Editing Hal Linden

{{Short description|American actor (born 1931)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name                      = Hal Linden
| image                     = Hal Linden - ABC.jpg
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| 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.

==Early life==
Hal Linden was born on March 20, 1931, in [[The Bronx]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], the youngest son of Frances (née Rosen) and Charles Lipshitz, a [[Lithuanian Jew]] who immigrated to the United States in 1910 and owned a printing shop. Hal's older brother, Bernard, became a professor of music at [[Bowling Green State University]].<ref>{{cite book| title=Current Biography Yearbook| year=1987| publisher=H. W. Wilson Company| page=364}}</ref> Linden attended [[Herman Ridder Junior High School (Public School 98)|Herman Ridder Junior High School]] and the [[The High School of Music and Art|High School of Music and Art]], going on to study music at [[Queens College, City University of New York]].<ref name="landmark">{{cite web |last=Bradley |first=Betsy |date=December 11, 1990 |title=Herman Ridder Junior High School (Public School 98) |url=http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/90-HERMAN-RIDDER-J.H.S..pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204352/http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/90-HERMAN-RIDDER-J.H.S..pdf |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=August 15, 2016 |publisher=Landmarks Preservation Commission |page=10}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| last1= Bordman| first1=Gerald| last2=Hischak| first2=Thomas S.| title= The Oxford Companion to American Theatre| url= https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont0000bord| url-access= registration| quote=linden.| edition= 3rd| year=2004| publisher=Oxford University Press| isbn=978-0195169867| page=[https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont0000bord/page/389 389]}}</ref> He later enrolled in [[Baruch College]] and then [[City College of New York]], where he received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in business.<ref name="easy">{{cite news |last=Schleier |first=Curt |date=August 14, 1998 |title=It's Easy Being Green: Hal Linden has played 'old' before, so taking over for Eli Wallach as the cranky octogenarian in 'Visiting Mr. Green' is a natural |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/362481784/ |work=The New York Jewish Week |page=30}}</ref><ref name="zosky">{{cite news| url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9DIwAAAAIBAJ&pg=1657,2524658&dq=an+evening+with+hal+linden&hl=en| title='Barney Miller's' Hal Linden is his own toughest critic| last=Zosky Proulx| first=Brenda| date=July 19, 1982| work=[[Montreal Gazette]]| access-date=February 8, 2013}}</ref>

During his youth, Linden wanted to be a [[big band]] singer and bandleader. Before embarking on a career in music, he decided to change his name, stating, "'Swing and Sway with Harold Lipshitz' just didn't parse." While riding on a bus from Philadelphia to New York through the town of [[Linden, New Jersey]], he saw the name Linden on the water tower and changed his name to Hal Linden.<ref name=pfefferman>{{cite news| url= http://jewishjournal.com/news/los_angeles/community/5268/| title=Barney Miller and Big Band| last=Pfefferman| first=Naomi| date=December 13, 2001| newspaper=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]]| access-date= February 8, 2013}}</ref> During the 1950s, he toured with [[Sammy Kaye]], [[Bobby Sherwood]], and other big bands of the era. Linden played the saxophone and clarinet and also sang.<ref name=pfefferman /><ref name= lovece>{{cite news| url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f1daAAAAIBAJ&pg=3249,3940049&dq=hal+linden+fran+martin+1958&hl=en| title=Hal Linden patrols a new precinct| last=Lovece| first=Frank| date=February 10, 1993| work= [[Waycross Journal-Herald]]| page=P–5| access-date=February 8, 2013}}</ref>

He enlisted in the [[United States Army]] in 1952 and was sent to [[Fort Belvoir]] and played in the [[United States Army Band]]. While he was in Fort Belvoir, a friend recommended that he see the touring production of ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' playing in [[Washington, D.C.]] After seeing the show, Linden decided to become an actor.<ref name="stewart">{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-05-17-ca-5428-story.html| title=Hal Linden: Song and Dance (and Clarinet) Man| last=Stewart| first=Zan| date=May 17, 1996| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| access-date=February 8, 2013}}</ref><ref name=sharbutt>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h3FQAAAAIBAJ&pg=5261,3998409&dq=getting+to+the+top+wasn-t+in+hal+linden%27s+career+plan&hl=en| title=Getting to the top wasn't in Hal Linden's career plan| last=Sharbutt| first=Jay| date=March 29, 1978| work= [[St. Petersburg Times]]| page=3D| access-date=February 8, 2013}}</ref> He was discharged from the Army in 1954.<ref name= easy/>

==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>

==Personal life==
Linden is the spokesman for the [[Jewish National Fund]], a position he has held since 1997.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.jewishchronicle.org/article.php?article_id=3672| title=Linden turned an 'interest into a passion' with JNF| last=Cohen| first=Erin| date=September 17, 2004| newspaper=[[Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle]]| access-date=February 8, 2013| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053559/http://www.jewishchronicle.org/article.php?article_id=3672| archive-date=September 21, 2013}}</ref>

Linden met dancer Fran Martin while doing summer stock in 1955. They married in 1958 and had four children.<ref name=lovece /> Martin died in 2010.<ref name="lastagetimes" />

In 1984, Linden narrated a short film on former President [[Harry S. Truman]], which was shown during that year's [[1984 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kornacki |first1=Steve |title=The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism |date=2018 |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=978-0-06-243898-0 |page=15 |access-date=August 7, 2019 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=sO9EDwAAQBAJ&q=barney+miller}}</ref>

==Broadway credits==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date
! Production
! Role
|-
| November 29, 1956 &ndash; March 7, 1959
| ''[[Bells Are Ringing (musical)|Bells Are Ringing]]''
| Jeff Moss (Replacement)
|-
| December 16, 1960 &ndash; June 3, 1961
| ''[[Wildcat (musical)|Wildcat]]''
| Matt (Replacement)
|-
| May 8, 1962 - December 9, 1962
| ''[[Anything Goes]] (Off-Broadway revival)''
|Billy Crocker
|-
| November 10 – 21, 1964
| ''[[Something More!]]''
| Dick
|-
| October 17, 1965 &ndash; June 11, 1966
| ''[[On a Clear Day You Can See Forever]]''
| Dr. Mark Bruckner, Edward Moncrief
|-
| April 11, 1967 &ndash; January 13, 1968
| ''[[Illya Darling]]''
| No Face
|-
| April 4 – 27, 1968
| ''[[The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N]]''
| Yissel Fishbein
|-
| October 16, 1969 &ndash; January 10, 1970
| ''[[Three Men on a Horse]]''
| Charlie
|-
| October 19, 1970 &ndash; January 1, 1972
| ''[[The Rothschilds (musical)|The Rothschilds]]''
| Mayer Rothschild
|-
| January 26 – 29, 1972
| ''[[The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window]]''
| Sidney Brustein
|-
| December 9, 1973 &ndash; February 3, 1974
| ''[[The Pajama Game]]''
| Sid Sorokin
|-
| November 19, 1985 &ndash; January 17, 1988
| ''[[I'm Not Rappaport]]''
| Nat (Replacement)
|-
| March 18, 1993 &ndash; July 16, 1994
| ''[[The Sisters Rosensweig]]''
| Mervyn Kant (Replacement)
|-
| April 29 &ndash; August 2002
| ''[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]''
| Herr Schultz (Replacement)
|-
| April 24 – May 13, 2001
| ''The Gathering''
| Gabe
|}

==Industrial musicals==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Production
! Company
|-
| 1963
| ''Going Great!''
| [[Rambler (automobile)|Rambler Motors]]
|-
| 1966
| ''Diesel Dazzle''
| [[Detroit Diesel|Detroit Diesel Corporation]]
|}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1960
| ''[[Bells Are Ringing (film)|Bells Are Ringing]]'' 
| Singer of "The Midas Touch" 
|
|-
| 1964
| ''[[That Man from Rio]]'' 
| Voice role
| English version<br>Alternative title: ''L'Homme de Rio''
|-
| 1967
| ''[[Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster]]'' 
| Akira Takarada
| rowspan="2" | Voice, English version
|-
| 1968
| ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''
| Akira Kubo
|-
| 1979
| ''[[When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (film)|When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?]]''
| Richard Ethridge 
| 
|-
| 1980
| ''Deathquake''
| Narrator 
| English version
|-
| 1988
| ''[[A New Life (film)|A New Life]]''
| Mel Arons 
| 
|-
| 1996
| ''Just Friends''
| Mr. Barton 
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| ''[[The Others (1997 film)|The Others]]''
| Principal Richard Meltzer 
|
|-
| ''[[Out to Sea]]''
| Mac Valor 
| 
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Jump (1999 film)|Jump]]''
| Shrink 
|
|-
| 2001
| ''Dumb Luck''
| Blaine Mitchell 
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Time Changer]]''
| The Dean 
| 
|-
| 2005
| ''Freezerburn''
| Roderick Carr the Cult Leader 
| 
|-
| 2008
| ''Light Years Away''
| Grandpa Sommers 
| 
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Stevie D]]''
| Max Levine 
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Linden |first=Sheri |date=2016-12-09 |title=''Stevie D'': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/stevie-d-953705/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The Samuel Project]]''
| Samuel 
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=2018-07-19 |title=Hal Linden-Ryan Ochoa's ''The Samuel Project'' to Be Distributed by In8 Releasing (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/hal-linden-ryan-ochoa-samuel-project-getting-release-exclusive-1202877911/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''[[Grand-Daddy Day Care]]''
|Gabe
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-02-19 |title=What to watch with your kids: ''How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'' and more |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/what-to-watch-with-your-kids-how-to-train-your-dragon-the-hidden-world-and-more/2019/02/19/3dd8ae74-2fd9-11e9-8ad3-9a5b113ecd3c_story.html |access-date=2025-03-21 |work=The Washington Post |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|''[[You People]]''
|Mr. Greenwald
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Linden |first=Sheri |date=2023-01-20 |title=''You People'' Review: Eddie Murphy and Julia Louis-Dreyfus Face Off as Potential In-Laws and Strike Comedy Gold |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/you-people-review-eddie-murphy-julia-louis-dreyfus-jonah-hill-1235301037/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1957
| ''[[Producers' Showcase]]''
|
| Episode: "Ruggles of Red Gap"
|-
| 1963
| ''[[Car 54, Where Are You?]]''
| Assistant DA Clark
| Episode: "Joan Crawford Didn't Say No"
|-
| 1969
| ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]''
| Larry Carter
| Unknown episodes
|-
| 1970
| ''Hastings Corner''
| District Attorney Corey Honker/Morey Honker 
| Television film
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Circle of Fear]]''
| David Wells
| Segment: "Elegy for a Vampire"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1973
| ''Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside''
| Det. Lou Isaacs 
| Television film
|-
| ''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I]]''
| Abel Norton
| "The Confession"
|-
| 1975–1982
| ''[[Barney Miller]]''
| Capt. Barney Miller 
| 170 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1976
| ''The Love Boat''
| Andrew Canaan 
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| ''[[How to Break Up a Happy Divorce]]''
| Tony Bartlett 
|-
| 1978
| ''Dorothy Hamill Presents Winners''
| 
| Variety special
|-
| 1980
| ''Father Figure''
| Howard
| Television film
|-
| 1981
| ''[[The Muppet Show]]''
| Himself
| [[List of The Muppet Show episodes#Season 5 (1980–1981)|Season 5, Episode 17]]
|-
| 1982
| ''[[I Do! I Do!]]''
| He (Michael) 
| rowspan="5" | Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1983
| ''[[Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land]]''
| Josh Gilliam 
|-
| ''[[The Other Woman (1983 film)|The Other Woman]]''
| Lou Chadway 
|-
| 1984
| ''Second Edition''
| Cliff Penrose 
|-
| 1985
| ''[[My Wicked, Wicked Ways#Adaptations|My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn]]''
| [[Jack L. Warner]]
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Blacke's Magic]]''
| Alexander Blacke
| 13 episodes
|-
| 1987
| ''[[The Grand Knockout Tournament]]''
| Himself
| [[Television special]]; provided commentary for American telecast
|-
| 1989
| ''Dream Breakers''
| Harry Palliser 
| Television film
|-
| 1990
| ''[[The Ray Bradbury Theater]]''
| Captain Black
| Episode: "Mars Is Heaven"
|-
| 1991
| ''[[The Golden Girls]]''
| John Neretti
| Episode: "What a Difference a Date Makes"
|-
| 1992–1993
| ''[[Jack's Place (TV series)|Jack's Place]]''
| Jack Evans
| 18 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994
| ''[[American Experience]]''
| Narrator
| Episode: "America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference"
|-
| ''[[CBS Schoolbreak Special]]''
| Rabbi Markovitz 
| Episode: "The Writing On the Wall"
|-
| 1994–1995
| ''[[The Boys Are Back (TV series)|The Boys Are Back]]''
| Fred Hansen
| 18 episodes
|-
| 1995
| ''[[The Colony (1995 film)|The Colony]]''
| Philip Denig 
| Television film
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Nowhere Man (American TV series)|Nowhere Man]]''
| Senator Wallace
| Episode: "Gemini"
|-
| 1996-2001
| ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
| Various roles
| Two episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| ''[[Biography (TV series)|Biography]]''
| Narrator
| Episode: "Confucius: Words of Wisdom"
|-
| ''[[Killers in the House]]''
| Arthur Pendleton 
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1999
| ''[[The Nanny]]''
| Maury Sherry
| Episode: "California, Here We Come"
|-
| ''[[List of The Rockford Files episodes|The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads]]''
| Ernie Landale 
| Television film
|-
| ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''
| Mr. Van Zandt 
| Episode: "[[Brotherhood of Man (The Drew Carey Show)|Brotherhood of Man]]"
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Rude Awakening (TV series)|Rude Awakening]]''
| Judge Howard Barrett
| Episode: "Judging Billie"
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Lloyd in Space]]''
| Old Lloyd Nebulon (voice)
| Episode: "Halloween Scary Fun Action Plan"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2002
| ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''
| Chad
| Episode: "There's the Rub"
|-
| ''[[The Zeta Project]]''
| Dr. Eli Selig (voice)
| Episode: "The Hologram Man"<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Hal Linden (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Hal-Linden/ |access-date=March 21, 2025 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Glow (film)|The Glow]]''
| Arnold Janusz
| Television film
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
| Mr. Turner
| Episode: "Suite Sorrow"
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Will & Grace]]''
| Alan
| Episode: "A Gay/December Romance"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| ''[[Huff (TV series)|Huff]]''
| Judge Bork
| Episode: "The Sample Closet"
|-
| ''[[The King of Queens]]''
| Bernard
| Episode: "Catching Hell"
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Living with Fran]]''
| Hal
| Episode: "The Whole Clan with Fran"
|-
| 2006–2007
| ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''
| Jerry Kramer
| Six episodes
|-
| 2008
| ''A Kiss at Midnight''
| Arthur Wright 
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''In Security''
| 
|-
| ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]''
| Alex
| Episode: "Meet the Parents"
|-
| 2011
| ''Outside the Box''
| Father Merrin
| Unknown episodes
|-
| 2012
| ''[[NTSF:SD:SUV::]]''
| C.T. Dalton
| Episode: "Prairie Dog Companion"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[The Mindy Project]]''
| Manny
| Episode: "Mindy's Brother"
|-
| ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]''
| Rabbi Isaac Bass
| Episode: "Everybody Hates Hitler"
|-
| 2014
| ''[[2 Broke Girls]]''
| Lester
| Episode: "And the New Lease on Life"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Royal Pains]]''
| Dr. Joe Whitcomb
| Episode: "Saab Story"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[American Housewife]]''
| MR. Montez
| Episode: "Krampus Katie"
|-
|2018
|''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
|Leonard Maxwell
|Episode: "Mama"
|-
|2019
|''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
|Bird
|Episode: "Reunited"
|-
|2024
|''[[Hacks_(TV_series)|Hacks]]''
|Biff Cliff
|Episode: "Bulletproof"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=2024-05-30 |title=''Hacks'': Jean Smart on How Deborah May Handle Her Explosive Finale Fight With Ava in Season 4: 'I Don't Think She'll Apologize'' |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/hacks-jean-smart-finale-deborah-ava-fight-1236018127/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

==Awards==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Title of work
|-
| 1971
| [[Tony Award]]
| [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Best Actor in a Musical]]
| ''[[The Rothschilds (musical)|The Rothschilds]]''
|-
| 1983
| [[Daytime Emmy Award]]
| rowspan="2" | Special Classification of Outstanding Individual Achievement - Performers
| rowspan="2" | ''[[FYI (TV series)|FYI]]''
|-
| 1984
| Daytime Emmy Award
|-
| 1995
| Daytime Emmy Award
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special
| ''[[CBS Schoolbreak Special]]''
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

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* {{cite video | people=Hal Linden | title=Tony Memory: Hal Linden | medium=Video | format=.SWF | time=00:00:00-00:02:37 (inclusive) | url=http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/interactive/video/index.html#l | publisher=American Theatre Wing | date=2001 | access-date=June 6, 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423055643/http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/interactive/video/index.html#l | archive-date=April 23, 2007 }}
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