Hal Linden

b. 20 March 1931, New York City, New York, USA. An early Broadway engagement was understudy to Sydney Chaplin in Bells Are Ringing (1956). During the long run, Linden replaced Chaplin, playing opposite the show's star, Judy Holliday. In 1964 he played in Something More!, which starred Barbara Cook. The following year he was standby for roles in On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, by Frederick Loewe and Burton Lane. In the musical Ilya Darling (1967), Linden played No Face and understudied the role of Tonio. For The Education Of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N (1968), a musical that ran ...