Emmett Earl Lynn (February 14, 1897 – October 20, 1958)[1] was an American actor of the stage and screen.

[1] An eccentric character comedian in vaudeville,[2] he later produced travelling road companies known variously as the Novelty Players, the Emmett Lynn Musical Comedy Company and the Emmett Lynn Players, of which he was its star comedian and usually billed as "Emmett 'Pap' Lynn; his troupes flourished in the 1920s and early 1930s.

He was featured in nine episodes of The Lone Ranger during the final decade of his life.

[3] Near the end of his career, Lynn was cast as Uncle Birdie in the 1955 film classic The Night of the Hunter, but director Charles Laughton did not like his performance and replaced him with James Gleason during filming.

[4] He died in Hollywood, California from ventricular fibrillation due to a coronary occlusion.