Allan Melvin dead at 84

January 19th, 2008 | Category: Celebrities, Obituaries

Allan Melvin had so many roles on so many TV shows by the years that it’s tough to know where to start, but I guess the most logical spot would be The Brady Bunch, where he played Sam The Butcher, the guy Alice dated. He was additionally a regular on The Phil Silvers Show, played Archie Bunker’s friend Barney on All in the Family, and additionally played Rob’s army buddy on The Dick Van Dyke Show. He arised on dozens of other shows by the years, from the

Andy Griffith Show (he always played a criminal - that’s him on the right in the pic) and Gomer Pyle, USMC to Kung Fu and The Banana Splits (he was Drooper).

You would probably additionally recognize his voice in many cartoons, including Magilla Gorilla, The Flintstones, The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour, The Smurfs, Spider-Man and Friends, Foofur, Ducktales, Talespin, and others.

He died of cancer in Los Angeles.

Original post by Bob Sassone

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