Fred Melamed
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Fred Melamed (born May 13, 1956 in New York City) is an American actor and writer. He received his theatrical training at Hampshire College and the Yale School of Drama. At Yale, he was a Samuel F. B. Morse College Graduate Fellow. He was also a nominee for the Irene Ryan Award, a prize conferred upon the most promising young actors in the United States. While still at Yale, he was an instructor at the well-known performing arts camp, Stagedoor Manor.
Known for
Credits
The Dictator (2012)
as Head Nuclear Scientist
Passengers (2016)
as Observatory (voice)
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
as Communist Writer
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026)
as Frank the Mailman
Rumble (2021)
as Mayor (voice)
The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
as Roger
The Mission (1986)
as Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)
Dragged Across Concrete (2019)
as Mr. Edmington
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
as Clarence
Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
as Mr Irving
A Serious Man (2009)
as Sy Ableman
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
as Dr. Grey
Some Kind of Beautiful (2014)
as Piggott
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
as The Dean (uncredited)
Lying and Stealing (2019)
as Dimitri
The Vigil (2020)
as Dr. Kohlberg
Together Together (2021)
as Marty
Get On Up (2014)
as Syd Nathan
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
as George
Cat Person (2023)
as Dr. Resnick
Shiva Baby (2021)
as Joel
Radio Days (1987)
as Bradley (uncredited)
Husbands and Wives (1992)
as Mel (uncredited)
Shadows and Fog (1991)
as Undesirables Onlooker
Another Woman (1988)
as Patient's Voice / Engagement Party Guest
Hollywood Ending (2002)
as Pappas
Suspect (1987)
as Morty Rosenthal
The Manhattan Project (1986)
as Howard
Father Joe (2027)
Actor
Adult Beginners (2014)
as Story Book Reader (voice)
The Trial (2023)
as The Judge
The Good Mother (1988)
as Dr. Payne
Fuzzy Head (2023)
as The Quadruped
Ishtar (1987)
as Caid of Assari
Cut Off (—)
Actor
In a World... (2013)
as Sam Sotto
Fred Won't Move Out (2012)
as Bob
Little Death (2024)
as Augustus
Sticky Fingers (1988)
as The Cop (voice) (uncredited)
Chicanery (2017)
as Arthur Schekner
Don't Trip (2025)
as Scott Lefkowitz
A Very Tight Place (2011)
as Betsy (voice)
Easy's Waltz (2025)
Actor
Blumenthal (2013)
as Jimmy Basmati
Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends (2014)
as Fred
The Bookie & the Bruiser (—)
as Luca Cavicci
Lemon (2017)
as Howard
Diary of a Spy (2022)
as James
Lovesick (1983)
as Analyst
Hairbrained (2013)
as Benny Greenberg
Peak Season (2024)
as George
Interpersonal Exopolitics (—)
as Hank
Silver Lake (2018)
as Howard
Kid Gambled (2017)
as Repair Man
Villa Hollywood (—)
Actor
Smart Pipe (2014)
as Andrew Goldman
You Are Whole (2015)
as Norman