Paul Lynde

Biography

Paul Lynde was born in 1926 in Mount Vernon, Ohio (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

I Dream of Jeannie

as Harry Huggins

I Dream of Jeannie

as Porter

I Dream of Jeannie

as Allen Kerr

Bewitched

as Uncle Arthur

The Munsters

as Dr. Edward Dudley

Charlotte's Web

as Templeton (voice)

The Villain

as Nervous Elk

Send Me No Flowers

as Mr. Akins

Bye Bye Birdie

as Harry McAfee

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self