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Portrait of Paul Lynde

Acting

Paul Lynde

Career

Active from 1954 to 1979, busiest in 1969 and 1972 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bye Bye Birdie
Bye Bye Birdie
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Lynde Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.1, average 5.5
  • Tension
    2.9, average 6.0
  • Violence
    1.3, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.2, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Situational Humor 4
  • Wholesome Humor 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Lighthearted 2
  • 1960s 2
  • Family 2
  • Classic Animation 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)

as Mr. MacAfee (segment "Bye Bye Birdie")

1970s

9 titles · average score 40
The Villain
The Villain (1979)
GoodWatch score 24

as Nervous Elk

Rabbit Test
Rabbit Test (1978)
GoodWatch score 21

as Dr. Roger Vidal

The Smothers Brothers Show
The Smothers Brothers Show (1975)

TV show

Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

as Templeton (voice)

Temperatures Rising
Temperatures Rising (1972)

TV show · as Paul Mercy

The Paul Lynde Show
The Paul Lynde Show (1972)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show

Journey Back to Oz
Journey Back to Oz (1972)
GoodWatch score 41

as Pumpkinhead (voice)

Gidget Gets Married
Gidget Gets Married (1972)

as Louis B. Latimer

Where's Huddles?
Where's Huddles? (1970)

TV show

1960s

26 titles · average score 61
It's the Wolf
It's the Wolf (1969)

TV show · as Mildew

The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Griswald

How Sweet It Is!
How Sweet It Is! (1968)
GoodWatch score 63

as Purser

The Glass Bottom Boat
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
GoodWatch score 67

as Homer Cripps

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Harry Huggins / Allen Kerr

For Those Who Think Young
For Those Who Think Young (1964)
GoodWatch score 43

as Syd Hoyt

Send Me No Flowers
Send Me No Flowers (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mr. Akins

Bewitched
Bewitched (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Uncle Arthur

The Munsters
The Munsters (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Dr. Edward Dudley

Bye Bye Birdie
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
GoodWatch score 75

as Harry McAfee

Under the Yum Yum Tree
Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
GoodWatch score 37

as Murphy

1950s

5 titles · average score 68
Kraft Music Hall
Kraft Music Hall (1958)

TV show · as Self

Stanley
Stanley (1956)

TV show · as Horace Fenton

THe Good Fairy
THe Good Fairy (1956)

as Dr. Metz

New Faces
New Faces (1954)
GoodWatch score 56

as Paul Lynde

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Sportscaster (archive footage)