Joe Lynch (actor)
| Joe Lynch | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Joseph Laurence Lynch 16 July 1925 Mallow, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 1 August 2001 (aged 76) Alicante, Spain |
| Occupation | Actor, singer and songwriter |
| Years active | 1959–2000 |
| Spouse(s) | Marie Nutty |
Joseph Laurence 'Joe' Lynch (16 July 1925 – 1 August 2001) was an Irish actor who enjoyed a long career in both serious drama and light comedy. He also did voice work for children's animated series, in particular Chorlton and the Wheelies. He had a fine singing voice and composed songs, such as for the film Johnny Nobody (1961). He also recorded the work of other songwriters, including Leo Maguire's "The Whistling Gypsy" and Dick Farrelly's "Cottage by the Lee", one of Joe's biggest 1950s recordings.
Joe Lynch attended the North Monastery CBS and first came to fame in Ireland in the 1950s when his radio show Living with Lynch was broadcast on Sunday nights on Radio Éireann. He was also a founding member of the Radio Éireann Players and played in productions of Teresa Deevy plays amongst others. He had a career with the Abbey Theatre between 1967-1981 where he appeared on stage. Lynch appeared in the popular ABC/Thames TV sitcom Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width between 1968 and 1970, and in its spin-off feature film in 1973. His other notable film roles included The Siege of Sidney Street (1960), The Running Man (1963), Girl with Green Eyes (1964), The Face of Fu Manchu (1965), Ulysses (1967), Loot (1970), The Mackintosh Man (1973), The Outsider (1980), If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981) and Eat the Peach (1986). In the 1970s Lynch made regular guest appearances as Elsie Tanner's boyfriend in the long-running Granada TV soap Coronation Street.
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