- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJames Harold Tilton Lynch
- Hal Lynch was born on November 13, 1927 to Arnett Tilton Lynch and Katie Bell Jacobs in Birmingham, Alabama, USA as James Harold Tilton Lynch. He was an actor, known for The Way West (1967) , Spoon River (1969) and Wild Rovers (1971). His first television appearance was in a 1964 Gunsmoke episode. Hal also had western show roles on Daniel Boone, Custer, Bonanza, and Big Valley. During his later years he lived with his mother in Opp, Alabama, USA. On October 5, 2006, he dropped off his column at the newspaper office, picked up a suit at the dry cleaners, called 9-1-1 to report that a man had been shot at his address, and then shot himself in his back yard.- IMDb Mini Biography By: SAGE STEPS
- SpousesJoyce Van Patten(January 28, 1968 - 1970) (divorced)Joyce Van Patten(1966 - 1969) (divorced)Phyllis Lorraine Weiss(March 19, 1950 - 1965) (divorced, 3 children)Phyllis Lorraine Weiss(1950 - 1965) (divorced, 3 children)
- ChildrenTimothy Sean Lynch
- He died by a self inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.
- Hal graduated from Opp High School in absentia while he was serving with the U.S. Navy in June 1945 in Okinawa.
- Holds B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering and Business Administration from the Univerity of Colorado (1952). Later received an MBA from the University of Southern California (USC) and a Master's in Anthropology (Folk Music) from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Hal worked for Douglas Aircraft for one year before starting his acting career.
- Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
- Wrote a weekly community history column in The Opp (Alabama) News newspaper. Reportedly, he called 911 and then shot himself about an hour after submitting his last article.
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