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
A Serious Man (2009)
as Sy Ableman
Junk (2024)
as Augustus
The Dictator (2012)
as Head Nuclear Scientist
Rumble (2021)
as Mayor (voice)
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
as Communist Writer
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026)
as Frank the Mailman
Passengers (2016)
as Observatory (voice)
The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
as Roger
Dragged Across Concrete (2019)
as Mr. Edmington
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
as Clarence
Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
as Mr Irving
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
as Dr. Grey
The Mission (1986)
as Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)
Some Kind of Beautiful (2014)
as Piggott
Cut Off (—)
Actor
Father Joe (2027)
Actor
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
as The Dean (uncredited)
The Vigil (2020)
as Dr. Kohlberg
Lying and Stealing (2019)
as Dimitri
Chicanery (2017)
as Arthur Schekner
Cat Person (2023)
as Dr. Resnick
Fuzzy Head (2023)
as The Quadruped
The Trial (2023)
as The Judge
Get On Up (2014)
as Syd Nathan
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
as George
Suspect (1987)
as Morty Rosenthal
Hollywood Ending (2002)
as Pappas
Ishtar (1987)
as Caid of Assari
Husbands and Wives (1992)
as Mel (uncredited)
Shiva Baby (2021)
as Joel
Blumenthal (2013)
as Jimmy Basmati
Adult Beginners (2014)
as Story Book Reader (voice)
Radio Days (1987)
as Bradley (uncredited)
Shadows and Fog (1991)
as Undesirables Onlooker
Together Together (2021)
as Marty
Another Woman (1988)
as Patient's Voice / Engagement Party Guest
In a World... (2013)
as Sam Sotto
The Manhattan Project (1986)
as Howard
Fred Won't Move Out (2012)
as Bob
Lemon (2017)
as Howard
Peak Season (2024)
as George
Kid Gambled (2017)
as Repair Man
Hairbrained (2013)
as Benny Greenberg
The Dark Side (2015)
as Howard
A Very Tight Place (2011)
as Betsy (voice)
The Good Mother (1988)
as Dr. Payne
Lovesick (1983)
as Analyst
The Bookie & the Bruiser (—)
as Luca Cavicci
Don't Trip (2025)
as Scott Lefkowitz
Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends (2014)
as Fred
Diary of a Spy (2022)
as James
Sticky Fingers (1988)
as The Cop (voice) (uncredited)
Easy's Waltz (2025)
Actor
Interpersonal Exopolitics (—)
as Hank
Silver Lake (2018)
as Howard
You Are Whole (2015)
as Norman
Villa Hollywood (—)
Actor
Smart Pipe (2014)
as Andrew Goldman