James Flavin
Država: United States
Pol: M
Rođendan: 1906-05-14
Umro: 1976-04-23
Biografija
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 Academy at West Point, but (contrary to some sources) did not graduate. Instead he dropped out and returned to Portland where he drove a taxi. Then as now, summer stock companies flocked to Maine each year, and in 1929 he was asked to fill in for an actor. He did well with the part and the company manager offered him $150 per week to go with the troupe back to New York. Flavin accepted and by the spring of 1930 was living in a rooming house at 108 W. 87th Street in Manhattan. Flavin didn't manage to crack Broadway at this time (his Broadway debut would not occur for another thirty-nine years, in the 1971 revival of "The Front Page," in which Flavin played Murphy and briefly took over the lead role of Walter Burns from star Robert Ryan). He worked his way across the country in stock productions and tours, arriving in Los Angeles around 1932. He quickly made the transition to movies, landing the lead in his very first film, a Universal serial, The Airmail Mystery (1932). He also landed his leading lady, marrying the serial's female star Lucile Browne that same year. However, the serial marked virtually the last time that Flavin would play the lead in a film. Thereafter, he was restricted almost exclusively to supporting characters, many of them without so much as a name. He specialized in uniformed cops and hard-bitten detectives, but played chauffeurs, cabbies, and even a 16th-century palace guard with aplomb. Flavin appeared in nearly four hundred films between 1932 and 1971, and in almost a hundred television episodes before his final appearance, as President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976). Flavin died of a heart ailment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on April 23, 1976. His widow Lucile died seventeen days later. They were survived by their son, William James Flavin, subsequently a professor at the United States Army War College. James and Lucile Brown Flavin were buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
Glumac:
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1. Najopasnija Igra (1932), film...First Mate on Yacht
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2. King Kong (1933), film...Second Mate Briggs
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3. Baby, Take a Bow (1934), film...Flannigan
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4. Bright Eyes (1934), film...Bob - Aviator
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5. Town Talk (1935), film...Police Detective
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6. Secrets of Chinatown (1935), film...Brandhma
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7. The Littlest Rebel (1935), film...Yankee Guard (uncredited)
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8. Moj Godfrey (1936), film...Detective #2
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9. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1936), film...Policeman
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10. Born to Be Wild (1938), film...Striker
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11. Brod smrti (1939), film...Sergeant Jerry
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12. Irish Luck (1939), film...Hoatley
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13. Belle Star (1941), film...Sergeant
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14. Ćup zlata (1941), film...Sheriff Bud Connolly
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15. Great Guns (1941), film...Army Captain at White Army Tent
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16. Gospodin i gospođa Smith (1941), film...Attractive Woman's Escort
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17. Teksas (1941), film...Abilene Fight Announcer
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18. Sunny (1941), film...Motorcycle Cop
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19. The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941), film...Interrogating Detective (uncredited)
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20. The Strawberry Blonde (1941), film...Ticket Inspector on Boat (uncredited)
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21. To the Shores of Tripoli (1942), film...Warden (uncredited)
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22. Junaci avijacije (1943), film...Maj. A.M. Bagley
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23. City Without Men (1943), film...Coast Guard Officer
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24. So Proudly We Hail (1943), film...Capt. O'Brien (uncredited)
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25. Božić (1944), film...Policeman
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26. Laura (1944), film...Det. McEveety
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27. Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944), film...Sergeant (uncredited)
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28. Together Again (1944), film...Policeman (uncredited)
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29. Anchors Aweigh (1945), film...Radio Cop
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30. Over 21 (1945), film...Captain (uncredited)
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31. Neobična ljubav Marthe Ivers (1946), film...Detective #1
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32. Hrabar kao Lassie (1946), film...Lt. Tom Arnold
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33. Angel on My Shoulder (1946), film...Bellamy
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34. Ukradeni život (1946), film...Investigator
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35. Ogrtač i bodež (1946), film...Col. Walsh
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36. Aleja noćnih mora (1947), film...Hoatley
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37. Moja najdraža brineta (1947), film...Det. Lt. 'Mac' Hennessey
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38. Osramoćena dama (1947), film...Police Sgt. Patella
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39. It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947), film...First Policeman
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40. The Fabulous Dorseys (1947), film...Gorman
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41. Pustinjski bijes (1947), film...Sheriff Pat Johnson
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42. The Velvet Touch (1948), film...Sgt. Oliphant
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43. Pljačkaši (1948), film...Sergeant Major
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44. Dodir Venere (1948), film...Kerrigan
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45. Fury at Furnace Creek (1948), film...Judge Advocate
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46. Flamingo Road (1949), film...Angry Carnival Creditor
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47. Moćni Joe Young (1949), film...Schultz
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48. Otporan na šokove (1949), film...Policeman in Park
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49. Night Beat (1949), film...Boylan
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50. Blondie Hits the Jackpot (1949), film...Brophy
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51. Pljačka oklopnog kamioneta (1950), film...Police Lt. Phillips
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52. Dakota Lil (1950), film...Secret Service Chief
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53. My Friend Irma Goes West (1950), film...Sheriff (uncredited)
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54. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950), serija...Detective Sawyer
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55. Fighting Coast Guard (1951), film...Cmdr. Rogers
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56. Dva mornara (1952), film...Petty Officer
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57. I Beheld His Glory (1953), film
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58. Dragonfly Squadron (1954), film...Doctor
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59. Massacre Canyon (1954), film...Colonel Tarant
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60. Apache Ambush (1955), film...Col. Marshall
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61. Nikad ne reci zbogom (1956), film...Timmy
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62. Francis in the Haunted House (1956), film...Police Chief Martin
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63. Noćni prijelaz (1957), film...Tim Riley
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64. Nemirni soj (1957), film...Secret Service Chief
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65. Divlji vjetar (1957), film...Wool Buyer
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66. Man with a Camera (1958), serija...Lt. Donovan
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67. Hladnokrvno ubojstvo (1967), film...Clarence Duntz
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68. The Barefoot Executive (1971), film...Father O'Leary
Glas:
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1. Saboter (1942), film...Motorcycle Cop