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