Jimmy Flynn obit

 Actor, Teamster and Possible Mobster Jimmy Flynn has died

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James P. Flynn was born in Somerville, Massachusetts.

 

He was a Teamster for Local #25 in Boston. He enjoyed traveling with his wife, Carole. He also was a former actor and appeared in Good Will Hunting and Cider House Rules. Beloved husband of Carole A. (Ludington) Flynn of Weymouth. Father of Michael Avallon and his wife, Dana, of California and Denise Avallon and her husband, William Foley of Middleboro. Grandfather of Steven, Kevin, James, and Thomas. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Brother of Claire Ricciardi and her husband, Paul, of Burlington and the late John, Ann, Thomas, Agnes, Teresa, Elizabeth, and Annabelle

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.  Whitey 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 goes 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: "[The film The Departed] wouldn't be a Boston movie without me, a Wahlberg, and Jimmy Flynn from the teamsters." 

Flynn appeared in many films shot in the New England area. In show business he goes 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: "[The film The Departed] wouldn't be a Boston movie without me, a Wahlberg, and Jimmy Flynn from the teamsters."

Transportation department (21 credits)

2014 The Human Face of Big Data (Documentary) (grip driver)

2010 The Company Men (driver - as James P. Flynn)

2009 Wild About Harry (transportation captain)

2008 My Best Friend's Girl (driver - as James P. Flynn)

2006 The Departed (transportation captain: Boston - as James Flynn)

2005 Empire Falls (TV Mini Series) (transportation captain - 2 episodes)

- Episode #1.2 (2005) ... (transportation captain)

- Episode #1.1 (2005) ... (transportation captain)

2005 Fever Pitch (transportation captain: Boston - as James P. Flynn)

2004 Beacon Hill (transportation coordinator)

2004 Spartan (transportation captain: Boston)

2003 The Human Stain (transportation coordinator: Massachusetts)

2001 What's the Worst That Could Happen? (transportation coordinator)

1999 The Cider House Rules (transportation coordinator)

1999 In Dreams (transportation coordinator - as James Flynn)

1998 Southie (transportation coordinator)

1997 The Spanish Prisoner (transportation coordinator - as James Flynn)

1996 Head Above Water (transportation coordinator)

1995 Jumanji (transportation coordinator: New Hampshire - as James P. Flynn)

1994 Oleanna (transportation coordinator)

1994 The Next Karate Kid (transportation captain: Boston - as James P. Flynn)

1993 The Man Without a Face (transportation coordinator)

1992 Distant Justice (transportation coordinator)

Hide Hide Actor (3 credits)

2001 What's the Worst That Could Happen?

Fire Captain

1999 The Cider House Rules

Vernon

1997 Good Will Hunting

Judge Malone