{{Short description|American film and television actor (1915–1977)}} {{Use American English|date=July 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Joseph Mell | image = Joseph Mell in Kid Monk Baroni (1952).jpg | caption = Mell in ''Kid Monk Baroni'' (1952) | birth_name = Joseph Mellovitz | birth_date = {{birth date|1915|06|23}} | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1977|08|31|1915|06|23}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | occupation = Film and television actor | years_active = 1951–1977<ref name="a" /> }}
'''Joseph Mell''' (June 23, 1915 – August 31, 1977)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93717731/joseph-mell/|title=Joseph Mell|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 3, 1977|access-date=January 29, 2022|page=22|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref> was an American film and television actor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/683882935/|title=Director Former Actor|work=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News|location=Hollywood, California|date=September 15, 1961|access-date=January 29, 2022|page=5|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/683926686/|title=Mell Busy as Director, Actor at Players' Ring|work=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News|location=Hollywood, California|date=August 25, 1954|access-date=January 29, 2022|page=9|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/580975032/|title='America' Actor Goes Western|work=Valley Times|location=North Hollywood, California|date=January 28, 1961|access-date=January 29, 2022|page=9|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He was known for starring as Burt Stone in the 1971 film ''The Ski Bum''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MKNZAAAAMAAJ|title=The Post-feminist Hollywood Actress: Biographies and Filmographies of Stars Born After 1939|page=118|first1=Kerry|last1=Segrave|first2=Linda|last2=Martin|publisher=McFarland|date=1990|isbn=9780899503875|via=Google Books}}</ref>
Mell died on August 31, 1977 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 62.<ref name="a">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e8sqAQAAIAAJ|title=Singin' in the Rain: The Making of an American Masterpiece|page=256|first1=Earl|last1=Hess|first2=Pratibha|last2=Dabholkar|publisher=University Press of Kansas|date=2009|isbn=9780700616565|via=Google Books}}</ref>
== Partial filmography == <!-- Deleted image removed: thumb|upright=1.1|Mell in ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'', 1965 --> {{Div col}} *''Hollywood Story'' (1951) - Sylvester (uncredited) *''When Worlds Collide'' (1951) - Glen Spiro (uncredited) *''The Big Night'' (1951) - Mr. Ehrlich, Store Owner (uncredited) *''Just This Once'' (1952) - Mr. Green (uncredited) *''The Sniper'' (1952) - Joe, Presser (uncredited) *''Deadline – U.S.A.'' (1952) - Lugerman (uncredited) *''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952) - Projectionist (uncredited) *''The Atomic City'' (1952) - Dr. Gus Schwambach (uncredited) *''Kid Monk Baroni'' (1952) - Gino Baroni *''Young Man with Ideas'' (1952) - Municipal Judge (uncredited) *''Actor's and Sin'' (1952) - George Murry *''Sally and Saint Anne'' (1952) - Mr. Shapiro (uncredited) *''Monkey Business'' (1952) - Barber (uncredited) *''My Man and I'' (1952) - Deputy Commissioner (uncredited) *''Somebody Loves Me'' (1952) - Barber (uncredited) *''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1952) - Railroad Guard (uncredited) *''Tangier Incident'' (1953) - (uncredited) *''The Glass Wall'' (1953) - Musician in Men's Room (uncredited) *''The Lady Wants Mink'' (1953) - Ralph (uncredited) *''One Girl's Confession'' (1953) - Dock's Worker (uncredited) *''The 49th Man'' (1953) - Box of Taffy Man at Penn Station *''Siren of Bagdad'' (1953) - Sultan's Auctioneer (uncredited) *''The Lost Planet'' (1953) - Lah *''Flame of Calcutta'' (1953) - Jowal *''The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd'' (1953) - Greenway (uncredited) *''The Big Heat'' (1953) - Dr. Kane (uncredited) *''Easy to Love'' (1953) - Irving, Sleeping Waiter (uncredited) *''Magnificent Obsession'' (1954) - Dan *''Valley of the Kings'' (1954) - Antique Dealer (uncredited) *''A Star Is Born'' (1954) - Paymaster #2 (uncredited) *''Naked Alibi'' (1954) - Otto Stoltz *''The Silver Chalice'' (1954) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''The Prodigal'' (1955) - Tailor (uncredited) *''Ain't Misbehavin''' (1955) - Meyer, Beer & Peanut Vendor (uncredited) *''Chicago Syndicate'' (1955) - Markey (uncredited) *''One Desire'' (1955) - Franklin, Lamplighter (uncredited) *''All That Heaven Allows'' (1955) - Mr. Gow, the Butcher (uncredited) *''The Spoilers'' (1955) - Hotel Proprietor (uncredited) *''The Harder They Fall'' (1956) - Ring Announcer (uncredited) *''Bigger Than Life'' (1956) - Frank, the Cab Dispatcher (uncredited) *''The Book of Acts Series'' (1957) - Herod Agrippa *''Hot Rod Rumble'' (1957) - Pops *''I Was a Teenage Werewolf'' (1957) - Dr. Hugo Wagner *''God Is My Partner'' (1957) - Juror (uncredited) *''No Time to Be Young'' (1957) - Donaldson (uncredited) *''Jeanne Eagels'' (1957) - Actors' Equity Representative (uncredited) *''Too Much, Too Soon'' (1958) - Man at Press Party (uncredited) *''Damn Yankees'' (1958) - Reporter (uncredited) *''Murder by Contract'' (1958) - Harry *''City of Fear'' (1959) - Eddie Crown *''Imitation of Life'' (1959) - Watchman (uncredited) *''Pillow Talk'' (1959) - Furniture Dealer (uncredited) *''A Fever in the Blood'' (1961) - Smith Party Worker (uncredited) *''Tammy Tell Me True'' (1961) - Jail Guard (uncredited) *''Back Street'' (1961) - Proprietor *''Black Zoo'' (1963) - Frank Cramer *''Move Over, Darling'' (1963) - Stock Clerk (uncredited) *''Looking for Love'' (1964) - Maitre D' (uncredited) *''Kisses for My President'' (1964) - Reporter (uncredited) *''36 Hours'' (1965) - Lemke *''Brainstorm'' (1965) - Insane Inmate with Flowers (uncredited) *''Lord Love a Duck'' (1966) - Dr. Milton Lippman *''The Singing Nun'' (1966) - Max, TV Technician (uncredited) *''Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round'' (1966) - Mr. Barber (uncredited) *''The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin'' (1967) - Fight Rooter (uncredited) *''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (1967) - Newspaper Vendor (uncredited) *''Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!'' (1967) - Danny Caplow (uncredited) *''Point Blank'' (1967) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''Sweet Charity'' (1969) - Man on Bridge (uncredited) *''The Ski Bum'' (1971) - Burt Stone *''Murph the Surf'' (1975) - Reporter {{div col end}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mell, Joseph}} Category:1915 births Category:1977 deaths Category:Male actors from Chicago Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:20th-century American male actors