Richard McKenzie (actor) Richard McKenzie (actor) Richard McKenzie (born June 2, 1930) is an American character actor who is known for his guest role as Fred Bunker, younger brother of Archie Bunker on the hit CBS-TV sitcom series "All in the Family" in seasons 7 and 8, and season 4 of "Archie Bunker's Place". He also appeared in other popular shows such as "Quincy, M.E.", "Hawaii Five-O", "Matlock" and "In the Heat of the Night". McKenzie's career began in television in a 1961 episode of the sitcom "My Three Sons" as Quinn. It would be another 14 years until Richard would make another
Archie Bunker Archie is a Republican and an outspoken supporter of Richard Nixon, as well as an early (1976) supporter of Ronald Reagan, who correctly predicted Reagan's election in 1980. During the Vietnam War, Archie dismisses peace protesters as unpatriotic and has little good to say about the Civil Rights Movement. Despite having an adversarial relationship with his black neighbors, the Jeffersons, he forms an unlikely friendship with their son Lionel, who performs various odd jobs for the Bunkers and responds to Archie's patronizing racial views with sarcastic quips that usually go over Archie's head. The later spinoff series "704 Hauser" features