Allan John Melvin 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.
12 Facts About Allan Melvin
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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 and Frank Melvin.
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Allan Melvin attended Columbia University, and after his graduation he served in the United States Navy during World War II.
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Allan Melvin was adept at "tough guy" roles; in an example of his range as an actor, one episode of The Phil Silvers Show featured Allan Melvin doing a recognizable impersonation of Humphrey Bogart.
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Allan Melvin 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.
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Allan Melvin made eight guest appearances on The Andy Griffith Show in eight different roles, usually as heavies.
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Allan Melvin is remembered for supporting roles on two popular 1970s sitcoms.
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Allan Melvin played Sam Franklin, the owner of a local butcher shop and boyfriend of the Brady's housekeeper Alice on The Brady Bunch, and Barney Hefner, Archie Bunker's neighbor and friend on All in the Family.
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Allan Melvin provided the voice of Rocky Maninoff for Tennessee Tuxedo in the episode "Mixed-up Mechanics" in 1963.
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Allan Melvin was featured as Al the Plumber on Liquid-Plumr drain opener commercials for fifteen years.
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Allan Melvin died of cancer on January 17,2008, aged 84, and was buried at Westwood Memorial Cemetery, Los Angeles.
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Allan Melvin is buried just yards from former TV co-star Carroll O'Connor.