Lyn Peters obit

 

Actress Lyn Peters Dies at 72

The widow of actor Paul Burke, she had roles on such 1960s TV series as "Batman," "Get Smart" and "Hogan’s Heroes."

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Lyn Peters, the widow of actor Paul Burke and an actress who appeared on such 1960s TV series as Batman, Get Smart and Hogan’s Heroes, died Sept. 10 at her home in Palm Springs. She was 72.

Peters was married to Burke from 1979 until his death in 2009. He starred on such TV series as Naked City, 12 O’Clock High and Dynasty and in such films as Valley of the Dolls (1967) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968).

Her step-granddaughter is Arrested Development actress Alia Shawkat.

Born in Argentina and raised in London, Peters worked as a fashion model before she came to Hollywood.

She employed her British accent to play Lady Prudence opposite Rudy Vallee as Lord Marmaduke Ffogg on a 1967 three-part London-set episode of ABC’s Batman. And on a 1968 installment of NBC’s Get Smart, Peters portrayed KAOS agent Mrs. Emily Neal, who was out to sabotage U.S. track and field athletes. (That role was a parody of Diana Rigg’s spy character Emma Peel on The Avengers.)

Peters’ series work also included 12 O’Clock High, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Girl From U.N.C.L.E., Daniel Boone, It Takes a Thief and The Rat Patrol, and she had small roles in such movies as In Like Flint (1967) and Grave of the Vampire (1972).

After she retired from acting in the 1980s, Peters — a graduate of the culinary academy Le Cordon Bleu — founded Custom Catering. Her clientele included Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope.

Survivors include stepchildren Paula, Paul and Dina. Her son, Karl, died in 1989.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Oct. 26 at the Church of St. Paul in the Desert in Palm Springs.

Actress

Grave of the Vampire (1972)

Grave of the Vampire

5.0

Anne Arthur

1972

 

Hans Conried in The Partners (1971)

The Partners

7.3

TV Series

Margo

1971

1 episode

 

John Banner, Robert Clary, Bob Crane, Richard Dawson, Ivan Dixon, Larry Hovis, and Werner Klemperer in Hogan's Heroes (1965)

Hogan's Heroes

7.8

TV Series

Elsa

Audrey St. Laurence

1968–1970

2 episodes

 

It Takes a Thief (1968)

It Takes a Thief

7.5

TV Series

Señora Rubano

Miss Najess

1968–1970

2 episodes

 

Lynda Day George and Louis Jourdan in Fear No Evil (1969)

Fear No Evil

6.4

TV Movie

Second Party Guest

1969

 

Don Adams and Barbara Feldon in Get Smart (1965)

Get Smart

8.2

TV Series

Dr. Canyon

Mrs. Neal

1968

2 episodes

 

Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman (1966)

Batman

7.5

TV Series

Lady Prudence

1967

3 episodes

 

Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)

Daniel Boone

7.3

TV Series

Julia Cartwright

1967

1 episode

 

Robert Vaughn, Leo G. Carroll, and David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.7

TV Series

Miss Lamb

1967

1 episode

 

In Like Flint (1967)

In Like Flint

6.1

Technician (uncredited)

1967

 

Laredo (1965)

Laredo

7.6

TV Series

Nellie

1967

1 episode

 

The Rat Patrol (1966)

The Rat Patrol

7.4

TV Series

1st Monitor

1967

1 episode

 

How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1967)

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

7.0

TV Movie

The Interviewer

1967

 

Noel Harrison and Stefanie Powers in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

6.6

TV Series

Model

1966

1 episode

 

12 O'Clock High (1964)

12 O'Clock High

8.1

TV Series

Sue (as Lynn Peters)

1966

1 episode