Biography/TV & Film Credits

Born:  Paul Edward Lynde on June 13, 1926 in Mount Vernon, Ohio (Knox County)
Died:  January 10, 1982 due to cardiac arrest

Paul had three brothers (Richard, Corydon, Johnny) and two sisters (Helen, Grace). Parents: Hoy & Silvia. Paul's father was a sheriff & a butcher. Paul's nickname as a child was "chicken plucker" because his father was the local butcher. (Lynde attempted to glorify his father's occupation by referring to him as a "cattle surgeon".)  "Chicken plucker" was referenced a few times in his career.

In order to glamorize his father's occupation as the local butcher, Paul said he was a "cattle surgeon".

When Lynde was 10 years old, he became quite ill with peritonitis (following an appendectomy) and was immobile for nearly a year. His mother set up the dining room as his bedroom & constantly fed him. He gained over 100 pounds & battled a weight problem for the rest of his life, ballooning at one point, to 260 pounds.

From the time he was a small child, he was obsessed with being rich and famous.

Graduated (barely) from Northwestern University, where he befriended Cloris Leachman & Charlotte Rae. On the day of commencement, he was not scheduled to graduate. It was only by appealing to the student senate (which held a special session while the orchestra was rehearsing the processional), that Paul was able to graduate.

Was in "New Faces of 1952" with Alice Ghostley.

Starred in the 1960 Broadway production of "Bye, Bye Birdie" which featured his hit song, "Kids". Paul & Dick Van Dyke were the only two people in the Broadway production to have been featured in the movie version.

Lynde's most public relationship was with his dog, Harry MacAfee, a Dandie Dinmont named after the character he played in "Bye Bye Birdie". Harry (the dog) earned his championship in the canine world and had a string of trophies to match his master's citations.

Although well known as the "Center Square" on Hollywood Squares, Lynde did NOT appear on the first OR the last episodes of the original/classic/Marshall Hollywood Squares!  Additionally, during his initial appearances on Squares, he was NOT IN the center square!!!!  (I have video of this but have not had the time to upload it yet!)

Starring Roles

Temperatures Rising (1972) - Dr. Paul Mercy
The Paul Lynde Show (1972) - Paul Simms
It's The Wolf (1970) - Mildew Wolf
Where's Huddles (1970) - Pertwee
Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969) - Sylvester Sneekley (The Hooded Claw)
The Cattanooga Cats (1969) - Mildew Wolf
The Jonathan Winters Show (1967) - Himself (1968-1969)
The Hollywood Squares (1966) - Panelist
The Pruitts of Southampton (1966) - Harvey (1967)
The Red Buttons Show (1952) - Regular (1955)

Guest Starring Roles

America 2Night - himself - Celebrity Night (1978)  (click here to see a clip!)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - Guest - 760510 (1976)
The Donny & Marie Christmas Special - Guest - 1976 (click here to see MANY clips!)
$10,000 Pyramid - Himself - Marcia Wallace & Paul Lynde (1975)
The Carol Burnett Show - himself - with Steve Lawrence, Paul Sand (1973)
The Carol Burnett Show - himself - with Paul Lynde, Karen Black (1972)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - Cameo Appearance - Episode #112
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - Cameo Appearance - Episode #110 (1972)
The Carol Burnett Show - himself - with Paul Lynde, Peggy Lee (1972)
Love, American Style - - Love and the House Bachelor (1971)  (click here to see a clip!)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour - HImself - Paul Anka, Paul Lynde, Jerry Lee Lewis, Anne Murray, John Bryner (1971)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour - Himself - Andy Griffith, Paul Lynde, Lucie Arnaz (1971)
The Carol Burnett Show - himself - with Bing Crosby, Paul Lynde (1971)
The Dean Martin Show - Himself - Episode #173 (1971)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour - Himself - Bobby Goldsboro, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Paul Lynde (1971)
The Carol Burnett Show - himself - with Paul Lynde, Nanette Fabray (1971)
Love, American Style - - Love and the Pregnancy (1971) red arrow (click here to see a clip!)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour - Himself - Jimmy Dean, Paul Lynde, Sunday's Child, Albert Brooks (1971)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour - Himself - B.J. Thomas, Dottie West, Paul Lynde, Jud Strunk (1971)
The Carol Burnett Show - himself - with Dyan Cannon, Paul Lynde (1970)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour - Himself - Tom Jones, Paul Lynde, Karen Wyman (1970)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour - Himself - Paul Lynde, Roy Clark, Osmond Brothers, Anne Murray (1970)
Kraft Music Hall - Guest - Alan King Looks At Women's Rights & Wrongs (1970)
Kraft Music Hall - Co-host - Kraft Presents Phil Silvers and Paul Lynde (1970)
Kraft Music Hall - Guest - Alan King's Wonderful World of Aggravation, Part II (1970)
Love, American Style - - Love and the Nervous Executive (1970) red arrow (click here to see a clip!)
Kraft Music Hall - Himself - Alan King Rings In The New Year and Wrings Out The Old (1970)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour - Himself - Christmas Show-Andy Griffith, Cher, Paul Lynde, Cher (1969)
Kraft Music Hall - Himself - Alan King...Public Consumer Number One (1969)
Kraft Music Hall - Guest - Alan King Stops The Press (1969)
Kraft Music Hall - Himself - Johnny Cash...On The Road (1969)
That's Life (1968) - Guest - Baby's First Birthday (1969)
That's Life (1968) - Guest - Twas the Night Before Christmas (1968)
Kraft Music Hall - Guest - Alan King's Wonderful World of Aggravation (1968)
That's Life (1968) - Guest - Buying The House (1968)
The Flying Nun - Father Lundigan - The Return of Father Lundigan (1968)
Kraft Music Hall - Guest - Alan King At The Movies (1968)
The Mothers-In-Law - Wally Logan - The Match Game (1968)
I Dream of Jeannie - Comander Porter - Please Don't Feed the Astronauts (1968)
Kraft Music Hall - Guest - Vacation a la King (1968)
I Dream of Jeannie - Allen Kerr - Everybody's a Movie Star (1967)  (click here to see a clip!)
The Hollywood Palace - Himself - Host: Bing Crosby / Roger Miller (1967)
The Beverly Hillbillies - passport clerk - Jed Inherits a Castle (1967)
Hey Landlord - Mr. Gregory - A Little Off The Top (1967)
That Girl - Nate Caswell - These Boots Weren't Made For Walking (1967)
The Hollywood Squares (1966) - Himself/Sub-Regular (1/4-6/1967) - January 2-6, 1967 (1967)
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre - Judge - The Blue-Eyed Horse (1966)
The Hollywood Palace - Himself - Host: Elizabeth Montgomery (1966) 
I Dream of Jeannie - Harry Huggins - My Master, the Rich Tycoon (1966)
F Troop - Sgt. Ramsden - The Singing Mountie (1966)
Gidget - Herman Marshall - Take a Lesson (1966) (click here to see clips!)
The Hollywood Palace - Himself - Host: Fred Astaire / We Five (1965)
Bewitched - Harold Harold - Driving is the Only Way to Fly (1965)
Burke's Law - Guy Hawthorne Jr. - Who Killed Mr. Colby in Ladies' Lingerie? (1965)
The Munsters - Dr. Dudley - Eddie's Nickname (1965)
The Cara Williams Show - Charles Crump - Three on a Mismatch (1964)
The Jack Benny Program - Veterinarian - Jack Has a Sick Alligator (1964)
Burke's Law - Dr. McCoy - Who Killed Merlin the Great? (1964)
The Munsters - Dr. Dudley - Low-Cal Munster (1964)
The Munsters - Dr. Dudley - Rock-a-Bye Munster (1964)
The Hollywood Palace - Himself - Host: Dale Robertson / The Womenfolk (1964)
Grindl - Purvis Inchback - 'Twas the Week Before Christmas (1963)
Burke's Law - Arthur Clark - Who Killed Cable Roberts? (1963)
The Patty Duke Show - - The Genius (1963)
The Ed Sullivan Show - Guest - Van Johnson / Kaye Stevens / Paul Lynde / Bob Lewis (1962)
The Andy Williams Show (1962) - Guest - Episode #6 (1962)
The Andy Williams Show (1962) - Guest - Episode #2 (1962)
The Perry Como Show - Guest - November 22, 1961 (1961)
The Play of the Week - - Highlights of New Faces (1960)
The Ed Sullivan Show - Himself - Jack Lemon / Louis Prima & Keely Smith / Bert Lahr (1960)
Producers' Showcase - - Ruggles of Red Gap (1957)
Hallmark Hall Of Fame - - The Good Fairy (1956)
Toast of the Town - Guest - Les Paul & Mary Ford / Paul Lynde / Johnny Mize / "My Darling Aida" cast (1952)
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast - Guest
Fractured Flickers - Himself
Celebrity Game Show - himself

Co Starring Roles

The Hollywood Squares (1966) - Himself - December 1-5, 1975 (1975)
Bewitched - Uncle Arthur - The House that Uncle Arthur Built (1971)
The Hollywood Squares (1966) - The Center Square - November 23-27, 1970 (1970)
Bewitched - Uncle Arthur - Super Arthur (1970)
Bewitched - Uncle Arthur - A Bunny for Tabitha (1969)
Bewitched - Uncle Arthur - Samantha's Power Failure (1969)

Bewitched - Uncle Arthur - Samantha Loses Her Voice (1968)
Bewitched - Uncle Arthur - Samantha's French Pastry (1968)
Bewitched - Uncle Arthur - The No-Harm Charm (1968)
Bewitched - Uncle Arthur - Twitch or Treat (1966)
Bewitched - Uncle Arthur - Endora Moves in For a Spell (1966)

Bewitched - Uncle Arthur - The Joker is a Card (1965)
Bewitched - Samantha's driving instructor - Driving is the Only Way to Fly (1964)

(For more information regarding the Bewitched series - check out Harpies Bizarre!)

Movie/Mini-Series/Special Roles

Bewitched (movie 2006) - Uncle Arthur (has a clip of Paul from the original "Bewitched" tv series)
The Villain (1979) - Nervous Elk
Charlotte's Web (1973) - voice of Templeton the rat
Journey Back to Oz (1971) - Pumpkinhead
Bye Bye Birdie (1964) - Harry McAfee
For Those Who Think Young (1964) - Sid Hoyt
Send Me No Flowers (1964) - Mr. Akins
Son of Flubber (1963) - Sportscaster at football game
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