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Allan John Melvin (February 18, 1923 – January 17, 2008)[1] was an American actor and impressionist, who was cast in hundreds of television episodes from the 1950s to the early 1990s, often appearing in recurring roles on various series. Some of those roles and series include portraying various characters on The Andy Griffith Show, as real estate salesman Pete Dudley in My Favorite Martian, as Corporal Henshaw on The Phil Silvers Show, Sergeant Hacker on Gomer Pyle, USMC, Alice's boyfriend Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch, and as Archie Bunker's friend Barney Hefner on both All in the Family and Archie Bunker's Place. He has also voiced Tyrone the Bulldog, an arch-villain (with his aliases The Jester, The Puzzler, Poochquin, Sheriff of Sherwood and many others) in the live action/animated series The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty and was Magilla Gorilla on The Magilla Gorilla Show.

Allan Melvin
Allan Melvin promotional photo
Born	Allan John Melvin (1923-02-18)February 18, 1923 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Died	January 17, 2008(2008-01-17) (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor impressionist
Years active	1947–1994
Spouse	Amalia Faustina Sestero ​ ​ (m. 1944⁠–⁠2008)​
Children	2

Life and career

Melvin was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Marie and Richard Melvin but lived part of his childhood in New York City with his paternal grandparents, Helen (née Campbell) and Frank Melvin. Allan attended Columbia University, and after his graduation he served in the United States Navy during World War II. In 1944, he married Amalia Faustina Sestero in New York City.^{[citation needed]}

While working at a job in the sound effects department of NBC Radio, he did a nightclub act and appeared and won on the Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts radio show. While appearing on Broadway in Stalag 17, he got his break into television by getting the role of Corporal Steve Henshaw[2] on the popular The Phil Silvers Show program.[3] “I think the camaraderie of all those guys made it such a pleasant way to work. They were so relaxed.”[3]

During this period, in addition to his role on The Phil Silvers Show, Melvin was often cast in slightly loud, occasionally abrasive, but generally friendly second banana roles. Melvin was also adept at “tough guy” roles; in an example of his range as an actor, one episode of The Phil Silvers Show featured Melvin doing a recognizable impersonation of Humphrey Bogart.

In the 1960s, Melvin worked extensively at CBS for Sheldon Leonard and Aaron Ruben. He played Staff Sgt. Charlie Hacker who was Sgt. Vince Carter's rival for four seasons on Gomer Pyle, USMC. He also made eight appearances on The Dick Van Dyke Show. He also provided the voices of cartoon character Magilla Gorilla, the lion Drooper on The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, archvillain Tyrone in The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty and Bluto on The All New Popeye Hour. Melvin also made eight guest appearances on The Andy Griffith Show in eight different roles, usually as heavies. He also made three guest appearances on Perry Mason in various roles, including reporter Bert Kannon in the 1966 episode, "The Case of the Sausalito Sunrise." Also in 1966 Allan played the space enforcer on the series Lost in Space, in the episode “West Of Mars”.

Melvin is remembered for supporting roles on two popular 1970s sitcoms. He played Sam Franklin, the owner of a local butcher shop and boyfriend of the Brady's housekeeper Alice (played by Ann B. Davis) on The Brady Bunch, and Barney Hefner, Archie Bunker's neighbor and friend on All in the Family. In other contributions to 1970s pop culture, he appeared as a Mel's Diner patron on Alice and worked as a voice artist (under the name “Al Melvin”). He provided several characters’ voices for the TV show H.R. Pufnstuf and the voice of Prince Thun of the Lion Men on The New Adventures of Flash Gordon. He also provided the voice of Rocky Maninoff for Tennessee Tuxedo in the episode "Mixed-up Mechanics" in 1963.

Some of his most prolific work was in television commercials, for products as diverse as Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes and Remington electric razors. In the latter commercial, he sang a few bars of Frank Loesser’s song “I Believe in You” with a modified lyric. He was also featured as Al the Plumber on Liquid-Plumr drain opener commercials for fifteen years.[4]

In the early 1980s, Melvin appeared as a regular in Archie Bunker's Place, in which he reprised the now more important role of Barney Hefner. After the series ended in 1983, Melvin's work was exclusively devoted to cartoon voice-overs. His voice acting career continued until 1994, with Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights being his final voice work (again as Magilla Gorilla) before retiring.

Death

Allan Melvin died of cancer on January 17, 2008, aged 84,[5] and was buried at Westwood Memorial Cemetery in Southern California.[6] Melvin is buried just yards from his TV best friend Carroll O'Connor, who played Archie Bunker in All In The Family.

Filmography

1964	The Sinkable Mrs. Brown	Roles	Notes
1955-59	The Phil Silvers Show	Cpl. Steve Henshaw; Indian Chief; Benny	143 episodes
1961-66	The Dick Van Dyke Show	Sol Pomerantz; Guard Jenkins; Gun Drummer' Harrison B. Harding; Sam Pomerantz; Sam Pomeroy	8 episodes
1962-64	Make Room for Daddy	Officer Johnson; Policeman; Fake Termite Inspector	3 episodes
1962-67	The Andy Griffith Show	Clarence 'Doc' Malloy; Clyde Plaunt; Escaped Prisoner; Fred Plummer; Hotel Detective Bardoli; Jake; Myrt's Accomplice; Neal; Recruiting Sergeant; Farmer from Lawman Barney	8 episodes
1963	Perry Mason	Carl Jasper
1963	Beetle Bailey	Sgt. Snorkel; Otto; Zero	Note: He wrote two episodes of the show
1963-66	The Flintstones	Quartz; Jane; Cop; Stony; Sergeant; Elephant; Sportscaster; Len Frankenstone; Bony Hurdle; Mr. Nate Slate; Hoss Cartrock; Sheriff Craig; Boudler; Thug #1; Pig; Superstone; Bugsy; Bartender; Mailman; Head #1; Tom; Car 7 Policeman; Rockarabian Men	13 episodes
1964-66	The Magilla Gorilla Show	Magilla Gorilla, Punkin' Puss
1964	Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!	Police Sergeant
1964-65	The Joey Bishop Show	Art Miller	8 Episodes
1965	Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt	additional Voices
1965	Secret Squirrel	additional voices
1965-69	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.	Sgt. Charley Hacker	16 episodes
1966	Lost in Space	Enforcer Claudio / Little Joe / Gambling Machine	2 episodes
1966	Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?	Alice's Father; Humphrey Dumpty	TV special
1968	The Adventures of Gulliver	Bunko; Brunik the Wild Hermit
1968	With Six You Get Eggroll	Police Desk Sergeant
1968-70	The Banana Splits Adventure Hour	Drooper / Banana Vac
1969	Cattanooga Cats	Bumbler; Bristle Hound
1969	Mod Squad	Fred Croft	episode: To Linc - With Love
1969-71	Love, American Style	Various
1969-74	The Brady Bunch	Sam Franklin	8 episodes
1970	Pufnstuf	H. R. Pufnstuf; Henrich Rat; Living Island Boat; Orville Pelican; Polka-Dotted Horse; Stupid Bat; West Wind
1970	Mayberry R.F.D.	Earl	episode: Hair
1972-79	All in the Family	Sgt. Pulaski (1 episode - S2E3: "Archie in the Lock-Up"); Barney Hefner (24 episodes)	25 episodes
1972	The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie	Drooper	episode: The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
1972	The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie	Magilla Gorilla, Additional voices	episode: Yogi's Ark Lark
1972-73	Wait Till Your Father Gets Home	additional voices
1973-75	Yogi's Gang	Magilla Gorilla, Additional voices
1974	These Are the Days	additional voices
1974	Hong Kong Phooey	additional voices
1976	Dynomutt, Dog Wonder	additional voices
1977	CB Bears	additional voices
1977-78	Fred Flintstone and Friends	Magilla Gorilla, Additional voices
1977-80	Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels	additional voices
1978	Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue	Drooper	TV special
1978	The Scooby-Doo Show	additional voices
1978	Fangface	additional voices
1978-83	The All New Popeye Hour	Bluto
1979	The Popeye Valentine Special: Sweethearts at Sea	Bluto	TV special
1979	The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show	additional voices
1979-82	The New Adventures of Flash Gordon	Thun the Lion Man; King Vultan	24 episodes
1979-83	Archie Bunker's Place	Barney Hefner	94 episodes
1981	Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends	Electro (Marvel Comics); additional voices
1981-82	The Kwicky Koala Show	Joey Bungle	16 episodes
1982	Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour	additional voices
1982	Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper	Magilla Gorilla, Additional voices	TV special
1984	Challenge of the GoBots	additional voices
1984-87	The Smurfs	additional voices
1985	Galtar and the Golden Lance	additional voices
1985	Yogi's Treasure Hunt	additional voices
1985-87	The Jetsons	additional voices
1986-87	Foofur	Chucky the Rat, Additional voices
1987	Popeye and Son	Bluto, J. Wellington Wimpy
1987	DuckTales	additional voices
1987	Yogi's Great Escape	Bandit Bear	TV movie
1988	The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound	Magilla Gorilla, Additional voices	TV movie
1988	The New Yogi Bear Show	Growler Bear
1988	Adventures of the Gummi Bears	additional voices
1990	TaleSpin	Warden Slammer	episode: Gruel and Unusual Punishment
1990	The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda	additional voices
1990-91	Wake, Rattle, and Roll	Magilla Gorilla
1991	Yo Yogi!	Magilla "Ice" Gorilla
1994	Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights	Magilla Gorilla	TV movie; his final role

References

External links

• Allan Melvin at IMDb
• Allan Melvin at the Internet Broadway Database

На других языках

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[de] Allan Melvin

Allan J. Melvin (* 18. Februar 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri; † 17. Januar 2008 in Los Angeles) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Sprecher in Zeichentrickfilmen.

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[es] Allan Melvin

Allan Melvin (Kansas City, Misuri; 18 de febrero de 1923-Los Ángeles, California; 17 de enero de 2008) fue un actor estadounidense conocido principalmente por haber interpretado a Sam Franklin en La tribu de los Brady y a Barney Hefner en All in the Family y Archie Bunker's Place.

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