Fred Melamed
Known for Acting · 85 credits
- Born
- 1956-05-13 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
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
TV Shows (30)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dan Goldberg
Law & Order
1990
as Bertram Hill
The Good Wife
2009
as Judge Alan Karpman
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as D.C. Parlov
Fargo
2014
as Howard Zimmerman
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Dr. Thurgood
New Girl
2011
as J. Cronkite Valley-Forge
30 Rock
2006
as Jack (voice)
Superstore
2015
as Richard
American Crime Story
2016
as William H. 'Bill' Ginsberg
Summer Camp Island
2018
as Monk Receptionist / Additional Voices (voice) / Monk Receptionist (voice)
WandaVision
2021
as Todd Davis (a.k.a. Arthur Hart) / Todd Davis (a.k.a. Arthur Hart) (uncredited)
Solar Opposites
2020
as The Supreme Adjudicator (voice)
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Leonard Hillman
The Morning Show
2019
as Mitch's Agent
Life in Pieces
2015
as Dr. Dave Collins
Barry
2018
as Tom Posorro
Doctor Odyssey
2024
as Jerry Manafort
Room 104
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Black Monday
2019
as Not Milken #2
Trial & Error
2017
as Howard Mankiewicz
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
as Self - Arthur Hart
The Crazy Ones
2013
as Fred Melamed
Medical Police
2020
as Professor Waters
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
2022
as Russ Tisdale (voice)
Benched
2014
as Judge Don Nelson
Reboot
2022
as Alan
Lady Dynamite
2016
as Bruce Ben-Bacharach
Viral Vignettes
2020
as Neil
In Search of Shakespeare
2003
as Announcer
Movies (55)
The Dictator
2012
as Head Nuclear Scientist
Passengers
2016
as Observatory (voice)
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
2026
as Frank the Mailman
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018
as Roger
Bone Tomahawk
2015
as Clarence
Rumble
2021
as Mayor (voice)
Hail, Caesar!
2016
as Communist Writer
Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017
as Mr Irving
Dragged Across Concrete
2019
as Mr. Edmington
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
as Dr. Grey
The Mission
1986
as Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)
Shiva Baby
2021
as Joel
A Serious Man
2009
as Sy Ableman
Some Kind of Beautiful
2014
as Piggott
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989
as The Dean (uncredited)
Lying and Stealing
2019
as Dimitri
Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends
2014
as Fred
Cat Person
2023
as Dr. Resnick
Blumenthal
2013
as Jimmy Basmati
Get On Up
2014
as Syd Nathan
The Good Mother
1988
as Dr. Payne
The Pick-up Artist
1987
as George
Adult Beginners
2014
as Story Book Reader (voice)
Hollywood Ending
2002
as Pappas
Shadows and Fog
1991
as Undesirables Onlooker
Husbands and Wives
1992
as Mel (uncredited)
Radio Days
1987
as Bradley (uncredited)
Fuzzy Head
2023
as The Quadruped
Together Together
2021
as Marty
A Very Tight Place
2011
as Betsy (voice)
In a World...
2013
as Sam Sotto
The Manhattan Project
1986
as Howard
Suspect
1987
as Morty Rosenthal
Father Joe
The Vigil
2020
as Dr. Kohlberg
Little Death
2024
as Augustus
Chicanery
2017
as Arthur Schekner
Another Woman
1988
as Patient's Voice / Engagement Party Guest
Hairbrained
2013
as Benny Greenberg
Ishtar
1987
as Caid of Assari
The Bookie & the Bruiser
as Luca Cavicci
Kid Gambled
2017
as Repair Man
Peak Season
2024
as George
Fred Won't Move Out
2012
as Bob
Lovesick
1983
as Analyst
Lemon
2017
as Howard
Don't Trip
2025
as Scott Lefkowitz
Sticky Fingers
1988
as The Cop (voice) (uncredited)
Easy's Waltz
2025
Interpersonal Exopolitics
as Hank
Diary of a Spy
2022
as James
Silver Lake
2018
as Howard
Villa Hollywood
Smart Pipe
2014
as Andrew Goldman
You Are Whole
2015
as Norman
About Fred Melamed
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. With 85 credits spanning from 1983 to 2026, Fred Melamed has appeared in 55 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Fred Melamed Movies
- The Dictator (2012) — as Head Nuclear Scientist
- Passengers (2016) — as Observatory (voice)
- Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026) — as Frank the Mailman
- The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) — as Roger
- Bone Tomahawk (2015) — as Clarence
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