Emmett Lynn

Emmett Lynn was a film and television actor born in Muscatine, Iowa on February 14th, 1897. He is best known for his work in the Western genre, beginning as early as the old Republic serials of the 1940s. He was sometimes credited as Emmett "Pappy" Lynn. A character actor of the era, Emmett often played the role of a drunk or a colorful prospector sidekick. His first work on a television series was playing Pop Reilly on the "Stage Coach Robbers" episode of Sky King. He also made frequent appearances on episodes of The Lone Ranger, playing different characters such as Banty Bishop in "The Legion of Old Timers", Tom Peters in "The Man Who Came Back", Ed Dudley in "Pay Dirt" and Fred Neeley in "Trouble at Black Rock". His final television work was in [[1959 when he played Borrowin' Sam in "The Luck of O'Hara" episode of The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. Emmett Lynn passed away in Hollywood, California on October 20th, 1958 at the age of 61.