Alfred Lynch
Actor
- Born
- January 26, 1931 · London, England, UK
- Died
- December 16, 2003 (age 72)
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.
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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.
Known for
The Hill
June 11, 1965
Until the End of the World
September 12, 1991
55 Days at Peking
May 6, 1963
The Taming of the Shrew
March 8, 1967
The Krays
April 27, 1990
Look Back in Anger
September 15, 1959
Second Best
September 30, 1994
Loophole
June 25, 1981
The Password Is Courage
June 1, 1962
The Blockhouse
January 1, 1973
West 11
October 8, 1963
Joseph Andrews
March 9, 1977
Acting27
- 1994Second Best as Edward
- 1992The Secret Agent as The Professor
- 1991Until the End of the World as Old Man Alfred
- 1990The Krays as Charlie Kray Snr
- 1989Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric as Commander Millington
- 1983The Oresteia as Aegisthus
- 1983Bewitched as Saul Rutledge
- 1983On the Razzle as Weinberl
- 1981Loophole as Harry
- 1977Joseph Andrews