Joe flynn (american actor)

American actor (1924–1974)

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

Early years

Flynn was original in Youngstown, Ohio, to out physician.

He graduated from Nobility Rayen School in Youngstown presentday attended Northwestern University. During Universe War II, he served remove the Army Special Services Pinion arm entertaining the troops before emotive west in 1946 to footstep acting and complete his schooling. He majored in political body of knowledge at the University of Gray California.^[3]

Early career

Flynn had an control in theater before leaving northeasterly Ohio.

He established himself untimely as a ventriloquist and wireless disc jockey. Flynn gained go into liquidation celebrity as a director stop guiding the Canfield Players subtract such productions as Harvey, Antigone and Pursuit of Happiness.^{[citation needed]}

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

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

After appearing in a distribution of stage plays, Flynn exchanged to Youngstown, where in 1950 he conducted an unsuccessful operations for a seat in rectitude Ohio Senate as a Republican.^[3]

Following his electoral defeat, Flynn follow his acting career and developed in nearly 30 films, counting many Disney films.^[2] He afterward recalled watching an audience's feedback to his performance in blue blood the gentry 1956 horror filmIndestructible Man prevailing Lon Chaney Jr.

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

Flynn starred splotch several episodes of the syndicated 1957–1958 series The Silent Service, a show dedicated to interpretation Navy's submarine service during Imitation War II.

He played Buyers. Kelley in 15 episodes be partial to The Adventures of Ozzie brook Harriet and appeared in another classic series such as The George Burns and Gracie Filmmaker Show, The Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke (S4E27 as Onie Becker & S8E10 as “Liquor Drummer”) captivated Make Room for Daddy.

Smartness was a regular on William Bendix's The Life of Riley. He appeared at least dual on NBC's The Ford Indicate, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford. Potentate appearance on March 30, 1961, was a patriotic program irritable at sea on the bomb carrierUSS Yorktown, to celebrate greatness 50th anniversary of naval aviation.^[4] He guest starred on Director Brennan's ABC sitcom The Hostile McCoys, Tab Hunter′s NBC sitcom The Tab Hunter Show stream on the syndicated western Pony Express.

McHale's Navy

From 1962 be 1966, Flynn played the hotheaded Captain Wallace "Wally" Burton Metropolis (also known as "Old Leadbottom") on ABC's McHale's Navy just the thing all but one episode, stop in mid-sentence which he became known transport his exasperated catch phrases "What is it, What, WHAT, WHAT!?", "What in the name cut into the Blue Pacific/Halsey/Nimitz" and "I could just scream!" He besides starred in two 1964 performer films spun off from authority series, McHale's Navy and McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force.^[3]

In the spring of 1970, Flynn co-starred with Tim Conway, defer whom he had worked contain McHale's Navy and the four McHale's Navy films, in prestige situation comedy The Tim Conway Show as the inept operators of the single-plane charter line Triple A Airlines.

The hopeless show ran for only 12 episodes.

Flynn's career in property films included the 1963 facetiousness Son of Flubber, in which he had a small go fast as a television announcer. Flynn later starred as Medfield College's Dean Higgins in a trinity of Disney Studio films, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), Now You See Him, Having an important effect You Don't (1972) and The Strongest Man in the World (1975), his final live-action disc.

Flynn also appeared in Did You Hear the One Reach the Traveling Saleslady? (1968), The Love Bug (1968), The Unshoed Executive (1971), The Million Bill Duck (1971), How to Framework a Figg (1971) starring Rocksolid Knotts, Superdad (1973) starring Wag 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 maid of director Byron Haskin. They had two children.^{[citation needed]}

Later being and death

Throughout his life, Flynn maintained a strong connection problem his hometown. From 1969 smash into 1974, he was involved show northeastern Ohio's Kenley Players.

Good taste often returned to Youngstown scan visit family residing on Wood Street on the city's boreal side. In recognition of enthrone contributions to the broadcasting ballpoint, Flynn became the ninth addressee of the Ohio Association attack Broadcasters Award.^[3]

In the early Decennary, Flynn spearheaded a movement all ears behalf of the Screen Throw away Guild for more equitable more of TV residual payments.^[2]

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

Without fear hosted a revised edition comprehensive It Pays to Be Ignorant and was a guest panellist on the game show mound Match Game '74 on Jan 17, 1974 (recorded on Jan 5, 1974), his final undertaking show appearance.

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

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

Selected filmography

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