Joe Melia
Joe Melia | |
|---|---|
| Born | Giovanni Philip William Melia 23 January 1935 Camden Town, London, England |
| Died | October 20, 2012 (aged 77) Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England |
| Education | City of Leicester Boys' Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Downing College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Actor |
Giovanni Philip William "Joe" Melia[1] (23 January 1935, Camden, London[2] – 20 October 2012, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire) was a British actor known for his work on stage, in films and on television. He first came to notice in Peter Nichols's play A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (Glasgow Citizens, 1967).[3]
Biography
Born in Camden, north London, to immigrant Italian parents who had moved to Leicester during the Second World War, Melia was educated at the City of Leicester Boys' Grammar School,[4] and Downing College, Cambridge, where he read English,[1]
Selected filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Too Many Crooks | Whisper | |
| Follow a Star | Stage Manager | ||
| 1965 | The Intelligence Men | Conductor | |
| Four in the Morning | Friend | ||
| 1966 | Modesty Blaise | Crevier | |
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War | Photographer | |
| A Talent for Loving | Tortillaw | ||
| 1972 | Antony and Cleopatra | Messenger No. 1 | |
| 1976 | Peter Pan | Starkey | TV Movie |
| 1977 | Sweeney! | Ronnie Brint | |
| Leonardo's Last Supper | – | ||
| 1978 | The Odd Job | Head Waiter | |
| 1980 | The Wildcats of St Trinian's | Flash Harry | |
| Donkeys' Years | Kenneth | ||
| 1982 | Privates on Parade | Sergeant Len Bonny | |
| 1983 | The Sign of Four | Jonathan Small | TV Movie |
| 1984 | Pop Pirates | Guard | |
| Sakharov | Sergej Kovalov | TV Movie |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Larkins | 4th Barrister | Episode: "Haul for One" |
| 1961 | Winning Widows | – | 1 episode |
| 1965 | Call It What You Like | Various | 6 episodes |
| 1965-6 | Not Only... But Also | Various | 2 episodes |
| 1966 | Foreign Affairs | Serge Volchanivov | 6 episodes |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase | Hendrik Olsen | Episode: "The Sitting Pigeon" |
| 1968 | Softly, Softly | Lemgrace | Episode: "Proof" |
| Sherlock Holmes | Joey Daly | Episode: "A Study in Scarlet" | |
| 1969 | Public Eye | Billy Raybold | Episode: "The Comedian's Graveyard" |
| The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder | Mo Linski | Episode: "The Green Mamba" | |
| 1971 | Paul Temple | Alex Trimmer | Episode: "The Guilty Must Die" |
| 1973 | The Goodies | Builder, Estate Agent | Episode: "The New Office" |
| 1976 | Red Letter Day | Stanley | Amazing Stories |
| 1979 | Sally Ann | Bernie | 2 episodes |
| 1981 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Mr. Prosser | 1 episode |
| 1982 | Last of the Summer Wine | Percy | Episode: "A Bicycle Made For Three" |
| 1983 | Give Us a Break | Monty | Episode: "When It Rains, It Pours" |
| 1984 | Big Deal | Mel Carter | Episode: "A Ragged Run" |
| 1985 | Minder | Ernie | Episode: "From Fulham, with Love" |
| 1986 | Chance in a Million | Photographer | Episode: "Pre-Matrimonial Tensions" |
| 1986-88 | A Very Peculiar Practice | Ron Rust | 3 episodes |
| 1992 | Birds of a Feather | Greek Priest | Episode: "Belongings" |
| The Bill | Siddy Jacobs | Episode: "Open to Offers" | |
| 1994 | Love on a Branch Line | Mr. Jones | 4 episodes |
| 1995 | The Ghostbusters of East Finchley | Stan | 5 episodes |
| 1997 | Born to Run | Albert | 3 episodes (final appearance) |
References
- ^ a b Coveney, Michael (7 November 2012). "Joe Melia obituary". TheGuardian.com.
- ^ Elvin, Laura (30 October 2012). "Reluctant city star Joe Melia dies, 77". This is Leicestershire. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "Joe Melia obituary". The Telegraph. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ Duggan, Dennis J., ed. (12 August 2009). "Old Wyves' Tales 63" (PDF). Wyvernians.ork. City of Leicester Boys' Grammar School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2012.