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
Gender: Male
Born On: 14-May-1906
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James Flavin's Filmography on TV
List of programs starring James Flavin on tv. Programs are sorted in order of last seen on tv. Last updated: Apr 3, 2025 9:28 AM
Cheyenne (1964)
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyennes.
Genres
#Western
Il grande sentiero (1964)
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.
Genres
#Western
Passaggio di notte (1957)
Grant MacLaine, a former railroad troubleshooter, lost his job after letting his outlaw brother, the Utica Kid, escape. After spending five years wandering the west and earning his living playing the accordion, he is given a second chance by his former boss.
Genres
#Western
Night Passage (1957)
Grant MacLaine, a former railroad troubleshooter, lost his job after letting his outlaw brother, the Utica Kid, escape. After spending five years wandering the west and earning his living playing the accordion, he is given a second chance by his former boss.
Genres
#Western
The Restless Breed (1957)
Texas-border gunrunners kill a federal agent, whose son comes looking for revenge.
Genres
#Western
Come prima, meglio di prima (1956)
In present-day U.S., Dr. Michael Parker, a prominent surgeon, unexpectedly runs into his German-born wife whom he thought was dead. Victor, an artist and his "dead" wife's now boyfriend, berates Dr. Parker for "killing" her. The bulk of the story flashes back to Austria during World War II as we learn how Dr. Parker met and married his wife, and the one mistake that may have cost him his family.
Never Say Goodbye (1956)
In present-day U.S., Dr. Michael Parker, a prominent surgeon, unexpectedly runs into his German-born wife whom he thought was dead. Victor, an artist and his "dead" wife's now boyfriend, berates Dr. Parker for "killing" her. The bulk of the story flashes back to Austria during World War II as we learn how Dr. Parker met and married his wife, and the one mistake that may have cost him his family.
Apache Ambush (1955)
Two former enemies find themselves together on a cattle drive and fighting marauding Apaches and Mexican bandits.
Genres
#Western
Massacre Canyon (1954)
A band of renegade Apaches attempts to steal a shipment of rifles being transported to Fort Collins.