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Alfred Lynch

Acting Born Jan 26, 1931 London, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

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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Known for

Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

as Commander Millington

Bergerac

as Whittaker

Theatre 625

as Gordon Comstock

Pie in the Sky

as Bill Pritchard
Film

Exam

as Barney
Film

The Krays

as Charlie Kray Snr

Full filmography

  • Doctor Who (1963) as Commander Millington
  • Bergerac (1981) as Whittaker
  • Theatre 625 (1964) as Gordon Comstock
  • Film '72 (1971)
  • ITV Playhouse (1967) as Edgar Lunt
  • The Wednesday Play (1964) as Peter Young
  • The Wednesday Play (1964) as Eddie Marble
  • The Wednesday Play (1964) as Bisthorpe
  • Pie in the Sky (1994) as Bill Pritchard
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Barney
  • Lovejoy (1986) as Gideon
  • Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Alyoshka, a Cobbler
  • Churchill's People (1974) as King James I
  • Drama 61-67 (1961) as Slinn
  • Drama 61-67 (1961) as Arnold
  • Manhunt (1970) as Squadron Leader Jimmy Briggs
  • Tales of the Tardis (2023) as Commander Millington
  • 55 Days at Peking (1963) as Gerald (uncredited)
  • Going Straight (1978) as Dave Pipers
  • The Taming of the Shrew (1967) as Tranio
  • The Krays (1990) as Charlie Kray Snr
  • Second Best (1994) as Edward
  • Until the End of the World (1991) as Old Man Alfred
  • A Tale of Two Cities (1989) as Jerry Cruncher