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| - Joseph A. Flynn (born November 8, 1924) is an American Comedian and Character Actor.
- Joseph A. "Joe" Flynn (November 8, 1924 - July 19, 1974) was an American character actor. He was best known for his role in the 1960s ABC sitcom McHale's Navy. He was also a frequent guest star on 1960s TV shows such as Batman, and appeared in several Walt Disney film comedies. Later in his career, Flynn worked as a voice actor for Disney animated features.
- Early in his career, Flynn played small one-shot roles on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, The Twilight Zone, The Real McCoys, Gunsmoke, and Make Room for Daddy, usually playing fussy men in suits, as well as a regular stint on The George Gobel Show (1958-1959). He further cemented his type on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, recurring as David's law firm boss Mr. Kelley between 1960 and 1963, and was a regular for the first season of The Joey Bishop Show (1961-1962) as Bishop's brother-in-law. Flynn's breakout part was a co-starring role on McHale's Navy (1962-1966) as the ever shouting Captain Binghamton, authoritarian foil to McHale. He reprised the part in two films, McHale's Navy (1964) and McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965).
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| - Joseph A. Flynn (born November 8, 1924) is an American Comedian and Character Actor.
- Joseph A. "Joe" Flynn (November 8, 1924 - July 19, 1974) was an American character actor. He was best known for his role in the 1960s ABC sitcom McHale's Navy. He was also a frequent guest star on 1960s TV shows such as Batman, and appeared in several Walt Disney film comedies. Later in his career, Flynn worked as a voice actor for Disney animated features. His Disney roles include Mr. Snoops in The Rescuers; Dean Higgins in The Strongest Man in the World, Now You See Him, Now You Don't and The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes; Cyrus Hershberger in Superdad; Finley Hooper in The Million Dollar Duck; Francis X. Wilbanks in The Barefoot Executive; P.J. Applegate and Major Philbrick in the Wonderful World of Disney episodes "My Dog, The Thief" and "The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City"; Havershaw in The Love Bug; Rex Williams and TV Commercial Announcer in Son of Flubber, and the host of the Mouse Factory episode "Water Sports".
- Early in his career, Flynn played small one-shot roles on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, The Twilight Zone, The Real McCoys, Gunsmoke, and Make Room for Daddy, usually playing fussy men in suits, as well as a regular stint on The George Gobel Show (1958-1959). He further cemented his type on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, recurring as David's law firm boss Mr. Kelley between 1960 and 1963, and was a regular for the first season of The Joey Bishop Show (1961-1962) as Bishop's brother-in-law. Flynn's breakout part was a co-starring role on McHale's Navy (1962-1966) as the ever shouting Captain Binghamton, authoritarian foil to McHale. He reprised the part in two films, McHale's Navy (1964) and McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965). As his visibility increased in the 1970s, Flynn made frequent appearances on The Tonight Show and game shows. Other TV work included guest spots on Batman (as an accomplice of Catwoman), Blondie, I Dream of Jeannie, and Night Gallery. He appeared in ten live-action Disney movies (theatrical or for TV). With two exceptions (a TV commentator in Son of Flubber and flunky Havershaw in The Love Bug), he was invariably cast as crotchety bosses or establishment types (notably as Dean Higgins in three Kurt Russell college comedies). His final role, released posthumously, was the voice of Mr. Snoops in Disney's animated feature The Rescuers (1977).
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