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Allan Melvin - R.I.P.

Old 01-19-08, 07:28 PM
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Allan Melvin - R.I.P.

Bummer (even if he was getting up there in age)...

http://ca.reuters.com/article/entert...24180620080119

Of course a couple generations hew him as Sam the butcher on The Brady Bunch, but I always remembered him as the frequent guest (and occasional old army buddy of Rob) on The Dick Van Dyke Show.

He also had a regular role on All In the Family/Archie Bunker's Place, was a regular on the Phil Silvers Show, and was the voice of Magilla Gorilla, among many, many other credits.
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I loved him best on the Andy Griffith show where he played 8 different characters and it's spinoffs:
"Andy Griffith" playing "Clyde Plaunt" in: "Howard's Main Event"
"Andy Griffith" playing "Fred Plummer" in: "Barney's Uniform"
"Andy Griffith" playing "Escaped Prisoner" in: "Andy's Vacation"
"Andy Griffith" playing "Army Recruiting Sergeant" in: "Ernest T. Bass Joins the Army"
"Andy Griffith" playing "Jake, Myrt's Accomplice" in: "Barney's First Car"
"Andy Griffith" playing "Neal" in: "Lawman Barney"
"Andy Griffith" playing "Detective Bardoli" in: "Andy and Barney in the Big City"
"Andy Griffith" playing "Clarence 'Doc' Mallory" in: "Jailbreak"
"Mayberry R.F.D." playing "Earl" in episode: "Hair"
"Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." playing Sgt. Charley Hacker (1965-1969)



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Another celeb I thought passed on years ago.

RIP Sam/Magilla.

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