Paul Lynde

Personal Info

Birthday

June 13, 1926

Day of Death

1982-01-10

(55 years old)

Place of Birth

Mount Vernon, Ohio, USA

Paul Lynde

Biography

Paul Lynde was born in 1926 in Mount Vernon, Ohio (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

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bewitched

I Dream of Jeannie

The Munsters

Love, American Style

Burke's Law

The Flying Nun

Hollywood Squares

Filmography

2023
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
as Self/Uncle Arthur (archive footage)
2022
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
as Self
2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Mr. MacAfee (segment "Bye Bye Birdie")
1979
The Villain
as Nervous Elk
1978
Rabbit Test
as Dr. Roger Vidal
1976
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
as Self
1975
Hugo the Hippo
as Aban-Khan (voice)
1974
The Sandy Duncan Special
as Self
1973
Charlotte's Web
as Templeton (voice)
1972
Journey Back to Oz
as Pumpkinhead (voice)
Gidget Gets Married
as Louis B. Latimer
1969
Gidget Grows Up
as Louis B. Latimer
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
How Sweet It Is!
as The Purser
1966
The Glass Bottom Boat
as Homer Cripps
1965
Beach Blanket Bingo
as Bullets
1964
Send Me No Flowers
as Mr. Akins
For Those Who Think Young
as Syd Hoyt
1963
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
as Murphy
Bye Bye Birdie
as Harry McAfee
Son of Flubber
as Sportscaster
1954
New Faces
as Paul Lynde