Allan Melvin

Age: 85 (passed away Jan. 17th, 2008)
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Birth Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Born: Feb. 18th, 1922

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Allan Melvin's Main TV Roles

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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A well-oiled voice artist, he was a great mimic of voices.
Has one daughter, Jennifer, still living.
Blond, block-faced and brawny support actor with the trademark sagging jowls best known for his blue-collar buddies and military cohorts on TV comedy -- could play bruising or dim-witted.
His surviving daughter, Jennifer, is the mother of his grandson, Jon Hanson Jr.
Got a job in radio sound effects with NBC at the onset of his career. He also did a nightclub act using his talent with voices and appeared on 'Arthur Godfrey' (qv)'s Talent Scouts radio show and won.
His daughter Mya died in 1970.
He appeared in dozens of TV shows but he's best known for four recurring roles: as Cpl. Henshaw in _"The Phil Silvers Show" (1955)_ (qv), as Sgt. Charlie Hacker on _"Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964)_ (qv), as Alice's boyfriend Sam on _"The Brady Bunch" (1969)_ (qv) and as Archie Bunker's best friend Barney Hefner on _"All in the Family" (1971)_ (qv).
Has a daughter, Jennifer, and a grandson.

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Yogi's Gang	Magilla Gorilla
The Magilla Gorilla Show	Magilla Gorilla Punkin Puss
The Phil Silvers Show	Cpl. Steve He&hellip
Foofur	Chucky
Archie Bunker's Place	Barney Hefner
Popeye and Son	Bluto Wimpy
The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty	Tyrone
The New Animated Adventures of Flash Gordon	Thun King Vultan
Wake, Rattle & Roll	Magilla Goril&hellip
Beetle Bailey	Sgt. Snorkle Plato Zero Killer Diller