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Allan Melvin of The Brady Bunch Dead at 84
Allan Melvin, best known
for his role as Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch, died of Thursday
night. Melvin died of cancer in his
Brentwood home in
Melvin played the role of
Sam Franklin, the love interest of Alice Nelson, played by Ann B. Davis, on The Brady Bunch
show between 1970 and 1973, but that wasn’t his only stint in the entertainment
biz.
Allan Melvin also played
the part of Barney Hefner, friend of Archie Bunker, on All in the Family and
Cpl. Henshaw, the right hand of Sgt. Bilko, on the Phil Silvers Show.
Melvin even played the
voice of Magilla Gorilla for the Hanna Barbera cartoon as well as several guest
appearances on The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle: USMC and The Dick Van Dyke Show.
