Paul Lynde
Acting
- Born:
- 1926-06-13
- Died:
- 1982-01-10
- Place of birth:
- Mount Vernon, Ohio, USA
Biography
Paul Edward Lynde (June 13, 1926 – January 10, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and game-show panelist. Lynde was well known for his roles as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched, as the befuddled father Harry MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie, and as a regular "center square" panelist on the game show The Hollywood Squares from 1968 to 1981. He also voiced animated characters for five Hanna-Barbera productions. Lynde was one of six children and the middle of four boys. His father was a local police officer and the sheriff of the Mount Vernon Jail for two years. Lynde got his inspiration to become an actor at the age of four or five after his mother took him to see the original silent film Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925). After graduating from Northwestern University, Lynde relocated to New York City where his first break came from being a stand-up comedian at the Number One Fifth Avenue nightclub. Then came an appearance on a Broadway show, "New Faces of 1952".
Known For
Filmography
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Broadway's Lost Treasures
The Villain
Rabbit Test
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
Donny & Marie
The Smothers Brothers Show
The Sandy Duncan Special
Charlotte's Web
Journey Back to Oz
The Paul Lynde Show
Temperatures Rising
Gidget Gets Married
The Pet Set
Where's Huddles?
Gidget Grows Up
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969
Love, American Style
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
Cattanooga Cats
It's the Wolf
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
That's Life
How Sweet It Is!
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Carol Burnett Show
The Mothers-in-Law
The Flying Nun
Hollywood Squares
That Girl
The Glass Bottom Boat
I Dream of Jeannie
Gidget
F Troop
Beach Blanket Bingo
Send Me No Flowers
The Munsters
The Cara Williams Show
Bewitched
For Those Who Think Young
The Hollywood Palace
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Burke's Law
The Patty Duke Show
Bye Bye Birdie
Son of Flubber
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Merv Griffin Show
The Mike Douglas Show
Kraft Music Hall
The Lux Show
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Stanley
Tony Awards
THe Good Fairy
The Wonderful World of Disney