Biography
A former jazz musician and a Tony winner, Hal Linden was perhaps best known as Captain Barney Miller, the world-weary head of New York's 12th Precinct on "Barney Miller" (ABC, 1975-1982). A talented musician-singer, Linden spent nearly a decade performing with such noted big band leaders as Sammy Kaye before channeling his energies toward acting. He found success on Broadway, beginning with a 1958 turn in "Bells Are Ringing" and punctuated by …
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Career Milestones
2002 | Made NYC cabaret debut | |
2001 | Returned to Broadway in the play "The Gathering" | |
2000 | Acted in "The Play's the Thing" in North Hollywood alongside daughter Nora | |
1999 | Assumed role of Billy Flynn in the Las Vegas production of the hit stage musical "Chicago" | |
1998 | Succeeded Eli Wallach in the Off-Broadway production of "Visiting Mr. Green" | |
1995 | Return to the musical stage to star in pre-Broadway tryout of "Dodsworth" in Fort Worth, Texas | |
1994 | Starred opposite Suzanne Pleshette on the CBS sitcom, "The Boys Are Back" | |
1993 | "Jack's Place" given a brief run during regular season | |
1992 | Starred in "Jack's Place", an ABC-TV summer tryout series | |
1988 | Returned to features when he played a leading role opposite Alan Alda and Ann-Margret in the Alda-directed film, "A New Life" | |
| Returned to Broadway as a replacement star of the long-running comedy-drama, "I'm Not Rappaport"; acted in the play for 44 weeks | ||
| Starred as Alexander Blacke in "Blacke's Magic", a light-hearted NBC-TV mystery series | ||
1985 | Portrayed Hollywood mogul Jack Warner in "My Wicked, Wicked Ways... The Legend of Errol Flynn", a CBS-TV biopic | |
1979 | First film in a leading role, "When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?" | |
1975 | Starred in the title role of "Barney Miller", a hugely successful ABC-TV sitcom set at a police precinct | |
1973 | Co-starred in another failed pilot, "Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside", a police drama | |
1970 | Portrayed twins on "The Shameful Secrets of Hastings Corners", a busted NBC-TV pilot for a soap opera spoof | |
| Appeared as a recurring character on the long-running TV soap, "Search for Tomorrow" | ||
| Appeared in 17 subsequent stage productions including "Subways Are for Sleeping" (1960), "Ilya Darling" (1967), "The Education of Hyman Kaplan" (1968) and "The Rothschilds" (1971) | ||
| Continued with the national touring company of "Bells are Ringing" | ||
1958 | Signed to replace Chaplin five days later, starring opposite Judy Holliday on Broadway | |
1958 | Signed as understudy to Sydney Chaplin in "Bells are Ringing", which began its run at the end of 1956 | |
1955 | Made stage debut in a production of "Wonderful Town", the musical version of "My Sister Eileen", staged at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, MA | |
| Enrolled as a student at American Theatre Wing in NYC | ||
| Performed in army revues as a member of the US Army Band | ||
| Toured as a singer with bands headed by Sammy Kaye, Bobby Sherwood, and Boyd Raeburn | ||
| Began show business career as a musician | ||
Awards
1982 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Barney Miller |
1981 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Barney Miller |
1980 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Barney Miller |
1980 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Barney Miller |
1979 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Barney Miller |
1978 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Barney Miller |
1977 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Barney Miller |
1977 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Barney Miller |
1976 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Barney Miller |
1976 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Barney Miller |
1975 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Barney Miller |
1971 | Tony Award for Actor (Musical) |