Joseph Anthony Flynn III (November 8, 1924 – July 19, 1974) was an American

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. He was best known for his role as Captain Wallace Binghamton in the 1960s

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''. He was also a frequent guest star on 1960s TV shows, such as ''

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'', and appeared in several Walt Disney film comedies.

Early years

Flynn was born in

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to a physician. He graduated from

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in Youngstown and attended

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. During

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, he served in the Army Special Services Branch entertaining the troops before moving west in 1946 to pursue acting and complete his education. He majored in

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at the

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Early career

Flynn had an interest in theater before leaving northeastern Ohio. He established himself early as a ventriloquist and radio disc jockey. He gained local celebrity as a director by guiding the Canfield Players in such productions as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''Pursuit of Happiness''. He broke into television in pre-network days in

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. In 1948, he starred in his own local situation comedy, ''Yer Old Buddy'', produced and broadcast by pioneering television station

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. After appearing in a number of stage plays, Flynn returned to Youngstown, where in 1950 he conducted an unsuccessful campaign for a seat in the

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as a

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. Following his electoral defeat, Flynn pursued his acting career and appeared in nearly 30 films, including many Disney films. He later recalled watching an audience's reaction to his performance in the 1956

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'' The Indestructible Man'' starring

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Although he played a serious part in the picture, people laughed, which convinced him that comedy was his forte. Flynn starred in several episodes of the syndicated 1957–1958 series ''

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'', a show dedicated to the Navy's submarine service during World War II. He played Mr. Kelley in 15 episodes of ''

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'' and appeared in other classic series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (S4E27 as Onie Becker) and ''

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''. He was a regular on

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's ''

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'' and on ''

''. He appeared at least twice on

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's ''

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.'' His appearance on March 30, 1961, was a patriotic program set at sea on the

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,'' to celebrate the 50th anniversary of

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. He guest starred on

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's ABC sitcom ''

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'',

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′s NBC sitcom ''

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'' and on the syndicated western ''

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''. In 1961, Flynn was cast as a regular on the first season of NBC's '' The Joey Bishop Show'', but left early, reportedly because he was stealing too many scenes from

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. That same year, he guest starred on the

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and

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series ''

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'', an unusual sitcom about a

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an Los Angeles couple who adopt three chimpanzees. He appeared on Jim Davis's syndicated adventure series ''

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'' and in

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's syndicated 1960

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'' Johnny Midnight''.

''McHale's Navy''

From 1962 to 1966, Flynn played the irascible Captain Wallace "Wally" Burton Binghamton (also known as "Old Leadbottom") on ABC's ''McHale's Navy'' in all but one episode, in which he became known for his exasperated catch phrases "What is it, What, WHAT, WHAT!?", "What in the name of the Blue Pacific/Halsey/Nimitz" and "I could just scream!" He also starred in two 1964 theatrical films spun off from the series, ''

'' and ''

McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force ''McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force'' is a 1965 film based upon the television 1962–1966 sitcom ''McHale's Navy''. Series supporting players Joe Flynn and Tim Conway are the leads for this sequel to the first film made in 1964, also named ...

''. In the spring of 1970, Flynn co-starred with

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, with whom he had worked in ''McHale's Navy'' and the two ''McHale's Navy'' films, in the situation comedy '' The Tim Conway Show'' as the inept operators of the single-plane

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Triple A Airlines. The unsuccessful show ran for only 12 episodes. Flynn's career in feature films included the 1963 comedy ''

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'', in which he had a small part as a television announcer. Flynn later starred as Medfield College's Dean Higgins in a trio of Disney Studio films, ''

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'' (1969), ''

Now You See Him, Now You Don't ''Now You See Him, Now You Don't'' is a 1972 American science fiction comedy film starring Kurt Russell as a chemistry student who accidentally discovers the secret to invisibility. It is the sequel to the 1969 film ''The Computer Wore Tennis Sh ...

'' (1972) and ''

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'' (1975), his final live-action film. Flynn also appeared in ''

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'' (1968), ''

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'' (1968), ''

The Barefoot Executive ''The Barefoot Executive'' (also known as ''The Rating Game'') is a 1971 American comedy film starring Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Wally Cox, Heather North, Harry Morgan, and John Ritter (in his film debut), about a pet chimpanzee, named Raffles, ...

'' (1971), ''

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'' (1971), ''

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'' (1971) starring

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, ''

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'' (1973) starring

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and '' The Girl Most Likely To...'' (1973), a made-for-television

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Personal life

In 1955, Flynn married Shirley Haskin, the daughter of director

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. They had two children.

Later career and death

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Throughout his life, Flynn maintained a strong connection to his hometown. From 1969 to 1974, he was involved in northeastern Ohio's

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. He often returned to Youngstown to visit family residing on Elm Street on the city's north side. In recognition of his contributions to the broadcasting field, Flynn became the ninth recipient of the Ohio Association of Broadcasters Award. In the early 1970s, Flynn spearheaded a movement on behalf of the

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for more equitable distribution of TV residual payments. He made a dozen appearances on ''

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'' in 1972 and 1973. He hosted a revised edition of ''

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'' and was a guest panelist on the game show series '' Match Game '74'' on January 17, 1974 (recorded on January 5, 1974), his final game show appearance. On July 19, 1974, shortly after completing voice-over work as Mr. Snoops for Walt Disney's 23rd animated feature ''

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'' (released in 1977), Flynn's body was discovered by family members in the swimming pool of his

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home, the victim of an apparent heart attack while swimming. Flynn's June 13, 1974, taping of ''

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'' had been announced for broadcast on July 19, prior to Flynn's death. He is interred in Culver City's Holy Cross Cemetery.''Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries'', p 163
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Selected filmography

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The Babe Ruth Story ''The Babe Ruth Story'' is a 1948 biographical film of Babe Ruth, the famed New York Yankees slugger. It stars William Bendix (New York Yankee batboy in the 1920s) as the ballplayer and Claire Trevor as his wife Claire Merritt Hodgson. Critics fa ...

'' (1948) — Extra (uncredited) *''

The Big Chase ''The Big Chase'' is a 1954 American crime drama film directed by Arthur Hilton and starring Glenn Langan, Adele Jergens, Lon Chaney Jr., Jim Davis and Douglas Kennedy. One of the film's scenes was directed by producer Robert L. Lippert Jr. ...

'' (1954) — Milton Graves — Reporter *''

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'' (1955) — Priest (uncredited) *'' The Desperate Hours'' (1955) — Motorist Hijacked by Hal (uncredited) *''

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'' (1955) — Speakers Bureau (uncredited) *''

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'' (1956) — Robber Steve Steve Stanky *''

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'' (1956) — Marlin's Henchman (uncredited) *''

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'' (1956) — Bradshaw's Assistant (uncredited) *'' The Boss'' (1956) — Ernie Jackson *''

Portland Exposé ''Portland Exposé'' is a 1957 American film noir directed by Harold Schuster and starring Edward Binns and Carolyn Craig. The plot follows a tavern owner in Portland, Oregon who is involved in a struggle for power between two gangs attempting ...

'' (1957) — Ted Carl (uncredited) *''

Panama Sal ''Panama Sal'' is a 1957 American musical comedy film directed by William Witney and written by Arnold Belgard. The film stars Elena Verdugo, Ed Kemmer, Carlos Rivas, Harry Jackson, Joe Flynn and Christine White. The film was released on Octob ...

'' (1957) — Barrington C. Ashbrook *''

This Happy Feeling ''This Happy Feeling'' is a 1959 (or 1958) American comedy film directed by Blake Edwards adapted from the F. Hugh Herbert play ''For Love or Money''. Edwards regretted Universal-International's eleventh hour decision of a name change, but the ...

'' (1958) — Dr. McCafferty *''

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'' (1959) — Head Usher (uncredited) *''

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'' (1959) — Hymie Shapiro *''

'' (1959) - insurance man #2 (Steve), in episode "Escape Clause" *''

Cry for Happy ''Cry for Happy'' is a 1961 American CinemaScope comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Glenn Ford and Donald O'Connor. It is a service comedy set in Japan and largely filmed there. The title song is sung during the opening credits ...

'' (1961) — John McIntosh *''

The Last Time I Saw Archie ''The Last Time I Saw Archie'' is a 1961 comedy film set in the waning days of World War II. Robert Mitchum stars as Arch Hall Sr., a lazy, scheming American in the Civilian Pilot Training Program, an aviation school for pilots too old to fly ai ...

'' (1961) — Pvt. Russell Drexler *'' Lover Come Back'' (1961) — Hadley *''

'' (1963) — Rex Williams (uncredited) *''

'' (1964) — Captain Wallace B. Binghamton *''

'' (1965) — Captain Wallace B. Binghamton *''

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'' (1967) — Lionel Blandsforth *''

'' (1968) — Hubert Shelton *''

I Dream of Jeannie ''I Dream of Jeannie'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series, created by Sidney Sheldon that starred Barbara Eden as a sultry, 2,000-year-old genie and Larry Hagman, as an astronaut with whom she falls in love and eventually marrie ...

'' (1968) — Dr. Corbett, in episode "Dr. Bellows Goes Sane" *''

'' (1969) — Havershaw *''

'' (1969) — Dean Higgins *''

That Girl ''That Girl'' is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from September 8, 1966 to March 19, 1971. It starred Marlo Thomas as the title character Ann Marie, an aspiring (but only sporadically employed) actress, who moves from her hometown of Brewster ...

'' (1970) — as Uncle Herbert, season 5 episode 13 "An Uncle Herbert for All Seasons" *''

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'' (1970) — Mayor Philbrick, in two-part episode "The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City" *''

'' (1971) — Kermit Sanderson *''

'' (1971) — Francis X. Wilbanks *''

'' (1971) — Finley Hooper *''

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'' (1971) -Himself *''

'' (1972) — Dean Higgins *''Gentle Savage'' (1973) — Chief Deputy Moody *''

'' (1973) — Cyrus Hershberger *''

'' (1975) — Dean Higgins (posthumous release) *''

'' (1977) — Mr. Snoops (voice) (final film role, posthumous release)

References

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