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 titles)
MovieElizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
Self/Uncle Arthur (archive footage) · 2023
6.0MovieSay Hey, Willie Mays!
Self · 2022
6.4MovieBroadway's Lost Treasures
Mr. MacAfee (segment "Bye Bye Birdie") · 2003
5.7MovieThe Villain
Nervous Elk · 1979
4.5MovieRabbit Test
Dr. Roger Vidal · 1978
Movie'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1977
6.2MovieThe Paul Lynde Halloween Special
Self · 1976
6.8ShowDonny & Marie
Self · 1976
9.0ShowThe Smothers Brothers Show
1975
8.0MovieThe Sandy Duncan Special
Self · 1974
6.9MovieCharlotte's Web
Templeton (voice) · 1973
5.4MovieJourney Back to Oz
Pumpkinhead (voice) · 1972
5.3ShowThe Paul Lynde Show
1972
7.5ShowTemperatures Rising
Paul Mercy · 1972
6.3MovieGidget Gets Married
Louis B. Latimer · 1972
6.7ShowThe Pet Set
Self · 1971
7.3ShowWhere's Huddles?
1970
6.7MovieGidget Grows Up
Louis B. Latimer · 1969
MovieThe Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969
1969
6.2ShowLove, American Style
1969
6.2ShowThe Perils of Penelope Pitstop
1969
7.4ShowCattanooga Cats
1969
6.0ShowIt's the Wolf
Mildew · 1969
6.8ShowThe Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self · 1969
7.6MovieThe Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited) · 1968
That's Life
1968
7.2MovieHow Sweet It Is!
The Purser · 1968
6.8ShowRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 1968
7.7ShowThe Carol Burnett Show
Self · 1967
6.0ShowThe Mothers-in-Law
Wally Logan · 1967