Sidney Meltzer (May 22, 1917 – November 2, 2011), known professionally as Sid Melton, was an American actor. He played the roles of incompetent carpenter Alf Monroe in the CBS sitcom
Green Acres and Uncle Charlie Halper, proprietor of the Copa Club, in The Danny Thomas Show and its spin-offs. He appeared in about 140 film and television projects in a career that spanned nearly 60 years. Among his most famous films were
Lost Continent with Cesar Romero,
The Steel Helmet with Gene Evans and Robert Hutton,
The Lemon Drop Kid with Bob Hope, and
Lady Sings the Blues with Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams. He was a regular on The Danny Thomas Show and
Green Acres, and appeared in flashback on several episodes of
The Golden Girls... ()