Paul Edward Lynde was an American comedian, actor and game show panelist. A character actor with a distinctively campy and snarky persona that often poked fun at his closeted homosexuality, Lynde was well known for his roles as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched, the befuddled father Harry MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie and a regular "center square" panelist on the game show The Hollywood Squares from 1968 to 1981. He also voiced animated characters for five Hanna-Barbera productions.
Lynde in 1972
Lynde as Uncle Arthur with Elizabeth Montgomery in the 1968 Bewitched episode "The No Harm Charm"
The Paul Lynde Comedy Hour (1975) with Nancy Walker
Bewitched is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typical suburban housewife. The show was popular, finishing as the second-rated show in America during its debut season, staying in the top ten for its first three seasons, and ranking in eleventh place for both seasons four and five. The show continues to be seen throughout the world in syndication and on recorded media.
Dick York and Elizabeth Montgomery (1968)
Elizabeth Montgomery and Paul Lynde as Uncle Arthur (1968)
Marion Lorne, shown here as Myrtle Banford from the television program Sally, played Samantha's bumbling Aunt Clara.
Maurice Evans as Samantha's father, with Elizabeth Montgomery (1971)
