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Hal Lynch(1927-2006)

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Hal Lynch was born on November 13, 1927 to Arnett Tilton Lynch and Katie Bell Jacobs in Birmingham, Alabama, USA as James Harold Tilton Lynch. He was an actor, known for The Way West (1967) , Spoon River (1969) and Wild Rovers (1971). His first television appearance was in a 1964 Gunsmoke episode. Hal also had western show roles on Daniel Boone, Custer, Bonanza, and Big Valley. During his later years he lived with his mother in Opp, Alabama, USA. On October 5, 2006, he dropped off his column at the newspaper office, picked up a suit at the dry cleaners, called 9-1-1 to report that a man had been shot at his address, and then shot himself in his back yard.
BornNovember 13, 1927
DiedOctober 5, 2006(78)
BornNovember 13, 1927
DiedOctober 5, 2006(78)
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Known for

Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
  • Air Police Sergeant
Ann-Margret, Red Buttons, Bing Crosby, Van Heflin, Slim Pickens, Mike Connors, Alex Cord, Robert Cummings, Stefanie Powers, and Keenan Wynn in Stagecoach (1966)
Stagecoach
6.1
  • Jerry - Bartender
  • 1966
Mannix (1967)
Mannix
7.4
TV Series
  • Monty Dawes
Burke's Law (1963)
Burke's Law
7.4
TV Series
  • Captain

Credits

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  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    7.0
    TV Series
    • George Brokow
    • 1975
  • Jackson Bostwick, Michael Gray, and Les Tremayne in Shazam! (1974)
    Shazam!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • John Jerome
    • 1975
  • Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975)
    Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Man
    • 1975
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Ernie Webber
    • Rooster Simms
    • 1971–1974
  • Emergency! (1972)
    Emergency!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Andy
    • 1973
  • Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Monty Dawes
    • 1971
  • William Holden and Ryan O'Neal in Wild Rovers (1971)
    Wild Rovers
    6.5
    • Mack
    • 1971
  • The Interns (1970)
    The Interns
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Trellas
    • 1971
  • Burt Reynolds and Norman Fell in Dan August (1970)
    Dan August
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Willis
    • 1970
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Davey Osborne
    • Alfred Barnes
    • Ozzie Perch ...
    • 1966–1970
  • Andy Griffith in Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
    Mayberry R.F.D.
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Harris
    • 1970
  • Spoon River (1969)
    Spoon River
    TV Movie
    • Folk Singer
    • 1969
  • Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in The Mod Squad (1968)
    The Mod Squad
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Carl Haven
    • 1969
  • Lee Majors, Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, and Richard Long in The Big Valley (1965)
    The Big Valley
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Ed Mead
    • Ab Stullman
    • Eli
    • 1966–1968
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Haines
    • Steve Regan
    • 1968

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 13, 1927
    • Birmingham, Alabama, USA
  • Died
    • October 5, 2006
    • Opp, Alabama, USA(suicide by gunshot)
  • Spouses
      Joyce Van PattenJanuary 28, 1968 - 1970 (divorced)
  • Children
    • Timothy Sean Lynch

Did you know

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    Holds B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering and Business Administration from the Univerity of Colorado (1952). Later received an MBA from the University of Southern California (USC) and a Master's in Anthropology (Folk Music) from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Hal worked for Douglas Aircraft for one year before starting his acting career.

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