Popeye

Allan Melvin, Jan. 17, age 84: The veteran character actor Melvin began his long TV career in the 1950s on "The Phil Silvers Show," and went on to play Archie Bunker's neighbor Barney on "All in the Family." He endeared himself to a new generation of TV fans when he played Sam... more the Butcher, Alice's gentleman friend, on "The Brady Bunch." Melvin also lent his vocal talents to cartoons, including being the voice of Magilla Gorilla, and Bluto on "Popeye." "I've enjoyed the stuff I've done," he told People magazine in 1996, "but the one you're getting paid for, that's what you enjoy most."

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