Sandy Kenyon
- Acting
- August 5, 1922 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- February 20, 2010
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
Known for
Filmography
- Little Fish, Strange Pond · Elderly Man
- The Onion Movie · Alzheimers Guy in Crowd
- The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
- The Scottish Tale · Arthur Golding
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction · Mr. Mumbles (segment "The Chalkboard")
- War and Remembrance · Ed Flynn
- Celebration Family
- Sledge Hammer! · Hearing Chairman
- The Romance of Betty Boop · Uncle Mischa Bubbles (Voice)
- Crazy like a Fox
- Down on Us · Alex Stanley
- Here Comes Garfield · Jon Arbuckle (Voice)
- The Loch Ness Horror · Professor George Sanderson
- Lifepod · Dematte
- Semi-Tough
- Knots Landing · Reverend Kathrun
- Hart to Hart
- Lou Grant
- MacArthur · General Wainwright
- Meeting of Minds
- Quincy, M.E.
- What's Happening!! · Mr. Davidson
- The Bionic Woman
- One Day at a Time · Director
- Barbary Coast · Sorensen
- Rancho Deluxe · Skinny Face (uncredited)
- Police Woman
- The Rockford Files · Mitchell
- Petrocelli
- Death in Space · Dr. Hart
- Honky Tonk · Loudmouth
- A Case of Rape
- Happy Days
- Breezy · Real Estate Agent
- Tom Sawyer · Constable Clemmens
- Barnaby Jones · Walter Gideon
- Kung Fu · Sheriff
- Delphi Bureau · McIntyre
- The Streets of San Francisco
- M*A*S*H · Woodruff
- The Waltons · Willis
- The Rookies
- Sweet Kill · Newscaster
- Me and the Chimp
- Columbo · Harris
- Cannon
- Travis Logan, D.A. · Arthur Train
- All in the Family · Dave the Cop
- The Partridge Family · Father
- Something for a Lonely Man · Bleeck
- The Mod Squad
- The Doris Day Show · Zeke Kraley
- Adam-12 · Jack Tennison
- Mannix
- Judd, for the Defense
- Easy Come, Easy Go · Schwartz
- Ironside
- The Invaders · Alien Leader
- That Girl
- Hero
- Love on a Rooftop
- Nevada Smith · Clerk in Bank
- Hogan's Heroes · Colonel Bessler, SS Major Bock
- The Wild Wild West
- Gidget
- I Spy · Barnes
- Profiles in Courage · Webster
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
- The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters · Shep Baggott
- The Great Adventure · Captain James
- The Fugitive · Kyle, Sheriff Morris
- The Outer Limits · Henry Craif
- The Virginian · Professor, Bert Robinson
- The Dick Van Dyke Show · Doctor, Policeman
- Dr. Kildare · Dr. William Galdi
- Cain's Hundred · Waldo
- Gunslinger · Willoughby
- The Americans
- The Andy Griffith Show · George Hollander
- Thriller · Mason