Biography
Sidney Meltzer (May 22, 1917 – November 2, 2011), 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 (played by Estelle Getty) and father of Dorothy (played by Beatrice Arthur).
Filmography
all 95
Movies 60
TV Shows 35
Director 1
self 1
Brotherly Love (1995)
Blossom (1990)
Return to Green Acres (1990)
Horrible Horror (1986)
The Golden Girls (1985)
Hunter (1984)
Game Show Models (1977)
Sixpack Annie (1975)
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975)
That Lady from Peking (1975)
The Day the Earth Moved (1974)
Rhoda (1974)
Hit! (1973)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
The Chicago Teddy Bears (1971)
Make Room for Granddaddy (1970)
Love, American Style (1969)
It Takes All Kinds (1969)
The Mod Squad (1968)
Run, Buddy, Run (1966)
Hey Landlord! (1966)
That Girl (1966)
Bad Girls Do Cry (1965)
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
Green Acres (1965)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
The Munsters (1964)
Rendezvous in Space (1964)
Petticoat Junction (1963)
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Why Must I Die (1960)
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)
The Atomic Submarine (1959)
Alias Jesse James (1959)
Lone Texan (1959)
The Tunnel of Love (1958)
The Geisha Boy (1958)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
Peter Gunn (1958)
Thundering Jets (1958)
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
The Joker Is Wild (1957)
The Thin Man (1957)
M Squad (1957)
Beau James (1957)
Designing Woman (1957)
This Could Be the Night (1957)
The Garment Jungle (1957)
Official Detective (1957)
Edge of Hell (1956)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Cheyenne (1955)
It's Always Jan (1955)
Damon Runyon Theater (1955)
December Bride (1954)
Captain Midnight (1954)
The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
Adventures of Superman (1952)
Dragnet (1951)
Sky High (1951)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
Leave It to the Marines (1951)
Lost Continent (1951)
Savage Drums (1951)
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
Stop That Cab (1951)
Mask of the Dragon (1951)
Fingerprints Don't Lie (1951)
The Steel Helmet (1951)
Three Desperate Men (1951)
Holiday Rhythm (1950)
The Return of Jesse James (1950)
Hi-Jacked (1950)
Motor Patrol (1950)
Western Pacific Agent (1950)
Everybody's Dancin' (1950)
Radar Secret Service (1950)
On the Town (1949)
Tough Assignment (1949)
White Heat (1949)
Treasure of Monte Cristo (1949)
Knock on Any Door (1949)
Lady at Midnight (1948)
Close-Up (1948)
The Gangster (1947)
Body and Soul (1947)
Kilroy Was Here (1947)
The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
Girls in Chains (1943)
Mug Town (1942)
Dr. Broadway (1942)
Blondie Goes to College (1942)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
New York Town (1941)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1917-05-22
Deathday2011-11-02 (94 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsSidney Meltzer
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