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.
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Filmography
all 64
Movies 34
TV Shows 30
Poker Player
Rooster (1982)
Movie
Grover
Galactica 1980 (1980)
TV
6
Dr. Horning
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
TV
6
Stoker
Switch [Pilot] (1975)
Movie
Vince Whitehead
The Rockford Files (1974)
TV
7
Capt. Warren
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
TV
5.33
Guard
W (1974)
Movie
Sherrif 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
Grover / Det. Grover / Sergeant 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
That Girl (1966)
TV
6
Dan
Mister Buddwing (1966)
Movie
Lt. Barney / Lieutenant Keller / Lieutenant Wyman
Honey West (1965)
TV
6
Hotel masher
Dear Heart (1965)
Movie
Hodges
Apache Rifles (1964)
Movie
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
TV
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
Anthony Parazzo
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
Graves
Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)
Movie
Lt. Thomas Brand
Checkmate (1960)
TV
Andy Gorman
The Tall Man (1960)
TV
Charlie
The Twilight Zone (1959)
TV
8
Charley
North by Northwest (1959)
Movie
6.11
Father
The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959)
Movie
Det. Sgt. James Durgo
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Movie
3.67
Major General Trudeau
Pork Chop Hill (1959)
Movie
Lieutenant
Paratroop Command (1959)
Movie
Probation Officer Curtis
Unwed Mother (1958)
Movie
Dr. Wayne
I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)
Movie
6
The Rifleman (1958)
TV
6.67
Frank - Bartender
Voice in the Mirror (1958)
Movie
Buckstorm Corley
Man or Gun (1958)
Movie
Cook
The Bonnie Parker Story (1958)
Movie
David Whitman
Young and Wild (1958)
Movie
Frank (uncredited)
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
Movie
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
TV
6
Police Lieutenant
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Lucas / Colpitt / Gance / Rolling / Will Stroud / Jess Bradman / Ed Glick / Jim Cavanaugh / McKee
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
The Lieutenant / Lieutenant
The Plainclothesman (1949)
TV
Ratings
Average 6.31
Based on 861 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1949
1959
1963
1960
1982
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1910-07-15
Deathday1990-02-03 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceCleveland, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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