Sid Melton

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name = Sid Melton
birthname = Sidney Meltzer
birthdate = birth date and age|1920|05|23
location = Brooklyn, New York
occupation = Actor
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Sid Melton (b. May 23 1920, Brooklyn, New York is an American actor probably best known for his roles as incompetent carpenter Alf Monroe in the sitcom "Green Acres" and as Uncle Charlie Halper, proprietor of the Copa Club, in "Make Room for Daddy" and its spin-offs.

Born as Sidney Meltzer, he had a long movie career. In 1941 Melton was cast as "Fingers" in "The Shadow of the Thin Man". Other movies included "On the Town", "The Geisha Boy," "The Tunnel of Love," and "Blondie Goes to College". He appeared in two Lippert Pictures, "Lost Continent" and "Radar Secret Service", which were later featured on "Mystery Science Theater 3000", whose hosts gave Melton the nickname "Monkey Boy" due to his comedy relief antics.

His television credits include "The Golden Girls" (as Sophia's deceased husband, Salvadore, in flashback and dream sequences), "Captain Midnight" (as Ichabod "Ikky" Mudd), "Dragnet" and "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." He also had a guest role in an episode of "Adventures of Superman" called "The Deadly Rock", and as a photographer in an episode of "I Dream of Jeannie" called "The Biggest Star in Hollywood".

In 2005, he attended Eddie Albert's funeral along with Green Acres's co-stars Mary Grace Canfield and Frank Cady.

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