Cisco Kid and the LadySergeant

1939Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the PresidentPoliceman

1939The Roaring TwentiesPoliceman (uncredited)

1939Fast and FuriousPoliceman Guarding Entrance (uncredited)

1939Irish LuckFluger

1939Each Dawn I DiePoliceman (uncredited)

1939They Shall Have MusicPolice Sergeant (uncredited)

1939When Tomorrow ComesCoard Guard Man on Road (uncredited)

1939They All Come OutOfficer (uncredited)

1939Mr. Wong in ChinatownPolice Sgt. Jerry

1939Mickey the KidSanders

1939Tell No TalesOfficer Simmons (uncredited)

1939The Gracie Allen Murder CaseTurnkey

1939Union PacificPaddy (uncredited)

1939Rose of Washington SquareGuard (uncredited)

1939Big Town CzarGeorge Mitchell

1939Code of the StreetsDoorman

1939Sergeant MaddenPolice Interrogator

1939Everybody's BabyPolice Announcer (uncredited)

1939The Ice Follies of 1939Doorman (uncredited)

1939Jesse JamesCavalry Captain (uncredited)

1938The Duke of West PointPlebe Hockey Coach

1938While New York Sleeps2nd Cop

1938Convicts at LargeDetective Sgt. Berkovich

1938BlondiePoliceman in Accident Car (uncredited)

1938Lightning Carson Rides AgainJustice Department Agent

1938Too Hot to HandleYoung Reporter (uncredited)

1938Three Loves Has NancyJack's Friend (uncredited)

1938You Can't Take It with YouJailer (uncredited)

1938I Am the LawGeorge - Witness (uncredited)

1938GatewayGuard

1938Wives Under SuspicionJenks (uncredited)

1938Alexander's Ragtime BandArmy Captain (uncredited)

1938Test PilotPilot (uncredited)

1938Miracle MoneyCop (uncredited)

1938Start CheeringGas Station Attendant

1938Night SpotKidnapper

1938Born to Be WildStriker (uncredited)

1938MannequinBurly Man (Uncredited)

1938Everybody's Doing ItDetective Hayes

1937Big Town GirlState Trooper

1937Live, Love and LearnMarine Who Likes Painting (uncredited)

1937Hot WaterPoliceman (uncredited)

1937Dangerously YoursDriver

1937My Dear Miss AldrichDr. Spitzy Calahan (uncredited)

1937Girls Can PlayDet. Bill O'Malley

1937Angel's HolidayDetective

1937I Promise to PayBill Seaver

1937Midnight TaxiDetective McCormick

1937You Only Live OnceState Trooper (uncredited)

1937Dangerous NumberCab Driver

1936The Luckiest Girl in the WorldPoliceman

1936They Met in a TaxiPoliceman

1936My Man GodfreyDetective (uncredited)

1936Charlie Chan at the Race TrackDetective

1936How to BehaveMan in Manhole (uncredited)

1935One Way TicketEd

1935Rendezvous2st Military Policeman (uncredited)

1935Shipmates ForeverLieutenant (uncredited)

1935Special AgentAgent Arresting Julie (uncredited)

1935Man on the Flying TrapezeChauffeur (uncredited)

1935Woman WantedMac - Policeman (uncredited)

1935The Daring Young ManInformant on Telephone

1935The Murder ManPoliceman at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)

1935Chinatown SquadDetective

1935Public Hero Number 1Flavin - Federal Agent (uncredited)

1935'G' MenAgent with Jean (uncredited)

1935Straight from the HeartPoliceman

1935Captain HurricaneFreighter Officer

1935Secrets of ChinatownBrandhma

1934The Brand of HateHolt Larkins

1934The Affairs of CelliniPalace Guard (uncredited)

1934Baby Take a BowFlannigan

1934Wild GoldDetective (uncredited)

1934The Big RaceBill Figg

1934BelovedWilcox

1933Only YesterdayBilly (Uncredited)

1933Ship of Wanted MenFrank Busch

1933Riot SquadDet. Mack McCue

1933Hello, Sister!Fireman

1933King KongMate Briggs

1932Air MailMan with Radio Report (uncredited)

1932The All-AmericanDon Lindsay

1932The Most Dangerous GameFirst Mate on Yacht (uncredited)

1932Okay, America!Undetermined Role (uncredited)

1932McKenna of the MountedCorporal Randall McKenna

1932Back StreetReporter (uncredited)

1932The Airmail MysteryBob Lee

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