Portrait of James Flavin

Acting

James Flavin

Career

Active from 1932 to 2005, with a break from 1966 to 2004, busiest in 1949 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for King Kong
King Kong
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 160 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Flavin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

318
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title ยท average score 70
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence (2005)
GoodWatch score 70

as Second Mate Briggs (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles
Law and Order
Law and Order (1976)

as Capt. Toomey

Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976)

as President Dwight D. Eisenhower

1960s

23 titles ยท average score 63
The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch (1969)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Gen. Levin

In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood (1967)
GoodWatch score 81

as Clarence Duntz

The Addams Family
The Addams Family (1964)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Lt. Poston

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Officer Danny Robin

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

as Patrolman (uncredited)

Mr. Novak
Mr. Novak (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Fire Chief Hawkins

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Sergeant Wilcox

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as John Dolan

Mister Ed
Mister Ed (1961)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Surfside 6
Surfside 6 (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Pete and Gladys
Pete and Gladys (1960)

TV show

1950s

70 titles ยท average score 63
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Truck Driver / 1962 Policeman

Man with a Camera
Man with a Camera (1958)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show

The Rifleman
The Rifleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Wild Is the Wind
Wild Is the Wind (1957)
GoodWatch score 65

as Wool Buyer

Francis in the Haunted House
Francis in the Haunted House (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

as Police Chief Martin

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Tony - The Doorman / Joe Felix

Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater (1955)

TV show

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Hogan

I Beheld His Glory
I Beheld His Glory (1953)

as Longinus

The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Joe Kelly

I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Immigration Officer

Destination Murder
Destination Murder (1950)
GoodWatch score 45

as Police Lt. Brewster

1940s

134 titles ยท average score 65
Prison Warden
Prison Warden (1949)

as Guard Capt. Peter Butler

The Devil's Henchmen
The Devil's Henchmen (1949)

as Police Sergeant Briggs

Homicide
Homicide (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

as Det. Lt. Boylan

One Touch of Venus
One Touch of Venus (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kerrigan

Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley (1947)
GoodWatch score 79

as Hoatley / First Carnival Owner (uncredited)

Unconquered
Unconquered (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

as Villager (uncredited)

The Missing Lady
The Missing Lady (1946)
GoodWatch score 51

as Police Insp. Cardona

Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce (1945)
GoodWatch score 84

as Detective (uncredited)

Abroad with Two Yanks
Abroad with Two Yanks (1944)

as Sgt. Wiggins

Laura
Laura (1944)
GoodWatch score 90

as Det. McEveety (uncredited)

Saboteur
Saboteur (1942)
GoodWatch score 71

as Motorcycle Cop (voice) (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
GoodWatch score 90

as Guard (uncredited)

1930s

88 titles ยท average score 63
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
GoodWatch score 51

as Police Sgt. Jerry

Irish Luck
Irish Luck (1939)
GoodWatch score 45

as Fluger

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Jailer (uncredited)

I Promise to Pay
I Promise to Pay (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bill Seaver

How to Behave
How to Behave (1936)

as Man in Manhole (uncredited)

Secrets of Chinatown
Secrets of Chinatown (1935)

as Brandhma

'G' Men
'G' Men (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as Agent with Jean (uncredited)

The Brand of Hate
The Brand of Hate (1934)

as Holt Larkins

King Kong
King Kong (1933)
GoodWatch score 86

as Mate Briggs

Riot Squad
Riot Squad (1933)

as Det. Mack McCue

The Airmail Mystery
The Airmail Mystery (1932)

as Bob Lee

McKenna of the Mounted
McKenna of the Mounted (1932)

as Corporal Randall McKenna