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John Melson(1930-1983)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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John Melson was born on 17 December 1930. He was a writer and actor, known for Battle of the Bulge (1965) and Cauldron of Blood (1968). He was married to Maria Perschy. He died on 29 January 1983 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
BornDecember 17, 1930
DiedJanuary 29, 1983(52)
BornDecember 17, 1930
DiedJanuary 29, 1983(52)
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Known for

Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Dana Andrews, Pier Angeli, Telly Savalas, Robert Shaw, Ty Hardin, James MacArthur, George Montgomery, Robert Ryan, and Barbara Werle in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
Battle of the Bulge
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1965
Boris Karloff in Cauldron of Blood (1968)
Cauldron of Blood
4.0
  • Writer
  • 1968
Aphrodite (1982)
Aphrodite
4.3
  • Writer
  • 1982
Special Delivery (1976)
Special Delivery
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1976

Credits

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Writer

  • Aphrodite (1982)
    Aphrodite
    4.3
    • screenplay
    • adaptation
    • 1982
  • Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland in Love and Bullets (1979)
    Love and Bullets
    5.6
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1978
  • Where Time Began (1977)
    Where Time Began
    4.8
    • screenplay
    • 1977
  • Special Delivery (1976)
    Special Delivery
    6.2
    • written by
    • 1976
  • Simón Bolívar (1969)
    Simón Bolívar
    7.2
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Boris Karloff in Cauldron of Blood (1968)
    Cauldron of Blood
    4.0
    • screenplay
    • 1968
  • Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Dana Andrews, Pier Angeli, Telly Savalas, Robert Shaw, Ty Hardin, James MacArthur, George Montgomery, Robert Ryan, and Barbara Werle in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
    Battle of the Bulge
    6.8
    • written by
    • 1965
  • Robert Taylor, Marc Lawrence, and Ron Randell in Savage Pampas (1965)
    Savage Pampas
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1965
  • Last Plane to Baalbeck (1964)
    Last Plane to Baalbeck
    5.0
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • Four Nights of the Full Moon
    5.4
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1963

Actor

  • Closed Vision (1954)
    Closed Vision
    6.1
    • Voice of the memory (English)
    • 1954

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Jack Melson
  • Born
    • December 17, 1930
  • Died
    • January 29, 1983
    • Los Angeles County, California, USA(suicide)
  • Spouse
    • Maria Perschy1977 - January 29, 1983 (his death)

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