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James Flavin

James Flavin

Born May 14, 1906· Portland, Maine, USA

† Died April 23, 1976

107Roles★ 6.6Average rating

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…

Known for

Filmography

The Twilight ZoneSeries★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone1959
1962 Policeman
The Grapes of Wrath★ 7.8
The Grapes of Wrath1940
Guard (uncredited)
King Kong★ 7.6
King Kong1933
Mate Briggs
Laura★ 7.6
Laura1944
Det. McEveety (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey★ 7.6
My Man Godfrey1936
Detective (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You★ 7.5
You Can't Take It with You1938
Jailer (uncredited)
In Cold Blood★ 7.5
In Cold Blood1967
Clarence Duntz
The Roaring Twenties★ 7.5
The Roaring Twenties1939
Policeman (uncredited)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World★ 7
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World1963
Patrolman (uncredited)
Saboteur★ 6.9
Saboteur1942
Motorcycle Cop (voice) (uncredited)
The Most Dangerous Game★ 6.9
The Most Dangerous Game1932
First Mate on Yacht (uncredited)
Song of the Thin Man★ 6.7
Song of the Thin Man1947
Policeman Reardon (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young★ 6.4
Mighty Joe Young1949
Schultz