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Edmund Lyndeck (October 4, 1925 – December 14, 2015) was an American actor and musical theatre performer. He is best known for originating the roles of Judge Turpin in and Cinderella’s Father in Into the Woods. He later took over the role of the Mysterious Man in Into the Woods.
His other Broadway credits include 1776, Mrs. Warren's Profession, A Doll's Life, and Merlin, and he also played Sir Danvers Carew in the 1990 world premiere of Jekyll & Hyde.
His best-known role is the evil Judge Turpin in the original production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, which he also repeated for the first national tour, the 1980 television broadcast, and a 1994 production at the North Shore Music Theatre. He earned a Drama-Logue Award for his performance in the tour's Los Angeles berth. He followed up Sweeney Todd with another Stephen Sondheim musical, Into the Woods, originating the role of Cinderella's Father and later playing the Mysterious Man as well. His other Broadway credits include Mrs. Warren's Profession, A Doll's Life, and Merlin.
Lyndeck worked frequently in Pennsylvania regional theater. For many years he was a fixture at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera — most notably as Ebenezer Scrooge in their annual musical version of A Christmas Carol, a role he performed almost every year from 1992 to 2007.
| 1943 | Ziegfeld Follies | Ben Yost's Vi-King | |
| 1963 | Around the World in 80 Days | M. Gasse / Maharajah of Panjipur / Silk Hat Harry | |
| 1969-1972 | 1776 | John Witherspoon
u/s Charles Thomson u/s Lyman Hall u/s Stephen Hopkins u/s Thomas Jefferson | Broadway |
| Stephen Hopkins | |||
| Lyman Hall | |||
| Stephen Hopkins u/s Charles Thomson | |||
| 1972 | The King and IThe Kralahome | ||
| 1976 | Mrs. Warren's Profession | u/s Mr. Praed | Broadway |
| 1776 | John Dickinson | Tour | |
| 1977 | Piaf...A Remembrance | Louis Leplee | |
| 1979 | Judge Turpin | Broadway | |
| 1980-1981 | National Tour | ||
| 1982 | A Doll's Life | Eric | Broadway |
| Los Angeles | |||
| 1983 | Merlin | The Wizard | Broadway |
| Oliver! | Fagin | Regional | |
| 1985 | Carousel | Dr. Seldon | |
| My Fair Lady | Colonel Hugh Pickering | ||
| 1987-1989 | Into the Woods | Cinderella's Father s/b The Narrator / The Mysterious Man | Broadway |
| The Mysterious Man / Cinderella's Father s/b The Narrator | |||
| 1989 | Artist Descending A Staircase | u/s Beauchamp u/s Martello u/s Donner | |
| 1990 | Jekyll & Hyde | Sir Danvers Carew | Premiere |
| 1991 | Grand Hotel | Colonel-Doctor Otternschlag | Broadway |
| 1992-2007 | A Musical Christmas Carol | Ebeneezer Scrooge | Annual Regional Musical |
| 1993 | Grand Hotel | Colonel-Doctor Otternschlag | Regional |
| 1994 | Judge Turpin | ||
| 1995 | The Secret Garden | Ben Weatherstaff | |
| 1996 | 1776 | Stephen Hopkins | |
| 1997 | Into the Woods | Cinderella's Father | 10th Anniversary Concert Broadway |
| 1999 | Grand Hotel | Colonel-Doctor Otternschlag | Regional |
| 2003 | My Fair Lady | Colonel Hugh Pickering | |
| 2004 | 1776 | Stephen Hopkins | |
| 2005 | Carousel | Starkeeper / Dr. Seldon |
| TV movie Musical |
| 69 episodes (uncredited and credit only) |
| Episode: What It's All About |
| Episode: Into the Woods |
| 2 episodes |
| Episode: Armed Forces |
| Episode: Bound |
| Episode: How Do You Spell Belief? |
| Episode: Enter the Factzone |
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