Alfred Lynch

Acting Jan 26, 1931 Dec 16, 2003 (aged 72) London, England, UK

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.

49 Acting Credits

Acting

Doctor Who

as Commander Millington

1963

Alfred Lynch

Acting

Doctor Who

The Hill

Until the End of the World

55 Days at Peking

The Taming of the Shrew

The Krays

Look Back in Anger

Lovejoy

Second Best

Loophole

The Password Is Courage

Bergerac

The Blockhouse

Going Straight

West 11

Pie in the Sky

Joseph Andrews

The Sea Gull

Tales of the Tardis

On the Fiddle

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre