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Post by Grumpyoldman on Jan 19, 2008 17:39:43 GMT -5
Veteran TV actor Allan Melvin dies in L.A 4 hours ago
LOS ANGELES — Allan Melvin, a character actor known for appearances in such TV staples as "The Phil Silvers Show," "All in the Family" and "The Brady Bunch," has died, the Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.
Melvin succumbed to cancer on Thursday at his home in Los Angeles, the paper said, quoting his wife, Amalia. He was 84.
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in New York City, Melvin got his big break on "The Phil Silvers Show," which ran from 1955 to 1959, playing Cpl. Henshaw, the right-hand man to Silvers' Sgt. Ernie Bilko.
He went on to play Archie Bunker's neighbor Barney in "All in the Family," and different roles on at least eight episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show." Fans of "The Brady Bunch" knew him as Sam the butcher, the boyfriend of Alice the housekeeper.
Melvin also worked in cartoons, providing the voices of Magilla Gorilla in the Hanna-Barbera series of the same name and Bluto on "Popeye," the Times said.
Looks like Alice is going to have to "get her meat" somewhere else.
RIP Magilla Gorilla voice-guy.
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Post by heartbreakkid2k3 on Jan 19, 2008 18:16:11 GMT -5
That's actually kinda sad. I grew up on Brady Bunch re-runs.
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Post by ovw4life on Jan 19, 2008 18:27:02 GMT -5
R.I.P.
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Post by Corzaa on Jan 19, 2008 19:36:14 GMT -5
R.I.P Sam.
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Post by fair2flair on Jan 19, 2008 21:44:07 GMT -5
I liked him more as Archie Bunker's friend. They can go have a beer together in heaven now.
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Post by King Shocker the Monumentous on Jan 20, 2008 1:18:02 GMT -5
Mr. Peebles must be crushed.
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Post by ruthlessagression on Jan 20, 2008 2:45:29 GMT -5
I loved it when him and Alice went bowling. RIP.
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