Filmography
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Known For
Captain Midnight Ichabod 'Ikky' Mudd / Ichabod 'Izzy' Mudd (1954-1956) -
The Golden Girls Salvadore Petrillo / Don The Fool / Sal / Salvador / Salvadore (1987-1991) -
The Steel Helmet Joe (1951) -
Known For
Close-Up Stanislaus Kranobowsky - Cabbie (1948) -
Actor
...And Call Me in the Morning Eddie (1999) -
Dave's World Sid (1997) -
Brotherly Love Captain Speedy (1995-1996) -
The John Larroquette Show Sweetcakes (1995) -
Empty Nest Man (1993-1995) -
Blossom Mr. Koch (1994-1995) -
Nurses Leo (1992-1994) -
Living Single The Barfly (1993) -
The Jackie Thomas Show Principal (1993) -
The Golden Girls Salvadore Petrillo (1987-1991)
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![Major Dad]( "Major Dad")
Major Dad Sgt. Willis (1991) -
![Return to Green Acres]( "Return to Green Acres")
Return to Green Acres Alf Monroe (1990) -
![The Famous Teddy Z]( "The Famous Teddy Z")
The Famous Teddy Z (1990) -
![Hunter]( "Hunter")
Hunter Mailbox Service Owner (1988) -
![Rags to Riches]( "Rags to Riches")
Rags to Riches Sid (1987) -
![The Fall Guy]( "The Fall Guy")
The Fall Guy Max Fiedler (1986) -
![Game Show Models]( "Game Show Models")
Game Show Models Marvin Schmitt (1977) -
![Sixpack Annie]( "Sixpack Annie")
Sixpack Annie Angelo (1975) -
![That Lady from Peking]( "That Lady from Peking")
That Lady from Peking Benny Segal (1975) -
![Rhoda]( "Rhoda")
Rhoda Herb (1975) -
![Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York]( "Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York")
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York Manny (1975) -
![The Day the Earth Moved]( "The Day the Earth Moved")
The Day the Earth Moved Chief (1974) -
![Tenafly]( "Tenafly")
Tenafly Sully (1973) -
![Hit!]( "Hit!")
Hit! Herman (1973) -
![The Doris Day Show]( "The Doris Day Show")
The Doris Day Show Sid (1969-1973) -
![The New Dick Van Dyke Show]( "The New Dick Van Dyke Show")
The New Dick Van Dyke Show Arnie (1972) -
![Lady Sings the Blues]( "Lady Sings the Blues")
Lady Sings the Blues Jerry (1972) -
![Love, American Style]( "Love, American Style")
Love, American Style Jerry (segment "Love and the Newscasters") (1971-1972) -
![The Chicago Teddy Bears]( "The Chicago Teddy Bears")
The Chicago Teddy Bears Cabbie (1971) -
![Make Room for Granddaddy]( "Make Room for Granddaddy")
Make Room for Granddaddy Charley Halper (1970-1971) -
![Green Acres]( "Green Acres")
Green Acres Alf Monroe (1965-1969) -
![It Takes All Kinds]( "It Takes All Kinds")
It Takes All Kinds Benjie (1969) -
![I Dream of Jeannie]( "I Dream of Jeannie")
I Dream of Jeannie Doug Reynolds (1969) -
![Gomer Pyle: USMC]( "Gomer Pyle: USMC")
Gomer Pyle: USMC Friendly Freddy (1966-1969) -
![Mod Squad]( "Mod Squad")
Mod Squad Mr. Frank (1968) -
![Daktari]( "Daktari")
Daktari Bixbee (1968) -
![Petticoat Junction]( "Petticoat Junction")
Petticoat Junction Ted Swift (1968) -
![That Girl]( "That Girl")
That Girl Asst. Director (1968) -
![Accidental Family]( "Accidental Family")
Accidental Family (1967) -
![The Danny Thomas Hour]( "The Danny Thomas Hour")
The Danny Thomas Hour Charley Halper (1967) -
![The Phyllis Diller Show]( "The Phyllis Diller Show")
The Phyllis Diller Show Murphy (1967) -
![Run Buddy Run]( "Run Buddy Run")
Run Buddy Run Harold (1966) -
![Hey, Landlord]( "Hey, Landlord")
Hey, Landlord Bartender (1966) -
![The Andy Griffith Show]( "The Andy Griffith Show")
The Andy Griffith Show Pat Michaels (1965) -
![The Dick Van Dyke Show]( "The Dick Van Dyke Show")
The Dick Van Dyke Show Bert Monker (1964) -
![The Munsters]( "The Munsters")
The Munsters Diamond Jim (1964) -
![The Danny Thomas Show]( "The Danny Thomas Show")
The Danny Thomas Show Charley Halper (1959-1964) -
![The Joey Bishop Show]( "The Joey Bishop Show")
The Joey Bishop Show Charlie Halper (1961) -
![Bachelor Father]( "Bachelor Father")
Bachelor Father Harry (1960-1961) -
![The Tab Hunter Show]( "The Tab Hunter Show")
The Tab Hunter Show Harry (1960) -
![Why Must I Die?]( "Why Must I Die?")
Why Must I Die? Morrie Waltzer (1960) -
![The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna]( "The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna")
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna Hal (1960) -
![Peter Gunn]( "Peter Gunn")
Peter Gunn Jerry (1960) -
![The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond]( "The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond")
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond Little Augie (1960) -
![The Atomic Submarine]( "The Atomic Submarine")
The Atomic Submarine Yeoman Chester Tuttle (1959) -
![Whirlybirds]( "Whirlybirds")
Whirlybirds Cab Driver (1959) -
![The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour]( "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour")
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour Shorty (1958-1959) -
![The Beat Generation]( "The Beat Generation")
The Beat Generation Police Detective Carlotti (1959) -
![The Millionaire]( "The Millionaire")
The Millionaire Auto Deliveryman (1959) -
![M Squad]( "M Squad")
M Squad Bernie Amboy (1957-1959) -
![December Bride]( "December Bride")
December Bride Bill (1959) -
![The D.A.'s Man]( "The D.A.'s Man")
The D.A.'s Man Benny Martin (1959) -
![Alias Jesse James]( "Alias Jesse James")
Alias Jesse James New York Bar Fight Fan (1959) -
![The Ann Sothern Show]( "The Ann Sothern Show")
The Ann Sothern Show Benny (1959) -
![Lone Texan]( "Lone Texan")
Lone Texan Gus Pringle - the barber (1959) -
![Dragnet]( "Dragnet")
Dragnet (1957-1959) -
![The Geisha Boy]( "The Geisha Boy")
The Geisha Boy Taxi Driver (1958) -
![The Buccaneer]( "The Buccaneer")
The Buccaneer Kentuckian (1958) -
![Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse]( "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse")
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Louis (1958) -
![Alfred Hitchcock Presents]( "Alfred Hitchcock Presents")
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Cab Driver (1958) -
![The Tunnel of Love]( "The Tunnel of Love")
The Tunnel of Love Truck driver (1958) -
![Thundering Jets]( "Thundering Jets")
Thundering Jets Sgt. Eddie Stone (1958) -
![Official Detective]( "Official Detective")
Official Detective Cann (1957-1958) -
![The Thin Man]( "The Thin Man")
The Thin Man Shorty - Bookie (1958) -
![The Jack Benny Program]( "The Jack Benny Program")
The Jack Benny Program Eddie (1957) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Alvin (1957) -
![The Silent Service]( "The Silent Service")
The Silent Service Jay Lewis Utz (1957) -
![The Joker Is Wild]( "The Joker Is Wild")
The Joker Is Wild Racetrack Runner (1957) -
![Under Fire]( "Under Fire")
Under Fire GI #1 (1957) -
![Date with the Angels]( "Date with the Angels")
Date with the Angels Frank (1957) -
![Beau James]( "Beau James")
Beau James Sid Nash (1957) -
![Designing Woman]( "Designing Woman")
Designing Woman Miltie, Henchman (1957) -
![This Could Be the Night]( "This Could Be the Night")
This Could Be the Night Taxi Driver (1957) -
![The Garment Jungle]( "The Garment Jungle")
The Garment Jungle Garment Worker (1957) -
![Public Pigeon No. 1]( "Public Pigeon No. 1")
Public Pigeon No. 1 Tony (1957) -
![The Girl He Left Behind]( "The Girl He Left Behind")
The Girl He Left Behind Mess Sergeant (1956) -
![Bigger Than Life]( "Bigger Than Life")
Bigger Than Life Cabby (1956) -
![Edge of Hell]( "Edge of Hell")
Edge of Hell Shmoe (1956) -
The NBC Comedy Hour Mr. Morgan (1956)
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![Adventures of Superman]( "Adventures of Superman")
Adventures of Superman Thug (1956) -
![Cheyenne]( "Cheyenne")
Cheyenne Shorty (1956) -
![It's Always Jan]( "It's Always Jan")
It's Always Jan Harry Cooper (1955-1956) -
![It's a Great Life]( "It's a Great Life")
It's a Great Life Baggage Clerk (1956) -
![Damon Runyon Theater]( "Damon Runyon Theater")
Damon Runyon Theater Sam (1955-1956) -
![Captain Midnight]( "Captain Midnight")
Captain Midnight Ichabod 'Ikky' Mudd (1954-1956) -
![The Naked Street]( "The Naked Street")
The Naked Street Hermie (1955) -
![Topper]( "Topper")
Topper Frank (1955) -
![TV Reader's Digest]( "TV Reader's Digest")
TV Reader's Digest Max (1955) -
![The Ford Television Theatre]( "The Ford Television Theatre")
The Ford Television Theatre Alfie (1954-1955) -
![Fireside Theatre]( "Fireside Theatre")
Fireside Theatre Bitsy (1955) -
![Our Miss Brooks]( "Our Miss Brooks")
Our Miss Brooks Sammy Clark (1954) -
That's My Boy (1954)
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![Your Favorite Story]( "Your Favorite Story")
Your Favorite Story (1954) -
![Sky High]( "Sky High")
Sky High Herbert Pumice / Muscrat Maxie McClure (1951) -
![Leave It to the Marines]( "Leave It to the Marines")
Leave It to the Marines Gerald Sylvester Meek (1951) -
![Lost Continent]( "Lost Continent")
Lost Continent Sgt. Willie Tatlow (1951) -
![Savage Drums]( "Savage Drums")
Savage Drums Jimmy Cuso (1951) -
![Stop That Cab]( "Stop That Cab")
Stop That Cab Sidney Gugenheimer (1951) -
![Mask of the Dragon]( "Mask of the Dragon")
Mask of the Dragon Manchu Murphy (1951) -
![The Lemon Drop Kid]( "The Lemon Drop Kid")
The Lemon Drop Kid Little Louie (1951) -
![Fingerprints Don't Lie]( "Fingerprints Don't Lie")
Fingerprints Don't Lie Hypo Dorton (1951) -
![Three Desperate Men]( "Three Desperate Men")
Three Desperate Men Connors (1951) -
![The Steel Helmet]( "The Steel Helmet")
The Steel Helmet Joe (1951) -
![Holiday Rhythm]( "Holiday Rhythm")
Holiday Rhythm Sid Melton (1950) -
![The Return of Jesse James]( "The Return of Jesse James")
The Return of Jesse James Saloon Waiter-Piano Player (1950) -
![Hi-Jacked]( "Hi-Jacked")
Hi-Jacked 'Killer' (1950) -
![Motor Patrol]( "Motor Patrol")
Motor Patrol Omar Shelley (1950) -
![Everybody's Dancin']( "Everybody's Dancin'")
Everybody's Dancin' Agent (1950) -
![Western Pacific Agent]( "Western Pacific Agent")
Western Pacific Agent Elmer (1950) -
![Radar Secret Service]( "Radar Secret Service")
Radar Secret Service Pill Box (1950) -
![On the Town]( "On the Town")
On the Town Spud (1949) -
![Always Leave Them Laughing]( "Always Leave Them Laughing")
Always Leave Them Laughing Harry - Clurman's Janitor (1949) -
![Tough Assignment]( "Tough Assignment")
Tough Assignment Herman (1949) -
![White Heat]( "White Heat")
White Heat Russell Hughes (1949) -
![Treasure of Monte Cristo]( "Treasure of Monte Cristo")
Treasure of Monte Cristo Tyson (1949) -
![Knock on Any Door]( "Knock on Any Door")
Knock on Any Door 'Squint' Zinsky (1949) -
![Lady at Midnight]( "Lady at Midnight")
Lady at Midnight Benny Muscle (1948) -
![Close-Up]( "Close-Up")
Close-Up Stanislaus Kranobowsky - Cabbie (1948) -
![The Gangster]( "The Gangster")
The Gangster Stage Manager (1947) -
![Body and Soul]( "Body and Soul")
Body and Soul Ringsider (1947) -
![Kilroy Was Here]( "Kilroy Was Here")
Kilroy Was Here Joe - Cab Driver (1947) -
![Suspense]( "Suspense")
Suspense Smiles (1946) -
![George White's Scandals]( "George White's Scandals")
George White's Scandals Songwriter (1945) -
![A Wave, a WAC and a Marine]( "A Wave, a WAC and a Marine")
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine Agent (1944) -
![Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore]( "Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore")
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore Recruit (1944) -
![Hey, Rookie]( "Hey, Rookie")
Hey, Rookie Bored Man (1944) -
![Is Everybody Happy?]( "Is Everybody Happy?")
Is Everybody Happy? Horse Player (1943) -
![The Chance of a Lifetime]( "The Chance of a Lifetime")
The Chance of a Lifetime Benny Hines (1943) -
![Girls in Chains]( "Girls in Chains")
Girls in Chains Pinkhead (1943) -
![Mug Town]( "Mug Town")
Mug Town Waiter (1942) -
![Cairo]( "Cairo")
Cairo Pvt. Schwartz (1942) -
![Dr. Broadway]( "Dr. Broadway")
Dr. Broadway Louie La Conga (1942) -
![Blondie Goes to College]( "Blondie Goes to College")
Blondie Goes to College 'Mouse' Gifford (1942) -
![Shadow of the Thin Man]( "Shadow of the Thin Man")
Shadow of the Thin Man Fingers (1941) -
Actor
![New York Town]( "New York Town")
New York Town Barker (1941) -
Soundtrack
![The Danny Thomas Show]( "The Danny Thomas Show")
The Danny Thomas Show (1960-1963) -
Soundtrack
![The Return of Jesse James]( "The Return of Jesse James")
The Return of Jesse James (1950) -
Director
![...And Call Me in the Morning]( "...And Call Me in the Morning")
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Director
![Bad Girls Do Cry]( "Bad Girls Do Cry")
Bad Girls Do Cry (1965) -
Archive footage
![The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards]( "The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards")
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Archive footage
![Horrible Horror]( "Horrible Horror")
Horrible Horror (1986) -
![Green Acres]( "Green Acres")
Green Acres (1967)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Younger brother of screenwriter Lewis Meltzer.
Quotes
For years I auditioned for producers and directors who would fall on the floor laughing, but then I'd never hear from them again. Go ask them why I'm not working. Believe me, there's a lot more to working steadily than being a name and delivering ...
Star Sign
Gemini
Personal Details
Born
Sidney Meltzer
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
(age 94)
Burbank, California, USA
Height:
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