Jay C. Flippen (born March 6, 1899, Little Rock, Arkansas – February 3, 1971, Los Angeles, California) is an American character actor who often played police officers or weary criminals in many movies of the 1940s/'50s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay C. Flippen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Jay C. Flippen was a prolific American character actor and former vaudeville performer who became a familiar face in Hollywood studio films throughout the 1940s and 1950s.
He is known for his supporting roles in films such as Stanley Kubrick's The Killing, the western Winchester '73, and the noir Brute Force.
Yes, before transitioning to screen acting, he had a successful long-term career in vaudeville as a comedian and master of ceremonies.