Biography
Kenneth E. Lynch (July 15, 1910 β February 13, 1990) was an American radio, film, and television actor with more than 180 credits to his name. He was generally known for portraying law enforcement officers and detectives. He may have been best known for his starring role as "the Lieutenant" on Dumont detective series The Plainclothesman (1949β1954), on which his face was never seen, and for his co-starring role as Sergeant Grover on McCloud.
Filmography
all 67
Movies 36
TV Shows 31
Poker Player
Rooster (1982)
Movie
Grover
Galactica 1980 (1980)
TV
6
Dr. Horning
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
TV
6
Vince Whitehead
The Rockford Files (1974)
TV
7
Capt. Warren
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
TV
5.33
Guard
W (1974)
Movie
Judge #1
Willie Dynamite (1974)
Movie
Sheriff Koontz
Bad Charleston Charlie (1973)
Movie
Desk Sergeant
Poor Devil (1973)
Movie
Mr. Cummings
Jigsaw (1972)
Movie
Kroelich
The Man and the City (1971)
TV
Detective Hanson
Incident in San Francisco (1971)
Movie
Guard Callahan
All in the Family (1971)
TV
6.8
Warden Lomis
Run, Simon, Run (1970)
Movie
Grover
McCloud (1970)
TV
7
Rear Adm. John H. Newton (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Movie
6
Lt. Burrows
My Dog the Thief (1969)
Movie
5.64
Bernie Ryan / Jack Stokes
Adam-12 (1968)
TV
7.5
Thorson
P.J. (1968)
Movie
Inspector MacGregor
He & She (1967)
TV
Russ Quinn
Ironside (1967)
TV
6
Joe Laswell
Hotel (1967)
Movie
Lieutenant Conners
The Invaders (1967)
TV
6
Chief Engineer Vanderberg
Star Trek (1966)
TV
7.9
Lt. Barney
Honey West (1965)
TV
6
The Masher
Dear Heart (1965)
Movie
Captain Johnson
Dead Ringer (1964)
Movie
Lt. Craig / Concession Owner
The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
Det. Lt. Tom Handley
Arrest and Trial (1963)
TV
Proprietor (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses (1963)
Movie
1
Lt. Harris
Going My Way (1962)
TV
Officer Peters
The Lucy Show (1962)
TV
Frank Bonito
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
Movie
Lt. Ben Webster
Straightaway (1961)
TV
Lieutenant Yarnell
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
TV
5.8
Capt. James Angle
The Honeymoon Machine (1961)
Movie
Ed Rackin
The Lawbreakers (1961)
Movie
Lieutenant D. Corbin
Portrait of a Mobster (1961)
Movie
Capt. Barker / Mr. Rogers
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
TV
6
Harry Ralston
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
Movie
Lt. Thomas Brand
Checkmate (1960)
TV
Andy Gorman
The Tall Man (1960)
TV
Charlie
The Twilight Zone (1959)
TV
8
Major General Trudeau
Pork Chop Hill (1959)
Movie
Lieutenant
Paratroop Command (1959)
Movie
Det. Sgt. James Durgo
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Movie
3.67
Probation Officer Curtis
Unwed Mother (1958)
Movie
Frank - Bartender
Voice in the Mirror (1958)
Movie
Buckstorm Corley
Man or Gun (1958)
Movie
David Whitman
Young and Wild (1958)
Movie
Frank (uncredited)
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
Movie
Police Lieutenant
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Lucas / Colpitt / Rolling / Jess Bradman / Will Stroud / Ed Glick / Jim Cavanaugh / McKee / Gance
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
The Lieutenant
The Plainclothesman (1949)
TV
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1910-07-15
Deathday1990-02-03 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceCleveland, Ohio, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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