James Flavin(1906-1976)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Although he attended West Point, James Flavin decided on an
acting career instead of the military. After touring with several stock
and repertory companies, he arrived in Hollywood and broke into films
in the early 1930s. A fast-talking, granite-jawed Irishman, Flavin
appeared in hundreds of films during his career and was often cast as a
big-city homicide detective, street cop, prison guard or Marine
sergeant. One of Flavin's closest friends, oddly enough, was legendary
cheapo producer Sam Katzman. Flavin was married for more than 40 years to
actress Lucile Browne; he died in 1976, and she died two weeks after he
did.
