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{{Short description|American actor (1934–2022)}}
'''James P. Flynn''' (born ] ]) is an ] ], ], and film actor. He was a reputed member of the famous ].
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'''James P. Flynn''' (February 5, 1934 – September 12, 2022)<ref></ref> was an American ] and film actor. He was a reputed member of the famous ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carr |first1=Howie |author1-link=Howie Carr |title=Mobster of the Week: Jimmy Flynn |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2008/03/23/mobster-of-the-week-jimmy-flynn/ |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=] |date=23 March 2008}}</ref> He appeared in films including '']'',<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2013/01/08/robin-williams-good-hunting/ |title=Robin Williams on Good Will Hunting |author=Janelle Nanos |date=8 January 2013 |magazine=] |access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref> '']'' and '']''.<ref name="times">{{cite magazine |url=http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/12929/the_ibt_on_reality_tv_boston_union_teams_up_with_mark_wahlberg |title=The IBT on Reality TV: Boston Union Teams Up With Mark Wahlberg |author=Steve Early |date=22 March 2012 |magazine=] |access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref>
Flynn was born in ]. He was framed for the murder of Brian Halloran in 1983 by ]. In 1986 he was tried and acquitted for that murder. He was used as an ] informant by agent ] in the 1980s.


==Biography==
Flynn appeared in many films shot in the ] area. He has also been the ]'s coordinator on film shoots. One of his best friends is ], a professional hitman who has since been released from prison.
James P. Flynn was born in ].


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.<ref>{{cite book|title=Whitey Bulger: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice|last1=Cullen|first1=Kevin|last2=Murphy|first2=Shelley|date=13 February 2011|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company|pages=229–230|isbn=9780393087727|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jd727cro0_cC&q=%22jimmy+flynn%22+winter+hill&pg=PA229|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="carr">{{cite book|title=Hitman: The Untold Story of Johnny Martorano---Whitey Bulger's Partner and the Most Feared Gangster in the Underworld|author=Howie Carr|date=4 June 2013|publisher=St. Martin's Press|pages=198–199|isbn=9780765365316|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UEF_bSx6IkoC&q=Jimmy+Flynn+teamster&pg=PA198|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref> He was tried and acquitted for the murder in 1986 after being framed by ] and ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barry |first1=Dan |author1-link=Dan Barry (reporter) |title=A Voice for Those Silenced in a Mobster's Reign |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/16/us/16land.html?pagewanted=all |access-date=22 November 2021 |work=] |date=15 July 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110723015118/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/16/us/16land.html?pagewanted=all |archive-date=23 July 2011 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
In 2000 it is alleged that Flynn ordered another union (]) member, snack truck owner and operator Susan Christy, who was working on the film set of '']'', to quit in order for his friend and fellow Teamster, Robert Martini, to get the business with his truck. It was reported that when Christy refused Flynn threatened her equipment, Flynn told Martini that Christy would have to be killed or else people would "lose respect" for him. He told Martini that he should be the one to murder her since he would be the one to ultimately benefit from the deed. Reputedly, when ] heard the plan he called Flynn to task and ordered him not to kill her but to send her a message. On ] ], while the movie was being shot Christy was allegedly attacked by Teamster Bartley Small. Christy reported the incident to the police but ultimately never filed charges.


Flynn was a part of Boston's ] 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,<ref name="carr"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.laborers.org/BostonHerald_Teamo_8-9-00.html |title=Hear no evil: Teamsters-IBT Governor Ignored Complaints of Shakedowns and Intimidation |author=Jack Sullivan |date=9 August 2000 |publisher=] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415061404/http://www.laborers.org/BostonHerald_Teamo_8-9-00.html |archive-date=15 April 2013 |url-status=usurped |access-date=18 May 2021 |via=laborers.org}}</ref> including '']'', '']'' and '']''.<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0283497/|title=Jimmy Flynn|publisher=IMDB|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref>
Flynn is still currently under indictment by the United States federal government for ].


Flynn appeared in many films shot in the ] area. In show business he went by the name 'James P. Flynn'. Flynn was cast as a judge in the Boston-based film '']'' in 1997.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Carr |first1=Howie |author1-link=Howie Carr |title=The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter Century |date=2013 |publisher=] |location=New York |isbn=9780446506144 |url=https://archive.org/details/brothersbulgerho0000carr |access-date=18 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Betrayal: Whitey Bulger and the FBI Agent Who Fought to Bring Him Down|last1=Fitzpatrick|first1=Robert|last2=Land|first2=Jon|date=3 January 2012|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=9781429963664|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQV8wCfl3bMC&q=%22jimmy+flynn%22+winter+hill&pg=PT155|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref> Later, he acted in the 1999 film '']'' and '']'' in 2001.<ref name="times"/> He was also a truck driver for movie production equipment during the filming of '']'' in 2008. Boston actor Tom Kemp remarked: " wouldn't be a Boston movie without me, a Wahlberg, and Jimmy Flynn from the teamsters."<ref>'']'', "'The Departed' Has Local Launch", Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, 4 October 2006, Living Section, page F.2</ref>
As an actor Flynn can be seen in such films as '']'', '']'' and '']''


==Filmography==
Boston actor Tom Kemp remarked that the film ''The Departed'', "wouldn't be a Boston movie without me, a Wahlberg, and Jimmy Flynn from the teamsters."
*'']'' (1997) as Judge George H. Malone
*'']'' (1999) as Vernon
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*'']'' (2001) as the Fire Captain

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American actor (1934–2022)

Jimmy Flynn
Born(1934-02-05)February 5, 1934
Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedSeptember 12, 2022 (aged 88)
Occupation(s)Actor, teamster
Years active?–2022

James P. Flynn (February 5, 1934 – September 12, 2022) was an American teamster and film actor. He was a reputed member of the famous Winter Hill Gang. He appeared in films including Good Will Hunting, The Cider House Rules and What's the Worst That Could Happen?.

Biography

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. He was tried and acquitted for the murder in 1986 after being framed by John Connolly and James J. Bulger.

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, including The Departed, Fever Pitch and Jumanji.

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. Later, he acted in the 1999 film The Cider House Rules and What's the Worst That Could Happen? in 2001. 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: " wouldn't be a Boston movie without me, a Wahlberg, and Jimmy Flynn from the teamsters."

Filmography

References

  1. James P. Flynn
  2. Carr, Howie (March 23, 2008). "Mobster of the Week: Jimmy Flynn". Boston Herald. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  3. Janelle Nanos (January 8, 2013). "Robin Williams on Good Will Hunting". Boston. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  4. ^ Steve Early (March 22, 2012). "The IBT on Reality TV: Boston Union Teams Up With Mark Wahlberg". In These Times. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  5. 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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)
  9. "Jimmy Flynn". IMDB. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. The Boston Globe, "'The Departed' Has Local Launch", Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, 4 October 2006, Living Section, page F.2

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