Sandy Kenyon

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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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2009
Little Fish, Strange Pond
Movie Elderly Man
2008
The Onion Movie
Movie Alzheimers Guy in Crowd
2004
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
Movie
1998
The Scottish Tale
Movie Arthur Golding
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TV show Mr. Mumbles (segment "The Chalkboard")
1988
War and Remembrance
TV show Ed Flynn
1987
Celebration Family
Movie
1986
Sledge Hammer!
TV show Hearing Chairman
1985
The Romance of Betty Boop
Movie Uncle Mischa Bubbles (voice)
1984
Crazy like a Fox
TV show
1984
Down on Us
Movie Alex Stanley
1982
Here Comes Garfield
Movie Jon Arbuckle (voice)
1981
The Loch Ness Horror
Movie Professor George Sanderson
1981
Lifepod
Movie Dematte
1979
Knots Landing
TV show Reverend Kathrun
1979
Hart to Hart
TV show