Sitcom character whose real name is Gordon Shumway (3)

I believe the answer is:

alf

(Other definitions for alf that I've seen before include "Garnett or Ramsey?" , "-- Garnett, bigoted TV?character" , "- Ramsey, England manager in nineteen sixty six" , "Chap" , "See man" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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