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Alex Melesh(1890-1949)

  • Actor
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Alex Melesh was born on 21 October 1890 in Kyiv, Kyiv Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kyiv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for The Big Broadcast (1932), The Adventurer (1927) and The 3 Wise Guys (1936). He was married to Marie Melesh. He died on 5 March 1949 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornOctober 21, 1890
DiedMarch 5, 1949(58)
BornOctober 21, 1890
DiedMarch 5, 1949(58)
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Known for

Bing Crosby, Gracie Allen, George Burns, Stuart Erwin, Leila Hyams, Donald Novis, Kate Smith, Arthur Tracy, The Boswell Sisters, The Mills Brothers, Vincent Lopez Orchestra, and Cab Calloway and His Band in The Big Broadcast (1932)
The Big Broadcast
6.6
  • Animal Man
  • 1932
Tim McCoy in The Adventurer (1927)
The Adventurer
4.7
  • John Milton Gibbs
  • 1927
Robert Young, Bruce Cabot, Betty Furness, Thurston Hall, and Raymond Walburn in The 3 Wise Guys (1936)
The 3 Wise Guys
6.7
  • Waiter
  • 1936
Bing Crosby, Franciska Gaal, and Shirley Ross in Paris Honeymoon (1938)
Paris Honeymoon
5.8
  • Pulka Tomasto
  • 1938

Credits

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Actor

  • Janet Blair and Red Skelton in The Fuller Brush Man (1948)
    The Fuller Brush Man
    6.8
    • Bald Man (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer in Arch of Triumph (1948)
    Arch of Triumph
    6.3
    • Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Dana Andrews and Merle Oberon in Night Song (1947)
    Night Song
    6.4
    • William (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Constance Bennett, Walter Brennan, Linda Darnell, Jeanne Crain, William Eythe, Dorothy Gish, and Cornel Wilde in Centennial Summer (1946)
    Centennial Summer
    6.0
    • Napoleon (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Lee Bowman, Adele Jergens, and Rosalind Russell in She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
    She Wouldn't Say Yes
    6.2
    • Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, and Phil Silvers in Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
    Diamond Horseshoe
    6.5
    • Major Catastrophe (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Erich von Stroheim and Mary Beth Hughes in The Great Flamarion (1945)
    The Great Flamarion
    6.5
    • Actor Playing Bellhop in Stage Sketch (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Cary Grant, Janet Blair, Ted Donaldson, and James Gleason in Once Upon a Time (1944)
    Once Upon a Time
    6.1
    • Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • The Heavenly Body (1944)
    The Heavenly Body
    6.2
    • Vladimir (as Alex Melish)
    • 1944
  • Song of Russia (1944)
    Song of Russia
    5.9
    • Singer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Olivia de Havilland and Sonny Tufts in Government Girl (1943)
    Government Girl
    5.6
    • FBI Man as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • John Wayne and Jean Arthur in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
    A Lady Takes a Chance
    6.3
    • Bartender #1
    • 1943
  • Peter Chong, Ann Harding, Oscar Homolka, Walter Huston, Kurt Katch, Gene Lockhart, Dudley Field Malone, and Maria Palmer in Mission to Moscow (1943)
    Mission to Moscow
    5.4
    • Mr. Pyatakov (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Joseph Cotten, Dolores Del Río, Jack Moss, and Ruth Warrick in Journey Into Fear (1943)
    Journey Into Fear
    6.5
    • Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers in Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
    Once Upon a Honeymoon
    6.4
    • Warsaw Waiter Serving Vodka (uncredited)
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Alex Melish
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • October 21, 1890
    • Kyiv, Kyiv Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kyiv, Ukraine]
  • Died
    • March 5, 1949
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Marie Melesh

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    • Alexander Mellish

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