Portrait of Sid Melton

Acting

Sid Melton

Career

Active from 1949 to 1990, with a break from 1976 to 1989, busiest in 1951 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Steel Helmet
The Steel Helmet
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sid Melton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.6, average 6.0
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Nostalgic Viewing 2
  • Sci-Fi Adventure 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

97
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 57
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Messenger / Captain Speedy

Living Single
Living Single (1993)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as The Barfly

The John Larroquette Show
The John Larroquette Show (1993)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Sweetcakes

Dave's World
Dave's World (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Sid

Blossom
Blossom (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Reporter #1

Return to Green Acres
Return to Green Acres (1990)
GoodWatch score 45

as Alf Monroe

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 76
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls (1985)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Salvadore Petrillo / Don

Hunter
Hunter (1984)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Mailbox Service Owner

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 57
Game Show Models
Game Show Models (1977)
GoodWatch score 41

as Marvin Schmitt

Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975)
GoodWatch score 46

as Manny Levine

That Lady from Peking
That Lady from Peking (1975)

as Benny Segal

Sixpack Annie
Sixpack Annie (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

as Angelo

Rhoda
Rhoda (1974)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Day the Earth Moved
The Day the Earth Moved (1974)
GoodWatch score 61

as Chief

Hit!
Hit! (1973)
GoodWatch score 56

as Herman

Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jerry

The New Dick Van Dyke Show
The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Arnie

Make Room for Granddaddy
Make Room for Granddaddy (1970)

TV show ยท as Charley Halper

1960s

18 titles ยท average score 63
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Andy

The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

That Girl
That Girl (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Asst. Director

Bad Girls Do Cry
Bad Girls Do Cry (1965)

Director

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Reynolds

Green Acres
Green Acres (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

The Munsters
The Munsters (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Diamond Jim

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Ted Swift

The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Bert Monker

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Pat Michaels

Why Must I Die
Why Must I Die (1960)

as Morrie Waltzer

1950s

44 titles ยท average score 62
It's Always Jan
It's Always Jan (1955)

TV show

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Cab Driver

Cheyenne
Cheyenne (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Captain Midnight
Captain Midnight (1954)

TV show

Fingerprints Don't Lie
Fingerprints Don't Lie (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

as Hypo Dorton

Mask of the Dragon
Mask of the Dragon (1951)

as Manchu Murphy

Leave It to the Marines
Leave It to the Marines (1951)

as Gerald Sylvester Meek

The Steel Helmet
The Steel Helmet (1951)
GoodWatch score 87

as Joe

Lost Continent
Lost Continent (1951)
GoodWatch score 32

as Sgt. Willie Tatlow

Stop That Cab
Stop That Cab (1951)

as Sidney Gugenheimer

Dragnet
Dragnet (1951)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Hi-Jacked
Hi-Jacked (1950)

as 'Killer'

1940s

17 titles ยท average score 66
Tough Assignment
Tough Assignment (1949)

as Herman

White Heat
White Heat (1949)
GoodWatch score 87

as Russell Hughes (uncredited)

On the Town
On the Town (1949)
GoodWatch score 78

as Spud (uncredited)

Knock on Any Door
Knock on Any Door (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

as 'Squint' Zinsky (uncredited)

Treasure of Monte Cristo
Treasure of Monte Cristo (1949)
GoodWatch score 55

as Tyson

Close-Up
Close-Up (1948)
GoodWatch score 53

as Stanislaus Kranobowsky (cabbie)

Body and Soul
Body and Soul (1947)
GoodWatch score 84

as Prizefight Spectator (uncredited)

The Gangster
The Gangster (1947)
GoodWatch score 58

as Nightclub Stage Manager (uncredited)

Girls in Chains
Girls in Chains (1943)
GoodWatch score 45

as Pinkhead (as Sidney Melton)

The Chance of a Lifetime
The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

as Benny Hines (Uncredited)

Blondie Goes to College
Blondie Goes to College (1942)
GoodWatch score 68

as 'Mouse' Gifford

Shadow of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

as Fingers (uncredited)