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Ken Lynch
Actor

Ken Lynch

15 Jul 1910Born
13 Feb 1990Died
79Age at death
81Credits

Biography

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Kenneth E. Lynch (July 15, 1910 – February 13, 1990) was an American radio, film, and television actor with more than 180 credits to his name. He was generally known for portraying law enforcement officers and detectives. Early life

Kenneth Englehart Lynch was born on July 15, 1910, in Albany, New York, the only child of Bertha Dietzel and Charles William Lynch. His father was a native of Woburn, Massachusetts, who started his career as a coffee salesman, and then became a creamery owner in Troy, New York. His mother was from Yonkers, New York, a third generation German-American.

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His middle name was his maternal grandmother's maiden name.

Career He appeared in numerous television series. He made three guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of Wallace Lang in "The Case of the Stuttering Bishop" in 1959, Robert Hayden in "The Case of the Irate Inventor" in 1960 and Customs Inspector Wendel in "The Case of the Floating Stones" in 1963. Some of the other series in which Lynch appeared are Peter Gunn, Zorro, Have Gun - Will Travel ("Fight at Adobe Wells"), Gunsmoke (“Bureaucrat” & “The Patsy”), Checkmate ("Cyanide Touch"), woman"), Checkmate ("Born To Hang"), The Asphalt Jungle, Straightaway, The Honeymooners, The Fugitive, The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Blue Light, Adam-12, Star Trek ("The Devil in the Dark") Season 1, Episode 25 as Chief Engineer Vanderberg in 1967, Maverick, All In The Family (in the famous episode, "Archie and the Lockup", where he played Guard Callaghan), The Twilight Zone ("Mr. Denton on Doomsday"), The Rifleman, and The Wild Wild West. In 1960 Lynch appeared as Al Killmer in the TV western series Lawman in the episode titled "The Escape of Joe Killmer." He played The Freighter in S8 E26 "The Jarbo Pierce Story" on "Wagon Train", 1965.

Between 1972 and 1977, he made 16 guest appearances on McCloud, performing as a police sergeant and later a detective named Grover on the series. In September 1974, he appeared in the very first episode of the cult classic, Kolchak:The Night Stalker, playing a police captain. He previously appeared in 12 episodes of Gunsmoke, 10 episodes of The F.B.I., nine episodes of Bonanza, and six episodes in both The Virginian and Gomer Pyle, USMC. Among the feature films in which he appeared are I Married a Monster from Outer Space, North By Northwest, The Lawbreakers, Pork Chop Hill, Anatomy of a Murder and Tora! Tora! Tora!. He appeared in Battlestar Galactica as Dr Horning in episode 22, "Experiment in Terra" (1979). Lynch's last credited performance was in the role of Rear Admiral Talbot Gray in the 1983 seven-part miniseries The Winds of War.

Flower business

Even though Lynch still had a very successful career as an actor by the 1970s, he began looking for another, more steady source of income. He explained in a 1975 newspaper interview: "In acting you just can't predict the jobs that will come along. If you could, you could budget." Death

Lynch died at age 79 from a virus on February 13, 1990, in Burbank, California. He was buried at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles. CLR

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 81 credits.

  1. 1983The Winds of WarSeries: Talbot Gray (1 episode)
  2. 1982RoosterFilm: Poker Player
  3. 1980Galactica 1980Series: Grover (1 episode)
  4. 1978Vega$Series: Frenchie (1 episode)
  5. 1978Battlestar GalacticaSeries: Dr. Horning (1 episode)
  6. 1977Grizzly AdamsSeries: Luck Harry (1 episode)
  7. 1975BronkSeries: Capt. Lockwood (1 episode)
  8. 1975SwitchFilm: Stoker
  9. 1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerSeries: Capt. Warren (1 episode)
  10. 1974The Rockford FilesSeries: Vince Whitehead (1 episode)
  11. 1974WFilm: Guard
  12. 1974Willie DynamiteFilm: Judge #1
  13. 1973Bad Charleston CharlieFilm: Sherrif Koontz
  14. 1973Poor DevilFilm: Desk Sergeant
  15. 1972Across 110th StreetFilm: Tailor Shop Patrolman
  16. 1972Kung FuSeries: Percy McCoy (1 episode)
  17. 1972JigsawFilm: Mr. Cummings
  18. 1971Incident in San FranciscoFilm: Detective Hanson
  19. 1971All in the FamilySeries: Guard Callahan (3 episodes)
  20. 1970Run, Simon, RunFilm: Warden Lomis
  21. 1970McCloudSeries: Grover (6 episodes)
  22. 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Film: Rear Adm. John H. Newton (uncredited)
  23. 1969My Dog, the ThiefFilm: Lt. Burrows
  24. 1968Adam-12Series: Bernie Ryan, Jack Stokes (1 episode)
  25. 1968Never a Dull MomentFilm: Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
  26. 1968P.J.Film: Thorson
  27. 1967He & SheSeries: Inspector MacGregor (1 episode)
  28. 1967IronsideSeries: Russ Quinn (1 episode)
  29. 1967HotelFilm: Joe Laswell
  30. 1967The InvadersSeries: Lieutenant Conners (1 episode)
  31. 1966That GirlSeries (2 episodes)
  32. 1966Star TrekSeries: Chief Engineer Vanderberg (1 episode)
  33. 1966Mister BuddwingFilm: Dan
  34. 1965The F.B.I.Series: Jackie (2 episodes)
  35. 1965Honey WestSeries: Lt. Barney Keller, Lieutenant Wyman (2 episodes)
  36. 1965Dear HeartFilm: Hotel masher
  37. 1964Apache RiflesFilm: Hodges
  38. 1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Series: Patrolman Dugan (6 episodes)
  39. 1964Dead RingerFilm: Captain Johnson
  40. 1963The Patty Duke ShowSeries: Lt. Gregory (1 episode)
  41. 1963The FugitiveSeries: Concession Owner, Lt. Craig (1 episode)
  42. 1963Arrest and TrialSeries: Det. Lt. Tom Handley (1 episode)
  43. 1963Days of Wine and RosesFilm: Proprietor
  44. 1962The Lucy ShowSeries: Officer Peters (1 episode)
  45. 1962The VirginianSeries: Big Jim Todd (1 episode)
  46. 1962Walk on the Wild SideFilm: Frank Bonito
  47. 1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries: Lieutenant Yarnell, George Mathias, Warden Walter Jackson (1 episode)
  48. 1961Bus StopSeries: Sam (1 episode)
  49. 1961The Honeymoon MachineFilm: Capt. James Angle
  50. 1961The LawbreakersFilm: Ed Rackin
  51. 1961Portrait of a MobsterFilm: Anthony Parazzo
  52. 1960The Andy Griffith ShowSeries: Capt. Barker, Mr. Rogers (3 episodes)
  53. 1960The Dark at the Top of the StairsFilm: Harry Ralston
  54. 1960Seven Ways from SundownFilm: Graves
  55. 1960CheckmateSeries: Lt. Thomas Brand (uncredited) (1 episode)
  56. 1959The Twilight ZoneSeries: Charlie (1 episode)
  57. 1959BonanzaSeries: Collier (1 episode)
  58. 1959North by NorthwestFilm: Charley
  59. 1959The Legend of Tom DooleyFilm: Father
  60. 1959Anatomy of a MurderFilm: Det. Sgt. James Durgo
  61. 1959Pork Chop HillFilm: Major General Trudeau
  62. 1959Paratroop CommandFilm: Lieutenant
  63. 1958Unwed MotherFilm: Probation Officer Curtis
  64. 195877 Sunset StripSeries: Fred Thorn (1 episode)
  65. 1958LawmanSeries: Al Killmer (1 episode)
  66. 1958I Married a Monster from Outer SpaceFilm: Dr. Wayne
  67. 1958The RiflemanSeries (1 episode)
  68. 1958Voice in the MirrorFilm: Frank - Bartender
  69. 1958Man or GunFilm: Buckstorm Corley
  70. 1958The Bonnie Parker StoryFilm: Cook
  71. 1958Young and WildFilm: David Whitman
  72. 1958Run Silent, Run DeepFilm: Frank (uncredited)
  73. 1957MaverickSeries: Sheriff Clark (1 episode)
  74. 1957Perry MasonSeries: Robert Hayden (1 episode)
  75. 1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries (1 episode)
  76. 1956ConflictSeries (1 episode)
  77. 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries: Police Lieutenant (1 episode)
  78. 1955The HoneymoonersSeries: Police Officer (1 episode)
  79. 1955GunsmokeSeries: Will Stroud, Jim Cavanaugh, Colpitt, Ed Glick, Gance, Lucas, Rolling, McKee, Jess Bradman (1 episode)
  80. 1949The PlainclothesmanSeries (48 episodes)

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