Portrait of Fred Melamed

Acting

Fred Melamed

Career

Active from 2003 to 2025, busiest in 2014 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lady Dynamite
Lady Dynamite
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 69 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fred Melamed Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Cringe Humor 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Meta-Narrative 2
  • Inspirational Story 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Philosophical Inquiry 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Interpersonal Exopolitics
Interpersonal Exopolitics

as Hank

The Bookie & the Bruiser
The Bookie & the Bruiser

as Luca Cavicci

2020s

21 titles ยท average score 64
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026)
GoodWatch score 67

as Frank the Mailman

Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America (2026)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show ยท as William Henry Harrison

Don't Trip
Don't Trip (2025)

as Scott Lefkowitz

Doctor Odyssey
Doctor Odyssey (2024)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Jerry Manafort

Fuzzy Head
Fuzzy Head (2023)
GoodWatch score 38

as The Quadruped

Diary of a Spy
Diary of a Spy (2022)
GoodWatch score 55

as James

Shiva Baby
Shiva Baby (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

as Joel

Together Together
Together Together (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

as Marty

WandaVision
WandaVision (2021)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Todd Davis (uncredited) / Mr. Hart

Rumble
Rumble (2021)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mayor (voice)

The Vigil
The Vigil (2020)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dr. Kohlberg

Solar Opposites
Solar Opposites (2020)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as The Supreme Adjudicator (voice)

2010s

42 titles ยท average score 69
Lying and Stealing
Lying and Stealing (2019)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dimitri

Lady Dynamite
Lady Dynamite (2016)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Bruce Ben-Bacharach

Bone Tomahawk
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
GoodWatch score 76

as Clarence

Superstore
Superstore (2015)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Richard

Get On Up
Get On Up (2014)
GoodWatch score 71

as Syd Nathan

Fargo
Fargo (2014)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Howard Zimmerman

In a World...
In a World... (2013)
GoodWatch score 76

as Sam Sotto

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as D.C. Parlov

Fred Won't Move Out
Fred Won't Move Out (2012)

as Bob

New Girl
New Girl (2011)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as J. Cronkite Valley-Forge

A Very Tight Place
A Very Tight Place (2011)

as Betsy (voice)

Adventure Time
Adventure Time (2010)
GoodWatch score 93

TV show ยท as Uncle Gumbald (voice)

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 77
A Serious Man
A Serious Man (2009)
GoodWatch score 79

as Sy Ableman

The Good Wife
The Good Wife (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Judge Alan Karpman

Childrens Hospital
Childrens Hospital (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Leonard Hillman

30 Rock
30 Rock (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Jack (voice)

In Search of Shakespeare
In Search of Shakespeare (2003)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Announcer

Hollywood Ending
Hollywood Ending (2002)
GoodWatch score 54

as Pappas

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Dr. Thurgood

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 71
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Dan Goldberg

Husbands and Wives
Husbands and Wives (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

as Mel (uncredited)

Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog (1991)
GoodWatch score 58

as Undesirables Onlooker

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Bertram Hill

1980s

12 titles ยท average score 62
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
GoodWatch score 82

as The Dean (uncredited)

Another Woman
Another Woman (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

as Patient's Voice / Engagement Party Guest

The Good Mother
The Good Mother (1988)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dr. Payne

Sticky Fingers
Sticky Fingers (1988)
GoodWatch score 44

as The Cop (voice) (uncredited)

Radio Days
Radio Days (1987)
GoodWatch score 79

as Bradley (uncredited)

The Pick-up Artist
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
GoodWatch score 53

as George

Suspect
Suspect (1987)
GoodWatch score 62

as Morty Rosenthal

Ishtar
Ishtar (1987)
GoodWatch score 46

as Caid of Assari

Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
GoodWatch score 85

as Dr. Grey

The Mission
The Mission (1986)
GoodWatch score 68

as Cabeza (voice) (uncredited) / Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)

The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

as Howard

Lovesick
Lovesick (1983)
GoodWatch score 41

as Analyst