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Acting

Jay C. Flippen

Career: Active from 1947 to 1971, busiest in 1957 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles: 3
top three billing

Average score: 62/100

Highest rated: Bend of the River
87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Jay C. Flippen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.1, average 5.4
Uncanny
1.1, average 2.5
Scare
1.4, average 2.6
Cringe Humor
1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Western 9
Moral Ambiguity 7
Historical Setting 5
Social Commentary 4
Character-Driven 4
Moral Dilemma 3
Film Noir 3
Crime 3
1950s 3
Classic Hollywood 3
Family-Friendly 3
Romance 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

89

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1970s

4 titles · average score 60

The Seven Minutes

50

as Luther Yerkes

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

65

as Jay C. Flippen - Party guest (uncredited)

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

as Sheriff Ben

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

65

as Pawnbroker

1960s

26 titles · average score 62

Hellfighters

39

as Jack Lomax

Firecreek

55

as Mr. Pittman

Ironside

45

TV show

That Girl

45

TV show

Burke's Law

68

TV show · as Lieutenant Grogan / Bill, the Desk Sergeant

Ensign O'Toole

TV show · as Chief Petty Officer Homer Nelson

The Virginian

70

TV show · as Pa Colby / Asa Keogh

The Dick Van Dyke Show

84

TV show · as Happy Spangler

Wild River

84

as Hamilton Garth

Route 66

48

TV show

The Plunderers

47

as Sheriff McCauley

Thriller

74

TV show · as Harry Gans

1950s

50 titles · average score 63

Jet Pilot

59

as Maj. Gen. Black

The Restless Breed

54

as Marshal Steve Evans

Night Passage

55

as Ben Kimball

The Killing

86

as Marvin Unger

7th Cavalry

54

as Sgt. Bates

Oklahoma!

74

as Skidmore

It's Always Fair Weather

68

as Charles Z. Culloran

Man Without a Star

82

as Strap Davis

Strategic Air Command

58

as Tom Doyle

The Far Country

85

as Rube

The Wild One

69

as Sheriff Stew Singer

Bend of the River

87

as Jeremy Baile

1940s

7 titles · average score 64

They Live by Night

81

as Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield

A Woman's Secret

46

as Police Insp. Jim Fowler

Trapped

47

as Bartender (uncredited)

Oh, You Beautiful Doll

as Lippy Brannigan

Down to the Sea in Ships

71

as Luke Sewell

Brute Force

81

as Hodges (guard)

Intrigue

57

as Mike, the bartender

1930s

2 titles · average score 40

Marie Galante

40

as Sailor in Bar

Million Dollar Ransom

as Singer (Uncredited)