
Fred Melamed
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 13, 1956
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
- Cut Off
Cut Off TBA
Actor
- Villa Hollywood
Villa Hollywood TBA
Actor

The Bookie & the Bruiser TBA
as Luca Cavicci

Interpersonal Exopolitics TBA
as Hank

Father Joe 2027
Actor

Grandpa's Haunted Planet: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker 2026
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass 2026
as Frank the Mailman

Don't Trip 2025
as Scott Lefkowitz

Easy's Waltz 2025
Actor

Peak Season 2024
as George

Junk 2024
as Augustus

Cat Person 2023
as Dr. Resnick

The Trial 2023
as The Judge

Fuzzy Head 2023
as The Quadruped

Diary of a Spy 2022
as James

Together Together 2021
as Marty

Shiva Baby 2021
as Joel

Rumble 2021
as Mayor (voice)

The Vigil 2020
as Dr. Kohlberg

Lying and Stealing 2019
as Dimitri

Dragged Across Concrete 2019
as Mr. Edmington

Silver Lake 2018
as Howard

The Spy Who Dumped Me 2018
as Roger

Brawl in Cell Block 99 2017
as Mr Irving

Kid Gambled 2017
as Repair Man

Chicanery 2017
as Arthur Schekner

Lemon 2017
as Howard

Passengers 2016
as Observatory (voice)

Hail, Caesar! 2016
as Communist Writer

Bone Tomahawk 2015
as Clarence
- You Are Whole
You Are Whole 2015
as Norman

The Dark Side 2015
as Howard

Smart Pipe 2014
as Andrew Goldman

Some Kind of Beautiful 2014
as Piggott

Adult Beginners 2014
as Story Book Reader (voice)

Get On Up 2014
as Syd Nathan
- Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends
Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends 2014
as Fred

Hairbrained 2013
as Benny Greenberg

In a World... 2013
as Sam Sotto
- Blumenthal
Blumenthal 2013
as Jimmy Basmati

Fred Won't Move Out 2012
as Bob

The Dictator 2012
as Head Nuclear Scientist

A Very Tight Place 2011
as Betsy (voice)

A Serious Man 2009
as Sy Ableman

Hollywood Ending 2002
as Pappas

Husbands and Wives 1992
as Mel (uncredited)

Shadows and Fog 1991
as Undesirables Onlooker

Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989
as The Dean (uncredited)

The Good Mother 1988
as Dr. Payne

Another Woman 1988
as Patient's Voice / Engagement Party Guest

Sticky Fingers 1988
as The Cop (voice) (uncredited)

Suspect 1987
as Morty Rosenthal

The Pick-up Artist 1987
as George

Ishtar 1987
as Caid of Assari

Radio Days 1987
as Bradley (uncredited)

The Mission 1986
as Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited), as Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)

The Manhattan Project 1986
as Howard

Hannah and Her Sisters 1986
as Dr. Grey

Lovesick 1983
as Analyst
Credits from TMDB.