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 the show progresses, it becomes apparent that Archie's prejudice is not motivated by malice, but is rather a combination of the era and environment in which he was raised and a generalized misanthropy. Archie himself is depicted as a hard worker, loving father, and basically decent man; nevertheless, he is bad-tempered and frequently tells his long-suffering wife Edith to "stifle yourself" and "dummy up". Series creator Norman Lear admitted that this is how his father treated Lear's mother. As the series progressed, Archie mellowed somewhat, albeit often out of necessity. In one episode, he expresses revulsion for a Ku Klux