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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 .
Allan John Melvin (18 February 1923 – 17 January 2008 [1]) was an American actor. He played Alice's boyfriend Sam Franklin, the neighborhood butchery shop owner, on The Brady Bunch. Allan, a gifted character actor throughout his five-decade acting career, appeared in several television shows...
Appeared in dozens of TV shows but is best known for four recurring roles:" Cpl. Henshaw in The Phil Silvers Show (1955), Sgt. Charlie Hacker on Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964), Alice's boyfriend Sam on The Brady Bunch (1969) and Archie Bunker's best friend Barney Hefner on All in the Family (1971).
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Jan 21, 2008 · By Associated Press. Allan Melvin, a character actor with countless credits best known for playing Sam the Butcher on “The Brady Bunch,” has died. He was 84. Melvin died of cancer...
(FROM AP) — Allan Melvin, the jolly character actor best known for playing Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch, has died at age 84. He succumbed to cancer on Thursday at his home in Los...
Jan 20, 2008 · LOS ANGELES (AP) - Allan Melvin, a character actor best known for playing Sam the Butcher on "The Brady Bunch," has died. He was 84. Melvin died of cancer Thursday at his home in the...
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Jan 20, 2008 · LOS ANGELES – Allan Melvin, a character actor best known for playing Sam the Butcher on "The Brady Bunch," has died. He was 84. Melvin died of cancer Thursday at his home in the Brentwood...
