William Lynn

Staging Performer

Personal Info

  • Birth Date
    February 26, 1888
  • Birth Location
    Providence, Rhode Island, USA
  • Death Date
    January 5, 1952
  • Death Location
    New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
  • Cause of Death
    Heart disease

Stage & Film

Performance

Knickerbocker Holiday
Television Production; 1950
...
  • Schermerhorn
Anything Goes
Television Production; 1950
...
  • Reverend Dr. Moon
A Connecticut Yankee
St. Louis MUNY Production; 1948
...
  • Judge Marvin
  • Merlin
The Girl from Nantucket
Original Broadway Production; 1945
...
  • Captain Matthew Ellis
Something for the Boys
Original Broadway Production; 1943
...
  • Mr. Tobias Twitch
Liberty Jones
Original Broadway Production; 1941
...
  • Liberty's Uncle
Rosalie
St. Louis MUNY Production; 1940
...
  • Cast
Anything Goes
St. Louis MUNY Production; 1940
...
  • Reverend Dr. Moon
Humpty Dumpty
Closed prior to Broadway; 1932
...
  • Gerald Townsend
The Star Gazer
Original Broadway Production; 1917
...
  • Horace Howyer, Esp.

Staff & Creative

The Firefly
Paper Mill Playhouse Production; 1941
...
  • Director

Notes

No notes listed.

Photos & Headshots

No photos yet.

Personal Info

  • Birth Date
    February 26, 1888
  • Birth Location
    Providence, Rhode Island, USA
  • Death Date
    January 5, 1952
  • Death Location
    New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
  • Cause of Death
    Heart disease

Other Names

  • William H. Lynn
  • Billy Lynn

Marriage & Family

Spouses/Partners

  • No spouses or partners listed.

Family

  • No spouses or partners listed.

The Ovrtur database represents years of original research, curation, and editorial work. While the underlying facts are in the public domain, our compilation, organization, and presentation of them is protected as an original work. Scraping, reproducing, or using this data for AI training, derivative databases, or republication without permission is prohibited.

To discuss licensing or data use, contact contact us.

Copyright ©2026 ovrtur.com | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy