Acting
Fred Melamed
Born 1956-05-13
New York City, New York, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
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
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Passengers
2016
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WandaVision
2021
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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The Dictator
2012
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
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Hail, Caesar!
2016
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Fargo
2014
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Law & Order
1990
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Bone Tomahawk
2015
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A Serious Man
2009
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (90 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Father Joe | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2026 |
 | Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass | Frank the Mailman | Movie | 2026 |
 | Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America | William Henry Harrison | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Don't Trip | Scott Lefkowitz | Movie | 2025 |
 | Easy's Waltz | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2025 |
 | Doctor Odyssey | Jerry Manafort | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Peak Season | George | Movie | 2024 |
 | Little Death | Augustus | Movie | 2024 |
 | Cat Person | Dr. Resnick | Movie | 2023 |
 | Fuzzy Head | The Quadruped | Movie | 2023 |
 | Reboot | Alan | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Diary of a Spy | James | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib | Russ Tisdale (voice) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Together Together | Marty | Movie | 2021 |
 | Shiva Baby | Joel | Movie | 2021 |
 | Marvel Studios Assembled | Self - Arthur Hart | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Rumble | Mayor (voice) | Movie | 2021 |
 | WandaVision | Todd Davis (a.k.a. Arthur Hart) | TV Series | 2021 |
| WandaVision | Todd Davis (a.k.a. Arthur Hart) (uncredited) | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Viral Vignettes | Neil | TV Series | 2020 |
 | The Vigil | Dr. Kohlberg | Movie | 2020 |
 | Solar Opposites | The Supreme Adjudicator (voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Medical Police | Professor Waters | TV Series | 2020 |
 | The Morning Show | Mitch's Agent | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Lying and Stealing | Dimitri | Movie | 2019 |
 | Dragged Across Concrete | Mr. Edmington | Movie | 2019 |
 | Black Monday | Not Milken #2 | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Silver Lake | Howard | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Spy Who Dumped Me | Roger | Movie | 2018 |
 | Summer Camp Island | Monk Receptionist / Additional Voices (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
| Summer Camp Island | Monk Receptionist (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Barry | Tom Posorro | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Brawl in Cell Block 99 | Mr Irving | Movie | 2017 |
 | Kid Gambled | Repair Man | Movie | 2017 |
 | Room 104 | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Chicanery | Arthur Schekner | Movie | 2017 |
 | Trial & Error | Howard Mankiewicz | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Lemon | Howard | Movie | 2017 |
 | Passengers | Observatory (voice) | Movie | 2016 |
 | Lady Dynamite | Bruce Ben-Bacharach | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Hail, Caesar! | Communist Writer | Movie | 2016 |
 | American Crime Story | William H. 'Bill' Ginsberg | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Superstore | Richard | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Bone Tomahawk | Clarence | Movie | 2015 |
 | Life in Pieces | Dr. Dave Collins | TV Series | 2015 |
| You Are Whole | Norman | Movie | 2015 | |
 | Smart Pipe | Andrew Goldman | Movie | 2014 |
 | Some Kind of Beautiful | Piggott | Movie | 2014 |
 | Benched | Judge Don Nelson | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Adult Beginners | Story Book Reader (voice) | Movie | 2014 |
 | Get On Up | Syd Nathan | Movie | 2014 |
| Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends | Fred | Movie | 2014 | |
 | Fargo | Howard Zimmerman | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Hairbrained | Benny Greenberg | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Crazy Ones | Fred Melamed | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | D.C. Parlov | TV Series | 2013 |
 | In a World... | Sam Sotto | Movie | 2013 |
| Blumenthal | Jimmy Basmati | Movie | 2013 | |
 | Fred Won't Move Out | Bob | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Dictator | Head Nuclear Scientist | Movie | 2012 |
 | House of Lies | Harvey Oberholt | TV Series | 2012 |
 | A Very Tight Place | Betsy (voice) | Movie | 2011 |
 | New Girl | J. Cronkite Valley-Forge | TV Series | 2011 |
 | A Serious Man | Sy Ableman | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Good Wife | Judge Alan Karpman | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Childrens Hospital | Leonard Hillman | TV Series | 2008 |
 | 30 Rock | Jack (voice) | TV Series | 2006 |
 | In Search of Shakespeare | Announcer | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Hollywood Ending | Pappas | Movie | 2002 |
 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Dr. Thurgood | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dan Goldberg | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Husbands and Wives | Mel (uncredited) | Movie | 1992 |
 | Shadows and Fog | Undesirables Onlooker | Movie | 1991 |
 | Law & Order | Bertram Hill | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | The Dean (uncredited) | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Good Mother | Dr. Payne | Movie | 1988 |
 | Another Woman | Patient's Voice / Engagement Party Guest | Movie | 1988 |
 | Sticky Fingers | The Cop (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1988 |
 | Suspect | Morty Rosenthal | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Pick-up Artist | George | Movie | 1987 |
 | Ishtar | Caid of Assari | Movie | 1987 |
 | Radio Days | Bradley (uncredited) | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Mission | Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1986 |
| The Mission | Cabeza (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Manhattan Project | Howard | Movie | 1986 |
 | Hannah and Her Sisters | Dr. Grey | Movie | 1986 |
 | Lovesick | Analyst | Movie | 1983 |
 | Interpersonal Exopolitics | Hank | Movie | — |
 | The Bookie & the Bruiser | Luca Cavicci | Movie | — |
| Villa Hollywood | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |