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Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

Actor · Died February 3, 1971, aged 71 · Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Jay C. Flippen (March 6, 1899 — February 3, 1971) was an American character actor, who often played police officers or weary criminals in many movies of the 1940s and 50s.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 5, 1899
Died
February 3, 1971 (aged 71)
From
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
57 on MovieCove · 91 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 20% in 30 days

What are Jay C. Flippen's films like?

Across their 44 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Bonds
25%
Society
12%
Power
9%
Self
8%
Survival
4%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 44 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 15 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 24 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 31 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 17 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 28 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 19 · Affecting 21 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 38 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 6 of 16 analyzed roles.

Mentor
6 of 16
Threshold guardian
5 of 16
Ally
2 of 16
Trickster
2 of 16
Herald
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
35
Melancholic
14
Joyful
7
Romantic
10
Warm
8
Other
42

How their films linger

Feel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jay C. Flippen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 57 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jay C. Flippen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

91 credits, 57 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Mooch(1974)

    as Jay C. Flippen - Party guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Seven Minutes(1971)

    as Luther Yerkes

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?(1971)

    as Sheriff Ben

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Old Man Who Cried Wolf(1970)

    as Pawnbroker

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Bracken's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Sound of Anger(1968)

    as Judge Prentiss

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hellfighters(1968)

    as Jack Lomax

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Grover · as Zack Witten

  • Firecreek(1968)

    as Mr. Pittman

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Spirit Is Willing(1967)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Fame Is the Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Dizzy Shaner

  • That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cat Ballou(1965)

    as Sheriff Cardigan

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told(1965)

    as Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Looking for Love(1964)

    as Ralph Front

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Hugh Ramsey

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill, the Desk Sergeant · as Lieutenant Grogan

  • Vacation Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Cappy Skidmore

  • Six Gun Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • How the West Was Won(1962)

    as Huggins (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Ensign O'Toole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 32 episodes · as Chief Petty Officer Homer Nelson

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Asa Keogh · as Pa Colby

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Happy Spangler

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Bus Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Plunderers(1960)

    as Sheriff McCauley

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Gans

  • Studs Lonigan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Father Gilhooey

  • Wild River(1960)

    as Hamilton Garth

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Johnny Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Jay C. Flippen

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Barney Fuller

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Bigger Seton · as Marshal Lindstrom · as Sergeant Shaler

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Chute Wilson

  • From Hell to Texas(1958)

    as Jake Leffertfinger

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • No Time at All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Happy Gallant

  • Escape from Red Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Sheriff John Costaine

  • Jet Pilot(1957)

    as Maj. Gen. Black

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Deerslayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Old Tom Hutter

  • Run of the Arrow(1957)

    as Walking Coyote

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Night Passage(1957)

    as Ben Kimball

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Midnight Story(1957)

    as Sgt. Jack Gillen

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Public Pigeon No. 1(1957)

    as Lt. Ross Qualen

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Restless Breed(1957)

    as Marshal Steve Evans

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Hot Summer Night(1957)

    as Oren Kobble

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Halliday Brand(1957)

    as Chad Burris

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The King and Four Queens(1956)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • 7th Cavalry(1956)

    as Sgt. Bates

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Playhouse 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Happy Gallant

  • The Killing(1956)

    as Marvin Unger

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Oklahoma!(1955)

    as Skidmore

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Kismet(1955)

    as Jawan

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Owney

  • It's Always Fair Weather(1955)

    as Charles Z. Culloran

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Strategic Air Command(1955)

    as Tom Doyle

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Man Without a Star(1955)

    as Strap Davis

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Six Bridges to Cross(1955)

    as Vincent Concannon

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective · as Ed Bagley · as Happy · as Joe

  • Carnival Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Charley Grayson

  • The Far Country(1954)

    as Rube

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Wild One(1953)

    as Sheriff Stew Singer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • East of Sumatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Mac

  • Devil's Canyon(1953)

    as Jack Wells

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Thunder Bay(1953)

    as Kermit MacDonald

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Woman of the North Country(1952)

    as Axel Nordlund

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Las Vegas Story(1952)

    as Capt. H.A. Harris

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Bend of the River(1952)

    as Jeremy Baile

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Model and the Marriage Broker(1951)

    as Dan Chancellor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Lady from Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Sheriff Mike McShane

  • The People Against O'Hara(1951)

    as Sven Norson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Flying Leathernecks(1951)

    as MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Lemon Drop Kid(1951)

    as Straight Flush Tony

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Two Flags West(1950)

    as Terrance Duey

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Lavery

  • Winchester '73(1950)

    as Sergeant Wilkes

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Love That Brute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Biff Sage

  • The Yellow Cab Man(1950)

    as Hugo

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Buccaneer's Girl(1950)

    as Jared Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Oh, You Beautiful Doll(1949)

    as Lippy Brannigan

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • They Live by Night(1948)

    as Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Trapped(1949)

    as Bartender (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Down to the Sea in Ships(1949)

    as Luke Sewell

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • A Woman's Secret(1949)

    as Police Insp. Jim Fowler

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Intrigue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Mike, the bartender

  • Brute Force(1947)

    as Hodges (guard)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Flippen's Frolics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Actor

  • Marie Galante(1934)

    as Sailor in Bar

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Million Dollar Ransom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Singer (Uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 91 titles from 1934 to 1971; peak year 1968.

Biggest box office

Oklahoma! (1955)

$17K worldwide

Highest rated

The Killing (1956)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19341971

Peak 1968 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting91 of 91: 91 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1930s3 · acting1940s7 · acting1950s50 · acting1960s27 · acting1970s4 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 29 roles
475257

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jay C. Flippen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 54; across their 44 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th25
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 57 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser33
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971)

86th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Killing (1956)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 41 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jay C. Flippen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles32–54 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles7–27 · median 15 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 8 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles15–47 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles18–43 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jay C. Flippen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jay C. Flippen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Stewart shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles