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My Take
Fred Melamed is my favorite kind of performer: the voice you've heard a thousand times before you ever learn the face. Decades of voiceover work and seven Woody Allen films built a quiet foundation, and then Sy Ableman in A Serious Man let that velvety, faintly menacing calm finally take center stage. I love that the breakthrough came in his fifties. There's something deeply satisfying about a craftsman who pays his dues for years and then arrives fully formed. He's a character actor's character actor, and I think he deserves a lot more credit than he gets.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Fred Melamed
- Name (Japanese)
- フレッド・メラメッド
- Reading
- ふれっど・めらめっど
- Born
- May 13, 1956 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Monkey
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor / stage actor
2. Background
- High school
- Hollywood Hills High School
- University
- Hampshire College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Fred Melamed born?
Born May 13, 1956 (age 70).
Where is Fred Melamed from?
Fred Melamed is from New York City, New York, United States.
What does Fred Melamed do?
Fred Melamed works as actor, television actor, film actor, voice actor, stage actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.