Hal Linden

About

Hal Linden (born Harold Lipshitz, March 20, 1931) is an American stage and screen actor, television director and musician. His best-known role was as the title character in the television comedy series Barney Miller, for which he earned seven Primetime Emmy nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations. Born in the Bronx, Linden was the son of Charles Lipshitz and Frances Rosen. His older brother 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 music at Queens College, moving later to City College to pursue business. Hal also played in dance bands and was asked to join Sammy Kaye on tour before being drafted into the Army, where he sang and...

Known for

Grey's AnatomySeries • 2005Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999SupernaturalSeries • 2005Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001NOVASeries • 1974Gilmore GirlsSeries • 2000The NannySeries • 1993American ExperienceSeries • 1988Will & GraceSeries • 1998The Mindy ProjectSeries • 2012The Drew Carey ShowSeries • 1995The King of QueensSeries • 1998HacksSeries • 20212 Broke GirlsSeries • 2011Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994Barney MillerSeries • 1975Hot in ClevelandSeries • 2010The Golden GirlsSeries • 1985American HousewifeSeries • 2016The F.B.I.Series • 1965The Ray Bradbury TheaterSeries • 1985The Zeta ProjectSeries • 2001NTSF:SD:SUV::Series • 2011Nowhere ManSeries • 1995