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Sid Melton

Actor, Director
Born May 22, 1917Died November 2, 2011 (94 years)
Sidney Meltzer, known professionally as Sid Melton, was an American actor. He played the roles of incompetent carpenter Alf Monroe in the CBS sitcom Green Acres and Uncle Charlie Halper, proprietor of the Copa Club, in The Danny Thomas Show and its spin-offs. He appeared in about 140 film and television projects in a career that spanned nearly 60 years. Among his most famous films were Lost Continent with Cesar Romero, The Steel Helmet with Gene Evans and Robert Hutton, The Lemon Drop Kid with Bob Hope, and Lady Sings The Blues with Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams. He was a regular on The Danny Thomas Show and Green Acres, and appeared in flashback on several episodes of The Golden Girls as Salvadore Petrillo, the long-dead husband of Sophia and father of Dorothy.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show
  • Hunter
  • Body and Soul
  • Petticoat Junction
  • That Girl
  • Dragnet (1951)
  • Cheyenne
  • The Atomic Submarine
  • Make Room for Daddy
  • Girls in Chains
  • Make Room for Granddaddy

Known For

  • The Golden Girls
  • Lady Sings the Blues
  • The Steel Helmet
  • Green Acres
  • Lost Continent
  • The Lemon Drop Kid
  • Make Room for Daddy
  • Brotherly Love
  • The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
  • Bad Girls Do Cry
  • Hit!
  • Return to Green Acres
  • Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
  • Captain Midnight

Filmography

1995
Brotherly Love (TV Series) · as Delivery Man
1993
Dave's World (TV Series) · as Sid
1993
The John Larroquette Show (TV Series) · as Sweetcakes
1993
Living Single (TV Series) · as The Barfly
1992
The Jackie Thomas Show (TV Series) · as Principal
1991
Nurses (TV Series) · as Leo
1990
Blossom (TV Series)
1990
Return to Green Acres · as Alf Monroe
1989
The Famous Teddy Z (TV Series) · as Milt
1989
Major Dad (TV Series) · as Sgt. Willis
1988
Empty Nest (TV Series) · as Man
1987
Rags to Riches (TV Series) · as Sid
1986
Horrible Horror · as Ichabod 'ikky' Mudd, In Clips From 'captain Midnight'
1985
The Golden Girls (TV Series) · as Salvadore Petrillo
1984
Hunter (TV Series) · as Mailbox Service Owner
1981
The Fall Guy (TV Series) · as Max Fiedler
1977
Game Show Models · as Marvin Schmitt
1976
The Practice (TV Series) · as Harry
1975
Sixpack Annie · as Angelo
1975
1974
1974
Rhoda (TV Series)
1973
Hit! · as Herman
1973
Tenafly (TV Series) · as Sully
1972
1971
The New Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Arnie
1970
Make Room for Granddaddy (TV Series) · as Charley Halper
1969
Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Andy
1969
It Takes All Kinds · as Benji
1968
The Mod Squad (TV Series)
1968
The Doris Day Show (TV Series) · as Al
1967
Accidental Family (TV Series) · as Cast
1967
The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series) · as Charley Halper
1966
Run, Buddy, Run (TV Series)
1966
Hey, Landlord (TV Series)
1966
That Girl (TV Series)
1966
The Pruitts of Southampton (TV Series) · as Murphy
1966
Daktari (TV Series) · as Bixbee
1965
I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) · as Reynolds
1965
Green Acres (TV Series)
1964
1964
The Munsters (TV Series) · as Diamond Jim
1963
Petticoat Junction (TV Series) · as Ted Swift
1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Bert Monker
1961
The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series) · as Charlie Halper
1960
The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Pat Michaels
1960
The Tab Hunter Show (TV Series) · as Harry
1960
Why Must I Die? · as Morrie Waltzer
1960
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond · as Little Augie (uncredited)
1959
The Atomic Submarine · as Chester Tuttle
1959
The Beat Generation · as Police Detective Carlotti
1959
Alias Jesse James · as New York Bar Fight Fan (uncredited)
1958
The Geisha Boy · as Taxi Driver
1958
The Buccaneer · as Kentuckian
1958
The Tunnel of Love · as Truck Driver (uncredited)
1958
1958
The Ann Sothern Show (TV Series) · as Benny
1958
Peter Gunn (TV Series)
1958
Thundering Jets · as Sgt. Eddie Stone
1957
This Could Be the Night · as Cabbie (uncredited)
1957
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Fourth Jockey In Race (uncredited)
1957
The Joker Is Wild · as Racetrack Runner (uncredited)
1957
Under Fire · as Gi #1
1957
The Thin Man (TV Series)
1957
M Squad (TV Series) · as Eddie Lee
1957
Bachelor Father (TV Series) · as Harry
1957
Beau James · as Sid Nash
1957
Date with the Angels (TV Series) · as Frank
1957
The Garment Jungle · as Worker (uncredited)
1957
Designing Woman · as Milt (uncredited)
1957
The Silent Service (TV Series) · as Jay Lewis Utz
1957
Public Pigeon No. 1 · as Tony (uncredited)
1957
Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as Cab Driver
1956
The Girl He Left Behind · as Mess Sergeant
1956
The Gale Storm Show (TV Series) · as Hal
1956
Bigger Than Life · as Cabby
1956
Edge of Hell · as Schreck
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Cab Driver
1955
Cheyenne (TV Series)
1955
The Naked Street · as Hermie
1955
Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series) · as Gloomy
1955
The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Auto Deliveryman
1955
TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Max
1954
December Bride (TV Series)
1954
It's a Great Life (TV Series) · as Baggage Clerk
1954
Captain Midnight (TV Series)
1953
The Johnny Carson Show (TV Series) · as Cast
1953
Topper (TV Series) · as Frank
1953
Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Charley Halper
1952
Our Miss Brooks (TV Series) · as Harvey Poole
1952
Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Alfie
1952
1951
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Alvin
1951
Lost Continent · as Sgt. Willie Tatlow
1951
Savage Drums · as Jimmy Cuso
1951
The Lemon Drop Kid · as Little Louie
1951
Stop That Cab · as Sidney Gugenheimer
1951
Mask of the Dragon · as Manchu Murphy
1951
Fingerprints Don't Lie · as Hypo Dorton
1951
1951
Three Desperate Men · as Connors
1950
The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as Eddie
1950
The Return of Jesse James · as Saloon Waiter-Piano Player
1950
Hi-Jacked · as 'killer'
1950
Motor Patrol · as Omar Shelley
1950
1950
Radar Secret Service · as Pill Box
1949
On the Town · as Spud (uncredited)
1949
Always Leave Them Laughing · as Harry - Clurman's Janitor
1949
Tough Assignment · as Herman
1949
White Heat · as Russell Hughes (uncredited)
1949
1949
Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Bitsy
1949
Knock on Any Door · as 'squint' Zinsky (uncredited)
1948
Lady at Midnight · as Benny Muscle
1948
Close-Up · as Stanislaus Kranobowsky (cabbie)
1947
The Gangster · as Nightclub Stage Manager
1947
Body and Soul · as Prizefight Spectator (uncredited)
1947
Kilroy Was Here · as Joe - Cab Driver (as Sidney Melton)
1946
Suspense · as Smiles
1945
George White's Scandals · as Songwriter
1944
1944
1943
The Chance of a Lifetime · as Benny Hines (uncredited)
1943
Girls in Chains · as Pinkhead (as Sidney Melton)
1942
Cairo · as Pvt. Schwartz
1942
Dr. Broadway · as Louie La Conga (as Sidney Melton)
1942
Blondie Goes to College · as 'mouse' Gifford
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man · as Fingers (uncredited)
1941
New York Town · as Barker (uncredited)

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