
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.

Bone Tomahawk
2015 · as Clarence

The Dictator
2012 · as Head Nuclear Scientist

A Serious Man
2009 · as Sy Ableman

Passengers
2016 · as Observatory (voice)

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
2026 · as Frank

Rumble
2021 · as Mayor (voice)

Hail, Caesar!
2016 · as Communist Writer

Some Kind of Beautiful
2014 · as Piggott

The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018 · as Roger

Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017 · as Mr Irving

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

Dragged Across Concrete
2019 · as Mr. Edmington

Hannah and Her Sisters
1986 · as Dr. Grey

Cat Person
2023 · as Dr. Resnick

Get On Up
2014 · as Syd Nathan

Father Joe

Shiva Baby
2021 · as Joel

Suspect
1987 · as Morty Rosenthal