Richard Lynch - Revision history

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	== Death ==		== Death ==

	On June 19, 2012, Lynch was found dead on the kitchen floor of his home in Yucca Valley, California, by his friend, actress Carol Vogel, who had gone to check on him after not hearing from him for several days.<ref group="external" name="cbs_lynch_obituary">{{cite_news\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/richard-lynch-actor-of-horror-and-sci-fi-films-dies/\|title=Richard Lynch, actor of horror and sci-fi films, dies\|publisher=CBS News\|date=21 June 2012\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref><ref group="external" name="sbcsentinel_vogel_discovery">{{cite_news\|url=https://sbcsentinel.com/2017/12/vogel-dead-five-years-on-from-her-discovery-of-fellow-actors-body/#:~:text=Lynch's%20body%20was%20found%20in%20his%20home%20in%20Yucca%20Valley%20by%20Carol%20Vogel%20on%20June%2019%2C%202012\|title=Vogel Dead Five Years On From Her Discovery Of Fellow Actor's Body\|author=Fritz Koenig and Mark Gutglueck\|publisher=SBC Sentinel\|date=December 2017\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref> Vogel found the door to Lynch's home open and discovered his body in the kitchen.<ref group="external" name="sbcsentinel_vogel_door_kitchen">{{cite_news\|url=https://sbcsentinel.com/2017/12/vogel-dead-five-years-on-from-her-discovery-of-fellow-actors-body/#:~:text=She%20found%20the%20door%20to%20his%20home%20open%20and%20his%20body%20in%20the%20kitchen\|title=Vogel Dead Five Years On From Her Discovery Of Fellow Actor's Body\|author=Fritz Koenig and Mark Gutglueck\|publisher=SBC Sentinel\|date=December 2017\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref> It is not known if Lynch died on June 18 or June 19.<ref group="external" name="sbcsentinel_vogel_death_date">{{cite_news\|url=https://sbcsentinel.com/2017/12/vogel-dead-five-years-on-from-her-discovery-of-fellow-actors-body/#:~:text=after%20having%20died%20on%20either%20June%2018%20or%20June%2019\|title=Vogel Dead Five Years On From Her Discovery Of Fellow Actor's Body\|author=Fritz Koenig and Mark Gutglueck\|publisher=SBC Sentinel\|date=December 2017\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref> The cause of death was reported as a heart attack.<ref group="external" name="latimes_lynch_obituary">{{cite_news\|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/richard-lynch-obituary?id=19440904\|title=Richard Hugh Lynch Obituary\|publisher=Los Angeles Times\|date=23 June 2012\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref> According to his representative, Mike Baronas, the body was sent directly to a funeral home and no investigation into the cause of death was conducted.<ref group="external" name="~~variety_lynch_death~~">{{cite_news\|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/actor-richard-lynch-dies-at-76-1118055789/#:~:text=from%20what%20I%20currently%20understand%2C%20no%20investigation%20into%20the%20cause%20of%20his%20death%20will%20be%20made%20as%20his%20body%20was%20sent%20directly%20to%20a%20funeral%20home\|title=Actor Richard Lynch dies at 76\|publisher=Variety\|date=20 June 2012\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref>		On June 19, 2012, Lynch was found dead on the kitchen floor of his home in Yucca Valley, California, by his friend, actress Carol Vogel, who had gone to check on him after not hearing from him for several days.<ref group="external" name="cbs_lynch_obituary">{{cite_news\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/richard-lynch-actor-of-horror-and-sci-fi-films-dies/\|title=Richard Lynch, actor of horror and sci-fi films, dies\|publisher=CBS News\|date=21 June 2012\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref><ref group="external" name="sbcsentinel_vogel_discovery">{{cite_news\|url=https://sbcsentinel.com/2017/12/vogel-dead-five-years-on-from-her-discovery-of-fellow-actors-body/#:~:text=Lynch's%20body%20was%20found%20in%20his%20home%20in%20Yucca%20Valley%20by%20Carol%20Vogel%20on%20June%2019%2C%202012\|title=Vogel Dead Five Years On From Her Discovery Of Fellow Actor's Body\|author=Fritz Koenig and Mark Gutglueck\|publisher=SBC Sentinel\|date=December 2017\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref> Vogel found the door to Lynch's home open and discovered his body in the kitchen.<ref group="external" name="sbcsentinel_vogel_door_kitchen">{{cite_news\|url=https://sbcsentinel.com/2017/12/vogel-dead-five-years-on-from-her-discovery-of-fellow-actors-body/#:~:text=She%20found%20the%20door%20to%20his%20home%20open%20and%20his%20body%20in%20the%20kitchen\|title=Vogel Dead Five Years On From Her Discovery Of Fellow Actor's Body\|author=Fritz Koenig and Mark Gutglueck\|publisher=SBC Sentinel\|date=December 2017\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref> It is not known if Lynch died on June 18 or June 19.<ref group="external" name="sbcsentinel_vogel_death_date">{{cite_news\|url=https://sbcsentinel.com/2017/12/vogel-dead-five-years-on-from-her-discovery-of-fellow-actors-body/#:~:text=after%20having%20died%20on%20either%20June%2018%20or%20June%2019\|title=Vogel Dead Five Years On From Her Discovery Of Fellow Actor's Body\|author=Fritz Koenig and Mark Gutglueck\|publisher=SBC Sentinel\|date=December 2017\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref> The cause of death was reported as a heart attack.<ref group="external" name="latimes_lynch_obituary">{{cite_news\|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/richard-lynch-obituary?id=19440904\|title=Richard Hugh Lynch Obituary\|publisher=Los Angeles Times\|date=23 June 2012\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref> According to his representative, Mike Baronas, the body was sent directly to a funeral home and no investigation into the cause of death was conducted.<ref group="external" name="variety_lynch_death_2">{{cite_news\|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/actor-richard-lynch-dies-at-76-1118055789/#:~:text=from%20what%20I%20currently%20understand%2C%20no%20investigation%20into%20the%20cause%20of%20his%20death%20will%20be%20made%20as%20his%20body%20was%20sent%20directly%20to%20a%20funeral%20home\|title=Actor Richard Lynch dies at 76\|publisher=Variety\|date=20 June 2012\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref>

	Lynch was 76 years old at the time of his death. Some news reports following his death incorrectly identified his birth year as 1936, but the obituary published by his family in the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''New York Times'' correctly listed the year as 1940.<ref group="external" name="nytimes_lynch_obituary">{{cite_news\|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/richard-lynch-obituary?id=25295584\|title=RICHARD H. LYNCH Obituary\|publisher=New York Times\|date=29 July 2012\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref> He was survived by his wife Lily Lynch, his brother Barry Lynch, and his sisters Carole J. Taylor and Cathy L. Jones.<ref group="external" name="nytimes_lynch_obituary">{{cite_news\|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/richard-lynch-obituary?id=25295584\|title=RICHARD H. LYNCH Obituary\|publisher=New York Times\|date=29 July 2012\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref> A memorial service was held at Hollywood Forever Funeral Home on June 24, 2012.<ref group="external" name="nytimes_lynch_obituary">{{cite_news\|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/richard-lynch-obituary?id=25295584\|title=RICHARD H. LYNCH Obituary\|publisher=New York Times\|date=29 July 2012\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref>		Lynch was 76 years old at the time of his death. Some news reports following his death incorrectly identified his birth year as 1936, but the obituary published by his family in the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''New York Times'' correctly listed the year as 1940.<ref group="external" name="nytimes_lynch_obituary">{{cite_news\|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/richard-lynch-obituary?id=25295584\|title=RICHARD H. LYNCH Obituary\|publisher=New York Times\|date=29 July 2012\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref> He was survived by his wife Lily Lynch, his brother Barry Lynch, and his sisters Carole J. Taylor and Cathy L. Jones.<ref group="external" name="nytimes_lynch_obituary">{{cite_news\|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/richard-lynch-obituary?id=25295584\|title=RICHARD H. LYNCH Obituary\|publisher=New York Times\|date=29 July 2012\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref> A memorial service was held at Hollywood Forever Funeral Home on June 24, 2012.<ref group="external" name="nytimes_lynch_obituary">{{cite_news\|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/richard-lynch-obituary?id=25295584\|title=RICHARD H. LYNCH Obituary\|publisher=New York Times\|date=29 July 2012\|accessdate=7 November 2025}}</ref>

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [http://officialrichardlynch.tripod.com/ Official Website] (archived)		* [http://officialrichardlynch.tripod.com/ Official Website] (archived)
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	== References ==		== References ==

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	As an actor, Lynch's feature film debut was in 1973's ''Scarecrow'', and thus 160+ roles in various films and television series followed, including his aforementioned ''Battlestar'' roles.		As an actor, Lynch's feature film debut was in 1973's ''Scarecrow'', and thus 160+ roles in various films and television series followed, including his aforementioned ''Battlestar'' roles.

	Outside of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' universe, he had guest roles in various [[Glen Larson]] and [[Don Bellisario]] series, including ''[[w:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century\|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'', ''[[w:Manimal\|Manimal]]'', ''[[w:The A-Team\|The A-Team]]'', and ''[[w:The Fall Guy\|The Fall Guy]]''.		Outside of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' universe, he had guest roles in various [[Glen Larson]] and [[Don Bellisario]] series, including ''[[buckwiki:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century\|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'', ''[[w:Manimal\|Manimal]]'', ''[[w:The A-Team\|The A-Team]]'', and ''[[w:The Fall Guy\|The Fall Guy]]''.

	Lynch also appeared in other well-known series, such as ''[[w:TJ Hooker\|TJ Hooker]]'', ''[[w:Starsky and Hutch\|Starsky and Hutch]]'', ''[[w:Charlie's Angels\|Charlie's Angels]]'', and ''[[w:Star Trek: The Next Generation\|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.		Lynch also appeared in other well-known series, such as ''[[w:TJ Hooker\|TJ Hooker]]'', ''[[w:Starsky and Hutch\|Starsky and Hutch]]'', ''[[w:Charlie's Angels\|Charlie's Angels]]'', and ''[[w:Star Trek: The Next Generation\|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.

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