Hal 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.

Hal graduated from Opp High School in absentia while he was serving with the U.S. Navy in June 1945 in Okinawa.

It is reported that Hal had 3 marriages. He had three children from his first marriage to: Phyllis Lorraine Weiss. The three children from that marriage are: Michael Tilton Lynch, 1951. Meggin Lorraine Lynch, 1954 and Timothy Sean Lynch, 1956. There were no children added during his brief two year marriage to Joyce Van Patten. A third marriage to a psychiatrist he met in Opp, AL that was the Dr. to his son Michael lasted only 3 or 4 years. He had no other children.

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.

Began his acting career on stage in the 50s and was featured in the Broadway production of "Spoon River Anthology" in 1963.

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.

He was an actor, known for The Way West (1967) , Spoon River (1969) and Wild Rovers (1971).