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Paul Lynde
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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 Ta…
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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".
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Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
as Self/Uncle Arthur (archive footage)
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Mr. MacAfee (segment "Bye Bye Birdie")
The Villain
as Nervous Elk
Rabbit Test
as Dr. Roger Vidal
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
as Self
The Sandy Duncan Special
as Self
Charlotte's Web
as Templeton (voice)
Journey Back to Oz
as Pumpkinhead (voice)
Gidget Gets Married
as Louis B. Latimer
Gidget Grows Up
as Louis B. Latimer
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
How Sweet It Is!
as Purser
The Glass Bottom Boat
as Homer Cripps
Beach Blanket Bingo
as Bullets
Send Me No Flowers
as Mr. Akins
For Those Who Think Young
as Syd Hoyt
Under the Yum Yum Tree
as Murphy
Bye Bye Birdie
as Harry McAfee
Son of Flubber
as Sportscaster
No Poster
THe Good Fairy
as Dr. Metz
New Faces
as Paul Lynde