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name: "Alfred Lynch"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alfred-lynch"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 January 1931"
died: "16 December 2003"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:27.645482+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Alfred Lynch

Actor. Born 26 January 1931 in London, England, UK. Died 16 December 2003.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 January 1931, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 16 December 2003
- **Also known as:** Alfred Cornelius Lynch

## Biography

Alfred Lynch (also credited as Alfred Cornelius Lynch) was an English actor who worked in theatre, film and television. Born in Whitechapel, London, he trained as a draughtsman before national service and began acting through evening classes. In 1958 he joined the Royal Court Theatre, appearing in productions including plays by Arnold Wesker.

From the early 1960s his career expanded into film and television. Notable screen roles include George Stevens in *The Hill* (1965), Tranio in *The Taming of the Shrew* (1967), and Charlie Kray Snr in *The Krays* (1990). On television he played Commander Millington in the *Doctor Who* serial *The Curse of Fenric* (1989) and appeared in series such as *Lovejoy* and *Second Best* (1994).

Lynch's long-term partner was actor James Culliford. He died of cancer in 2003.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Krays* (1990), Fi1m 74, as Charlie Kray Snr — [page](https://film.one/film/the-krays.md)

## Also known for

- *The Hill* (1965), George Stevens
- *Until the End of the World* (1991), Old Man Alfred
- *55 Days at Peking* (1963), Gerald (uncredited)
- *The Taming of the Shrew* (1967), Tranio
- *Look Back in Anger* (1959), 2nd Commercial Traveller
- *Lovejoy* (1986), Gideon
- *Second Best* (1994), Edward

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