Jimmy Flynn
Jimmy Flynn | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 5, 1934 |
| Died | September 12, 2022 (aged 88) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, teamster |
| Years active | ?–2022 |
James P. Flynn (February 5, 1934 – September 12, 2022)[1] was an American teamster and film actor. He was a reputed member of the famous Winter Hill Gang.[2] He appeared in films including Good Will Hunting,[3] The Cider House Rules and What's the Worst That Could Happen?.[4]
Biography
[edit]James P. Flynn was born in Somerville, Massachusetts.
In 1982, Flynn was wrongly identified as a shooter in the murder of Winter Hill Gang mob associate Brian "Balloonhead" Halloran and attempted murder of Michael Donahue.[5][6] He was tried and acquitted for the murder in 1986 after being framed by John Connolly and James J. Bulger.[7]
Flynn was a part of Boston's International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 25 labor union where he later ran the organization's movie production crew. He has also been the Teamster Union's transportation coordinator and transportation captain in the transportation department on numerous films,[6][8] including The Departed, Fever Pitch and Jumanji.[9]
Flynn appeared in many films shot in the New England area. In show business he went by the name 'James P. Flynn'. Flynn was cast as a judge in the Boston-based film Good Will Hunting in 1997.[10][11] Later, he acted in the 1999 film The Cider House Rules and What's the Worst That Could Happen? in 2001.[4] He was also a truck driver for movie production equipment during the filming of My Best Friend's Girl in 2008. Boston actor Tom Kemp remarked: "[The film The Departed] wouldn't be a Boston movie without me, a Wahlberg, and Jimmy Flynn from the teamsters."[12]
Filmography
[edit]- Good Will Hunting (1997) as Judge George H. Malone
- The Cider House Rules (1999) as Vernon
- What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001) as the Fire Captain
References
[edit]- ^ James P. Flynn
- ^ Carr, Howie (March 23, 2008). "Mobster of the Week: Jimmy Flynn". Boston Herald. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Janelle Nanos (January 8, 2013). "Robin Williams on Good Will Hunting". Boston. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Steve Early (March 22, 2012). "The IBT on Reality TV: Boston Union Teams Up With Mark Wahlberg". In These Times. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ Cullen, Kevin; Murphy, Shelley (February 13, 2011). Whitey Bulger: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice. W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 229–230. ISBN 9780393087727. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Howie Carr (June 4, 2013). Hitman: The Untold Story of Johnny Martorano---Whitey Bulger's Partner and the Most Feared Gangster in the Underworld. St. Martin's Press. pp. 198–199. ISBN 9780765365316. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ Barry, Dan (July 15, 2011). "A Voice for Those Silenced in a Mobster's Reign". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ Jack Sullivan (August 9, 2000). "Hear no evil: Teamsters-IBT Governor Ignored Complaints of Shakedowns and Intimidation". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via laborers.org.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Jimmy Flynn". IMDB. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ Carr, Howie (2013). The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter Century. New York: Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9780446506144. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Robert; Land, Jon (January 3, 2012). Betrayal: Whitey Bulger and the FBI Agent Who Fought to Bring Him Down. Macmillan. ISBN 9781429963664. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ The Boston Globe, "'The Departed' Has Local Launch", Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, 4 October 2006, Living Section, page F.2
External links
[edit]- Jimmy Flynn at IMDb