
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".
Acting (23 movies)

Send Me No Flowers
1964

Bye Bye Birdie
1963

Beach Blanket Bingo
1965

The Glass Bottom Boat
1966

Charlotte's Web
1973

Under the Yum-Yum Tree
1963

The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968

Say Hey, Willie Mays!
2022

Rabbit Test
1978

For Those Who Think Young
1964

The Villain
1979

The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
1976

Gidget Grows Up
1969

Gidget Gets Married
1972

How Sweet It Is!
1968

Son of Flubber
1963

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969
1969

New Faces
1954

The Sandy Duncan Special
1974

Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003

'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1977

Journey Back to Oz
1972

Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
2023
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| New Faces | 1954 | Writer |