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===Acting=== Lynn's first West End appearance was in a stage production of ''Green Julia'', for which he was nominated for the 1965 Plays and Players Award as Most Promising New Actor.<ref name=bioj>{{cite web |url=http://www.jonathanlynn.com/bio.htm |title=Jonathan Lynn bio |access-date=4 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701185511/http://www.jonathanlynn.com/bio.htm |archive-date=1 July 2014}}</ref> In 1967, he played Motel the tailor in the original West End production of ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' (production recorded by [[CBS]] Records).<ref>{{cite web|title=Jonathan Lynn|url=http://www.tv.com/people/jonathan-lynn/biography/|publisher=tv.com|access-date=10 February 2013|archive-date=12 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912011622/http://www.tv.com/people/jonathan-lynn/biography/|url-status=dead}}</ref> From the late 1960s, Lynn was appearing in and writing television sitcoms, including the television comedy series ''[[Twice a Fortnight]]'' with [[Graeme Garden]], [[Bill Oddie]], [[Terry Jones]], [[Michael Palin]] and [[Tony Buffery]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Twice a Fortnight (1967β ) Full Cast & Crew|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061308/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|publisher=IMDb|access-date=16 March 2016}}</ref> Lynn played the Irish medical student Danny Hooley in the second series of the television comedy ''[[Doctor in the House (TV series)|Doctor in the House]]'' in 1970. He wrote some episodes for ''[[Doctor at Large (TV series)|Doctor at Large]]'', ''Doctor in Charge'', ''Doctor at Sea'' and ''Doctor on the Go''.<ref name=filmref>{{cite web|title=Jonathan Lynn Biography (1943-)|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/23/Jonathan-Lynn.html|publisher=Film Reference|access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref> As a TV actor, his most memorable roles included Beryl's boyfriend Robert in early series of ''[[The Liver Birds]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Liver Birds|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/liverbirds/|publisher=BBC|access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref> the role of Harold in [[Jack Rosenthal]]'s 1976 television film ''[[Bar Mitzvah Boy]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thejc.com/arts/film/21725/review-the-barmitzvah-boy |title=Review: The Barmitzvah Boy |author=Jenni Frazer |access-date=4 July 2014 |date=9 November 2009 |newspaper=[[The Jewish Chronicle]]}}</ref> and the role of Ted Margolis in Rosenthal's ''[[The Knowledge (film)|The Knowledge]]'' (1979).<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rst-2QEpfFcC&pg=PA181 |page=181 |access-date=4 July 2014 |title=Comedy Rules: From the Cambridge Footlights to Yes, Prime Minister |author=Jonathan Lynn |publisher=[[Faber & Faber]] |year=2011|isbn=9780571277971 }}</ref> He had a bit-part as a window cleaner in the BBC television series ''[[The Good Life (1975 TV series)|The Good Life]]''. His film appearances have included roles in ''[[Prudence and the Pill]]'' (1968), ''[[The House That Dripped Blood]]'' (1971), ''[[Romance with a Double Bass]]'' (1974), and ''[[Three Men and a Little Lady]]'' (1990). Lynn is a guest instructor at [[HB Studio]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jonathan Lynn |url=https://hbstudio.org/instructors/lynn-jonathan/|publisher=HB Studio|access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref>
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