Damian O'Flynn | |
|---|---|
 O'Flynn in X Marks the Spot (1942) | |
| Born | January 29, 1907 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 1982 (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1937–1969 |
Damian O'Flynn (January 29, 1907 – August 8, 1982) was an Irish-American actor of film and television originally from Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
Biography
O'Flynn made his screen debut in Marked Woman (1937), after which he was a freelance player for such studios as Warner Brothers, Paramount, and RKO Pictures. While serving in World War II, he was cast with several other actors-in-uniform in Winged Victory, a production of 20th Century Fox.
O'Flynn appeared in many western films and television series. He was cast with Ben Cooper in Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963) and had a bit part in The Far Country (1954). He appeared in two secondary roles in sixty episodes of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp.[2]
In addition to his work in westerns, O'Flynn guest-starred in two episodes of the CBS situation comedy Mr. Adams and Eve in 1957–1958.[3] He played a desk clerk in a 1969 Green Acres episode entitled "The Marital Vacation."
O'Flynn's acting career ended in 1969, and he died in 1982 in Los Angeles, California.
Selected filmography
- Marked Woman (1937) - Ralph Krawford
- Rage in Heaven (1941) - Bill - Steelworker #3 (uncredited)
- Lady Scarface (1941) - Lt. Onslow
- The Gay Falcon (1941) - Noel Weber
- The Great Man's Lady (1942) - Burns (uncredited)
- Broadway (1942) - Scar Edwards
- Powder Town (1942) - Oliver Lindsay
- Wake Island (1942) - Capt. Bill Patrick
- X Marks the Spot (1942) - Eddie Delaney
- Flight for Freedom (1943) - Pete (uncredited)
- Sarong Girl (1943) - Gil Gailord
- So Proudly We Hail! (1943) - Capt. Saunders (uncredited)
- Winged Victory (1944) - Col. Ross (uncredited)
- Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) - Dr. Benton (uncredited)
- Crack-Up (1946) - Stevenson
- The Bachelor's Daughters (1946) - Rex Miller
- The Devil on Wheels (1947) - John Clark
- The Beginning or the End (1947) - C.D. Howe
- Philo Vance Returns (1947) - Larry Blendon
- Saddle Pals (1947) - Bradford Collins
- Web of Danger (1947) - Bill O'Hara
- Devil Ship (1947) - Red Mason
- On Our Merry Way (1948) - Charlie Smallwood - Movie Director (uncredited)
- Half Past Midnight (1948) - Murray Evans
- A Foreign Affair (1948) - Lieutenant Colonel
- The Snake Pit (1948) - Mr. Stuart
- Disaster (1948) - Detective Dearborn
- Words and Music (1948) - Producer (uncredited)
- Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949) - Henchman Bill Wright
- Outpost in Morocco (1949) - Commandant Louis Fronval
- Black Midnight (1949) - Bill Jordan
- Pioneer Marshal (1949) - Bruce Burnett
- Young Daniel Boone (1950) - Capt. Fraser
- Bomba and the Hidden City (1950) - Dennis Johnson
- Mystery Submarine (1950) - Admiral (uncredited)
- Gambling House (1951) - Ralph Douglas
- You're in the Navy Now (1951) - Doctor (uncredited)
- Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951) - Capt. Baxter (uncredited)
- Fighting Coast Guard (1951) - Captain Adair
- Yellow Fin (1951) - Capt. John Donovan
- Hoodlum Empire (1952) - Ralph Foster
- The Pride of St. Louis (1952) - Johnnie Bishop (uncredited)
- The Half-Breed (1952) - Captain Jackson
- Plymouth Adventure (1952) - Clarke (uncredited)
- Thunderbirds (1952) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Glenn Miller Story (1954) - Col. Baker (uncredited)
- The Miami Story (1954) - Police Chief Martin Belman
- The Far Country (1954) - Second Mate on Riverboat (uncredited)
- The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) - Sir Alexander (uncredited)
- Two Guns and a Badge (1954) - John Wilson - Banker
- Daddy Long Legs (1955) - Larry Hamilton (uncredited)
- One Desire (1955) - Fire Chief (uncredited)
- Teen-Age Crime Wave (1955) - Police Chief (uncredited)
- Hidden Guns (1956) - Kingsley
- D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) - Gen. Pike (uncredited)
- Drango (1957) - Gareth Blackford
- Apache Warrior (1957) - Major
- Teenage Doll (1957) - Harold Bonney (uncredited)
- Eighteen and Anxious (1957) - John Bayne
- Why Must I Die? (1960) - D.A. Walter Dennison
- Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963) - Asa Winton (uncredited)
- Mirage (1965) - Bar Patron (uncredited)
References
- ↑ "Damian O'Flynn". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ↑ "About This Person: Damian O'Flynn, 2010". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ↑ The Classic TV Archive Mr. Adams and Eve (1957-58) Accessed 12 June 2021
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