Sid Melton

Career timeline

1. 1917 · Born

   Born in Brooklyn, New York, USA

2. 1941 · Screen debut

   Shadow of the Thin Man (Movie)

3. 1960 · Breakthrough

   The Andy Griffith Show (TV)

4. 1965 · Directing debut

   Bad Girls Do Cry (Movie)

5. 1995 · Latest release

   Brotherly Love (TV)

6. 2011 · Died

   November 2, 2011

Career in numbers

11 1940s

31 1950s

16 1960s

8 1970s

2 1980s

6 1990s

• Comedy39
• Drama32
• Crime20
• Family9
• Mystery6
• Action5

Highest-rated title The Joker is Wild 1957 8.1 Most popular title The Andy Griffith Show 1960 7.6

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Sid Melton in our catalogue.

Frank Sinatra

2 titles together

Billy Dee Williams

2 titles together

Robert Altman

2 titles together

Lorenzo Music

2 titles together

1. 1995 Brotherly Love as Messenger TV
2. 1993 Dave's World as Sid TV
3. 1993 The John Larroquette Show as Sweetcakes TV
4. 1993 Living Single as The Barfly 8.0 TV
5. 1990 Blossom 6.2 TV
6. 1990 Return to Green Acres as Alf Monroe Movie
7. 1985 The Golden Girls as Salvadore Petrillo 7.6 TV
8. 1984 Hunter as Mailbox Service Owner 7.1 TV
9. 1975 Sixpack Annie as Angelo Movie
10. 1975 Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York as Manny Levine Movie
11. 1974 The Day the Earth Moved as Chief Movie
12. 1974 Rhoda 6.2 TV
13. 1973 Hit! as Herman 5.8 Movie
14. 1972 Lady Sings the Blues as Jerry 6.9 Movie
15. 1971 The New Dick Van Dyke Show as Arnie TV
16. 1970 Make Room for Granddaddy as Charley Halper TV
17. 1969 Love, American Style as Andy 6.2 TV
18. 1969 It Takes All Kinds as Benji Movie
19. 1968 The Mod Squad 6.1 TV
20. 1966 Run, Buddy, Run TV
21. 1966 Hey Landlord! TV
22. 1966 That Girl as Asst. Director 6.2 TV
23. 1965 I Dream of Jeannie as Reynolds 7.8 TV
24. 1965 Green Acres 7.2 TV
25. 1964 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 7.2 TV
26. 1964 The Munsters as Diamond Jim 7.9 TV
27. 1963 Petticoat Junction as Ted Swift 5.9 TV
28. 1961 The Dick Van Dyke Show as Bert Monker 7.6 TV
29. 1960 The Andy Griffith Show as Pat Michaels 7.6 TV
30. 1960 The Tab Hunter Show as Harry TV
31. 1960 The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond as Little Augie (uncredited) 6.1 Movie
32. 1959 The Atomic Submarine as Chester Tuttle 5.3 Movie
33. 1959 Alias Jesse James as New York Bar Fight Fan (uncredited) 6.1 Movie
34. 1958 The Tunnel of Love as Truck Driver (uncredited) 5.9 Movie
35. 1958 The Geisha Boy as Taxi Driver 6.5 Movie
36. 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV
37. 1958 Peter Gunn 6.6 TV
38. 1957 The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour as Bellboy (uncredited) TV
39. 1957 The Joker is Wild as Racetrack Runner (uncredited) 8.1 Movie
40. 1957 M Squad as Eddie Lee TV
41. 1957 The Thin Man TV
42. 1957 Beau James as Sid Nash Movie
43. 1957 Public Pigeon No. 1 as Tony (uncredited) Movie
44. 1957 Designing Woman as Milt (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
45. 1957 This Could Be the Night as Cabbie (uncredited) Movie
46. 1957 The Garment Jungle as Worker (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
47. 1957 Official Detective TV
48. 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Cab Driver 7.8 TV
49. 1955 Cheyenne 6.2 TV
50. 1955 It's Always Jan TV
51. 1954 December Bride TV
52. 1954 Captain Midnight TV
53. 1952 Adventures of Superman as Thug 6.6 TV
54. 1951 Dragnet 6.5 TV
55. 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Alvin TV
56. 1951 Lost Continent as Sgt. Willie Tatlow 3.6 Movie
57. 1951 The Lemon Drop Kid as Little Louie 6.5 Movie
58. 1951 Mask of the Dragon as Manchu Murphy Movie
59. 1951 Fingerprints Don't Lie as Hypo Dorton Movie
60. 1951 The Steel Helmet as Joe 7.0 Movie
61. 1950 The Return of Jesse James as Saloon Waiter-Piano Player Movie
62. 1950 Hi-Jacked as 'Killer' Movie
63. 1949 On the Town as Spud (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
64. 1949 Tough Assignment as Herman Movie
65. 1949 White Heat as Russell Hughes (uncredited) 7.7 Movie
66. 1949 Treasure of Monte Cristo as Tyson Movie
67. 1949 Knock on Any Door as 'Squint' Zinsky (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
68. 1947 The Gangster as Nightclub Stage Manager (uncredited) Movie
69. 1947 Body and Soul as Prizefight Spectator (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
70. 1943 The Chance of a Lifetime as Benny Hines (Uncredited) Movie
71. 1942 Dr. Broadway as Louie La Conga Movie
72. 1942 Blondie Goes to College as 'Mouse' Gifford Movie
73. 1941 Shadow of the Thin Man as Fingers (uncredited) 7.0 Movie

1. 1965 Bad Girls Do Cry Movie

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