Fred Melamed
Birthday: 13 May 1956, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 185 cm
Highly gifted, heavy-set character actor Fred Melamed was born in New York City, the son of Syma (Krichefsky), an actress, and Louis Melamed. His father was a television producer, having contributed t ...Show More
On Stage Acting: I'm one of relatively few stage-trained actors who doesn't much like acting on stag Show more
On Stage Acting: I'm one of relatively few stage-trained actors who doesn't much like acting on stage. It feels kind of like riding the Cyclone at Coney Island, which I did when I was eight. When it was all over, I was glad I had done it, but most of the time when it was actually happening, I was just kind of hanging on for dear life. Hide
On Looks And Casting In Films: I have a secret aspiration to be considered for a part where it doesn Show more
On Looks And Casting In Films: I have a secret aspiration to be considered for a part where it doesn't matter what you look like to play it. Most of the time when I receive a script, it says something like 'Rosenberg is the fat, slovenly Mayor, who doesn't want the kids to use the Skateboard Park', or 'Stein is a pompous, rotund attorney, imposing to all.' It would be so freeing to get a script where my character is simply described as 'A Man'.... Hide
Fred Melamed's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (191)
Fred Melamed'S roles
Howard Mankiewicz
Howard
Bennie
Judge Alan Karpman
D. C. Parlov, D.C. Parlov
Howard Mankiewicz
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