Although familiar as Bilko's sidekick Corporal Henshaw in The Phil Silvers Show (1955), Melvin was best known in the US for roles in sitcoms The Brady Bunch (1970-73) and All In The Family (1971-79). Also busy in the animation world, he voiced characters such as Magilla Gorilla (1972) for Hanna-Barbera.
- Read Allan Melvin's Guardian Obituary
- Read Allan Melvin's Independent Obituary