03/05/1899
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA:
John Constantine Flippen Jr. war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Er stand bereits mit 16 Jahren das erste Mal auf einer Bühne mit Al Jolson. 1920 gab er seinen Einstand am Broadway. Ab den 1920er-Jahren absolvierte er sporadisch Filmauftritte, doch erst mit Ende der 1940er-Jahre wirkte er regelmäßig an Hollywood-Filmen mit. war er bereits ein anerkannter Theaterschauspieler und Radiomoderator. Aufgefallen ist er vor allem durch einige bemerkenswerte Nebenrollen in Western und Kriminalfilmen der 1950er Jahre, wo er häufig in der Rolle eines Gesetzeshüters besetzt wurde. Während er seine Sheriff-Rolle in der Westernkomödie Cat Ballou (1965) drehte, musste ihm ein Bein amputiert werden, nachdem sich aus einer leichten Schürfwunde, die sich vermutlich durch sein Diabetes verschlimmerte, eine schwere Infektion entwickelte. Danach setzte er seine Karriere im Rollstuhl fort.
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self (archive footage) |
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Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971) as Jay C. Flippen - Party guest (uncredited) |
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The Seven Minutes (1971) as Luther Yerkes |
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Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971) as Sheriff Ben |
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The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970) as Pawnbroker |
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The Sound of Anger (1968) as Judge Prentiss |
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Hellfighters (1968) as Jack Lomax |
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Firecreek (1968) as Mr. Pittman |
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The Spirit Is Willing (1967) as Mother |
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Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966) as Dizzy Shaner |
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Cat Ballou (1965) as Sheriff Cardigan |
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The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court |
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Looking for Love (1964) as Ralph Front |
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Six Gun Law (1962) as |
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How the West Was Won (1962) as Huggins (uncredited) |
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The Plunderers (1960) as Sheriff McCauley |
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Studs Lonigan (1960) as Father Gilhooey |
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Wild River (1960) as Hamilton Garth |
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From Hell to Texas (1958) as Jake Leffertfinger |
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No Time at All (1958) as Happy Gallant |
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Escape from Red Rock (1957) as Sheriff John Costaine |
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Jet Pilot (1957) as Maj. Gen. Black |
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The Deerslayer (1957) as Old Tom Hutter |
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Run of the Arrow (1957) as Walking Coyote |
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Night Passage (1957) as Ben Kimball |
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The Midnight Story (1957) as Sgt. Jack Gillen |
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Public Pigeon No. 1 (1957) as Lt. Ross Qualen |
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The Restless Breed (1957) as Marshal Steve Evans |
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Hot Summer Night (1957) as Oren Kobble |
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The Halliday Brand (1957) as Chad Burris |
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The King and Four Queens (1956) as Bartender |
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7th Cavalry (1956) as Sgt. Bates |
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The Killing (1956) as Marvin Unger |
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Oklahoma! (1955) as Skidmore |
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Kismet (1955) as Jawan |
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It's Always Fair Weather (1955) as Charles Z. Culloran |
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Strategic Air Command (1955) as Tom Doyle |
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Man Without a Star (1955) as Strap Davis |
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Six Bridges to Cross (1955) as Vincent Concannon |
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Carnival Story (1954) as Charley Grayson |
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The Far Country (1954) as Rube |
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The Wild One (1953) as Sheriff Stew Singer |
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East of Sumatra (1953) as Mac |
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Devil's Canyon (1953) as Jack Wells |
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Thunder Bay (1953) as Kermit MacDonald |
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Woman of the North Country (1952) as Axel Nordlund |
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The Las Vegas Story (1952) as Capt. H.A. Harris |
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Bend of the River (1952) as Jeremy Baile |
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The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951) as Dan Chancellor |
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The People Against O'Hara (1951) as Sven Norson |
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The Lady from Texas (1951) as Sheriff Mike McShane |
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Flying Leathernecks (1951) as MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief |
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The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) as Straight Flush Tony |
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Two Flags West (1950) as Sgt. Terrance Duey |
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Winchester '73 (1950) as Sergeant Wilkes |
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Love That Brute (1950) as Biff Sage |
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The Yellow Cab Man (1950) as Hugo |
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Buccaneer's Girl (1950) as Jared Hawkins |
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Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949) as Lippy Brannigan |
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They Live by Night (1949) as Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield |
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Trapped (1949) as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) as Luke Sewell |
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A Woman's Secret (1949) as Police Insp. Jim Fowler |
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Intrigue (1947) as Mike, the bartender |
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Brute Force (1947) as Hodges (guard) |
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Flippen's Frolics (1936) as |
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Marie Galante (1934) as Sailor in Bar |
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Million Dollar Ransom (1934) as Singer (Uncredited) |
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The Ham What Am (1928) as Himself |