Jimmy Flynn Explained

Jimmy Flynn
Birth Date:5 February 1934
Birth Place:Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Date:12 September 2022 (aged 88)
Occupation:Actor, teamster
Years Active:?–2022

James P. Flynn (5 February 1934 – 12 September 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

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

Notes and References

  1. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/james-flynn-obituary?id=36510104 James P. Flynn
  2. News: Carr . Howie . Howie Carr . Mobster of the Week: Jimmy Flynn . 18 May 2021 . . 23 March 2008.
  3. Robin Williams on Good Will Hunting . Janelle Nanos . 8 January 2013 . . 26 October 2015.
  4. The IBT on Reality TV: Boston Union Teams Up With Mark Wahlberg . Steve Early . 22 March 2012 . . 26 October 2015.
  5. Book: Whitey Bulger: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice. Cullen. Kevin. Murphy. Shelley. 13 February 2011. W. W. Norton & Company. 229–230. 9780393087727. 26 October 2015.
  6. Book: Hitman: The Untold Story of Johnny Martorano---Whitey Bulger's Partner and the Most Feared Gangster in the Underworld. Howie Carr. 4 June 2013. St. Martin's Press. 198–199. 9780765365316. 26 October 2015.
  7. News: Barry . Dan . Dan Barry (reporter) . A Voice for Those Silenced in a Mobster's Reign . 22 November 2021 . . 15 July 2011 . https://archive.today/20110723015118/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/16/us/16land.html?pagewanted=all . 23 July 2011 . subscription.
  8. News: Hear no evil: Teamsters-IBT Governor Ignored Complaints of Shakedowns and Intimidation . Jack Sullivan . 9 August 2000 . . https://archive.today/20130415061404/http://www.laborers.org/BostonHerald_Teamo_8-9-00.html . 15 April 2013 . usurped . 18 May 2021 . laborers.org.
  9. Web site: Jimmy Flynn. IMDB. 26 October 2015.
  10. Book: Carr . Howie . Howie Carr . The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter Century . 2013 . . New York . 9780446506144 . 18 May 2021.
  11. Book: Betrayal: Whitey Bulger and the FBI Agent Who Fought to Bring Him Down. Fitzpatrick. Robert. Land. Jon. 3 January 2012. Macmillan. 9781429963664. 26 October 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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