Sid Melton

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Sid Melton , actually Sidney Meltzer (born May 22, 1917 in Brooklyn , New York City , † November 2, 2011 in Burbank , California ) was an American actor .

Life

Born in Sidney Meltzer, he was one of five children of comedian Isidore Meltzer (1890–1968) and his wife Fanny. He made his theater debut in 1939 and, thanks to his older brother, the screenwriter Lewis Meltzer (1911-1995), made his debut as a film actor in the 1941 comedy New York Town . He made his Broadway debut in 1947 and signed his first acting contract with a film studio in 1949 with Lippert Pictures , where he appeared in several low-budget productions.

Melton died on November 2, 2011 at the age of 94 of complications from pneumonia at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center .

Filmography (selection)

Movie

  • 1941: New York Town
  • 1947: Hunt for Millions ( Body and Soul )
  • 1949: Cowboy Gangster ( Tough Assignment )
  • 1949: Starting Occurs when they laugh ( Always Leave Them Laughing )
  • 1950: Jack the Killer ( Western Pacific Agent )
  • 1950: Radar secret police ( Radar Secret Service )
  • 1951: Hell of Korea ( The Steel Helmet )
  • 1951: Drums of the Wild ( Savage Drums )
  • 1957: No place for fine women ( This Could Be the Night )
  • 1957: Why did I say yes? ( Designing Woman )
  • 1958: Babies to Order ( The Tunnel of Love )
  • 1959: One shot and 50 dead ( aka Jesse James )
  • 1960: JD, the Killer ( The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond )
  • 1972: Lady Sings the Blues
  • 1974: When the earth set off ( The Day the Earth Moved )
  • 1990: Zoff in Hooterville ( Return to Green Acres )

series

  • 1954–1956: Captain Midnight (16 episodes)
  • 1957–1959: Department M ( M Squad , two episodes)
  • 1959–1963: Make Room for Daddy (49 episodes)
  • 1965–1969: Green Acres (32 episodes)
  • 1970–1971: Make Room for Granddaddy (11 episodes)
  • 1987–1991: Golden Girls ( The Golden Girls , eight episodes)
  • 1993–1995: Harrys Nest ( Empty Nest , five episodes)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sid Melton, Comic Actor of Film and TV, Dies at 94 , nytimes.com
  2. ↑ PASSINGS: Sid Melton, Leonard Stone, Liz Anderson, Thomas McNeeley Jr., George Rountree , latimes.com
personal data
SURNAME Melton, Sid
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Meltzner, Sidney (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York City , United States
DATE OF DEATH November 2, 2011
Place of death Burbank , California, United States