
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

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Dr. Thurgood

Fargo
2014
as Howard Zimmerman

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as D.C. Parlov

30 Rock
2006
as Jack (voice)

New Girl
2011
as J. Cronkite Valley-Forge

Summer Camp Island
2018
as Monk Receptionist / Additional Voices (voice) / Monk Receptionist (voice)

Superstore
2015
as Richard

American Crime Story
2016
as William H. 'Bill' Ginsberg

The Morning Show
2019
as Mitch's Agent

Childrens Hospital
2008
as Leonard Hillman

Barry
2018
as Tom Posorro

Solar Opposites
2020
as The Supreme Adjudicator (voice)

Life in Pieces
2015
as Dr. Dave Collins

Doctor Odyssey
2024
as Jerry Manafort

WandaVision
2021
as Todd Davis (a.k.a. Arthur Hart) / Todd Davis (a.k.a. Arthur Hart) (uncredited)

Black Monday
2019
as Not Milken #2

Room 104
2017
as Narrator (voice)

Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
as Self - Arthur Hart

The Crazy Ones
2013
as Fred Melamed

Trial & Error
2017
as Howard Mankiewicz

Medical Police
2020
as Professor Waters

Benched
2014
as Judge Don Nelson

Lady Dynamite
2016
as Bruce Ben-Bacharach

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
2022
as Russ Tisdale (voice)

Reboot
2022
as Alan

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)

Hail, Caesar!
2016
as Communist Writer

Rumble
2021
as Mayor (voice)

Dragged Across Concrete
2019
as Mr. Edmington

The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018
as Roger

Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017
as Mr Irving

Bone Tomahawk
2015
as Clarence

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

Lying and Stealing
2019
as Dimitri

Suspect
1987
as Morty Rosenthal

A Serious Man
2009
as Sy Ableman

Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
as Dr. Grey

Ishtar
1987
as Caid of Assari

Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989
as The Dean (uncredited)

Some Kind of Beautiful
2015
as Piggott

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
2026
as Frank

Shiva Baby
2021
as Joel

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

Radio Days
1987
as Bradley (uncredited)

Cat Person
2023
as Dr. Resnick

Get On Up
2014
as Syd Nathan

The Manhattan Project
1986
as Howard

In a World...
2013
as Sam Sotto

Lemon
2017
as Howard

The Vigil
2020
as Dr. Kohlberg

Chicanery
2017
as Arthur Schekner

The Pick-up Artist
1987
as George

Hollywood Ending
2002
as Pappas

Shadows and Fog
1991
as Undesirables Onlooker

Together Together
2021
as Marty

Husbands and Wives
1992
as Mel (uncredited)

Hairbrained
2013
as Benny Greenberg

Adult Beginners
2014
as Story Book Reader (voice)
Father Joe

Lovesick
1983
as Analyst

Little Death
2024
as Augustus

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

The Good Mother
1988
as Dr. Payne

Don't Trip
2025
as Scott Lefkowitz
Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends
2014
as Fred
Blumenthal
2013
as Jimmy Basmati

Kid Gambled
2017
as Repair Man

Peak Season
2024
as George

Fuzzy Head
2023
as The Quadruped

Silver Lake
2018
as Howard

Easy's Waltz
2025

The Bookie & the Bruiser
as Luca Cavicci

Diary of a Spy
2022
as James

Smart Pipe
2014
as Andrew Goldman

Fred Won't Move Out
2012
as Bob

A Very Tight Place
2011
as Betsy (voice)

Interpersonal Exopolitics
as Hank
Villa Hollywood
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)
- Hail, Caesar! (2016) — as Communist Writer
- Rumble (2021) — as Mayor (voice)
- Dragged Across Concrete (2019) — as Mr. Edmington
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