Biography
Hal Linden
Acting
Hal Linden (born Harold Lipshitz, March 20, 1931) is an American stage and screen actor, television director and musician. His best-known role was as the title character in the television comedy series Barney Miller, for which he earned seven Primetime Emmy nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations. Born in the Bronx, Linden was the son of Charles Lipshitz and Frances Rosen. His older brother would become a future professor of music at Bowling Green State Univer…
Career works
84
Movies
40
Series
44
Career average
6.8/10
Birth date
03/20/1931
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
Micro Budget
2026
Merv
2023 · 10.0
You People
2023 · 5.6
Off Broadway
2021
Grand-Daddy Day Care
2019 · 5.8
The Samuel Project
2018 · 6.9
Jack Taylor of Beverly Hills
2007 · 6.0
Light Years Away
2006 · 3.8
Time Changer
2003 · 5.6
Dumb Luck
2003 · 5.6
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · 7.0
The Glow
2002 · 5.4
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
1999 · 7.6
Jump
1999 · 4.3
Killers in the House
1998 · 7.0
Series
Hacks
2021 · 7.5
American Housewife
2016 · 7.7
The Mindy Project
2012 · 6.2
2 Broke Girls
2011 · 7.2
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · 7.2
Supernatural
2005 · 8.3
Living with Fran
2005 · 6.5
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · 8.2
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · 7.6
The Zeta Project
2001 · 7.6
Gilmore Girls
2000 · 7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 7.9
The King of Queens
1998 · 7.1
Will & Grace
1998 · 6.9
Rude Awakening
1998 · 6.6