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Alfred Lynch

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Birth Date:
26.01.1931
Death date:
16.12.2003
Person's maiden name:
Alfred Cornelius Lynch
Categories:
Actor
Nationality:
 english
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Alfred Cornelius Lynch (26 January 1931 – 16 December 2003) was an English actor on stage, film and television.

Early life

Lynch was born in Whitechapel, London, the son of a plumber. After attending a Roman Catholic school, he worked in a drawing office as a draughtsman before entering national service. Then, whilst working in a factory, he attended theatre acting evening classes, at which he met his life partner, James Culliford.

Stage

In 1958 he joined the Royal Court Theatre and acted in a number of plays, including original productions of Chicken Soup with Barley and The Kitchen by Arnold Wesker. Lynch also starred in Joan Littlewood’s production of Brendan Behan’s The Hostage in London and New York; in which critic Kenneth Tynan praised his "beautiful playing".

Films

After 1960 his career moved more into film and television, for example appearing with Sean Connery in the 1961 film On the Fiddle and the 1965 film The Hill. He had a sizeable role in the 1963 film 55 Days at Pekingand a starring role in West 11. He also appeared in the 1968 adaptation of The Sea Gull, and the 1990 film The Krays. Some of his later television credits include reading children's stories on Jackanory, the title role in Hereward the WakeManhuntGoing StraightPie in the Sky and the Doctor Who serial The Curse of Fenricas Commander Millington.

Death

After Culliford's stroke in 1972, Lynch moved from London to Brighton until Culliford's death in 2002. Lynch died from cancer in 2003.

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