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Biography

Hal Linden, born Harold Lipshitz on March 20th in 1931 is most famous for his role as Barney Miller on the show of the…more

Born

3/20/1931, Lipshitz

Birth Name

Harold

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (6)

Role
- The Boys are Back
  Fred Hansen
  - S 1: Ep 16 The French Class
    1/28/95
  - S 1: Ep 15 Searching for Sarah Hansen
    1/21/95
  - S 1: Ep 14 Bad Hair Day
    1/14/95
  - S 1: Ep 13 Get Me to the Church
    1/7/95
  - S 1: Ep 12 Fred Runs Away
    12/21/94
  - + 13 More Credits
- Jack's Place
  Jack Evans
  - S 2: Ep 12 True Love Ways
    7/13/93
  - S 2: Ep 11 Faithful Henry
    7/6/93
  - S 2: Ep 10 Something Wonderful This Way Comes
    6/29/93
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Hands Of Time
    6/22/93
  - S 2: Ep 8 The Pipes Are Calling
    6/15/93
  - + 14 More Credits
- Blacke's Magic
  Alexander Blacke
  - S 1: Ep 12 Wax Poetic
    5/7/86
  - S 1: Ep 11 It's a Jungle Out There
    4/2/86
  - S 1: Ep 10 A Friendly Game of Showdown
    3/19/86
  - S 1: Ep 9 Last Flight to Moscow
    3/12/86
  - S 1: Ep 8 Forced Landing
    3/5/86
  - + 8 More Credits
- Barney Miller
  Capt. Barney Miller
  - S 8: Ep 22 Landmark (3)
    5/20/82
  - S 8: Ep 21 Landmark (2)
    5/13/82
  - S 8: Ep 20 Landmark (1)
    5/6/82
  - S 8: Ep 19 Bones
    4/29/82
  - S 8: Ep 18 Altercation
    4/9/82
  - + 163 More Credits
- Barney Miller
  Capt. Barney Miller/Himself
  - S 5: Ep 24 Jack Soo, a Retrospective
    5/17/79
- Search for Tomorrow
  Larry Carter (1969)
  - S 1: Ep 1 1
    9/3/51
  - S 27: Ep 1 Ep. #9100
    12/26/86
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- The Bold and the Beautiful
  Jerry Kramer
  - S 20: Ep 202 Ep. #4971
    1/8/07
  - S 20: Ep 201 Ep. #4970
    1/5/07
  - S 20: Ep 200 Ep. #4969
    1/4/07
  - S 20: Ep 199 Ep. #4968
    1/3/07
  - S 20: Ep 194 Ep. #4963
    12/26/06
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (48)

Role
- Hot in Cleveland
  Alex
  - S 1: Ep 6 Meet the Parents
    7/21/10
- TV Land Confidential
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Finales
    7/18/07
  - S 1: Ep 5 Breakout and Disappearing Stars
    10/12/05
  - S 1: Ep 4 Writing, Rehearsing & Recording
    10/5/05
  - S 1: Ep 2 When Real Life and Screen Life Collide
    9/21/05
- TV Land Top 10
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 15 Top 10 TV Spinoffs
    6/7/06
- Living with Fran
  Hal
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Whole Clan with Fran
    2/3/06
- The King of Queens
  Bernard
  - S 7: Ep 20 Catching Hell
    4/20/05
- Huff
  Judge Bork
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Sample Closet
    1/16/05
- The Tony Danza Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 73 Episode 73
    1/4/05
- Will & Grace
  Alan
  - S 6: Ep 12 A Gay/December Romance
    1/22/04
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Ben Turner
  - S 2: Ep 12 Suite Sorrow
    2/2/03
- One Hit Wonders
  Himself (archive footage)
  - S 1: Ep 17 VH1's One Hit Wonders Presents: Star Tracks
    1/18/03
- The Zeta Project
  Dr. Selig
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Hologram Man
    8/10/02
- Gilmore Girls
  Chad
  - S 2: Ep 16 There's the Rub
    4/9/02
- Touched By an Angel
  Dave
  - S 8: Ep 10 Angels Anonymous
    12/15/01
- NOVA
  Narrator
  - S 27: Ep 1 Fall of the Leaning Tower
    10/5/99
- The Drew Carey Show
  Mr. Van Zandt
  - S 4: Ep 27 Brotherhood of Man
    5/26/99
- The Rockford Files
  Ernie Landale
  - S 7: Ep 8 If It Bleeds, It Leads
    4/20/99
- The Nanny
  Maury Sherry
  - S 6: Ep 14 California Here We Come (1)
    3/31/99
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 24: Ep 2 Kelsey Grammer/Sheryl Crow
    10/3/98
- Nowhere Man
  Senator Wallace
  - S 1: Ep 25 Gemini Man
    5/20/96
- Touched By an Angel
  Sam Brown
  - S 2: Ep 15 Indigo Angel
    2/3/96
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 4 September 1, 1994
    9/1/94
  - S 6: Ep 65 December 8, 1993
    12/8/93
  - S 5: Ep 246 August 19, 1993
    8/19/93
  - S 5: Ep 121 February 23, 1993
    2/23/93
- American Experience
  Narrator
  - S 6: Ep 6 America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference
    4/6/94
- The Dennis Miller Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 115 July 9, 1992
    7/9/92
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 171 July 1, 1992
    7/1/92
- One On One With John Tesh
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 123 March 12, 1992
    3/12/92
- The Golden Girls
  John Nerretti
  - S 6: Ep 22 What a Difference a Date Makes
    3/23/91
- The Ray Bradbury Theater
  Captain Black
  - S 5: Ep 1 Mars is Heaven
    7/20/90
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 35: Ep 3 Bob Hope Lampoons Television
    2/24/85
- The Muppet Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 14 Hal Linden
    2/7/81
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 114 February 27, 1980
    2/27/80
  - S 5: Ep 138 April 4, 1979
    4/4/79
  - S 5: Ep 110 February 22, 1979
    2/22/79
  - S 5: Ep 71 December 26, 1978
    12/26/78
  - S 5: Ep 33 October 27, 1978
    10/27/78
  - + 15 More Credits
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 23 November 19-25, 1979 (2)
    11/19/79
  - S 13: Ep 26 December 4-8, 1978 (A Salute to BARNEY MILLER on NBC-TV)
    12/4/78
  - S 12: Ep 4 September 19-23, 1977 (NBC-TV)
    9/19/77
  - S 11: Ep 80 June 20-24, 1977 (NBC-TV)
    6/20/77
  - S 11: Ep 75 May 30-June 3, 1977 (NBC-TV)
    5/30/77
  - + 13 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 121 April 5, 1979
    4/5/79
  - S 17: Ep 55 December 5, 1978
    12/5/78
  - S 15: Ep 100 February 11, 1977
    2/11/77
  - S 14: Ep 176 Week of May 10, 1976
    5/10/76
  - S 14: Ep 118 February 25, 1976
    2/25/76
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Captain and Tennille
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 22 The Captain & Tennille In New Orleans
    4/3/78
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 16: Ep 103 Week of February 13, 1978
    2/13/78
  - S 16: Ep 20 September 30, 1977
    9/30/77
  - S 16: Ep 19 September 29, 1977
    9/29/77
  - S 16: Ep 18 September 28, 1977
    9/28/77
  - S 16: Ep 17 September 27, 1977
    9/27/77
  - + 6 More Credits
- Tattletales
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 16 December 19, 1977
    12/19/77
  - S 4: Ep 14 December 7, 1976
    12/7/76
  - S 3: Ep 2 September 8, 1975
    9/8/75
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 175 May 26, 1977
    5/26/77
  - S 14: Ep 113 February 24, 1977
    2/24/77
  - S 14: Ep 2906 September 6, 1976
    9/6/76
  - S 13: Ep 147 April 14, 1976
    4/14/76
  - S 13: Ep 80 January 5, 1976
    1/5/76
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Carol Burnett Show
  himself
  - S 10: Ep 21 with Hal Linden
    3/5/77
- Battle of the Network Stars
  ABC Team
  - S 1: Ep 2 Special #2
    2/28/77
  - S 1: Ep 1 Special #1
    11/13/76
- The Love Boat
  Andrew Canaan
  - — The Love Boat
    9/17/76
- Donny and Marie
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 GUESTS: KAREN VALENTINE, HAL LINDEN, THE WELCOME BACK KOTTER BOYS
    3/26/76
- Cher
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 15 Show 29 - Series Finale
    1/4/76
- $10,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 10 Jo Ann Pflug & Hal Linden
    11/3/75
  - S 3: Ep 49 Peggy Cass & Hal Linden
    8/4/75
  - S 3: Ep 28 Nanette Fabray & Hal Linden
    3/10/75
- The F.B.I.
  Abel Norton
  - S 9: Ep 2 The Confession
    9/30/73
- Ghost Story
  David Wells
  - S 1: Ep 11 Elegy for a Vampire
    12/1/72
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 170 May 31, 1971
    5/31/71
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 24: Ep 13 December 13, 1970: Ali MacGraw, Bobby Sherman, Hal Linden, Robby Benson, The New Seekers
    12/13/70
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 45 November 18, 1970
    11/18/70
- Producers' Showcase
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 6 Ruggles of Red Gap
    2/3/57
Director (1)

Role
- Barney Miller
  Director
  - S 8: Ep 17 Old Love
    4/2/82
  - S 4: Ep 20 The Hostage
    3/23/78
  - S 4: Ep 4 Corporation
    10/6/77

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Trivia
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- Both he and his wife Francis are avid golfers, and often golf together.
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- He won 3 Emmy's as host of a series of daytime educational "PDA's" (Public Service Announcements) called "FYI" that ran on ABC in the 80's. They were geared towards health and general health issues and information.
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- Judy Holliday, Hollywood star and co-star of "Bells Are Ringing", his first Broadway show attended his wedding to Francis.
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Quotes
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- Hal Linden: I hadn't really noticed that I had a hearing problem. I just thought most people had given up on speaking clearly.
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- Hal Linden: (reminiscing on Judy Holliday upon her death) "I'm very saddened right now, sitting here remembering her because...it's personal. If it wasn't for Judy I probably wouldn't be an actor today. I'd still be playing weddings in Brooklyn."
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