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 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".

Filmography (62 Appearances)

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 Mike Douglas Show

Kraft Music Hall

The Lux Show

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Stanley

Tony Awards

The Wonderful World of Disney

The George Gobel Show

New Faces

The Bob Hope Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

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