James 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). He attended the United States Military
Born
May 14, 1906
Portland, Maine, USA
Died
Apr 23, 1976
Known For
Acting
Movies
278 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.1
Known For
King Kong
1933
as Mate Briggs
Laura
1944
as Det. McEveety (uncredited)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Patrolman (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Guard (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Detective (uncredited)
Mister Roberts
1955
as Military Policeman
Saboteur
1942
as Motorcycle Cop (voice) (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
1947
as Hoatley / First Carnival Owner (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Schultz
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Ft. Robinson Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)
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