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Jay C. Flippen (March 6, 1899 – February 3, 1971) was an American character actor who often played crusty sergeants, police officers or weary criminals in many films of the 1940s and 1950s. Before his motion-picture career he was a leading vaudeville comedian and master of ceremonies.
Between 1924-29, he recorded scores of songs for Pathé Columbia, Perfect, and Brunswick Records. A veteran radio announcer for Yankee baseball games, Flippen was a lifelong baseball fan who forged friendships with several major league baseball stars.
- March 6, 1899
- February 3, 1971
Apr 3, 2024 · Jay C. Flippen was a multi-talented American performer born on March 6, 1899, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He started his career as a jazz musician, playing various instruments, including the drums and the trumpet. Flippen passed away on February 3, 1971, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 71.
March 6, 1899. Died. February 3, 1971. Country. United States. Comments. Flippen started in vaudeville as a singer and performer and recorded some 30 songs in the last half of the 1920s. He ultimately moved to acting, appearing in many films and on television. Buy. Meta. Added by tsk. Managed by Clee J. Highlights. Originals 2. Covers 12.
- March 6, 1899
- February 3, 1971
Jay C. Flippen. Actor: The Killing. Jay C. Flippen could probably be characterized these days as one of those craggy, distinctive faces you know but whose name escapes you while viewing scores of old 1950s and 1960s films and television series.
The Wild One. A shriveled-up little vampire in a wheelchair, his flesh as weathered and corrupt as a crab apple left too long in the sun, barks at a buxotic wondergirl who’s spilling out of a microscopic party dress two times too tiny for her ample charms: “Babydoll, will you shut that thing off?!”
