Ken Lynch
American actor (1910-1990) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 79
Kenneth E. Lynch 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.
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1990Died13 February 19901982
RoosterFilm, Poker Player1975
SwitchFilm, Stoker1974
The Rockford FilesSeries, Vince Whitehead1973
Bad Charleston CharlieFilm, Sherrif Koontz1972
Across 110th StreetFilm, Tailor Shop Patrolman1970
McCloudSeries, Grover
Run, Simon, RunFilm, 1970Warden Lomis1969
My Dog, the ThiefFilm, Lt. Burrows1968
Never a Dull MomentFilm, Police Lieutenant (uncredited)1967
IronsideSeries, Russ Quinn1966
Star TrekSeries, Chief Engineer Vanderberg
Mister BuddwingFilm, 1966Dan1965
Dear HeartFilm, Hotel masher1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Series, Patrolman Dugan
Apache RiflesFilm, 1964Hodges1962
The Lucy ShowSeries, Officer Peters
Walk on the Wild SideFilm, 1962Frank Bonito1961
Portrait of a MobsterFilm, Anthony Parazzo1960
The Andy Griffith ShowSeries, Capt. Barker1959
BonanzaSeries, Collier
Anatomy of a MurderFilm, 1959Det. Sgt. James Durgo1958
I Married a Monster from Outer SpaceFilm, Dr. Wayne1957
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries1949
SuspenseSeries1910Born15 July 1910
RoosterFilm, Poker Player1975SwitchFilm, Stoker1974The Rockford FilesSeries, Vince Whitehead1973Bad Charleston CharlieFilm, Sherrif Koontz1972Across 110th StreetFilm, Tailor Shop Patrolman1970McCloudSeries, GroverRun, Simon, RunFilm, 1970Warden Lomis1969My Dog, the ThiefFilm, Lt. Burrows1968Never a Dull MomentFilm, Police Lieutenant (uncredited)1967IronsideSeries, Russ Quinn1966Star TrekSeries, Chief Engineer VanderbergMister BuddwingFilm, 1966Dan1965Dear HeartFilm, Hotel masher1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Series, Patrolman DuganApache RiflesFilm, 1964Hodges1962The Lucy ShowSeries, Officer PetersWalk on the Wild SideFilm, 1962Frank Bonito1961Portrait of a MobsterFilm, Anthony Parazzo1960The Andy Griffith ShowSeries, Capt. Barker1959BonanzaSeries, CollierAnatomy of a MurderFilm, 1959Det. Sgt. James Durgo1958I Married a Monster from Outer SpaceFilm, Dr. Wayne1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries1949SuspenseSeries1910Born15 July 1910People around Ken
Close ties
William Witney Directed Apache Rifles (1964)
Delbert Mann Directed The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
Vince Edwards Directed Battlestar Galactica and Galactica 1980- Harry Keller Directed Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)
Angela Lansbury Also in The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
Henry Mancini Wrote Days of Wine and Roses and Dear Heart
Blake Edwards Directed Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Richard Bakalyan Also in Never a Dull Moment (1968)
Jack Hogan Also in The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959)
Jeff Morris Also in The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959)
Stu Phillips Wrote Battlestar Galactica and Galactica 1980- Glen A. Larson Produced Galactica 1980
Alfred Hitchcock Directed North by Northwest (1959)
John Ford Directed When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
Martin Landau Also in North by Northwest and Pork Chop Hill
Lee Remick Also in Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Audie Murphy Also in Apache Rifles (1964)
Richard Fleischer Produced Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Kinji Fukasaku Directed Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Dorothy Provine Also in Never a Dull Moment (1968)
Tim O'Connor Also in Incident in San Francisco (1971)
George Macready Also in Tora! Tora! Tora! and Dead Ringer
John Mitchum Also in When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
Samuel Z. Arkoff Produced Paratroop Command (1959)
Known for
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North by Northwest 1959
Anatomy of a Murder 1959
Days of Wine and Roses 1963
Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970
Run Silent, Run Deep 1958
Filmography 38
96 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
He may have been best known for his starring role as "the Lieutenant" on Dumont detective series The Plainclothesman (1949-1954), on which his face was never seen, and for his co-starring role as Sergeant Grover on McCloud.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1990 · aged 79
