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Fred Melamed

1956 - Today

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Fred Melamed (born May 13, 1956) is an American actor, comedian and writer. After spending most of his early career primarily as a renowned voice over artist, and occasionally playing small roles in films, (notably in seven films directed by Woody Allen), he established himself as a revered character actor, with his role as Sy Ableman in the Coen Brothers' 2010 Best Picture-nominated, A Serious Man (2009). Other notable film credits have included In a World... Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fred Melamed has received more than 1,271,881 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Fred Melamed is the 9,126th most popular actor (down from 8,198th in 2019), the 13,397th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,036th in 2019) and the 4,284th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Fred Melameds by language

Over the past year Fred Melamed has had the most page views in the with 145,504 views, followed by German (8,354), and Italian (5,556). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (112.29%), Afrikaans (82.05%), and French (32.45%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Fred Melamed ranks 9,126 out of 13,578. Before him are Dylan Neal, Rajpal Yadav, Florence Eldridge, Öykü Karayel, Noah Beery, and Uee. After him are Brit Marling, Jessica Schwarz, Park So-jin, Moira Lister, Vishnuvardhan, and Lisa Jakub.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Fred Melamed ranks 636. Before him are Fernando Clavijo, Luigi Negri, Patrick Besson, Randy Jackson, Reinhold Hintermaier, and Zhantoro Satybaldiyev. After him are Peter Norvig, Mario Trejo, Rod Blagojevich, Viktor Lyapkalo, Melody Thomas Scott, and Nick Fry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fred Melamed ranks 13,397 out of 20,380. Before him are Becky G (1997), Noah Beery (1882), Lucien Hubbard (1888), Derrick May (1963), Max Holloway (1991), and Meldrick Taylor (1966). After him are Brit Marling (1983), Thomas Kinkade (1958), Russell A. Alger (1836), Bobby Bare (1935), Drake Bell (1986), and Jill Abramson (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Fred Melamed ranks 4,284. Before him are Bobby Troup (1918), Tom Pelphrey (1982), Natalie Kingston (1905), Erik Per Sullivan (1991), Florence Eldridge (1901), and Noah Beery (1882). After him are Brit Marling (1983), Drake Bell (1986), Raymond Hatton (1887), Adele Jergens (1917), Michael O'Keefe (1955), and Jerry Paris (1925).

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Television and Movie Roles

Passengers
Observatory (voice)
A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
Dec 21o 20166.943 / 10
A Serious Man
Sy Ableman
It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.
Sep 30o 20096.748 / 10
Bone Tomahawk
Clarence
During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. The doctor's assistant, wife of the local foreman, tends to him in prison. That night, the town is attacked and they both disappear—only the arrow of a cannibal tribe is found. Hunt and a few of his men go in search of the prisoner and the foreman's wife.
Oct 23o 20156.84 / 10