Name
Sandy Kenyon
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1922-08-05
Deathday
2010-02-20 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sandy Kenyon (born Sanford Klein; August 5, 1922 – February 20, 2010) was an American actor of film and television. He appeared as a guest actor on numerous television series, including a recurring role on the 1961 TV series, The Americans. He was also the original voice of Jon Arbuckle, voicing the character in the first Garfield special Here Comes Garfield.
Early years
Kenyon was born in The Bronx, New York, and served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
Career
Kenyon co-starred as Des Smith in the syndicated television drama Crunch and Des (1956), and portrayed Cashbox Potter in the syndicated adventure series Major Del Conway of the Flying Tigers (1953). Among the many television series in which he guest starred are the westerns: The Rifleman, Colt .45, Yancy Derringer, Have Gun-Will Travel, The Tall Man, Gunsmoke, and Bonanza. In 1961, Kenyon was cast in the role of Ritter on The Americans, a 17-episode NBC series about how the American Civil War divided families.
Other series in which Kenyon appeared include: Richard Diamond, Private Detective; The Fugitive; Room for One More; All in the Family; Gunsmoke; The Dick Van Dyke Show (including the 2004 reunion special "159th Episode"); That Girl; The Partridge Family; Hogan's Heroes; Adam-12; Kung Fu; Peter Gunn; Quincy, M.E.; Knots Landing; Designing Women and The Twilight Zone.
Death
Kenyon died of kidney cancer at the age of 87 at his home in Los Angeles. CLR
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- 1958 A Town Has Turned to Dust as Billy
- 1974 A Case of Rape
- 1977 MacArthur as General Wainwright
- 1972 Sweet Kill as Newscaster
- 1968 Something for a Lonely Man as Bleeck
- 1958 Old Man as The Deputy
- 1975 Rancho Deluxe as Skinny Face (uncredited)
- 1998 The Scottish Tale as Arthur Golding
- 2009 Little Fish, Strange Pond as Elderly Man
- 1959 Al Capone as Bones Corelli
- 1960 Mission of Danger
- 2008 The Onion Movie as Alzheimers Guy in Crowd
- 1974 Honky Tonk as Loudmouth
- 1974 Death in Space as Dr. Hart
- 1984 Down on Us as Alex Stanley
- 1967 Easy Come, Easy Go as Schwartz
- 1966 Nevada Smith as Clerk in Bank
- 1981 The Loch Ness Horror as Professor George Sanderson
- 2004 The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
- 1973 Tom Sawyer as Constable Clemmens
- 1981 Lifepod as Dematte
- 1982 Here Comes Garfield as Jon Arbuckle (voice)
- 1985 The Romance of Betty Boop as Uncle Mischa Bubbles (voice)
- 1973 Breezy as Real Estate Agent
- 1971 Travis Logan, D.A. as Arthur Train
- 1987 Celebration Family
- 1977 Lou Grant ( 1 episode )
- 1960 The Andy Griffith Show ( 1 episode ) as George Hollander
- 1986 Sledge Hammer! ( 1 episode ) as Hearing Chairman
- 1972 M*A*S*H ( 1 episode ) as Woodruff
- 1966 Love on a Rooftop ( 3 episodes )
- 1961 Cain's Hundred ( 1 episode ) as Waldo
- 1972 The Rookies ( 1 episode )
- 1972 Kung Fu ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff
- 1963 The Great Adventure ( 1 episode ) as Captain James
- 1965 Gidget ( 1 episode )
- 1976 The Bionic Woman ( 1 episode )
- 1961 The Dick Van Dyke Show ( 3 episodes ) as Doctor
- 1971 All in the Family ( 3 episodes ) as Dave the Cop
- 1966 That Girl ( 3 episodes )
- 1976 Quincy, M.E. ( 1 episode )
- 1964 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. ( 1 episode )
- 1959 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Navigator Hatch
- 1959 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Frank Henderson
- 1960 Thriller ( 1 episode ) as Mason
- 1972 The Streets of San Francisco ( 1 episode )
- 1963 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters ( 1 episode ) as Shep Baggott
- 1967 Mannix ( 2 episodes )
- 1974 Happy Days ( 1 episode )
- 1979 Knots Landing ( 8 episodes ) as Reverend Kathrun
- 1968 The Mod Squad ( 1 episode )
- 1965 Hogan's Heroes ( 2 episodes )
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Green
- 1979 Hart to Hart ( 1 episode )
- 1971 Cannon ( 2 episodes )
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Dale Duncan
- 1959 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Attendant
- 1972 The Waltons ( 1 episode ) as Willis
- 1967 Ironside ( 2 episodes )
- 1960 The Tall Man ( 1 episode )
- 1984 Crazy like a Fox ( 1 episode )
- 1965 The Wild Wild West ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Storekeeper
- 1972 Me and the Chimp ( 1 episode )
- 1974 Police Woman ( 1 episode )
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 2 episodes )
- 1963 The Fugitive ( 1 episode ) as Kyle
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as Professor
- 1958 Yancy Derringer ( 2 episodes ) as Willy Nilly
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Fireman
- 1958 Peter Gunn ( 2 episodes )
- 1957 The Thin Man ( 1 episode )
- 1959 One Step Beyond ( 1 episode ) as Tim Berryman
- 1957 Richard Diamond, Private Detective ( 2 episodes ) as Lt. Harry Baker
- 1974 Petrocelli ( 1 episode )
- 1977 Meeting of Minds ( 2 episodes )
- 1967 Judd, for the Defense ( 1 episode )
- 1958 The Donna Reed Show ( 1 episode )
- 1964 Profiles in Courage ( 1 episode ) as Webster
- 1958 The Rifleman ( 1 episode )
- 1975 Barbary Coast ( 1 episode ) as Sorensen
- 1959 Riverboat ( 1 episode ) as Jeb Grant
- 1959 Tightrope ( 1 episode )
- 1961 Dr. Kildare ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. William Galdi
- 1965 I Spy ( 1 episode ) as Barnes
- 1966 Hero ( 1 episode )
- 1963 The Fugitive ( 2 episodes ) as Sheriff Morris
- 1961 The Americans ( 1 episode )
- 1974 The Rockford Files ( 1 episode ) as Mitchell
- 1959 Riverboat ( 1 episode ) as Abraham Lincoln
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Ak
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as Bert Robinson
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Docker
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Bennings
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Catlin
- 1968 Adam-12 ( 1 episode ) as Jack Tennison
- 1963 The Outer Limits ( 1 episode ) as Henry Craif
- 1965 Hogan's Heroes ( 1 episode ) as Colonel Bessler
- 1960 The Chevy Mystery Show ( 1 episode ) as Eddie
- 1965 Hogan's Heroes ( 1 episode ) as SS Major Bock
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Kane
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 2 episodes )
- 1967 The Invaders ( 1 episode ) as Alien Leader
- 1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Mumbles (segment "The Chalkboard")
- 1971 Columbo ( 1 episode ) as Harris
- 1965 Hogan's Heroes ( 1 episode ) as Major Hans Kuehn
- 1961 The Dick Van Dyke Show ( 1 episode ) as Policeman
- 1961 The Dick Van Dyke Show ( 1 episode ) as Lionel Dann
- 1972 Delphi Bureau ( 1 episode ) as McIntyre
- 1970 The Partridge Family ( 1 episode ) as Father
- 1961 Gunslinger ( 1 episode ) as Willoughby
- 1973 Barnaby Jones ( 1 episode ) as Walter Gideon
- 1976 What's Happening!! ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Davidson
- 1988 War and Remembrance ( 3 episodes ) as Ed Flynn
- 1968 The Doris Day Show ( 1 episode ) as Zeke Kraley
