Paul Lynde

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

The Mike Douglas Show

Tony Awards

Bewitched

Love, American Style

All Movies (23)

Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life2023 · as Self/Uncle Arthur (archive footage)
Say Hey, Willie Mays!2022 · as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures2003 · as Mr. MacAfee (segment "Bye Bye Birdie")
The Villain1979 · as Nervous Elk
Rabbit Test1978 · as Dr. Roger Vidal
'Twas the Night Before Christmas1977
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special1976 · as Self
The Sandy Duncan Special1974 · as Self
Charlotte's Web1973 · as Templeton (voice)
Journey Back to Oz1972 · as Pumpkinhead (voice)
Gidget Gets Married1972 · as Louis B. Latimer
Gidget Grows Up1969 · as Louis B. Latimer
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 19691969
The Dean Martin Christmas Show1968 · as Self (uncredited)
How Sweet It Is!1968 · as The Purser
The Glass Bottom Boat1966 · as Homer Cripps
Beach Blanket Bingo1965 · as Bullets
Send Me No Flowers1964 · as Mr. Akins
For Those Who Think Young1964 · as Syd Hoyt
Under the Yum Yum Tree1963 · as Murphy
Bye Bye Birdie1963 · as Harry McAfee
Son of Flubber1963 · as Sportscaster
New Faces1954 · as Paul Lynde

All TV Shows (49)

Donny & Marie1976 · as Self
The Smothers Brothers Show1975
The Paul Lynde Show1972
Temperatures Rising1972 · as Paul Mercy
The Pet Set1971 · as Self
Where's Huddles?1970
Love, American Style1969
Love, American Style1969 · as Griswald
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop1969
Cattanooga Cats1969
It's the Wolf1969 · as Mildew
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour1969 · as Self
That's Life1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self
The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self
The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Mothers-in-Law1967 · as Wally Logan
The Flying Nun1967 · as Father Lundigan
Hollywood Squares1966 · as The Center Square
Hollywood Squares1966 · as Self - Center Square
That Girl1966
I Dream of Jeannie1965 · as Harry Huggins
I Dream of Jeannie1965 · as Porter
I Dream of Jeannie1965 · as Allen Kerr
Gidget1965
F Troop1965
The Munsters1964 · as Dr. Edward Dudley
The Cara Williams Show1964
Bewitched1964 · as Uncle Arthur
The Hollywood Palace1964 · as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Judge
Burke's Law1963 · as Arthur Clark
Burke's Law1963 · as Guy Hawthorne Jr.
Burke's Law1963 · as Dr. McCoy
The Patty Duke Show1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
Kraft Music Hall1958
Kraft Music Hall1958 · as Self
The Lux Show1957 · as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · as Self
Stanley1956 · as Horace Fenton
Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Performer
The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Sportscaster (archive footage)
The George Gobel Show1954 · as Self
The Bob Hope Show1950 · as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self