Kenneth Englehart Lynch (July 15, 1910 - February 13, 1990) was an American actor best known for North By Northwest (1959), Anatomy of a Murder (1959), and McCloud (1972-1977).
He was married to Catherine Patricia Griffin and they had four children.
Lynch died in 1990 at the age of 79 from a virus.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1947: Gentleman's Agreement as Lobby Information Man in Office Building (Uncredited Role)
- 1958: Run Silent, Run Deep as Frank (uncredited)
- 1958: Young & Wild as David Whitman
- 1958: The Bonnie Parker Story as Cook
- 1958: Man Or Gun as Buckstorm Corley
- 1958: Voice In The Mirror as Frank the Bartender
- 1958: I Married a Monster from Outer Space as Dr. Wayne
- 1958: Unwed Mother as Ray Curtis
- 1959: Paratroop Command as Lieutenant
- 1959: Pork Chop Hill as Maj. Gen. Trudeau
- 1959: Anatomy of a Murder as Det. Sgt. James Durgo
- 1959: North By Northwest as Charley
- 1959: The Legend Of Tom Dooley as Father
- 1960: The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs as Harry Ralston
- 1960: Seven Ways from Sundown as Graves
- 1961: Portrait Of A Mobster as Lt. D. Corbin
- 1961: The Honeymoon Machine as Capt. James Angle
- 1962: Walk On The Wild Side as Frank Bonito
- 1962: Days of Wine and Roses as Proprietor (uncredited)
- 1963: FBI Code 98 as Special Agent in Charge Gibson White
- 1964: Dead Ringer as Capt. Johnson
- 1964: Apache Rifles as Hodges
- 1964: Dear Heart as The Masher
- 1966: Mister Buddwing as Dan
- 1967: Hotel as Joe Laswell
- 1967: PJ as Thorson
- 1968: Never A Dull Moment as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
- 1970: Tora! Tora! Tora! as Rear Adm. John H. Newton (uncredited)
- 1970: Run Simon Run as Warden Lomis
- 1971: Incident In San Francisco as Det. Hanson
- 1972: Jigsaw as Mr. Cummings
- 1972: Across110th Street as Tailor Shop Patrolman
- 1973: Poor Devil as Desk Sergeant
- 1973: Bad Charleston Charlie as Sheriff Koontz
- 1974: Willie Dynamite as Judge #1
- 1974: W as Guard
- 1982: Rooster as Poker Player
Television Roles
- 1950-1954: The Plainscothesman as The Lieutenant (179 episodes)
- 1956: The Honeymooners as Police Officer
- 1956: Crusader as Webb McCall
- 1956: Wire Service as Gurden
- 1957-1958: Zane Grey Theatre as Hod Strosnider/Draydon Collins (2 episodes)
- 1957-1958: M Squad as Det. Charlie/Lou Carney (2 episodes)
- 1957-1959: The Thin Man as Murphy/Everett Baron (2 episodes)
- 1957-1965: Wagon Train as The Freighter/Aaron Morton (3 episodes)
- 1957-1973: Gunsmoke as Lucas/Jess Bradman/McKee/Rolling/Seeber/Leroy/Gance/Jim Cavanaugh/Colpitt/Ed Glick/Will Stroud (12 episodes)
- 1958: The Court Of Last Resort as Sherman Pickard
- 1958: Death Valley Days as W.S. Mabry
- 1958: State Trooper as Edward Loomis
- 1958: The Walter Winchell File as Nick
- 1958: Zorro as Pablo
- 1958: The Silent Service as Mihalowski
- 1958: Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Police Lieutenant
- 1958: The Californians as Wes Neeley/Benedict (2 episodes)
- 1958: US Marshal as Lt. Emerson/Coke Callahan (2 episodes)
- 1958-1959: Playhouse 90 as Sgt. Reese (3 episodes)
- 1958-1960: Peter Gunn as 'Shoes' Shoemaker/Cal Matson (2 episodes)
- 1959: Steve Canyon as M/Sgt. Maconochie
- 1959: Lux Playhouse as Lt. Wilson
- 1959: Bat Masterson as Tim Mint
- 1959: Frontier Doctor as Jack Keever
- 1959: Whirlybirds as Sheriff Tom Jackson
- 1959: The Lawless Years as Gabby Bishop/Mr. G. (2 episodes)
- 1959: The Twilight Zone as Charlie
- 1959: Riverboat as Shelby Fowler
- 1959: Men Into Space as Gen. Thomas
- 1959: Mike Hammer as Nashua
- 1959: The Rifleman as Karl Galt
- 1959: Grand Jury as Bruno
- 1959-1960: Markham as Police Lieutenant/Police Lt. Hardridge (2 episodes)
- 1959-1960: Have Gun – Will Travel as Marshal Guy Lamport/Commodore Jonathan Guilder/Shawcross (3 episodes)
- 1959-1961: Lawman as Jed Barrister/Al Killmer/Al Feller (3 episodes)
- 1959-1961: Maverick as Sheriff Clark/Rufus Elgree (2 episodes)
- 1959-1962: Bronco as Sheriff Lacey/Sheriff Wallace/Marshal Gaffney (3 episodes)
- 1959-1962: The Untouchables as Union Official/Theodore Newberry (2 episodes)
- 1959-1963: Perry Mason as Insp. Wendel/Robert Hayden/Wallace Lang (3 episodes)
- 1959-1969: The Magical World Of Disney as Detective/Lt. Burrows/Sheriff (3 episodes)
- 1960: Hotel De Paree as Matlock
- 1960: Tightrope as Red Bentley
- 1960: Hennesey as Col. Michael Crockett
- 1960: Troubleshooters as Burt Crandall
- 1960: The Betty Hutton Show as Ace Donovan
- 1960: Overland Trail as Quint
- 1960: Adventures In Paradise as Charlie
- 1960: The Jim Brackus Show as Mugsy
- 1960: Angel as Oscar
- 1960-1961: The Tall Man as Andy Gorman (3 episodes)
- 1960-1961: Checkmate as Lt. Thomas Brand (8 episodes)
- 1960-1961: Outlaws as Sheriff Murphy/Slater (3 episodes)
- 1960-1962: Tales Of Wells Fargo as Sheriff/Marshal Joe Brass/Parker (3 episodes)
- 1960-1963: 77 Sunset Strip as Sgt. Bryant/Fred Thorn (2 episodes)
- 1960-1967: The Andy Griffith Show as Mr. Rogers/FBI Agent/Mr. Horton/Capt. Barker (4 episodes)
- 1960-1972: Bonanza as Warden/George Gibson/Deputy Sheriff Garrett/George Simms/Sam Whipple/Wagonmaster Wilkes/Dowd/Milton Tanner/Collier (9 episodes)
- 1961: Shirley Temples Storybook as Travers
- 1961: Coronado 9 as Kruger
- 1961: The Aquanauts as Capt. Jacobs
- 1961: The Asphalt Jungle as Ed Rackin
- 1961: Follow The Sun as Hugh Jacobs
- 1961: The Danny Thomas Show as Policeman
- 1961: Eighty Seventh Precinct as Red Chambers
- 1961-1962: Straighaway as Lt. Ben Webster (2 episodes)
- 1961-1962: Thriller as Rudy/The Lieutenant/Joe Thorp (2 episodes)
- 1962: Bus Stop as Sam
- 1962: The Donna Reed Show as Mr. Edwards
- 1962: Alcoa Premiere as Henry Bolin/Harry Sims (2 episodes)
- 1962: Stoney Burke as Lyle Sweet
- 1962-1963: Going My Way as Lt. Harris (3 episodes)
- 1962-1964: The Dick Van Dyke Show as Warden Walter Jackson/Lt. Yarnell/George Mathias (3 episodes)
- 1963: The Eleventh Hour as Drury
- 1963: Sam Benedict as Charles DeFranco
- 1963: Laramie as Tindall
- 1963: Wide Country as Fred Spears
- 1963: Ben Casey as Riley Belmont
- 1963: Rawhide as Walt Fuller/Grenfell (2 episodes)
- 1963-1964: The Great Adventure as Brown/Gen. Johnston (2 episodes)
- 1963-1969: The Virginian as Sheriff Stoddard/Walt Standish/Johnson/Philip Leland/Big Jim Todd/Sheriff Tony Morino (6 episodes)
- 1964: Destry as Barnes
- 1964: Arrest And Trial as Det. Lt. Tom Handley
- 1964: Dr. Kildare as Mr. Hunter
- 1964: The Bill Dana Show as Mike
- 1964-1965: Mr Novak as Walter (2 episodes)
- 1964-1966: The Fugitive as Lt. Craig/Concession Owner (3 episodes)
- 1965: Profiles In Courage as Purdy
- 1965: The Munsters as Mr. Kempner
- 1965: Slatterys People as George Carr
- 1965: Kraft Suspense Theatre as Police Sergeant/Larry Henderson (2 episodes)
- 1965: Twelve O Clock High as M. Sgt. Orland/Sgt. Hale (2 episodes)
- 1965: A Man Called Shenandoah as Nester
- 1965: Run For Your Life as George Hanson
- 1965-1966: Honey West as Lt. Barney/Lt. Wyman/Lt. Barney Keller (5 episodes)
- 1965-1968: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Policeman/FBI Man/Police Sergeant/Patrolman Dugan/Johnson (5 episodes)
- 1965-1968: The Big Valley as Sheriff/Hank Demers/Storekeeper/Jacobsen (5 episodes)
- 1965-1974: The F.B.I. as Jackie/Avery Derek/Michael Frost/Peter Dennis/Leonard Blanton King/Aaron Reese/Joe Taylor/'Shooter' Willis/Sgt. Merrimon (10 episodes)
- 1966: The Patty Duke Show as Lt. Gregory/Police Sergeant (2 episodes)
- 1966: Blue Light as Gen. Donovan
- 1966: The Wild Wild West as Tom Kellogg
- 1966: Laredo as John Clayton/Anson Jones (2 episodes)
- 1966: Run Buddy Run as Mr. W
- 1966: Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre as Sloane
- 1966-1968: That Girl as Carl Sheldon/Officer Dombrowski (2 episodes)
- 1967: The Felony Squad as Carl Norton
- 1967: The Lucy Show as Officer Peters
- 1967: Star Trek: The Original Series as Vanderberg
- 1967: He And She as Insp. MacGregor
- 1967: Iron Horse as Klate
- 1967: Judd For The Defense as Sheriff Hawkes
- 1967-1974: Ironside as Sam Thurston/Electronics Company Man/Malloy/Russ Quinn (4 episodes)
- 1968: The Invaders as Lt. Conners
- 1968: The Outcasts as Sheriff Lansford
- 1968: Lancer as Chalker
- 1968-1970: The Name Of The Game as Barnes/Police Captain (2 episodes)
- 1970: Insight as Lt. Dudley
- 1970: The Mod Squad as Sheriff Jack Summers
- 1970-1971: Adam-12 as Jack Stokes/Bernie Ryan (2 episodes)
- 1971: Alias Smith and Jones as Sheriff Gaines
- 1971: Sarge as Gray
- 1971: The Man And The City as Kroelich
- 1971: The Doris Day Show as Det. Broder
- 1971-1973: All in the Family as Bob/Guard Callahan (3 episodes)
- 1972: O Hara US Treasury as Col. Wescott
- 1972: Kung Fu as Percy McCoy
- 1972: The Sandy Duncan Show as Police Sergeant
- 1972-1975: Cannon as P.J. Delahanty/Ron Flagg (2 episodes)
- 1972-1976: The Streets of San Francisco as Willy Kurland/Howard Joslin (2 episodes)
- 1972-1977: McCloud as Det./Sgt. Grover (16 episodes)
- 1973: Mannix as Harry Sloan
- 1973: Banyon as Ben Granick
- 1973: The Rookies as Evans
- 1973-1975: Police Story as Officer Chick Macey (2 episodes)
- 1974: Toma as Lt. Heffren/Det. Nillson
- 1974: Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Capt. Warren
- 1974: Marcus Welby, M.D. as Masters
- 1975-1976: Bronk as Capt. Lockwood (3 episodes)
- 1975-1978: Switch as Krupich/Stoker (2 episodes)
- 1975-1979: Barnaby Jones as Building Manager/Dispatcher Collins/Todd Chrismas (4 episodes)
- 1976: Bert D Angelo Superstar as Max
- 1976: Spencers Pilots as Larry
- 1976: Most Wanted as Barr
- 1978: The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams as Luck Harry
- 1978: The Rockford Files as Vince Whitehead
- 1979: How The West Was Won as Mace
- 1979: Battlestar Galactica as Dr. Horning
- 1979: Time Express as Security Man
- 1980: Vegas as Frenchie
- 1980: Galactica 1980 as Grover
- 1983: The Winds Of War as Rear Adm. Talbot Gray
Radio Roles
- 1955: X Minus One as Sergeant