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Sam the Butcher to the Deep Freeze

Posted Jan 19th 2008 10:46AM by TMZ Staff

Actor Allan Melvin, best known to "Brady Bunch" fans as Sam the Butcher, boyfriend of Alice -- has gone to the big meat market in the sky.

Melvin died in Los Angeles on Thursday at age 84. He starred in old school hits like "The Phil Silvers Show" and "All in the Family" -- but will best be remembered as Ann B. Davis' meat makin' hottie.


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1. What? You think I was too rude with my comments to post them? You just care about your own feelings? This man's friends and family found your comments less than commendable. Shame on yourselves for posting such nasty headlines about people's deaths.

Posted at 8:43PM on Jan 25th 2008 by Jon the Butcher

2. Please, TMZ, that headline is reprehensible.

Posted at 11:06AM on Jan 19th 2008 by wasted days and wasted nights

3. Damn Sam! Why'd you's have to go off and die!

Posted at 12:17PM on Jan 19th 2008 by Dave

4. FIRST REGARDLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 11:06AM on Jan 19th 2008 by PRINCESS

5. RIP Cpl. Henshaw.

Posted at 11:07AM on Jan 19th 2008 by mimi

6. ALWAYS FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 11:09AM on Jan 19th 2008 by PRINCESS

7. Not Barney from "All In The Family!" Loved him! :( RIP!

Posted at 11:07AM on Jan 19th 2008 by Kelli

8. Alice, where would me to drop this huge load of meat?

Posted at 11:07AM on Jan 19th 2008 by Sam I am!

9. The Brady's got the hook up when Alice was dating Sam. With a family as big as theres free meat was always welcom. RIP Melvin. You will live on forever in reruns.

Posted at 11:09AM on Jan 19th 2008 by Tina

10. I guess he can hang with Mr. Brady now. RIP

Posted at 11:08AM on Jan 19th 2008 by Globaldatepages

11. The headline is uncalled for.....the man has family...show a little compassion....RIP

Posted at 11:09AM on Jan 19th 2008 by Anon

12. ''like me' to drop! shoot.

Posted at 11:09AM on Jan 19th 2008 by Sam I am!

13. KING KONG LA BEEFA KING KONG LA BEEFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Posted at 11:11AM on Jan 19th 2008 by PRINCESS

14. Am I wrong or did he play the Lion and Uncle In "The Wizard of Oz."?

Posted at 11:13AM on Jan 19th 2008 by Kelli

15. I just read an obviously much classier synopsis of the man's life. And he had a tremendous career. Granted I'm of the generation that only knew him from Brady Bunch re-runs. Sounded like a great person. And married to the same woman for 64 years. Take note, young Hollywood, actually young people altogether. That is what you call commitment. They didn't pull a Halle Berry and buy each other what is essentially "friends with benefits" rings. They actually married and worked hard at it. Novel idea.

Posted at 11:13AM on Jan 19th 2008 by annie2

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