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 Portla...
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King Kong
As Mate Briggs
Manpower
As Orderly About to Give Bath (uncredited)
Confidentially Connie
As Harry (uncredited)
Youth Will Be Served
As Buck Miller
The Most Dangerous Game
As First Mate on Yacht (uncredited)
My Girl Tisa
As Guard (uncredited)
Blondie Hits the Jackpot
As Brophy
One Way Ticket
As Ed
Armored Car Robbery
As Lt. Phillips
Here Come the Marines
As Lieutenant-Colonel at End
Three Loves Has Nancy
As Jack's Friend (uncredited)
Night Passage
As Tim Riley
Mannequin
As Burly Man (Uncredited)
The Devil's Henchman
As Police Sergeant Briggs
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
As Police Detective #1
Desert Fury
As Pat Johnson
Nora Prentiss
As District Attorney
Nobody Lives Forever
As Shake Thomas
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
As Detective
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
As First Policeman in Bank
Wild Is the Wind
As Wool Buyer
Destination Murder
As Police Lt. Brewster
The Savage Horde
As Guard
McKenna of the Mounted
As Corporal Randall McKenna
Alexander's Ragtime Band
As Army Captain (uncredited)
Cloak and Dagger
As Col. Walsh
Cheyenne Autumn
As Ft. Robinson Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)
Born to Be Wild
As Striker (uncredited)
The Shanghai Cobra
As H.R. Jarvis
Hot News
As Al Bragg
Footsteps in the Night
As Mr. Bradbury
Fingers at the Window
As Police Lieutenant Schaeffer
Mighty Joe Young
As Schultz
Kathleen
As Moving Man
Homicide
As Det. Lt. Boylan
In Cold Blood
As Clarence Duntz
Wild Gold
As Detective (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
As First Policeman (uncredited)
Belle Starr
As Sergeant
Man on the Flying Trapeze
As Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Further Adventures of Gallegher
As Lt. Flynn
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
As Police Sgt. Jerry
Dragonfly Squadron
As Doctor
Francis in the Haunted House
As Police Chief Martin
The Murder Man
As Policeman at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Rendezvous
As 2st Military Policeman (uncredited)
Sailor Beware
As Petty Officer (uncredited)
God Is My Co-Pilot
As Major at Kweilin Airbase (uncredited)
The Naked Street
As Attorney Michael X. Flanders
How to Behave
As Man in Manhole (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail
As Captain O'Brien (Uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind
As Girl's Father (uncredited)
I Dood It
As Federal Agent (uncredited)
The Missing Lady
As Police Insp. Cardona
Riot Squad
As Det. Mack McCue
Flamingo Road
Law and Order
As Capt. Toomey
Never Say Goodbye
As Timmy
Prison Warden
As Guard Capt. Peter Butler
Abroad with Two Yanks
As Sgt. Wiggins
Hold That Hypnotist
As Jake Morgan
Murder on the Waterfront
As Cmdr. Kalin
Wives Under Suspicion
As Jenks - Chauffeur (uncredited)
Boys' Ranch
As Policeman (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
As Sergeant
Girls Can Play
As Det. Bill O'Malley
O. Henry's Full House
As Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
They All Come Out
As Officer (uncredited)
Apache Ambush
As Col. Marshall
Follow the Sun
As Henry Gibbs
The Brand of Hate
As Holt Larkins
We Go Fast
As Police Lt. Bardette
Convicts at Large
As Detective Sgt. Berkovich
Irish Luck
As Fluger
Hello, Sister!
As Fireman
Anchors Aweigh
As Radio Cop
Mississippi Rhythm
As Stan Caldwell
Lightning Carson Rides Again
As Justice Department Agent
While New York Sleeps
As 2nd Cop
Massacre Canyon
As Col. Tarant
Operation Pacific
As SP Commander
The Eddie Cantor Story
As Kelly
Oh! Susanna
As Capt. Worth
A Yank on the Burma Road
As Police Dispatcher
The Affairs of Cellini
As Palace Guard (uncredited)
The Devil's Pipeline
As Dowling
Sleep, My Love
As Lieutenant Mitchell
Pot o' Gold
As Sheriff Bud Connolly (uncredited)
They Met in a Taxi
As Policeman
My Dear Miss Aldrich
As Dr. Spitzy Calahan (uncredited)
Midnight Taxi
As Detective McCormick
Live, Love and Learn
As Marine Who Likes Painting (uncredited)
Blondie
As Policeman in Accident Car (uncredited)
Night Spot
As Kidnapper
Woman Wanted
As Mac - Policeman (uncredited)
Tell No Tales
As Officer Simmons (uncredited)
Everybody's Doing It
As Detective Hayes
According to Mrs. Hoyle
As Prosecuting Attorney
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
As Policeman
The Airmail Mystery
As Bob Lee
Back Street
As Reporter (uncredited)
Start Cheering
As Gas Station Attendant
Carrie
As Mike - Bartender (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1940
As Clancy (uncredited)
Manhattan Heartbeat
As Truck Driver
Jesse James
As Cavalry Captain (uncredited)
Good Times
As Lieutenant
The Ice Follies of 1939
As Doorman (Uncredited)
Union Pacific
As Paddy (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
As Guard (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
As Turnkey
They Shall Have Music
As Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
As Policeman (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
As Policeman
Sergeant Madden
As Police Interrogator
Fast and Furious
As Policeman Guarding Entrance (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
As Policeman (uncredited)
A Stolen Life
As Investigator (uncredited)
The Wild Man of Borneo
As Policeman
Lucky Cisco Kid
As Ranch Foreman
South of Pago Pago
As Cafe Customer
Secrets of Chinatown
As Brandhma
When Willie Comes Marching Home
As Gen. Brevort (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
As Guard (uncredited)
Bedtime Story
As Hotel Guest in Room 625 (uncredited)
Air Force
As Maj. A.M. Bagley
Dangerously Yours
As Driver
You Can't Take It with You
As Jailer (uncredited)
I Am the Law
As George - Witness (uncredited)
Miracle Money
As Cop (uncredited)
Unconquered
As Villager (uncredited)
Uncertain Glory
As Captain of Mobile Guard
Mildred Pierce
As Detective (uncredited)
Treat 'Em Rough
As Joe Trosper
The Daring Young Man
As Informant on Telephone
Remember the Night
As Court Attendant (uncredited)
Sentimental Journey
As Detective Sgt. McFarland (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
As Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
As Parking Attendant at Fat Dutchy's (uncredited)
Dakota Lil
As Secret Service Chief
Hold Back the Dawn
As Immigration Guard (uncredited)
Bungalow 13
As Lt. Sam Wilson
Laura
As Det. McEveety (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
As Prison Guard In Library (uncredited)
Everybody's Baby
As Police Announcer (uncredited)
Saboteur
As Motorcycle Cop (voice) (uncredited)
Ship of Wanted Men
As Frank Busch
Thru Different Eyes
As Thomas
The Night of January 16th
As Policeman Kelly
When the Daltons Rode
As Annabella's Brother
Ride on Vaquero
As Officer Johnson
North West Mounted Police
As Mountie
Code of the Streets
As Doorman
Baby Take a Bow
As Flannigan
Tin Pan Alley
As Army Sergeant (uncredited)
Gateway
As Guard
The Long Voyage Home
As Dock Policeman
One Touch of Venus
As Kerrigan
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
As President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gentleman Jim
As George Corbett (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
As Death Row Guard (uncredited)
It All Came True
As Roaring 90's Club Doorman (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
As Army Assistant Coach (uncredited)
Florian
As Policeman
The Golden Fleecing
As Cop (uncredited)
And One Was Beautiful
As McRafferty
Girl in 313
As Det. Carvin
The Ghost Breakers
As Hotel Porter (uncredited)
Rhythm on the River
As Detective
The Way of All Flesh
As Policeman
The Great Profile
As Detective
Women Without Names
As Guard
Thank Your Lucky Stars
As Policeman (uncredited)
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
As Second Mate Briggs (archive footage)
Angel on My Shoulder
As Bellamy
Rock Island Trail
As Railroad Workman
Easy to Wed
As Joe
Robin Hood Of Texas
As Captain Danforth
Chinatown Squad
As Detective
La Conga Nights
As Grogin
Captain Hurricane
As Freighter Officer
Trouble Along the Way
As Coach Buck Holman
I Beheld His Glory
As Longinus
Tough as They Come
As Process Server
Four Mothers
As Demolition Man (uncredited)
The Plunderers
As Sergeant Major
Western Union
As Deputy Sheriff
Ride 'Em Cowboy
As Railroad Detective #2 (uncredited)
Star of Texas
As Texas Rangers Capt. Sturdivant
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
As Capt. Luddy
Texas
As Abilene Fight Announcer
Johnny Rocco
As Mooney
Shockproof
As Policeman in Park (Uncredited)
Big Town Czar
As George Mitchell
Big Town Girl
As State Trooper
Double Alibi
As Patrolman Johnson
New York Town
As Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
Angel's Holiday
As Detective
Dangerous Number
As Cab Driver
Shipmates Forever
As Lieutenant (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming
As Detective (uncredited)
Million Dollar Mermaid
As Conductor
Fighting Coast Guard
As Commander Rogers
Tars and Spars
As Chief Bosun Mate Gurney
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
As Insp. Wellman
Once Upon a Time
As Man in Subway (uncredited)
Song of the Thin Man
As Policeman Reardon (uncredited)
Affectionately Yours
As Tomassetti
Action in the North Atlantic
As Merchant Marine School Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
The Big Race
As Bill Figg
Corvette K-225
As 1st Lt. Bill Gardner
Circumstantial Evidence
As Guard
Hot Water
As Policeman (uncredited)
Something to Shout About
As Policeman
Heaven Can Wait
As Policeman (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
As American Senator (uncredited)
Rendezvous with Annie
As Turnkey (uncredited)
I Promise to Pay
As Bill Seaver
Murder, He Says
As Police Officer (uncredited)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
As Policeman
Strange Affair
As Bank Security Guard (Uncredited)
Only Yesterday
As Billy (Uncredited)
The Duke of West Point
As Plebe Hockey Coach
My Favorite Brunette
As Det. Lt. 'Mac' Hennessey (uncredited)
'G' Men
As Agent with Jean (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
As Flavin - Federal Agent (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
As Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Special Agent
As Agent Arresting Julie (uncredited)
Dishonored Lady
As Police Sergeant Patella
Buck Privates
As Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
It Ain't Hay
As Cop (uncredited)
Night in New Orleans
As Egan (Uncredited)
Over 21
As Captain (uncredited)
Mister Roberts
As Military Policeman
Private Affairs
As Doorman (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High
As Traffic Cop (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
As State Trooper (uncredited)
Riding High
As Train Conductor
The Spider
As Officer Johnny Tracy
The Restless Breed
As Secret Service Chief
My Man Godfrey
As Detective (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
As Policeman
Rhubarb
As O'Leary, Manhattan Police Chief (uncredited)
Young Widow
As Subway Conductor (Uncredited)
Ziegfeld Girl
As Buck (Uncredited)
Okay, America!
As Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Kid Glove Killer
As Keenan - Detective Grilling Eddie (uncredited)
Beloved
As Wilcox
Queen of the Mob
As Third FBI Director
Mickey the Kid
As Sanders
The All-American
As Don Lindsay
Swing Shift Maisie
As Radio Policeman (Uncredited)
Secret Service Investigator
As Police Inspector Thorndyke
The Velvet Touch
As Sgt. Oliphant
Step by Step
As Woods
Nightmare Alley
As Hoatley - First Carnival Owner (uncredited)
Hot Steel
As Storm Swenson
Test Pilot
As Pilot (uncredited)
South Sea Sinner
As Andrews
The Last Hurrah
As Police Capt. Michael J. Shanahan (uncredited)
Mister Ed
Burke's Law
As Officer Danny Robin
Cain's Hundred
As Arnie Kellwin
December Bride
The Brady Bunch
The Lucy Show
As Sergeant Wilcox
Surfside 6
General Electric Theater
Man with a Camera
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As Captain Kimble
The Twilight Zone
As 1962 Policeman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As Joe Felix
Sam Benedict
The Millionaire
As Dan Mulcahy
Lux Video Theatre
As Steve
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
As Sam Cooper
Climax!
As Hogan
Pete and Gladys
Matinee Theater
The Pruitts of Southampton
Navy Log
The Rifleman
The Addams Family
As Lt. Poston
Mr. Novak
As Fire Chief Hawkins
Racket Squad
The New Breed
As Moose
Public Defender
Cavalcade of America
Dr. Kildare
As John Dolan
City Detective
State Trooper
Dangerous Assignment
Coronado 9
The Roaring 20's
Johnny Midnight
Letter to Loretta
As MacNamara
Alcoa Theatre
As Gavin Marshall
The Living Christ
As Longinus
Four Star Playhouse
As Mr. Swanson
I Love Lucy
As Immigration Officer
Death Valley Days
As Perry