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