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Joe Flynn

Biography

Joe Flynn was an American actor known for comic roles on television and in film, most memorably Captain Wallace Binghamton on ABC's McHale's Navy from 1962 to 1966, a part that also carried him into two theatrical films drawn from the series in 1964. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, he worked as a ventriloquist, radio disc jockey and theater director before breaking into Los Angeles television in 1948 with his own local sitcom, Yer Old Buddy. Guest appearances on shows such as The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Life of Riley and Batman kept him busy, and after a serious part in Indestructible Man (1956) drew laughs he moved toward comedy. He appeared in nearly 30 films, including the Disney comedies The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), The Love Bug (1968), The Barefoot Executive (1971), The Million Dollar Duck (1971) and The Strongest Man in the World (1975), playing Dean Higgins of Medfield College. Flynn died in 1974.

49years old at death

  • Born Youngstown
  • Died Beverly Hills
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Also credited as Joseph Anthony Flynn III

Movie Career

Films
14
Career span
21 years1956 to 1977

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  1. First role

    Flynn got his start in television during the pre-network era in Los Angeles. In 1948, KTLA, a pioneering station, produced and aired his own local sitcom, Yer Old Buddy, in which he starred.

  2. A change of course

    Flynn was set on comedy after watching crowds laugh at his serious turn in the 1956 horror film Indestructible Man, which convinced him comedy was his strength.

  3. A change of course

    Before acting, Flynn worked as a ventriloquist and radio disc jockey, and directed the Canfield Players in productions of Harvey, Antigone and Pursuit of Happiness.

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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Rescuers1977 Adventure, Animation, Familyas Mr. Snoopsvoice

    IMDb rating 6.976K votes

  2. The Love Bug1968 Comedy, Family, Fantasyas Havershaw

    IMDb rating 6.519K votes

  3. The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes1969as Dean Higgins

    IMDb rating 6.06.5K votes

  4. The Strongest Man in the World1975as Dean Higgins

    IMDb rating 5.94.2K votes

  5. The Million Dollar Duck1971as Finley Hooper

    IMDb rating 5.83.0K votes

  6. The Barefoot Executive1971as Francis X. Wilbanks

    IMDb rating 5.92.2K votes

  7. Now You See Him, Now You Don't1972as Dean Eugene (E.J.) Higgins

    IMDb rating 6.22.5K votes

  8. Lover Come Back1961as Hadley

    IMDb rating 7.19.8K votes

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Robert Butler directed three of these films, Vincent McEveety three. Kurt Russell appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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