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{{Short description|American actor (born 1931)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name                      = Hal Linden
| image                     = Hal Linden - ABC.jpg
| image_size                = 
| alt                       = 
| caption                   = Publicity photo for ''[[FYI (TV series)|FYI]]'' (1981)
| birth_name                = Harold Lipshitz
| birth_date                = {{Birth date and age|1931|03|20}}
| birth_place               = [[The Bronx]], [[New York City]], U.S.
| education                 = [[High School of Music & Art]]
| alma_mater                ={{ubl|[[Queens College, City University of New York|Queens College]]|[[City College of New York]] <small>([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])</small>}}
| occupation                = {{csv|Actor|television director|musician}}
| years_active              = 1956&ndash;present
| known_for                 = 
| spouse                    = {{marriage|Frances Martin|1958|2010|end=died}}
| children                  = 4
| awards                    = 
}}

'''Hal Linden''' (born '''Harold Lipshitz''',<ref>{{cite news |title=Postal Card |last=Postal |first=Bernard |work=[[The Jewish Week|The New York Jewish Week]] |date=September 27, 1975 |page=19 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/371508345/ }}</ref> 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 theatre|summer stock]] and off-Broadway productions. Linden found success on Broadway when he replaced [[Sydney Chaplin (American actor)|Sydney Chaplin]] in the musical ''[[Bells Are Ringing (musical)|Bells Are Ringing]]''. In 1962, he starred as Billy Crocker in the off-Broadway revival of the Cole Porter musical ''[[Anything Goes]]''. In 1971, he won a [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Best Actor Tony Award]] for his portrayal of Mayer Rothschild in the musical ''[[The Rothschilds (musical)|The Rothschilds]]''.

In 1974, Linden landed his best-known role as the title character in the television comedy series ''[[Barney Miller]]''. The role earned him seven [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy]] nominations and three [[Golden Globe Award]] nominations. During the series' run, Linden also hosted two educational series, ''[[Animals, Animals, Animals]]'' and ''[[FYI (TV series)|FYI]]''. He won two special [[Daytime Emmy Awards]] for the latter series. Linden won a third Daytime Emmy Award for a guest-starring role on ''[[CBS Schoolbreak Special]]'' in 1995. Linden has since continued his career on the stage, in films and guest-starring roles on television. He released his first album of pop and jazz standards, ''It's Never Too Late'', in 2011.