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'''Ken Lynch''' (July 15, 1910—February 13, 1990) was the actor who portrayed [[Horning]] in the ''{{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}'' episode "[[Experiment in Terra]]" and [[Grover]] in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]". | '''Ken Lynch''' (July 15, 1910—February 13, 1990) was the actor who portrayed [[Horning]] in the ''{{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}'' episode "[[Experiment in Terra]]" and [[Grover]] in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]". | ||
Lynch's career spanned many decades in radio, film and television. From 1949 to 1954 he was the star of the [[w:Dumont Television Network|Dumont]] network television series ''The Plainclothesman'' in which the conceit of the show was that his face was never seen on camera, and he appeared from a "point of view" perspective. This led to him playing police detectives in many other productions including a recurring role on Glen Larson's | Lynch's career spanned many decades in radio, film and television. From 1949 to 1954 he was the star of the [[w:Dumont Television Network|Dumont]] network television series ''The Plainclothesman'' in which the conceit of the show was that his face was never seen on camera, and he appeared from a "point of view" perspective. This led to him playing police detectives in many other productions including a recurring role on Glen Larson's [[w:McCloud|McCloud]] as Sergeant Grover (the same name as his character in his ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' appearance in what was undoubtedly an inside-joke.) | ||
On the original ''[[w:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' he played Chief | On the original ''[[w:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' he played Chief Vandenberg in the episode "[[w:The Devil In The Dark|The Devil In The Dark]]." | ||
Lynch died at age 79 from a virus on February 13, 1990, in Burbank, California. | Lynch died at age 79 from a virus on February 13, 1990, in Burbank, California. | ||
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