Sandy Kenyon

Sandy Kenyon

Acting
Born 1922-08-05 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.5
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 Kenyo...
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Biography

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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

Known For

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Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction poster
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Mr. Mumbles (segment "The Chalkboard")
1997-05-25
Sledge Hammer! poster
Sledge Hammer!
as Hearing Chairman
1986-09-23
Crazy like a Fox poster
Crazy like a Fox
1984-12-30
Knots Landing poster
Knots Landing
as Reverend Kathrun
1979-12-27
Hart to Hart poster
Hart to Hart
1979-09-22
Quincy, M.E. poster
Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03
The Bionic Woman poster
The Bionic Woman
1976-01-14

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