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Hal Linden (born Harold Lipshitz, [1] March 20, 1931) is an American stage and screen actor, television director and musician. Linden began his career as a big band musician and singer in the 1950s. After a stint in the United States Army, he began an acting career, first working in summer stock and off-Broadway productions.
Hal Linden. Actor: Barney Miller. A familiar name thanks to his handsome, brush-mustachioed titular cop on a popular 70's TV show, Bronx-born actor/singer/musician Hal Linden (né Harold Lipschitz, March 20, 1931) was the son of Lithuanian immigrant Charles Lipshitz and his wife Frances Rosen. He had one older brother, Bernard, who would become a future Professor of Music at Bowling Green ...
Sep 26, 2022 · At age 91, Hal Linden is still very much an actor looking for the next great role. How else to explain the fact that Linden, who became a household name when he played the title character in the ...
HAL LINDEN is an American actor, singer and musician whose career has spanned more than 65 years with memorable roles on stage, television, in film and a cabaret-style variety show that he tours nationally. Linden is perhaps best known for his portrayal of police precinct captain Barney Miller in the hit television series that aired on ABC from 1975-1982, earning multiple Golden Globe and Emmy ...
Jul 28, 2016 · For his full interview, see http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/hal-linden
Dec 10, 2016 · The Hal Linden Special (1979)/Hal Linden’s Big Apple (1980)—himself AVC: In 1979, you had an honor bestowed upon you that was among the highest that any performer could receive in the ’70s ...
Born in 1931, Bronx-born Hal Linden was the son of Charles Lipshitz and Frances Rosen and had an older brother who would become a future professor of music at Bowling Green State University, Ohio. Similarly musical, Hal took up classical clarinet in his late teens and played regularly with symphony orchestras. After graduating from the High School of Music and Art in Manhattan, he studied ...
Nov 5, 2017 · Photo: Colin Hovde/C. Stanley Photography. Hal Linden will always be best known as the wry, decent captain of TV’s Barney Miller, but he’s a versatile actor whose career predates that classic ...
Barney Miller: Created by Danny Arnold, Theodore J. Flicker. With Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Steve Landesberg. The Captain of the NYPD 12th Precinct and his staff handle the various local troubles and characters that come into the squad room.
In his four-hour interview, Hal Linden talks about his early life and influences and making his Broadway debut in the musical Bells Are Ringing. He describes early television roles, doing voiceover for commercials and overdubbing for foreign films, and triumphing on Broadway with a Tony win for The Rothchilds. He recounts his eight-year stint on the classic series Barney Miller, outlining the ...