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
0.9
Known For
King Kong
1933
as Mate Briggs
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Patrolman (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Guard (uncredited)
In Cold Blood
1967
as Clarence Duntz
Laura
1944
as Det. McEveety (uncredited)
The Most Dangerous Game
1932
as First Mate on Yacht (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Detective (uncredited)
Heaven Can Wait
1943
as Policeman (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
1936
as Detective (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Jailer (uncredited)
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