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Fred Melamed

Actor | * 05/13/1956 (69) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Fred Melamed (born May 13, 1956) is an American actor. After spending most of his early career primarily as a renowned voice over artist, and occasionally playing small roles in films, notably in seven films directed by Woody Allen, he established himself as a masterful character actor, with his role as Sy Ableman in the Coen Brothers' A Serious Man (2009). Other notable film credits have included In a World... (2012), Hail, Caesar! (2016), and Shiva Baby (2020). His television roles include Bruce Ben-Bacharach in Lady Dynamite (2016–2017), Gumbald in Adventure Time (2017–2018), Todd Davis in WandaVision (2021), and Tom Posorro in Barry (2022–2023). Vulture named him one of the greatest character actors working today. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompo ...

A Serious Man

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2009 | 3.4/5 | 1h 46min
Comedy, Drama
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Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems. ...

WandaVision

TV-14

2021 | 4.1/5
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
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A listless hitman is enthralled by theatre acting and becomes eager to leave his old life behind in pursuit of a new career. ...

Barry

TV-MA

2018 | 4.0/5 | 25min per episode
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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A single-camera half-hour comedy based on what Maria Bamford has accepted to be "her life." It's the sometimes surreal story of a woman who loses — and then finds — her s**t. ...

Lady Dynamite

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2016 | 3.5/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy, Drama
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Movies with Fred Melamed as Actor(44)

2024 Little Death
as Augustus2024 Little Death
as George2024 Peak Season
as The Quadruped2023 Fuzzy Head
as Dr Resnick2023 Cat Person
as James2022 Diary of a Spy
as Mayor (voice)2021 Rumble
as Joel2021 Shiva Baby
as Marty2021 Together Together
as Dr. Kohlberg2020 The Vigil
as Dimitri2019 Lying and Stealing
as Roger2018 The Spy Who Dumped Me
as Howard2018 Silver Lake
as Mr. Edmington2018 Dragged Across Concrete
as Mr Irving2017 Brawl in Cell Block 99
as Howard2017 Lemon
as Observatory (voice)2016 Passengers
as Communist Writer2016 Hail, Caesar!
as Norman2015 You Are Whole
as Clarence2015 Bone Tomahawk
as Piggott2015 Some Kind of Beautiful
as Syd Nathan2014 Get on Up
as Story Book Reader (voice)2014 Adult Beginners
as Andrew Gold2014 Smart Pipe
as Fred2014 Dinner With Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends
as Jimmy Basmati2013 Blumenthal
as Sam Sotto2013 In a World...
as Benny Greenberg2013 Hairbrained
as Head Nuclear Scientist2012 The Dictator
as Bob2012 Fred Won't Move Out
as Sy Ableman2009 A Serious Man
as Pappas2002 Hollywood Ending
as Mel (uncredited)1992 Husbands and Wives
as Undesirables Onlooker1991 Shadows and Fog
as The Dean (uncredited)1989 Crimes and Misdemeanors
as The Cop (voice) (uncredited)1988 Sticky Fingers
as Patient's Voice / Engagement Party Guest1988 Another Woman
as Morty Rosenthal1987 Suspect
as Caid of Assari1987 Ishtar
as Bradley (uncredited)1987 Radio Days
as George1987 The Pick-up Artist
as Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)1986 The Mission
as Dr. Grey1986 Hannah and Her Sisters
as Analyst1983 Lovesick

TV Shows/Series with Fred Melamed as Actor(22)

as Alan2022 Reboot
as Todd David (a.k.a. Arthur Hart)2021 WandaVision
as Todd Davis (a.k.a. Arthur Hart) (uncredited)2021 WandaVision
as Self - Arthur Hart2021 Marvel Studios Assembled
as Professor Waters2020 Medical Police
as Mitch's Agent2019 The Morning Show
as Not Milken #22019 Black Monday
as Tom Posorro2018 Barry
as Monk Receptionist (voice)2018 Summer Camp Island
as Narrator (voice)2017 Room 104
as Bruce Ben-Bacharach2016 Lady Dynamite
as William H. 'Bill' Ginsberg2016 American Crime Story
as Richard2015 Superstore
as Dr. Dave Collins2015 Life in Pieces
as Howard Zimmerman2014 Fargo
as Judge Don Nelson2014 Benched
as D.C. Parlov2013 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as J. Cronkite Valley-Forge2011 New Girl
as Announcer2003 In Search of Shakespeare
as Dr. Thurgood2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Dan Goldberg1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1990 Law & Order

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Full Name: Fred Melamed
Born: Sunday, 05/13 1956 (May) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 69 years + 56 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Yale School of Drama, Hampshire College, Hollywood Hills High School, Riverdale Country School
Fred Melamed frequently works together with these people:
Woody Allen (20x, Actor)
Helen Robin (13x, Crew)
Lou Martini Jr. (13x, Actor)
Cole Sanchez (12x, Actor)
William H. Burns (12x, Actor)
Adam LeFevre (11x, Actor)
Robert Turano (11x, Actor)
Edward D. Murphy (11x, Actor)
John Doman (10x, Actor)
Bobby Moynihan (10x, Actor)
Thomas A. Reilly (10x, Crew)
Joe Pentangelo (10x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:27080, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 06/10/2025