Allan Melvin
CountryUnited States
GenderMale
BirthdayFeb 18, 1923
Death2008-01-17
BiographyAllan John Melvin (February 18, 1923 – January 17, 2008) 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 archvillain (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, as well as Drooper on The Banana Splits.
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Known For
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Archie Bunker's Place
as Barney Hefner
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Around the World in 79 Days
as Bumbler
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It's the Wolf
as Bristlehound
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Popeye and Son
as Bluto, J. Wellington Wimpy
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Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse
as Punkin' Puss
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The Adventures of Gulliver
as Bunko
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The All-New Popeye Hour
as Bluto
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The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
as Drooper the Lion
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The Bungle Brothers
as Joey
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The Magilla Gorilla Show
as Magilla Gorilla
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The New Animated Adventures of Flash Gordon
as Thun
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The Phil Silvers Show
as Cpl. Steve Henshaw
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Yogi's Gang
as Magilla Gorilla
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