Alfred Lynch

Born: 1931-01-26

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.


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The Taming of the Shrew

as Tranio
Released: 1967-03-08

Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives...

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55 Days at Peking

as Gerald (uncredited)
Released: 1963-05-06

Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the...

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Until the End of the World

as Old Man Alfred
Released: 1991-09-12

In 1999, a woman's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with two bank robbers,...

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Look Back in Anger

as 2nd Commercial Traveller
Released: 1959-09-15

A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class...

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The Hill

as George Stevens
Released: 1965-06-17

North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to...

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The Krays

as Charlie Kray Snr
Released: 1990-04-27

The Krays is a film based on the lives and crimes of the British gangsters Ronald and Reginald...

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Second Best

as Edward
Released: 1994-09-30

The difficult relationship between a british postal officer and his adoptive son.

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Loophole

as Harry
Released: 1981-06-25

When architect Stephen Booker loses his partnership, he finds jobs hard to come by, and with...

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The Sea Gull

as Semyon Medvedenko
Released: 1968-12-23

Film adaptation of Anton Chekhov's story of life in rural Russia during the latter part of the...

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The Password Is Courage

as Corporal Bill Pope
Released: 1962-06-01

Sergeant-Major Charles Coward, a brave British soldier is captured by German forces during World...

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Two and Two Make Six

as Thomas 'Tom' Ernest Bennett
Released: 1962-05-01

An US airman stationed in the UK strikes down his commanding officer. Believing he killed him,...

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West 11

as Joe Beckett
Released: 1963-10-08

Joe Beckett, seasoned citizen of the bedsitter belt, aged about 22, is the renegade son of...

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Bewitched

as Saul Rutledge
Released: 1983-07-08

The story is set in a small English coastal town, around the turn of the century. A young woman,...

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On the Fiddle

as Horace Pope
Released: 1961-10-10

Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main...

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Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric

as Commander Millington
Released: 1989-11-15

The Doctor and Ace arrive at a secret military base during World War II, where an ancient evil...

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The Blockhouse

as Larshen
Released: 1973-01-01

A group of Slave workers, drafted by the Nazis to help construct their coastal defences in 1944,...

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The Oresteia

as Aegisthus
Released: 1983-10-09

Agamemnon returns home from the Trojan war and is murdered by his wife, setting off a chain of...

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The Secret Agent

as The Professor
Released: 1992-10-28

1992 BBC adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel of 1907 concerning the mostly inactive spy Alfred...

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Horror of Darkness

as Peter
Released: 1965-03-10

A studio-based drama by John Hopkins focusing on a trio of people at the point of crisis, with...

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On the Razzle

as Weinberl
Released: 1983-03-01

When their boss goes off to Vienna to dine with his fiancé, his clerks decide this may be their...

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Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar

as uncredited
Released: 1968-12-09

Edgar Lunt lives his life by scientific principles, that is, for every action there is a...

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Doctor Who

as Commander Millington
First aired: 1963-11-23

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores...

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Pie in the Sky

as Bill Pritchard
First aired: 1994-03-13

Pie in the Sky is a British offbeat police comedy drama programme starring Richard Griffiths and...

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Bergerac

as Whittaker
First aired: 1981-10-18

Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the...

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The Wednesday Play

as Peter Young
First aired: 1964-09-30

The Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from...

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Tales of the Tardis

as Commander Millington
First aired: 2023-11-01

Classic Doctor Who duos are reunited as they board a very special TARDIS on a nostalgic voyage...

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Manhunt

as Squadron Leader Jimmy Briggs
First aired: 1970-01-02

Manhunt is a World War II drama series consisting of 26 episodes, produced by London Weekend...

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A Tale of Two Cities

as Jerry Cruncher
First aired: 1989-05-21

A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer,...

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Lovejoy

as Gideon
First aired: 1986-01-10

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...

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Going Straight

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-02-24

Going Straight is a BBC sitcom which was a direct spin-off from Porridge, starring Ronnie Barker...

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Armchair Theatre

as Jupp
First aired: 1956-07-08

Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the...

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