This page is sponsored by:
Inherited Risk: Errol Flynn and Sean Flynn in Hollywood and Vietnam
by Jeffrey Meyers now available from Amazon
Sean Flynn
1941-1971?
Updated 6/19/2007.
biography
Born in May 1941 to actor Errol Flynn and beautiful French actress Lili Damita, Sean Flynn obviously inherited some great genetic material. After his parents divorced the year following his birth, Sean Flynn was the subject of a lengthy custody battle. In the end, he was raised primarily by his mother, who had retired from acting upon her 1935 marriage to Errol Flynn. During his youth, Flynn spent much time in California, New York, and Florida.
LEFT: Sean Flynn with his father Errol Flynn in the 1950s. RIGHT: Errol Flynn in a 1930s studio photo
Flynn had appeared on the short-lived TV anthology series Errol Flynn Theatre during the show's 1957 season. In 1959, he enrolled at Duke University; just a few weeks thereafter, his father died of a heart attack at the age of 50. Sean Flynn, having grown into a tall (6'3") and handsome youth, was a natural for films and soon left college for Hollywood.
Flynn in 1963
LEFT: Portugese magazine cover featuring Sean Flynn, circa 1963: RIGHT: Beefcake photo from 1963
Sean Flynn made his film debut in a bit role in Where the Boys Are (1960; with Connie Francis and Barbara Nichols). In 1961, he accepted the starring role in the swashbuckler Son of Captain Blood (1962).
the films of sean flynn
The Son of Captain Blood (1962)
Flynn in the title role in the Paramount release Son of Captain Blood
Seven Magificent Guns (1966)
Scene from Seven Magnificent Guns, one of two spaghetti westerns in which Flynn starred
later years
Although Flynn developed into a credible actor, he was never at ease in front of the camera. Much like his father, he longed for adventure and became bored with acting. He put his career on the back burner in 1964 after wrapping filming on Temple of the White Elephants, moving to Kenya in 1965. However, a lucrative film offer compelled Flynn to return to acting in 1966. He made three more films, and after the 1967 comedy release Singapore, Singapore, he abandoned his film career entirely and became a photojournalist.
By 1968, Flynn had arrived in Vietnam; he began covering the war, often on the front lines, and sold his photos and news stories to media outlets. On April 6, 1970, while freelancing for Time magazine, Flynn and his friend Dana Stone (a CBS reporter) disappeared while covering the fighting in Cambodia. Flynn was 28 years old at the time of his disappearance. He and Stone were likely executed by their captors in 1970 or 1971. His mother, Lili Damita, spent the remainder of her life hoping to hear something about her son's fate. She passed away in 1994 at the age of 92.
Mission To Venice(1963) VHS
Sean Flynn, Errol's son, plays a detective who tries to find a missing husband and stumbles onto a ring of spies. Madeleine Robinson also stars.
Stop Train 349 [DVD](1963) DVD
Exciting Cold War drama about an American train to Frankfurt from Berlin carrying an East German stowaway. The Communists insist that the train be stopped, but commanding officer Sean Flynn (Errol's son) has other designs. Jose Ferrer, Nicole Courcel also star. 95 min.
Stop Train 349 [VHS](1963) VHS
Exciting Cold War drama about an American train to Frankfurt from Berlin carrying an East German stowaway. The Communists insist that the train be stopped, but commanding officer Sean Flynn (Errol's son) has other designs. Jose Ferrer, Nicole Courcel also star. 95 min.
Where The Boys Are [DVD](1960) DVD
The original fun-in-the-sun romp, as four young gals head to pleasurable Fort Lauderdale during Easter vacation for tans, music and boys. Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, Yvette Mimieux, Dolores Hart, Jim Hutton and George Hamilton star. 99 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; audio commentary; documentary; newsreel footage; theatrical trailer.
Original Sean Flynn Movie Posters and Photos Available from Movie Goods
filmography
FILMS
Singapore, Singapore (1967)
Seven Magnificent Guns (1966)
Woman for Ringo (1966)
Mission to Venice (1964)
Temple of the White Elephants (1964) with Giacomo Rossi-Stuart
Stop Train 349 (1964) with José Ferrer and Jess Hahn
Sign of Zorro (1963) with Helga Liné
The Son of Captain Blood (1962) with Ann Todd and Raf Baldassarre
Where the Boys Are (1960) with Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, Jim Hutton, and Barbara Nichols
TELEVISION
Errol Flynn Theatre, two appearances, originally aired 1957
Click on the logo to go back to Brian's Drive-In
Theater
This page premiered February 15, 2002.
Copyright and Disclaimer Information
