Editing Hal Linden (section)

==Career==
Linden replaced [[Sydney Chaplin (American actor)|Sydney Chaplin]] in the Broadway production of ''[[Bells Are Ringing (musical)|Bells Are Ringing]]'' in 1958.<ref name=lovece /> He made a further breakthrough on the New York City stage in 1962 when he was cast as Billy Crocker in the revival of [[Cole Porter]]'s ''[[Anything Goes]]''.<ref>Bordman, p.35</ref>

Linden's career slowed in the 1960s. During this time, he dubbed English dialogue for various foreign films, did voiceover work for commercials and sang [[jingles]],<ref name="sharbutt" /> and performed in [[industrial musical]]s such as [https://castalbums.org/people/Hal-Linden/1298 ''Diesel Dazzle''] (1966). His career was revived in the 1970s when he was cast as Mayer Rothschild in the 1971 musical ''[[The Rothschilds (musical)|The Rothschilds]]''. The role earned him a [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical]].<ref>{{cite book| last1=Everett| first1=William A.| last2= Laird| first2=Paul R.| title=The A to Z of the Broadway Musical| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=MyJ_wa8U_wgC&q=linden| edition= 94| date=September 17, 2009| publisher= Scarecrow Press| isbn=978-0810870444| page=300}}</ref> In 1973, he co-starred opposite [[Tony Lo Bianco]] in the [[NBC]] television film ''Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside''. The film was intended to be the [[Television pilot|pilot]] for a proposed series but was not picked up by the network.<ref>{{cite book| last=Roberts| first=Jerry| title=Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=kW8j6sHvrewC&q=linden| volume= 1| date=June 5, 2009| publisher= Scarecrow Press| isbn=978-0810863781| page=207}}</ref>

===''Barney Miller''===
In 1974, Linden landed the starring role in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television police sitcom ''[[Barney Miller]]''. He portrayed the eponymous captain of the 12th Precinct in [[Greenwich Village]], Manhattan, New York City. He earned seven [[Emmy Award]] nominations for his work on the series. Linden is tied with [[Matt LeBlanc]] and [[John Goodman]] for the most Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series [[Emmy Award]] nominations without ever winning. He also earned four [[Golden Globe Award]] nominations for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy]]. The series aired from 1975 to 1982. Linden later said that leaving Broadway to work on ''Barney Miller'' was his most irrational act and also one of his best decisions.<ref>{{cite news |title=Up Front: First Person |last=Lavin |first=Cheryl |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=April 26, 1987 |page=SM2 |url= https://www.proquest.com/docview/1124894598/}}</ref>

During the run of ''Barney Miller'', Linden served as the narrator and host of the ABC children's shows ''[[Animals, Animals, Animals]]'' and ''[[FYI (TV series)|FYI]]''. He won two [[Daytime Emmy]]s for Outstanding Individual Achievement for his host work on ''FYI''. in 1984 and 1985.<ref name=lovece />

===Later career===
After ''Barney Miller'' ended in 1982, Linden appeared in several television films, including ''[[I Do! I Do!#History|I Do! I Do!]]'' (1982), the television adaptation of the [[I Do! I Do!|musical of the same name]], and ''[[Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land]]'' (1983). Also in 1982, he was the producers' first choice for the starring role of Dr. Donald Westphall in ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'', but he turned down the opportunity without reading the script or meeting the producers because he wanted to take a break from television.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.popculturepassionistas.com/single-post/2015/08/17/Fun-Facts-About-St-Elsewhere| title=Fun Facts About St. Elsewhere| publisher= | website= PopCulturePassionistas.com| date=August 17, 2015| access-date= February 16, 2018}}</ref> (The role was then given to [[Ed Flanders]].)

In 1984, he costarred in the television film ''Second Edition''. The film was intended to be a series but was not picked up by [[CBS]]. The following year, Linden portrayed studio head [[Jack L. Warner]] in the television biopic ''[[My Wicked, Wicked Ways|My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn]]''.

[[File:Hal Linden at Chiller Theatre, 2011.jpg|thumb|left|Linden at Chiller Theatre on April 30, 2011]]
In 1986, Linden returned to episodic television in the [[NBC]] series ''[[Blacke's Magic]]''. He played the lead character, Alexander Blacke, a magician who solves mysteries with the help of his father Leonard ([[Harry Morgan]]), a retired carnival magician and sometimes [[confidence trick|confidence man]]. The series was canceled after 13 episodes. In 1988, he co-starred in the romantic comedy ''[[A New Life (film)|A New Life]]'', directed by [[Alan Alda]]. In 1991 he guest-starred in an episode of “The Golden Girls” in the part of John Neretti, Bea Arthur’s character’s love interest. In 1992, Linden tried his hand at television again with the leading role in the comedy-drama series ''[[Jack's Place (TV series)|Jack's Place]]''. In the series, Linden portrayed Jack Evans, a retired jazz musician who ran a restaurant that was frequented by patrons who learned lessons about love. The show was often compared to ''[[The Love Boat]]'' by critics as it featured a different weekly guest star.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WYJKAAAAIBAJ&pg=4690,3395644&dq=an+evening+with+hal+linden&hl=en| title=Welcome to 'Jack's Place'| last=McAlister| first=Nancy| date=May 22, 1992| work=[[The Vindicator]]| location=Youngstown, Ohio| access-date=February 8, 2013}}</ref> The series premiered as a [[mid-season replacement]] but did well enough in the ratings for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] to order additional episodes. Viewership soon declined and ABC chose to cancel the series in 1993. The next year, Linden appeared in the CBS sitcom ''[[The Boys Are Back (TV series)|The Boys Are Back]]''. That series was also low rated and canceled after 18 episodes. In 1995, Linden won his third Daytime Emmy Award for his 1994 guest-starring role as Rabbi Markovitz on ''[[CBS Schoolbreak Special]]''.<ref>{{cite news| title= 'General Hospital' Leads the Field in Daytime Emmys Television: CBS takes most awards, and several long-running serials make strong showings| last= Margulies| first=Lee| date=May 22, 1995| work=Los Angeles Times| page= 5}}</ref>

In 1996, Linden had a supporting role in the television film ''The Colony'', opposite [[John Ritter]] and [[June Lockhart]]. The role was a departure for Linden, as he played the villainous head of a home owner's association of a gated community.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UxkyAAAAIBAJ&pg=5265,41891&dq=the+colony+hal+linden+john+ritter&hl=en| title=Hal Linden will fill a rare villain role| date=May 1, 1995| work= Reading Eagle| page=A10| access-date= February 8, 2013}}</ref> In 1999, he had a guest role in the last ''[[The Rockford Files]]'' reunion TV film, ''The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads''. In 1997, he played [[Ebeneezer Scrooge]] in the yearly [[Madison Square Garden]] production of [[A Christmas Carol (musical)|''A Christmas Carol'']]. He continued his career in the late 1990s and 2000s with guest roles on ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'', ''[[The King of Queens]]'', ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'', and ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]''. He also narrated episodes of ''[[Biography (TV series)|Biography]]'' and ''[[The American Experience]]'', and voiced Eli Selig, Zeta's creator, on the animated series ''[[The Zeta Project]]''. In 2002, Linden received a Golden Palm Star on the [[Palm Springs, California]], [[Palm Springs Walk of Stars|Walk of Stars]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121013165655/http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated]}}</ref>

In 2008, he played Arvide Abernathy in ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' at [[Hilbert Circle Theatre]]. Linden continued to have an active stage career. He appeared in the [[Toronto]] production of ''[[Tuesdays with Morrie]]'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.playbill.com/news/article/126159-Hal-Linden-to-Star-in-Toronto-Production-of-Tuesdays-with-Morrie| title=Hal Linden to Star in Toronto Production of Tuesdays with Morrie| last=Hetrick| first=Adam| date= February 10, 2009| magazine=[[Playbill]]| access-date=February 8, 2013| url-status=dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131105022957/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/126159-Hal-Linden-to-Star-in-Toronto-Production-of-Tuesdays-with-Morrie| archive-date=November 5, 2013}}</ref> In July 2011, he appeared opposite [[Christina Pickles]] in the Colony Theatre's production of ''[[On Golden Pond (play)|On Golden Pond]]''.<ref name="lastagetimes">{{cite web| url=http://www.lastagetimes.com/2011/07/hal-linden-and-christina-pickles-summer-on-golden-pond/| title=Hal Linden and Christina Pickles Summer On Golden Pond| last=Behrens| first=Deborah| date=July 27, 2011| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| access-date=February 8, 2013| archive-date=February 27, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227233428/http://lastagetimes.com/2011/07/hal-linden-and-christina-pickles-summer-on-golden-pond/| url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, Linden starred in a touring production of Shine featuring local professional talent.<ref>{{Cite web| title=The NOLA Premiere Cast of 'Shine' performs on ABC 26 'Good Morning New Orleans' 11/14/2011 | via= YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8uSJgBUHnI |archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/d8uSJgBUHnI| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status= live|access-date=February 2, 2021|website= | date= November 14, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Linden also starred in ''Under My Skin'', which premiered at the [[Pasadena Playhouse]] on September 19, 2012, and ran through October 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/169065-Hal-Linden-Megan-Sikora-Matt-Walton-Erin-Cardillo-Among-Stars-of-Under-My-Skin-Premiere-at-Pasadena-Playhouse| title=Hal Linden, Megan Sikora, Matt Walton, Erin Cardillo Among Stars of Under My Skin Premiere at Pasadena Playhouse| last=Jones| first=Kenneth| date=August 14, 2012| magazine=Playbill| access-date=February 8, 2013| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105021535/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/169065-Hal-Linden-Megan-Sikora-Matt-Walton-Erin-Cardillo-Among-Stars-of-Under-My-Skin-Premiere-at-Pasadena-Playhouse| archive-date=November 5, 2013}}</ref> In 2013, Linden guest-starred in a season eight episode of ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'' as a rabbi. In 2014, Linden guest-starred in an episode of the comedy series ''[[2 Broke Girls]]''. In 2015, he appeared at the [[Old Globe Theatre]] in the West Coast premiere of ''The Twenty Seventh Man'' starring as Yevgeny Zunser.<ref>{{cite web| title=Latest News| url=http://theoldglobe.org/information/latestnews/index.aspx#TCCAward2015| date=February 25, 2015| publisher=Old Globe Theatre| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227190821/http://theoldglobe.org/information/latestnews/index.aspx |archive-date=February 27, 2015}}</ref>

===Music===
After the success of ''Barney Miller'', Linden decided to revive his music career with a nightclub act. In his act, Linden played the clarinet, performed [[Pop standards|pop]] and Broadway standards backed by a big band, and discussed his life and career.<ref name="stewart" /><ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1loaAAAAIBAJ&pg=5464,5950759&dq=an+evening+with+hal+linden&hl=en| title=Hal Linden Never Says No| date=April 8, 1979| work=The Milwaukee Journal| access-date=February 8, 2013}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In March 2011, he began touring with the cabaret show ''An Evening with Hal Linden: I'm Old Fashioned''. The show, which ran through 2012, was later released on DVD. In April 2011, Linden released his first album, ''It's Never Too Late''. The album features a collection of [[Jazz standards|jazz]], Broadway and pop standards that Linden began recording around the time he was touring in the early 1980s. Due to a lack of interest, he shelved the songs. Linden decided to finish the album on the advice of his tour booker.<ref name="king">{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-may-20-la-et-hal-linden-20110520-story.html| title=Hal Linden can still hold a note| last=King| first=Susan| date=May 20, 2011| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| access-date=February 8, 2013}} In 2024, Linden guest-starred in the season three finale episode of ''[[Hacks (TV series)|Hacks]]'' as a retired TV executive who gives a main character some important advice. </ref>