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Alfred Lynch
Actor
Born January 26, 1931Died December 16, 2003 (72 years)
Alfred Cornelius Lynch (26 January 1931 – 16 December 2003) was a British actor on stage, film and television.
Lynch was born in Whitechapel, London, the son of a plumber. After attending a Roman Catholic school, he worked in a draughtsman's office 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.
In 1958 he joined the Royal Court Theatre and acted in a number of plays. 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 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, Going Straight and the Doctor Who serial The Curse of Fenric as Commander Millington.
After James Culliford's stroke in 1972, Lynch moved from London to Brighton until James's death in 2002. Lynch himself died from cancer in 2003.
Lynch was born in Whitechapel, London, the son of a plumber. After attending a Roman Catholic school, he worked in a draughtsman's office 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.
In 1958 he joined the Royal Court Theatre and acted in a number of plays. 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 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, Going Straight and the Doctor Who serial The Curse of Fenric as Commander Millington.
After James Culliford's stroke in 1972, Lynch moved from London to Brighton until James's death in 2002. Lynch himself died from cancer in 2003.
Filmography
| 2023 | Tales of the Tardis (TV Series) · as Commander Millington |
| 2014 | The Theory of Everything · as Peter Young |
| 2007 | Catflap · as Commander Millington |
| 2000 | Monsignor Renard (TV Series) · as Hubert |
| 1995 | Kavanagh Q.C. (TV Series) · as Pearson |
| 1994 | Second Best · as Edward |
| 1994 | Pie in the Sky (TV Series) · as Bill Pritchard |
| 1992 | The Secret Agent (TV Series) · as The Professor |
| 1992 | The Secret Agent · as The Professor |
| 1991 | Until the End of the World · as Old Man Alfred |
| 1990 | The Krays · as Charlie Kray Snr |
| 1989 | Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric · as Commander Millington |
| 1989 | A Tale of Two Cities (1989) (TV Series) · as Jerry Cruncher |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Gideon |
| 1985 | Bulman (TV Series) · as Joe Revell |
| 1983 | Shades of Darkness (1983) (TV Series) · as Saul Rutledge |
| 1981 | Bergerac (TV Series) · as Whittaker |
| 1981 | Loophole · as Harry |
| 1980 | The Good Companions (TV Series) · as Joby Jackson |
| 1978 | Going Straight (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Joseph Andrews · as Postilion |
| 1973 | The Blockhouse · as Larshen |
| 1970 | Manhunt (TV Series) · as Squadron Leader Jimmy Briggs |
| 1969 | The Gold Robbers (TV Series) · as Josef Tyzack |
| 1968 | The Sea Gull · as Semyon Medvedenko |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Edgar Lunt |
| 1967 | The Taming of The Shrew · as Tranio |
| 1966 | Chronicle (1966) (TV Series) · as Jesus |
| 1965 | Jackanory (TV Series) · as Storyteller |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Barney |
| 1965 | The Hill · as George Stevens |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Peter Young |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 (TV Series) · as Gordon Comstock |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Commander Millington |
| 1963 | West 11 · as Joe Beckett |
| 1963 | 55 Days at Peking · as Gerald (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Password Is Courage · as Corporal Bill Pope |
| 1962 | Two and Two Make Six · as Thomas 'tom' Ernest Bennett |
| 1961 | Already It's Tomorrow · as Unnamed Man |
| 1961 | On the Fiddle · as Horace Pope |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 (TV Series) · as Arnold |
| 1960 | BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) · as Norman |
| 1959 | Look Back in Anger · as 2nd Commercial Traveller |
| 1957 | Theatre Night (TV Series) · as 777 Private Evans, T.e. |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Jupp |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Alyoshka, A Cobbler |