Paul Lynde
Known for Acting · 62 credits
- 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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self (archive footage) / Self - Co-Host
Bewitched
1964
as Uncle Arthur
Love, American Style
1969
as Griswald
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Judge
TV Shows (39)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self (archive footage) / Self - Co-Host
Bewitched
1964
as Uncle Arthur
Love, American Style
1969
as Griswald
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Judge
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self / Self - Guest / Various Characters
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Harry Huggins / Porter / Allen Kerr
Burke's Law
1963
as Arthur Clark / Guy Hawthorne Jr. / Dr. McCoy
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Munsters
1964
as Dr. Edward Dudley
That Girl
1966
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
The Flying Nun
1967
as Father Lundigan
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
F Troop
1965
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
The Patty Duke Show
1963
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
The Mothers-in-Law
1967
as Wally Logan
Temperatures Rising
1972
as Paul Mercy
Hollywood Squares
1966
as The Center Square
Gidget
1965
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Sportscaster (archive footage)
The Pet Set
1971
as Self
Cattanooga Cats
1969
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
1969
The Paul Lynde Show
1972
The Lux Show
1957
as Self
The Cara Williams Show
1964
That's Life
1968
It's the Wolf
1969
as Mildew
The Smothers Brothers Show
1975
Where's Huddles?
1970
Stanley
1956
as Horace Fenton
Movies (23)
The Villain
1979
as Nervous Elk
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
as Harry McAfee
Send Me No Flowers
1964
as Mr. Akins
Charlotte's Web
1973
as Templeton (voice)
Rabbit Test
1978
as Dr. Roger Vidal
The Glass Bottom Boat
1966
as Homer Cripps
Son of Flubber
1963
as Sportscaster
Journey Back to Oz
1972
as Pumpkinhead (voice)
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
2022
as Self
How Sweet It Is!
1968
as The Purser
For Those Who Think Young
1964
as Syd Hoyt
Beach Blanket Bingo
1965
as Bullets
Under the Yum Yum Tree
1963
as Murphy
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
as Mr. MacAfee (segment "Bye Bye Birdie")
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Gidget Gets Married
1972
as Louis B. Latimer
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
2023
as Self/Uncle Arthur (archive footage)
New Faces
1954
as Paul Lynde
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
1976
as Self
Gidget Grows Up
1969
as Louis B. Latimer
The Sandy Duncan Special
1974
as Self
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1977
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969
1969
About Paul Lynde
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… With 62 credits spanning from 1948 to 2023, Paul Lynde has appeared in 23 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paul Lynde Movies
- The Villain (1979) — as Nervous Elk
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963) — as Harry McAfee
- Send Me No Flowers (1964) — as Mr. Akins
- Charlotte's Web (1973) — as Templeton (voice)
- Rabbit Test (1978) — as Dr. Roger Vidal
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