Sid Melton Autographs
Sidney Meltzer (May 22, 1917 – November 2, 2011), known professionally as Sid Melton, was an American actor. He played the roles of incompetent carpenter Alf Monroe in the CBS sitcom Green Acres and Uncle Charlie Halper, proprietor of the Copa Club, in The Danny Thomas Show and its spin-offs. He appeared in about 140 film and television projects in a career that spanned nearly 60 years. Among his most famous films were Lost Continent with Cesar Romero, The Steel Helmet with Gene Evans and Robert Hutton, The Lemon Drop Kid with Bob Hope, and Lady Sings The Blues with Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams. He was a regular on The Danny Thomas Show and Green Acres, and appeared in flashback on several episodes of The Golden Girls as Salvadore Petrillo, the long-dead husband of Sophia (played by Estelle Getty) and father of Dorothy (played by Beatrice Arthur).
Sidney Meltzer was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. His father was Isidor Meltzer, a Yiddish theater comedian. His brother Lewis Meltzer became a screenwriter. Sid was known for his short stature, 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m).
Sid Melton made his stage debut in a 1939 touring production of See My Lawyer. Sid's brother Lewis was a screenplay writer in Hollywood and had connections "in the industry," which led to Sid being cast as Fingers in Shadow of the Thin Man. During World War II, Melton entertained American soldiers overseas. Sid met screenwriter Aubrey Wisberg, who arranged for him to have a part in his Treasure of Monte Cristo for Robert Lippert. This was his first film after signing his first Hollywood contract with Lippert Pictures in 1949. The studio churned out low-budget films, most of them made in less than a week, and Melton was the comic relief in dozens of them, including Mask of the Dragon and Lost Continent.
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Traded items with a signature of Sid Melton
The most expensive item with a signature of Sid Melton (Green Acres TV signed Alf Ralph carpenters Sid Melton Mary Grace Canfield mint) was sold in October 2022 for $99.00 while the cheapest item (ACTOR - SID MELTON - GREEN ACRES TV SHOW - AUTOGRAPHED CARD) found a new owner for $2.00 in January 2014. The month with the most items sold (3) was June 2025 with an average selling price of $81.49 for an autographed item of Sid Melton. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2022 with $99.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.30 was December 2013. In average, an autographed item from Sid Melton is worth $71.25.
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