Jonathan Lynn is better known as a stage, screen, and television director than as an actor. Following his education at Pembroke, Lynn joined the Cambridge Circus satirical revue in the mid-'60s. This led the comic actor to appear on-stage in London and New York. He also occasionally showed up on British television. Lynn became a theater director on the West End and for the ~Royal Shakespeare Company in the early '70s. He also sometimes worked on Broadway. In 1974, he penned his first screenplay, The Internecine Project. He directed his first feature-length film, Clue, in 1985. Featuring an all-star cast, this mystery-spoof was most memorable for having three separate endings. In the mid-'80s, Lynn earned acclaim for creating the popular British television comedy series Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister (1980 and 1984 respectively). The feature films Lynn directed were primarily comedies and of average or slightly better quality, though he did have a major hit with My Cousin Vinny (1994). ~ Sandra Brennan
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ACTING CREDITS
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Greedy (1994) ...Douglas
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Three Men and a Little Lady (1990) ...Vicar Hewitt
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Into the Night (1985) ...Tailor
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Play for Today TV (2 episodes)
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Dinner at the Sporting Club
...Cyril Benson
Nov 7, 1978 -
Bar Mitzvah Boy
...Harold
Sep 14, 1976
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Dinner at the Sporting Club
...Cyril Benson
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My Brother's Keeper TV (2 episodes)
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Occupations
...Pete Booth
Jun 7, 1976 -
The Pig Sty
...Pete Booth
May 24, 1976
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Occupations
...Pete Booth
DIRECTING CREDITS
WRITING CREDITS
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Nuns on the Run (1990) ...(written by)
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Yes, Prime Minister TV (16 episodes)
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The Tangled Web
...(by)
Jan 28, 1988 -
The National Education Service
...(by)
Jan 21, 1988 -
The Patron of the Arts
...(by)
Jan 14, 1988 -
Power to the People
...(by)
Jan 7, 1988 -
A Conflict of Interest
...(by)
Dec 31, 1987 -
A Diplomatic Incident
...(by)
Dec 17, 1987
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The Tangled Web
...(by)
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Clue (1985) ...(screenplay)
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Yes Minister TV (22 episodes)
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Party Games
...(by)
Dec 17, 1984 -
The Middle-Class Rip-Off
...(by)
Dec 23, 1982 -
The Whisky Priest
...(by)
Dec 16, 1982 -
The Bed of Nails
...(by)
Dec 9, 1982 -
The Moral Dimension
...(by)
Dec 2, 1982 -
The Skeleton in the Cupboard
...(by)
Nov 25, 1982
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Party Games
...(by)
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My Brother's Keeper TV (11 episodes)
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Have a Go
...writer
Jun 21, 1976 -
Drink to Me Only
...writer
Jun 14, 1976 -
They Shall Not Pass
...writer
May 17, 1976 -
Tooling Up
...writer
May 10, 1976 -
The Play's the Thing
...writer
Nov 12, 1975 -
Nothing Is for Nothing
...writer
Oct 19, 1975
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Have a Go
...writer
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Doctor on the Go TV (5 episodes)
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The Course of True Love
...(written by)
Jul 20, 1975 -
Clunk Click
...(written by)
Jul 13, 1975 -
It's the Thought That Counts
...(written by)
May 11, 1975 -
When a Body Meets a Body
...(written by)
May 4, 1975 -
Keep Your Nose Clean
...(written by)
Apr 27, 1975
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The Course of True Love
...(written by)
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