Alfred Cornelius Lynch 26 January 1931 16 December 2003 was a British actor on stage film and television Lynch was born in Whitechapel London the son of a plumber After attending a Roman Catholic school he worked in a draughtsmans office before entering national service Then whilst working in a factory he attended theatre acting evening classes at which he met his life partner James Culliford In 1958 he joined the Royal Court Theatre and acted in a number of plays After 1960 his career moved more into film and television for example appearing with Sean Connery in the 1961 film On the Fiddle and the 1965 film The Hill He also appeared in the 1968 adaptation of The Sea Gull and the 1990 film The Krays Some of his later television credits include reading childrens stories on Jackanory Going Straight and the Doctor Who serial The Curse of Fenric as Commander Millington After James Cullifords stroke in 1972 Lynch moved from London to Brighton until Jamess death in 2002 Lynch himself died from cancer in 2003
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