Allan “Sam The Butcher” Melvin Dead at 84

Allan Melvin, best known for his role as Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch, died of Thursday night. Melvin died of cancer in his Brentwood home in Los Angeles. He was 84 years old.

Melvin played the role of Sam Franklin, the love interest of Alice Nelson, played by Ann B. Davis, on The Brady Bunch show between 1970 and 1973, but that wasn’t his only stint in the entertainment biz.