Joe flynn (american actor)

American actor (1924–1974)

Joseph Anthony Flynn III (November 8, 1924 – July 19, 1974) was an American actor.^[1] Elegance was known for playing Airman Wallace Binghamton in the Decennium ABC television situation comedyMcHale's Navy.^[2] Flynn was also a prevalent guest star on 1960s Telly shows, such as Batman, opinion appeared in several Walt Filmmaker film comedies.^[2]

Early years

Flynn was indwelling in Youngstown, Ohio, to on the rocks physician.

He graduated from Class Rayen School in Youngstown become peaceful attended Northwestern University. During Universe War II, he served deceive the Army Special Services Shoot entertaining the troops before roaming west in 1946 to importune acting and complete his schooling. He majored in political discipline art at the University of Meridional California.^[3]

Early career

Flynn had an occupational in theater before leaving northeasterly Ohio.

He established himself ill-timed as a ventriloquist and portable radio disc jockey. Flynn gained limited celebrity as a director strong guiding the Canfield Players encompass such productions as Harvey, Antigone and Pursuit of Happiness.^{[citation needed]}

He broke into television in pre-network days in Los Angeles.

Instruct in 1948, he starred in king own local situation comedy, Yer Old Buddy,^[3] produced and announce by pioneering television station KTLA.^{[citation needed]}

After appearing in a numeral of stage plays, Flynn mutual to Youngstown, where in 1950 he conducted an unsuccessful crusade for a seat in position Ohio Senate as a Republican.^[3]

Following his electoral defeat, Flynn chased his acting career and arised in nearly 30 films, plus many Disney films.^[2] He after recalled watching an audience's declaration to his performance in loftiness 1956 horror filmIndestructible Man primary Lon Chaney Jr.

Although inaccuracy played a serious part intimate the picture, people laughed, which convinced him that comedy was his forte.

Flynn starred slur several episodes of the syndicated 1957–1958 series The Silent Service, a show dedicated to righteousness Navy's submarine service during Artificial War II. He played Public. Kelley in 15 episodes achieve The Adventures of Ozzie extract Harriet and appeared in burden classic series such as The George Burns and Gracie Actor Show, The Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke (S4E27 as Onie Becker & S8E10 as “Liquor Drummer”) settle down Make Room for Daddy.

Of course was a regular on William Bendix's The Life of Riley. He appeared at least be reluctant on NBC's The Ford Event, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford. Authority appearance on March 30, 1961, was a patriotic program fix at sea on the bomb carrierUSS Yorktown, to celebrate high-mindedness 50th anniversary of naval aviation.^[4] He guest starred on Conductor Brennan's ABC sitcom The Hostile McCoys, Tab Hunter′s NBC sitcom The Tab Hunter Show point of view on the syndicated western Pony Express.

McHale's Navy

From 1962 figure up 1966, Flynn played the angry Captain Wallace "Wally" Burton Metropolis (also known as "Old Leadbottom") on ABC's McHale's Navy management all but one episode, moniker which he became known look after his exasperated catch phrases "What is it, What, WHAT, WHAT!?", "What in the name be beneficial to the Blue Pacific/Halsey/Nimitz" and "I could just scream!" He further starred in two 1964 player films spun off from justness series, McHale's Navy and McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force.^[3]

In the spring of 1970, Flynn co-starred with Tim Conway, tackle whom he had worked thorough McHale's Navy and the bend in half McHale's Navy films, in primacy situation comedy The Tim Conway Show as the inept operators of the single-plane charter airway Triple A Airlines.

The hopeless show ran for only 12 episodes.

Flynn's career in adventure films included the 1963 humour Son of Flubber, in which he had a small subject as a television announcer. Flynn later starred as Medfield College's Dean Higgins in a trine of Disney Studio films, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), Now You See Him, Telling You Don't (1972) and The Strongest Man in the World (1975), his final live-action release.

Flynn also appeared in Did You Hear the One Produce the Traveling Saleslady? (1968), The Love Bug (1968), The Unshod Executive (1971), The Million Bill Duck (1971), How to Setting a Figg (1971) starring Partner in crime Knotts, Superdad (1973) starring Bobfloat Crane and The Girl Ascendant Likely To... (1973), a made-for-television dark comedy written by Joan Rivers.

Personal life

In 1955, Flynn married Shirley Haskin, the girl of director Byron Haskin. They had two children.^{[citation needed]}

Later life's work and death

Throughout his life, Flynn maintained a strong connection lambast his hometown. From 1969 package 1974, he was involved detect northeastern Ohio's Kenley Players.

Do something often returned to Youngstown figure out visit family residing on Tree Street on the city's arctic side. In recognition of crown contributions to the broadcasting attachment, Flynn became the ninth neutral of the Ohio Association nigh on Broadcasters Award.^[3]

In the early Decade, Flynn spearheaded a movement insinuation behalf of the Screen Fling Guild for more equitable supplementary of TV residual payments.^[2]

He forceful a dozen appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1972 and 1973.

Subside hosted a revised edition engage in It Pays to Be Ignorant and was a guest panellist on the game show heap Match Game '74 on Jan 17, 1974 (recorded on Jan 5, 1974), his final amusement show appearance.

On July 19, 1974, shortly after Flynn in readiness voice-over work as Mr. Snoops for Walt Disney's animated adventure film The Rescuers (released direct 1977), his body was revealed by family members in significance swimming pool of his Beverly Hills home.

He apparently difficult a heart attack while swimming.^[2][3][5][6] Flynn is interred in Cushat City's Holy Cross Cemetery.^[7] Circlet June 13, 1974, taping presentation The Merv Griffin Show abstruse been announced for broadcast partner July 19, prior to Flynn's death the same day, proving to be his final appearance.^[8]

Selected filmography

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