Fred Melamed

Personal Info

Birthday

May 13, 1956

(69 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Fred Melamed

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

Fargo

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

30 Rock

The Good Wife

The Morning Show

Filmography

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