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James Flavin

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Born: May 14, 1906 in Portland, Maine, USA

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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 r...

Filmography276 TITLES
King Kong
7.6
King Kong1933
Sleep, My Love
6.3
Sleep, My Love1948
Laura
7.6
Laura1944
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World1963
In Cold Blood
7.5
In Cold Blood1967
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The Grapes of Wrath
7.8
The Grapes of Wrath1940
Mildred Pierce
7.6
Mildred Pierce1945
The Last Hurrah
7.2
The Last Hurrah1958
Mighty Joe Young
6.4
Mighty Joe Young1949
Union Pacific
6.6
Union Pacific1939
Jesse James
6.5
Jesse James1939
My Man Godfrey
7.6
My Man Godfrey1936
Heaven Can Wait
6.9
Heaven Can Wait1943
The Most Dangerous Game
6.9
The Most Dangerous Game1932
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
7.1
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers1946
Remember the Night
7.3
Remember the Night1940
North West Mounted Police
6.4
North West Mounted Police1940
Reap the Wild Wind
6.4
Reap the Wild Wind1942
The Roaring Twenties
7.5
The Roaring Twenties1939
Each Dawn I Die
6.8
Each Dawn I Die1939
Air Force
6.5
Air Force1943
Operation Pacific
6.0
Operation Pacific1951
Christmas Holiday
6.4
Christmas Holiday1944
Angel on My Shoulder
6.5
Angel on My Shoulder1946
The Ghost Breakers
6.5
The Ghost Breakers1940
'G' Men
6.6
'G' Men1935
Mister Roberts
7.1
Mister Roberts1955
Song of the Thin Man
6.7
Song of the Thin Man1947
Western Union
6.0
Western Union1941
Special Agent
6.2
Special Agent1935
You Can't Take It with You
7.5
You Can't Take It with You1938
Cheyenne Autumn
6.7
Cheyenne Autumn1964
Circumstantial Evidence
4.8
Circumstantial Evidence1945
The Ice Follies of 1939
5.6
The Ice Follies of 19391939
Wild Is the Wind
6.6
Wild Is the Wind1957
Rhythm on the River
6.8
Rhythm on the River1940
O. Henry's Full House
6.8
O. Henry's Full House1952
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
6.5
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff1949
Nora Prentiss
6.2
Nora Prentiss1947
Trouble Along the Way
6.0
Trouble Along the Way1953
Unconquered
6.3
Unconquered1947
Carrie
6.4
Carrie1952
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
5.6
The Gracie Allen Murder Case1939
Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.1
Thank Your Lucky Stars1943
Saboteur
6.9
Saboteur1942
When Tomorrow Comes
5.2
When Tomorrow Comes1939
A Stolen Life
6.4
A Stolen Life1946
Midnight Taxi
5.0
Midnight Taxi1937
Ride 'Em Cowboy
5.9
Ride 'Em Cowboy1941
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
2.0
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President1939
Anchors Aweigh
6.8
Anchors Aweigh1945
The Murder Man
6.9
The Murder Man1935
Over 21
6.0
Over 211945
I Wake Up Screaming
6.9
I Wake Up Screaming1941
Johnny Apollo
6.9
Johnny Apollo1940
Too Hot to Handle
5.8
Too Hot to Handle1938
The Daring Young Man
The Daring Young Man1935
Armored Car Robbery
6.5
Armored Car Robbery1950
Fingers at the Window
5.5
Fingers at the Window1942
Corvette K-225
6.1
Corvette K-2251943
Castle on the Hudson
6.8
Castle on the Hudson1940
Once Upon a Time
5.6
Once Upon a Time1944
Action in the North Atlantic
7.1
Action in the North Atlantic1943
Rock Island Trail
6.0
Rock Island Trail1950
Destination Murder
5.1
Destination Murder1950
Texas
6.5
Texas1941
Young Widow
4.6
Young Widow1946
They Shall Have Music
6.2
They Shall Have Music1939
Come Fill the Cup
7.0
Come Fill the Cup1951
Pot o' Gold
5.5
Pot o' Gold1941
Homicide
5.3
Homicide1949
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
7.1
Charlie Chan at the Race Track1936
One Touch of Venus
6.7
One Touch of Venus1948
Fast and Furious
4.7
Fast and Furious1939
Start Cheering
7.0
Start Cheering1938
Knute Rockne All American
6.1
Knute Rockne All American1940
Francis in the Haunted House
5.1
Francis in the Haunted House1956
Live, Love and Learn
5.1
Live, Love and Learn1937
The Affairs of Cellini
4.9
The Affairs of Cellini1934
Only Yesterday
6.8
Only Yesterday1933
Belle Starr
5.7
Belle Starr1941
Nightmare Alley
7.2
Nightmare Alley1947
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
6.5
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty1942
Swing Shift Maisie
6.5
Swing Shift Maisie1943
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
5.3
Mr. Wong in Chinatown1939
Ziegfeld Girl
6.6
Ziegfeld Girl1941
The Fighting 69th
5.7
The Fighting 69th1940
Born to Be Wild
7.0
Born to Be Wild1938
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
5.4
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars1953
Nobody Lives Forever
6.3
Nobody Lives Forever1946
Million Dollar Mermaid
6.4
Million Dollar Mermaid1952
Night Passage
6.5
Night Passage1957
Public Hero Number 1
6.1
Public Hero Number 11935
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
5.8
Ten Gentlemen from West Point1942
Broadway Melody of 1940
6.7
Broadway Melody of 19401940
Rendezvous with Annie
6.0
Rendezvous with Annie1946
Dishonored Lady
5.7
Dishonored Lady1947
Test Pilot
6.5
Test Pilot1938
Good Times
5.1
Good Times1967
Sentimental Journey
6.4
Sentimental Journey1946
When the Daltons Rode
6.0
When the Daltons Rode1940
Girl in 313
5.4
Girl in 3131940
God Is My Co-Pilot
6.9
God Is My Co-Pilot1945
Hello, Sister!
5.8
Hello, Sister!1933
Cloak and Dagger
6.4
Cloak and Dagger1946
The Further Adventures of Gallegher
The Further Adventures of Gallegher1965
Alexander's Ragtime Band
6.8
Alexander's Ragtime Band1938
Gentleman Jim
7.1
Gentleman Jim1942
Code of the Streets
7.0
Code of the Streets1939
The Way of All Flesh
4.1
The Way of All Flesh1940
Tough as They Come
Tough as They Come1942
Three Loves Has Nancy
3.8
Three Loves Has Nancy1938
So Proudly We Hail
5.7
So Proudly We Hail1943
Step by Step
6.2
Step by Step1946
I Am the Law
6.8
I Am the Law1938
The Noose Hangs High
6.8
The Noose Hangs High1948
The Night of January 16th
5.0
The Night of January 16th1941
The Brand of Hate
4.7
The Brand of Hate1934
Hot News
5.0
Hot News1953
Rhubarb
5.3
Rhubarb1951
Ship of Wanted Men
1.7
Ship of Wanted Men1933
Sailor Beware
6.2
Sailor Beware1952
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
6.7
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence2005
Dakota Lil
5.0
Dakota Lil1950
Johnny Angel
5.9
Johnny Angel1945
Something to Shout About
5.8
Something to Shout About1943
Abroad with Two Yanks
6.0
Abroad with Two Yanks1944
Chinatown Squad
6.0
Chinatown Squad1935
Night in New Orleans
3.6
Night in New Orleans1942
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident1976
Apache Ambush
6.1
Apache Ambush1955
Private Affairs
Private Affairs1940
The Duke of West Point
4.0
The Duke of West Point1938
Man on the Flying Trapeze
6.1
Man on the Flying Trapeze1935
Flamingo Road
7.0
Flamingo Road1949
The Golden Fleecing
5.3
The Golden Fleecing1940
Manhattan Heartbeat
Manhattan Heartbeat1940
The Long Voyage Home
6.6
The Long Voyage Home1940
According to Mrs. Hoyle
5.0
According to Mrs. Hoyle1951
Women Without Names
4.1
Women Without Names1940
Massacre Canyon
5.0
Massacre Canyon1954
I Promise to Pay
5.5
I Promise to Pay1937
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
6.0
Joe Palooka in the Knockout1947
My Dear Miss Aldrich
6.1
My Dear Miss Aldrich1937
Murder, He Says
6.8
Murder, He Says1945
The Wild Man of Borneo
6.5
The Wild Man of Borneo1941
Hot Water
5.0
Hot Water1937
Tell No Tales
4.6
Tell No Tales1939
Fighting Coast Guard
6.5
Fighting Coast Guard1951
Broadway
5.5
Broadway1942
The Naked Street
6.1
The Naked Street1955
And One Was Beautiful
6.2
And One Was Beautiful1940
The Restless Breed
5.2
The Restless Breed1957
Everybody's Doing It
4.5
Everybody's Doing It1938
Night Spot
3.8
Night Spot1938
Riding High
4.5
Riding High1943
Boys' Ranch
6.5
Boys' Ranch1946
The Luckiest Girl in the World
7.5
The Luckiest Girl in the World1936
When Willie Comes Marching Home
6.8
When Willie Comes Marching Home1950
Woman Wanted
6.3
Woman Wanted1935
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
4.9
The Cisco Kid and the Lady1939
Shockproof
6.3
Shockproof1949
Bedtime Story
5.5
Bedtime Story1941
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
7.0
It Happened on Fifth Avenue1947
Hold Back the Dawn
6.7
Hold Back the Dawn1941
The Missing Lady
4.6
The Missing Lady1946
Brother Orchid
6.6
Brother Orchid1940
Return of the Dead
5.0
Return of the Dead1954
Mannequin
5.9
Mannequin1938
Hollywood Canteen
7.3
Hollywood Canteen1944
McKenna of the Mounted
McKenna of the Mounted1932
Irish Luck
5.8
Irish Luck1939
Ride on Vaquero
4.2
Ride on Vaquero1941
La Conga Nights
7.5
La Conga Nights1940
My Favorite Brunette
6.6
My Favorite Brunette1947
Follow the Sun
6.2
Follow the Sun1951
Rendezvous
4.6
Rendezvous1935
Mission to Moscow
5.6
Mission to Moscow1943
Lightning Carson Rides Again
4.8
Lightning Carson Rides Again1938
Critic's Choice
5.6
Critic's Choice1963
Footsteps in the Night
5.5
Footsteps in the Night1957
It All Came True
5.9
It All Came True1940
Gateway
6.5
Gateway1938
Fighter Attack
4.5
Fighter Attack1953
I Beheld His Glory
I Beheld His Glory1953
A Yank on the Burma Road
4.0
A Yank on the Burma Road1942
The Spider
5.3
The Spider1945
Queen of the Mob
5.2
Queen of the Mob1940
Tars and Spars
4.7
Tars and Spars1946
Easy to Wed
6.2
Easy to Wed1946
The Plunderers
5.6
The Plunderers1948
Buck Privates
6.7
Buck Privates1941
Never Say Goodbye
6.4
Never Say Goodbye1956
It Ain't Hay
6.4
It Ain't Hay1943
Affectionately Yours
4.0
Affectionately Yours1941
The Velvet Touch
6.2
The Velvet Touch1948
Wives Under Suspicion
5.0
Wives Under Suspicion1938
The Big Race
The Big Race1934
While New York Sleeps
While New York Sleeps1938
Here Come the Marines
6.0
Here Come the Marines1952
South Sea Sinner
5.0
South Sea Sinner1950
Strange Affair
6.2
Strange Affair1944
Bungalow 13
1.0
Bungalow 131948
Girls Can Play
4.5
Girls Can Play1937
Dangerously Yours
4.3
Dangerously Yours1937
Sergeant Madden
6.0
Sergeant Madden1939
Law and Order
Law and Order1976
One Way Ticket
5.0
One Way Ticket1935
You Only Live Once
7.1
You Only Live Once1937
Youth Will Be Served
1.0
Youth Will Be Served1940
Murder on the Waterfront
5.0
Murder on the Waterfront1943
The Strawberry Blonde
6.9
The Strawberry Blonde1941
Florian
1.0
Florian1940
Blondie Hits the Jackpot
6.5
Blondie Hits the Jackpot1949
Air Mail
5.0
Air Mail1932
Manpower
6.6
Manpower1941
Back Street
6.2
Back Street1932
Desert Fury
6.0
Desert Fury1947
Kid Glove Killer
6.2
Kid Glove Killer1942
The Eddie Cantor Story
5.0
The Eddie Cantor Story1953
Thru Different Eyes
Thru Different Eyes1942
The Savage Horde
5.8
The Savage Horde1950
The Devil's Henchmen
6.0
The Devil's Henchmen1949
How to Behave
7.5
How to Behave1936
Blondie
7.1
Blondie1938
Oh! Susanna
5.0
Oh! Susanna1951
Baby Take a Bow
5.6
Baby Take a Bow1934
The All-American
5.0
The All-American1932
South of Pago Pago
4.8
South of Pago Pago1940
Rose of Washington Square
6.4
Rose of Washington Square1939
Riot Squad
3.3
Riot Squad1933
Dangerous Number
4.3
Dangerous Number1937
Lucky Cisco Kid
5.6
Lucky Cisco Kid1940
New York Town
10.0
New York Town1941
I Dood It
4.2
I Dood It1943
Four Mothers
6.2
Four Mothers1941
Uncertain Glory
6.7
Uncertain Glory1944
Star of Texas
Star of Texas1953
Captain Hurricane
4.5
Captain Hurricane1935
Mickey the Kid
Mickey the Kid1939
Tin Pan Alley
5.1
Tin Pan Alley1940
Angel's Holiday
5.5
Angel's Holiday1937
Robin Hood Of Texas
Robin Hood Of Texas1947
Straight from the Heart
Straight from the Heart1935
My Girl Tisa
My Girl Tisa1948
The Airmail Mystery
The Airmail Mystery1932
Big Town Girl
6.0
Big Town Girl1937
The Shanghai Cobra
5.8
The Shanghai Cobra1945
They All Come Out
5.6
They All Come Out1939
Johnny Rocco
5.2
Johnny Rocco1958
Prison Warden
1.0
Prison Warden1949
Hold That Blonde!
6.0
Hold That Blonde!1945
They Met in a Taxi
5.5
They Met in a Taxi1936
Confidentially Connie
5.3
Confidentially Connie1953
Miracle Money
5.6
Miracle Money1938
The Great Profile
6.3
The Great Profile1940
There's Something About a Soldier
4.8
There's Something About a Soldier1943
Kathleen
5.0
Kathleen1941
Beloved
Beloved1934
Treat 'Em Rough
6.0
Treat 'Em Rough1942
Wild Gold
5.0
Wild Gold1934
Dragonfly Squadron
6.0
Dragonfly Squadron1954
We Go Fast
6.2
We Go Fast1941
Everybody's Baby
Everybody's Baby1939
The Devil's Pipeline
6.0
The Devil's Pipeline1940
Double Alibi
4.0
Double Alibi1940
Big Town Czar
Big Town Czar1939
Secret Service Investigator
6.0
Secret Service Investigator1948
Mississippi Rhythm
5.0
Mississippi Rhythm1949
Shipmates Forever
6.5
Shipmates Forever1935
Okay, America!
5.3
Okay, America!1932
Hot Steel
5.0
Hot Steel1940
Hold That Hypnotist
5.1
Hold That Hypnotist1957
Secrets of Chinatown
4.5
Secrets of Chinatown1935
As We Forgive
As We Forgive1952
Convicts at Large
4.0
Convicts at Large1938