Sam the Butcher dies:
from tv guide on line;
Allan Melvin, a popular character actor best recognized for his roles
on The Phil Silvers Show (as Cpl. Henshaw), All in the Family
(Archie's bud Barney) and The Brady Bunch (Sam the butcher), on
Thursday died of cancer, reports the Los Angeles Times. He was 84.
Melvin's 50-plus year career also included guest appearances on such
TV shows as The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show and Gomer
Pyle: U.S.M.C.; voicing Magilla Gorilla and Popeye's Bluto; and
playing "Al the Plumber" in 15 years' worth of Liquid-Plumr
commercials.
Melvin is survived by his wife of 64 years, Amalia; a daughter,
Jennifer Hanson; and a grandson.
