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 r… Read more
Known for King Kong 1933 The Grapes of Wrath 1940 The Twilight Zone 1959 Laura 1944 Series ★ 6.7 The Brady Bunch 1969
Series ★ 7.2 It Takes a Thief 1968
Gen. Levin ★ 7.5 In Cold Blood 1967
Clarence Duntz ★ 5 Good Times 1967
Lieutenant ★ 6.7 Cheyenne Autumn 1964
Ft. Robinson Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited) Series ★ 8 The Addams Family 1964
Lt. Poston ★ 7 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
Patrolman (uncredited) Series ★ 7.1 The Lucy Show 1962
Sergeant Wilcox Series ★ 6.8 Mister Ed 1961
Series ★ 8.5 The Twilight Zone 1959
1962 Policeman ★ 7.2 The Last Hurrah 1958
Police Capt. Michael J. Shanahan (uncredited) Series ★ 7.1 The Rifleman 1958
★ 6.4 Night Passage 1957
Tim Riley ★ 6.3 The Wings of Eagles 1957
MP at Garden Party (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Never Say Goodbye 1956
Timmy ★ 6.2 The Naked Street 1955
Attorney Michael X. Flanders ★ 7 Mister Roberts 1955
Military Policeman Series ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955
Joe Felix ★ 5.4 Abbott and Costello Go to Mars 1953
First Policeman in Bank ★ 6.1 Trouble Along the Way 1953
Coach Buck Holman ★ 6.2 Sailor Beware 1952
Petty Officer (uncredited) ★ 6.9 O. Henry's Full House 1952
Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Carrie 1952
Mike - Bartender (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Million Dollar Mermaid 1952
Conductor Series ★ 7.2 The Abbott and Costello Show 1952
Joe Kelly ★ 6.1 Operation Pacific 1951
SP Commander Series ★ 7.9 I Love Lucy 1951
Immigration Officer ★ 6.5 Armored Car Robbery 1950
Lt. Phillips ★ 5.2 Destination Murder 1950
Police Lt. Brewster ★ 6.4 Mighty Joe Young 1949
Schultz ★ 7 Flamingo Road 1949
★ 6.3 Shockproof 1949
Policeman in Park (Uncredited) ★ 6.6 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff 1949
Insp. Wellman ★ 6.3 Sleep, My Love 1948
Lieutenant Mitchell ★ 6.7 One Touch of Venus 1948
Kerrigan ★ 6.9 The Noose Hangs High 1948
Traffic Cop (uncredited) ★ 6.2 The Velvet Touch 1948
Sgt. Oliphant ★ 5.9 Desert Fury 1947
Pat Johnson ★ 6.2 Nora Prentiss 1947
District Attorney ★ 7.1 It Happened on Fifth Avenue 1947
First Policeman (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Unconquered 1947
Villager (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Song of the Thin Man 1947
Policeman Reardon (uncredited) ★ 6.7 My Favorite Brunette 1947
Det. Lt. 'Mac' Hennessey (uncredited) ★ 5.8 Dishonored Lady 1947
Police Sergeant Patella ★ 7.2 Nightmare Alley 1947
Hoatley / First Carnival Owner (uncredited) ★ 7.1 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 1946
Police Detective #1 ★ 6.4 Nobody Lives Forever 1946
Shake Thomas ★ 6.5 Cloak and Dagger 1946
Col. Walsh ★ 6.4 A Stolen Life 1946
Investigator (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Angel on My Shoulder 1946
Dan Bellamy ★ 6 The Shanghai Cobra 1945
H.R. Jarvis ★ 6.8 Anchors Aweigh 1945
Radio Cop ★ 7.6 Mildred Pierce 1945
Detective (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Murder, He Says 1945
Police Officer (uncredited) ★ 6 Johnny Angel 1945
Flavin, Mate of the Quincy (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Christmas Holiday 1944
Policeman (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Uncertain Glory 1944
Captain of Mobile Guard ★ 7.6 Laura 1944
Det. McEveety (uncredited) ★ 7.3 Hollywood Canteen 1944
Marine Sergeant (uncredited) ★ 5.9 So Proudly We Hail 1943
Captain O'Brien (Uncredited) ★ 6.5 Air Force 1943
Maj. A.M. Bagley ★ 6.2 Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943
Policeman (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Action in the North Atlantic 1943
Merchant Marine School Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Heaven Can Wait 1943
Policeman (uncredited) ★ 5.7 Mission to Moscow 1943
American Senator (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Reap the Wild Wind 1942
Girl's Father (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Saboteur 1942
Motorcycle Cop (voice) (uncredited) ★ 7.2 Gentleman Jim 1942
George Corbett (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Kid Glove Killer 1942
Keenan - Detective Grilling Eddie (uncredited) ★ 5.7 Pot o' Gold 1941
Sheriff Bud Connolly (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Hold Back the Dawn 1941
Immigration Guard (uncredited) ★ 6 Western Union 1941
Deputy Sheriff ★ 6 Ride 'Em Cowboy 1941
Railroad Detective #2 (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Texas 1941
Abilene Fight Announcer ★ 6.9 I Wake Up Screaming 1941
Detective (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Buck Privates 1941
Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Ziegfeld Girl 1941
Buck (uncredited) ★ 6.9 The Strawberry Blonde 1941
Ticket Inspector on Boat (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Broadway Melody of 1940 1940
Clancy (uncredited) ★ 7.8 The Grapes of Wrath 1940
Guard (uncredited) ★ 7.3 Remember the Night 1940
Court Attendant (uncredited) ★ 5.8 The Fighting 69th 1940
Supply Sergeant (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Brother Orchid 1940
Parking Attendant at Fat Dutchy's (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Johnny Apollo 1940
Prison Guard In Library (uncredited) ★ 6.2 When the Daltons Rode 1940
Annabella's Brother ★ 6.4 North West Mounted Police 1940
Mountie ★ 6.6 The Long Voyage Home 1940
Dock Policeman ★ 5.8 It All Came True 1940
Roaring 90's Club Doorman (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Knute Rockne All American 1940
Army Assistant Coach (uncredited) ★ 6.5 The Ghost Breakers 1940
Hotel Porter (uncredited) ★ 5.4 Mr. Wong in Chinatown 1939
Police Sgt. Jerry ★ 6.6 Jesse James 1939
Cavalry Captain (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Union Pacific 1939
Paddy (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Each Dawn I Die 1939
Policeman (uncredited) ★ 7.5 The Roaring Twenties 1939
Policeman (uncredited) ★ 6 Mannequin 1938
Burly Man (Uncredited) ★ 6.8 Alexander's Ragtime Band 1938
Army Captain (uncredited) ★ 7.5 You Can't Take It with You 1938
Jailer (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Test Pilot 1938
Pilot (uncredited) ★ 6 Too Hot to Handle 1938
Young Reporter (uncredited) ★ 7.1 You Only Live Once 1937
State Trooper (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Charlie Chan at the Race Track 1936
Detective ★ 7.6 My Man Godfrey 1936
Detective (uncredited) ★ 6.6 'G' Men 1935
Agent with Jean (uncredited) ★ 5.7 Baby Take a Bow 1934
Flannigan ★ 7.6 King Kong 1933
Mate Briggs ★ 6.9 The Most Dangerous Game 1932
First Mate on Yacht (uncredited) 
