Hal Linden

Hal Linden is the kind of self-made New Yorker I instinctively root for. He started as a big-band musician and singer before pivoting to the stage, then won a Tony for Best Actor in a Musical and three Daytime Emmys along the way. I suspect his musical training is the secret weapon behind his impeccable comic timing; rhythm in music becomes rhythm in delivery. What floors me most is his sheer longevity, decades of working without ever chasing a trend. There is something almost sacred about an artisan who sustains a single, steady craft for more than half a century.

Name (English)

Hal Linden

Name (Japanese)

ハル・リンデン

Reading

はる・りんでん

Born

March 20, 1931 (age 95)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Goat

Origin

The Bronx, New York, United States

Occupation

jazz musician / stage actor / film actor / television actor / voice actor

High school

High School of Music & Art

University

Queens College

Awards & achievements

• 1983 Daytime Emmy Award
• 1971 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
• 1984 Daytime Emmy Award
• 1995 Daytime Emmy Award

• Official sitehttp://www.hallinden.net/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal%20Linden
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q553436

Tags

• New York
• jazz musician
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.