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Paul Lynde

1926 - 1982

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Paul Edward Lynde (; June 13, 1926 – January 10, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and game-show panelist. A character actor with a distinctively campy and snarky persona that often poked fun at his closeted homosexuality, Lynde was well known for his roles as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched, as 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 five Hanna-Barbera productions. Lynde regularly topped audience polls of most-liked TV stars and was routinely admired and recognized by his peers during his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Lynde is the 8,158th most popular actor (down from 7,856th in 2024), the 12,519th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,638th in 2019) and the 3,794th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Paul Lynde ranks 8,158 out of 13,578. Before him are Anna Chancellor, Randall Park, Marina Aleksandrova, Jonathan Crombie, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Yutaka Takenouchi. After him are Billy Warlock, Wendy Schaal, Key, Mary Eaton, Haji, and Buğra Gülsoy.

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Among people born in 1926, Paul Lynde ranks 525. Before him are J. P. Donleavy, Aldo Tarlao, Bruce Harlan, Karl Gordon Henize, André Testut, and Doris Belack. After him are Mona Freeman, Ruth Asawa, Ernest Chapman, Cathy Downs, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Joe Paterno. Among people deceased in 1982, Paul Lynde ranks 300. Before him are Erik Larsson, Rab Butler, Vivien Merchant, Theo Fitzau, Lester Bangs, and Hugh Marlowe. After him are Eric Brandon, Big Joe Williams, Hilda James, Arthur Lowe, Bernard Malivoire, and Hans Conried.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Lynde ranks 12,523 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Lerner (1938), John Francis Dillon (1884), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (1986), Paul Nitze (1907), Allison Anders (1954), and Lauryn Williams (1983). After him are Billy Warlock (1961), Wendy Schaal (1954), Mary Eaton (1901), Kim Min-jae (null), Kim Fowley (1939), and James Bridges (1936).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Paul Lynde ranks 3,796. Before him are Blanche Baker (1956), Warren William (1894), Tom Aldredge (1928), Joe Lo Truglio (1970), Randall Park (1974), and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (1986). After him are Billy Warlock (1961), Wendy Schaal (1954), Mary Eaton (1901), Alison Brie (1982), Monica Barbaro (1990), and Jessica Hecht (1965).

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