Sandy Kenyon
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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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Films (26)
Little Fish, Strange Pond
2009 · Elderly Man
The Onion Movie
2008 · Alzheimers Guy in Crowd
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
2004
The Scottish Tale
1998 · Arthur Golding
Celebration Family
1987
The Romance of Betty Boop
1985 · Uncle Mischa Bubbles (voice)
Down on Us
1984 · Alex Stanley
Here Comes Garfield
1982 · Jon Arbuckle (voice)
The Loch Ness Horror
1981 · Professor George Sanderson
Lifepod
1981 · Dematte
MacArthur
1977 · General Wainwright
Rancho Deluxe
1975 · Skinny Face (uncredited)
Death in Space
1974 · Dr. Hart
Honky Tonk
1974 · Loudmouth
A Case of Rape
1974
Breezy
1973 · Real Estate Agent
Tom Sawyer
1973 · Constable Clemmens
Sweet Kill
1972 · Newscaster
Travis Logan, D.A.
1971 · Arthur Train
Something for a Lonely Man
1968 · Bleeck
Easy Come, Easy Go
1967 · Schwartz
Nevada Smith
1966 · Clerk in Bank
Mission of Danger
1960
Al Capone
1959 · Bones Corelli
Old Man
1958 · The Deputy
A Town Has Turned to Dust
1958 · Billy
Séries (75)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 · Mr. Mumbles (segment "The Chalkboard")
War and Remembrance
1988 · Ed Flynn
Sledge Hammer!
1986 · Hearing Chairman
Crazy like a Fox
1984
Semi-Tough
1980
Knots Landing
1979 · Reverend Kathrun
Hart to Hart
1979
Lou Grant
1977
Meeting of Minds
1977
Quincy, M.E.
1976
What's Happening!!
1976 · Mr. Davidson
The Bionic Woman
1976
One Day at a Time
1975 · Director
Barbary Coast
1975 · Sorensen
Police Woman
1974
The Rockford Files
1974 · Mitchell
Petrocelli
1974
Happy Days
1974
Barnaby Jones
1973 · Walter Gideon
Kung Fu
1972 · Sheriff
Delphi Bureau
1972 · McIntyre
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
M*A*S*H
1972 · Woodruff
The Waltons
1972 · Willis
The Rookies
1972
Me and the Chimp
1972
Columbo
1971 · Harris
Cannon
1971
All in the Family
1971 · Dave the Cop
The Partridge Family
1970 · Father
The Mod Squad
1968
The Doris Day Show
1968 · Zeke Kraley
Adam-12
1968 · Jack Tennison
Mannix
1967
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Ironside
1967
The Invaders
1967 · Alien Leader
That Girl
1966
Hero
1966
Love on a Rooftop
1966
Hogan's Heroes
1965 · Colonel Bessler, SS Major Bock, Major Hans Kuehn
The Wild Wild West
1965
Gidget
1965
I Spy
1965 · Barnes
Profiles in Courage
1964 · Webster
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963 · Shep Baggott
The Great Adventure
1963 · Captain James
The Fugitive
1963 · Kyle, Sheriff Morris
The Outer Limits
1963 · Henry Craif
The Virginian
1962 · Professor, Bert Robinson
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961 · Doctor, Policeman, Lionel Dann
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Dr. William Galdi
Cain's Hundred
1961 · Waldo
Gunslinger
1961 · Willoughby
The Americans
1961
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · George Hollander
Thriller
1960 · Mason
The Tall Man
1960
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960 · Eddie
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Navigator Hatch, Frank Henderson, Attendant
Riverboat
1959 · Jeb Grant, Abraham Lincoln
Tightrope
1959
One Step Beyond
1959 · Tim Berryman
Rawhide
1959 · Storekeeper
Yancy Derringer
1958 · Willy Nilly
The Rifleman
1958
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
The Thin Man
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Lt. Harry Baker
Gunsmoke
1955 · Green, Ak, Docker, Bennings, Catlin
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Dale Duncan, Kane
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Fireman