- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGiovanni Philip William Melia
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- While in the army he appeared in camp shows then when demobbed got a flat in London's West End and worked in morning jobs as a Covent Garden porter, in a bakery and on a railway, slept during the afternoon then in the evening with no actual training he more or less conned his way into doing bits in cabaret clubs. He was in a revue when he was spotted by Mario Zampi who cast him in the film Too Many Crooks. His big break came in 1959 in the 'One to Another ' revue with Beryl Reid.
- IMDb mini biography by: tonyman5
- SpouseFlora Melia(1963 - 2008) (her death, 2 children)
- In 1982, Joe Melia won a "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" Laurence Olivier Award for the play, "Good".
- National service with the Intelligence Corps.
- Born over a barbershop in Camden Town.
- Son of Italian parents, born in Islington. His family moved to Leicester during World War II.
- Studied language at Cambridge University. Was spotted by a talent scout while performing with the Cambridge Footlights Revue.
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