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)
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026)
as Frank the Mailman
The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
as Roger
Rumble (2021)
as Mayor (voice)
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
as Clarence
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
as Communist Writer
Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
as Mr Irving
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
as Dr. Grey
Dragged Across Concrete (2019)
as Mr. Edmington
The Mission (1986)
as Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
as The Dean (uncredited)
A Serious Man (2009)
as Sy Ableman
Some Kind of Beautiful (2014)
as Piggott
Shiva Baby (2021)
as Joel
Suspect (1987)
as Morty Rosenthal
Lying and Stealing (2019)
as Dimitri
Blumenthal (2013)
as Jimmy Basmati
The Good Mother (1988)
as Dr. Payne
Radio Days (1987)
as Bradley (uncredited)
Another Woman (1988)
as Patient's Voice / Engagement Party Guest
The Manhattan Project (1986)
as Howard
Get On Up (2014)
as Syd Nathan
Shadows and Fog (1991)
as Undesirables Onlooker
Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends (2014)
as Fred
Cat Person (2023)
as Dr. Resnick
Adult Beginners (2014)
as Story Book Reader (voice)
Hollywood Ending (2002)
as Pappas
Father Joe (—)
Actor
A Very Tight Place (2011)
as Betsy (voice)
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
as George
Ishtar (1987)
as Caid of Assari
Husbands and Wives (1992)
as Mel (uncredited)
Together Together (2021)
as Marty
Fuzzy Head (2023)
as The Quadruped
Hairbrained (2013)
as Benny Greenberg
Chicanery (2017)
as Arthur Schekner
Kid Gambled (2017)
as Repair Man
In a World... (2013)
as Sam Sotto
The Bookie & the Bruiser (—)
as Luca Cavicci
The Vigil (2020)
as Dr. Kohlberg
Lovesick (1983)
as Analyst
Fred Won't Move Out (2012)
as Bob
Little Death (2024)
as Augustus
Interpersonal Exopolitics (—)
as Hank
Peak Season (2024)
as George
Lemon (2017)
as Howard
Sticky Fingers (1988)
as The Cop (voice) (uncredited)
Don't Trip (2025)
as Scott Lefkowitz
Easy's Waltz (2025)
Actor
Silver Lake (2018)
as Howard
Diary of a Spy (2022)
as James
Villa Hollywood (—)
Actor
You Are Whole (2015)
as Norman
Smart Pipe (2014)
as Andrew Goldman