caption death_date death_place birth_place image_size name birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation
lynch the falcon '' and les damon on an episode of '' 13 february 1990 burbank , california , u.s. cleveland , ohio , u.s. 300px ken lynch 15 july 1910 kenlynchlesdamonfalcon.jpg ken lynch
 kenneth e. lynch actor
ken lynch

kenneth e. `` ken '' lynch -lrb- july 15 , 1910 -- february 13 , 1990 -rrb- was a cleveland , ohio-born american film and tv actor credited with more than 180 credits to his name .
he was generally known for portraying law enforcement officers and detectives .
he may have been best known for his starring role as ` the lieutenant ' on dumont detective series `` the plainclothesman '' -lrb- 1949 -- 54 -rrb- , on which his face was never seen , and for his co-starring role as sergeant grover on `` mccloud '' .
