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Paul Edward Lynde was an American comedian, voice artist, game show panelist and actor. A character actor with a distinctively campy and snarky persona that often poked fun at his barely-closeted homosexuality, Lynde was well known for his roles as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched, 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 four Hanna-Barbera productions.
Birth Name
Paul Edward Lynde
Born
Sunday, 13 June 1926
Died
Sunday, 10 January 1982
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Game Show Show | Self | 2023 |
| History of the Sitcom | Uncle Arthur | 2021 |
| Visible: Out on Television | Self | 2020 |
| The Sixties | Uncle Arthur | 2013 |
| Making the Boys | Uncle Arthur | 2011 |
| Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America | (archive footage) | 2009 |
| Pioneers of Television | Harry McAfee / Self | 2008 |
| Bewitched | Uncle Arthur | 2005 |
| Broadway: The American Musical | Harry McAfee | 2004 |
| Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Self | 2002 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Game Show Show | Self | 2023 |
| History of the Sitcom | Uncle Arthur | 2021 |
| Visible: Out on Television | Self | 2020 |
| The Sixties | Uncle Arthur | 2013 |
| Making the Boys | Uncle Arthur | 2011 |
| Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America | (archive footage) | 2009 |
| Pioneers of Television | Harry McAfee / Self | 2008 |
| Bewitched | Uncle Arthur | 2005 |
| Broadway: The American Musical | Harry McAfee | 2004 |
| Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Self | 2002 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself (archive footage) | 1996 |
| Rock Hudson's Home Movies | Mr. Akins | 1992 |
| The Villain | Nervous Elk | 1979 |
| America 2-Night | Self | 1978 |
| Rabbit Test | Dr. Roger Vidal | 1978 |
| The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Self | 1977 |
| The Paul Lynde Halloween Special | Himself / Self / Big Ruby Red / Sheik | 1976 |
| Hugo the Hippo | Aban-Khan (voice) / Aban-Khan | 1975 |
| Donny and Marie | Self | 1975 |
| The Smothers Brothers Show | Self | 1975 |
| Sandy Duncan Special | Self | 1974 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| The Mac Davis Show | Self - Guest / Self | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Baffle | Self | 1973 |
| Charlotte's Web | Templeton | 1973 |
| Journey Back to Oz | Pumpkinhead (voice) / Pumpkinhead | 1972 |
| The Paul Lynde Show | Paul Simms | 1972 |
| The New Temperatures Rising Show | Dr. Paul Mercy / Paul Mercy | 1972 |
| I've Got a Secret | Self - Celebrity Guest | 1972 |
| The Jerry Reed When You're Hot You're Hot Hour | Self - Cameo | 1972 |
| Gidget Gets Married | Louis B. Latimer | 1972 |
| The Pet Set | Self | 1971 |
| Where's Huddles? | Claude Pertwee / Uncle Pertwee Famouse | 1970 |
| Gidget Grows Up | Louis B. Latimer | 1969 |
| The Game Game | Self | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | (segment "Love and the Pregnancy") / Grisdale (segment "Love and the Nervous Executive") / Stanley (segment 'Love and the House Bachelor') | 1969 |
| The Perils of Penelope Pitstop | Sylvester Sneekly / The Hooded Claw | 1969 |
| Cattanooga Cats | Mildew Wolf | 1969 |
| The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | Self | 1969 |
| Funny You Should Ask | Self | 1968 |
| That's Life | Honeywell / Clerk | 1968 |
| How Sweet It Is! | The Purser | 1968 |
| Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers | Self | 1968 |
| Operation: Entertainment | Self | 1968 |
| The Jerry Lewis Show | Self | 1967 |
| The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest / Various Characters / Self / Guest - Various Characters | 1967 |
| The Mothers-In-Law | Wally Logan | 1967 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest Performer | 1967 |
| The Flying Nun | Father Lundigan | 1967 |
| Malibu U. | Self | 1967 |
| The Steve Allen Comedy Hour | Self | 1967 |
| Dream Girl of '67 | Self - Bachelor Judge | 1966 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Worthington Kenmore | 1966 |
| Hey, Landlord | Mr. Gregory | 1966 |
| That Girl | Nate Caswell | 1966 |
| The Phyllis Diller Show | Harvey | 1966 |
| The Glass Bottom Boat | Homer Cripps | 1966 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | Harry Huggins / Commander Porter / Allen Kerr | 1965 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self / Self - Cameo / Self - Guest | 1965 |
| Gidget | Herman Marshall | 1965 |
| F Troop | Sgt. Ramsden | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Center Square / Self - Panelist / Self - The Center Square | 1965 |
| Gypsy | Self / Self - actor / comedian | 1965 |
| Beach Blanket Bingo | Bullets | 1965 |
| Oh My Word | Self | 1965 |
| Send Me No Flowers | Mr. Akins | 1964 |
| The Cara Williams Show | Charles Crump | 1964 |
| Bewitched | Uncle Arthur / Harold Harold | 1964 |
| For Those Who Think Young | Sid Hoyt / Syd Hoyt | 1964 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self | 1964 |
| The Munsters | Dr. Edward Dudley | 1964 |
| Under the Yum Yum Tree | Murphy | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Judge | 1963 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | Tony Parrish / Tony | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | Guy Hawthorne Jr. / Dr. McCoy / Arthur Clark | 1963 |
| The Patty Duke Show | Mr. Snell | 1963 |
| Grindl | Purvis Inchback | 1963 |
| Fractured Flickers | Self | 1963 |
| Bye Bye Birdie | Harry McAfee | 1963 |
| You Don't Say | Self / Self - Panelist / Himself | 1963 |
| Son of Flubber | Sportscaster | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself / Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine | Self - Gary Snead | 1962 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Passport Clerk | 1962 |
| The Jack Paar Program | Self | 1962 |
| The Andy Williams Show | Self | 1962 |
| Henry Fonda and the Family | Self | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Co-Host / Himself / Himself - Comedian | 1961 |
| The Kraft Music Hall | Self / Doctor Zodiak | 1958 |
| The Lux Show | Self | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| Stanley | Horace Fenton | 1956 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | The Desk Clerk / Rudy the Doctor | 1955 |
| Frankie Laine Time | Self | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Sportscaster | 1954 |
| Producers' Showcase | Belknap-Jackson | 1954 |
| The Imogene Coca Show | Self | 1954 |
| The George Gobel Show | Himself | 1954 |
| The Tonight Show | Self | 1954 |
| New Faces | Self / Paul Lynde | 1954 |
| The Martha Raye Show | Self | 1954 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Veterinarian | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | 1950 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Self / Himself | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Self - as Harry McAfee - Scene from 'Bye Bye Birdie' | 1948 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1974 | Emmy | Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement | Nominated |
| 1973 | Golden Globe | Best TV Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement by Individuals in Daytime Programming | Nominated |
| 1972 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming - Individuals | Nominated |
