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Sid Melton

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Sid Melton Famous memorial

Birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
2 Nov 2011 (aged 94)
Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.1482545, Longitude: -118.3178557
Plot
Court of Blessings Mausoleum, Map W6, Unit 57139
Memorial ID
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Actor. Born Sidney Meltzer, he was a lovable comedic talent who appeared on stage, screen and television for nearly 60 years. In 1939, he made his stage debut in the Broadway play "See My Lawyer", followed by the production of "The Magic Touch", using the stage name of Sid Melton. With assistance from his brother screenwriter Louis Meltzer, he broke into motion pictures with a small role in "Shadow of the Thin Man" (1941). His other film credits included "A Wave, a Wac and Marine" (1948), "Western Pacific Agent" (1950), "The Lemon Drop Kid" (1951), "Beau James" (1957) and "Thundering Jets" (1958). For television, he was best known for his role as the incompetent carpenter Alf Monroe on the 1960s, CBS sitcom "Green Acres". He also had reoccurring roles on the TV series "The Danny Thomas Show", "Gomer Pyle", "Make Room for Granddaddy", "The Golden Girls", "Empty Nest" and many more before his retirement in 1999. He died of pneumonia at age 94.
Actor. Born Sidney Meltzer, he was a lovable comedic talent who appeared on stage, screen and television for nearly 60 years. In 1939, he made his stage debut in the Broadway play "See My Lawyer", followed by the production of "The Magic Touch", using the stage name of Sid Melton. With assistance from his brother screenwriter Louis Meltzer, he broke into motion pictures with a small role in "Shadow of the Thin Man" (1941). His other film credits included "A Wave, a Wac and Marine" (1948), "Western Pacific Agent" (1950), "The Lemon Drop Kid" (1951), "Beau James" (1957) and "Thundering Jets" (1958). For television, he was best known for his role as the incompetent carpenter Alf Monroe on the 1960s, CBS sitcom "Green Acres". He also had reoccurring roles on the TV series "The Danny Thomas Show", "Gomer Pyle", "Make Room for Granddaddy", "The Golden Girls", "Empty Nest" and many more before his retirement in 1999. He died of pneumonia at age 94.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith


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Sid Melton
1917 – 2011
"Hi Mom, Pop, Moe, Teddy
Solly And Estelle"



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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
  • Added: Nov 4, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79838872/sid-melton: accessed ), memorial page for Sid Melton (23 May 1917–2 Nov 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79838872, citing Mount Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.