Joseph Mell (June 23, 1915 – August 31, 1977) was an American film and television actor. He was known for starring as Burt Stone in the 1971 film ''

The Ski Bum ''The Ski Bum'' is a novel by Lithuanian- French author Romain Gary (1914–1980). French translation was published in 1969 under the title 'Adieu Gary Cooper'. The novel tells the story of Lenni, a 21-year-old boy escaping from America, his co ...

''. Mell died in August 1977 in

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, at the age of 62.

Partial filmography

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Hollywood Story ''Hollywood Story'' is a 1951 American mystery film directed by William Castle and starring Richard Conte and Julie Adams. The supporting cast features Richard Egan (actor), Richard Egan, Henry Hull, Fred Clark and Jim Backus. The film was an at ...

'' (1951) - Sylvester (uncredited) *'' When Worlds Collide'' (1951) - Glen Spiro (uncredited) *'' The Big Night'' (1951) - Mr. Ehrlich, Store Owner (uncredited) *'' Just This Once'' (1952) - Mr. Green (uncredited) *'' The Sniper'' (1952) - Joe, Presser (uncredited) *'' Deadline – U.S.A.'' (1952) - Lugerman (uncredited) *''

Singin' in the Rain ''Singin' in the Rain'' is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell and Cyd C ...

'' (1952) - Projectionist (uncredited) *'' The Atomic City'' (1952) - Dr. Gus Schwambach (uncredited) *'' Kid Monk Baroni'' (1952) - Gino Baroni *'' Young Man with Ideas'' (1952) - Municipal Judge (uncredited) *''

Actor's and Sin ''Actors and Sin'' is a 1952 American comedy film written, produced and directed by Ben Hecht. The film marks Edward G. Robinson's second film with actress Marsha Hunt. It is also known by its section names of ''Actor's Blood'' and ''Woman of S ...

'' (1952) - George Murry *'' Sally and Saint Anne'' (1952) - Mr. Shapiro (uncredited) *'' Monkey Business'' (1952) - Barber (uncredited) *'' My Man and I'' (1952) - Deputy Commissioner (uncredited) *''

Somebody Loves Me "Somebody Loves Me" is a popular song, with music written by George Gershwin, and lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and Buddy DeSylva. The song was published in 1924 and featured in ''George White's Scandals'' of 1924. This is not to be confused with ...

'' (1952) - Barber (uncredited) *''

The Prisoner of Zenda ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' is an 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope, in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in orde ...

'' (1952) - Railroad Guard (uncredited) *'' Tangier Incident'' (1953) - (uncredited) *'' The Glass Wall'' (1953) - Musician in Men's Room (uncredited) *'' The Lady Wants Mink'' (1953) - Ralph (uncredited) *'' One Girl's Confession'' (1953) - Dock's Worker (uncredited) *''

The 49th Man ''The 49th Man'' is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring John Ireland and Richard Denning. It was released by Columbia Pictures. The Cold War thriller was based on a story by Ivan Tors and the screenplay ...

'' (1953) - Box of Taffy Man at Penn Station *'' Siren of Bagdad'' (1953) - Sultan's Auctioneer (uncredited) *''

The Lost Planet ''The Lost Planet'' is a 1953 American horror science fiction serial film 15-chapter serial which has the distinction of being the last interplanetary-themed sound serial ever made. It was directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet with a screenplay b ...

'' (1953) - Lah *''

Flame of Calcutta ''Flame of Calcutta'' is a 1953 American historical film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Denise Darcel, Patric Knowles and Paul Cavanagh. It was one of a number of historical films made by Sam Katzman's production unit for Columbia Pict ...

'' (1953) - Jowal *''

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd ''The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd'' (1953) was the 52nd serial released by Columbia Pictures. It is based in the historical figure of Captain William Kidd. Plot In 1697, agents Richard Dale and Alan Duncan are sent on an undercover missio ...

'' (1953) - Greenway (uncredited) *'' The Big Heat'' (1953) - Dr. Kane (uncredited) *'' Easy to Love'' (1953) - Irving, Sleeping Waiter (uncredited) *'' Magnificent Obsession'' (1954) - Dan *''

Valley of the Kings The Valley of the Kings ( ar, وادي الملوك ; Late Coptic: ), also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings ( ar, وادي أبوا الملوك ), is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th ...

'' (1954) - Antique Dealer (uncredited) *'' A Star Is Born'' (1954) - Paymaster #2 (uncredited) *'' Naked Alibi'' (1954) - Otto Stoltz *'' The Silver Chalice'' (1954) - Minor Role (uncredited) *'' The Prodigal'' (1955) - Tailor (uncredited) *'' Ain't Misbehavin''' (1955) - Meyer, Beer & Peanut Vendor (uncredited) *'' Chicago Syndicate'' (1955) - Markey (uncredited) *'' One Desire'' (1955) - Franklin, Lamplighter (uncredited) *'' All That Heaven Allows'' (1955) - Mr. Gow, the Butcher (uncredited) *'' The Spoilers'' (1955) - Hotel Proprietor (uncredited) *'' The Harder They Fall'' (1956) - Ring Announcer (uncredited) *''

Bigger Than Life ''Bigger Than Life'' is a 1956 American drama film directed by Nicholas Ray and starring James Mason, Barbara Rush, and Walter Matthau. Its plot follows an ailing school teacher and family man whose life spins out of control when he misuses cor ...

'' (1956) - Frank, the Cab Dispatcher (uncredited) *''The Book of Acts Series'' (1957) - Herod Agrippa *''

Hot Rod Rumble ''Hot Rod Rumble'' is a US, low budget, black-and-white 1957 teen-oriented drag racing crime drama produced by Norman T. Herman and directed by Leslie H. Martinson. It stars Leigh Snowden and Richard Hartunian. The film tells the story of a cla ...

'' (1957) - Pops *'' I Was a Teenage Werewolf'' (1957) - Dr. Hugo Wagner *'' God Is My Partner'' (1957) - Juror (uncredited) *'' No Time to Be Young'' (1957) - Donaldson (uncredited) *''

Jeanne Eagels Jeanne Eagels (born Eugenia Eagles; June 26, 1890 – October 3, 1929) was an American stage and film actress. A former Ziegfeld Girl, Eagels went on to greater fame on Broadway and in the emerging medium of sound films. She was posthumously n ...

'' (1957) - Actors' Equity Representative (uncredited) *'' Too Much, Too Soon'' (1958) - Man at Press Party (uncredited) *''

Damn Yankees ''Damn Yankees'' is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., dur ...

'' (1958) - Reporter (uncredited) *'' Murder by Contract'' (1958) - Harry *'' City of Fear'' (1959) - Eddie Crown *'' Imitation of Life'' (1959) - Watchman (uncredited) *'' Pillow Talk'' (1959) - Furniture Dealer (uncredited) *'' A Fever in the Blood'' (1961) - Smith Party Worker (uncredited) *'' Tammy Tell Me True'' (1961) - Jail Guard (uncredited) *'' Back Street'' (1961) - Proprietor *''

Black Zoo ''Black Zoo'' is a 1963 American horror film directed by Robert Gordon and starring Michael Gough, Jeanne Cooper, Rod Lauren, Virginia Grey, Jerome Cowan, and Elisha Cook, Jr. It was produced and co-written by Herman Cohen. It is a violent, go ...

'' (1963) - Frank Cramer *'' Move Over, Darling'' (1963) - Stock Clerk (uncredited) *'' Looking for Love'' (1964) - Maitre D' (uncredited) *''

Kisses for My President ''Kisses for My President'' is a 1964 comedy film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Fred MacMurray and Polly Bergen. Leslie McCloud (Bergen) makes history when she is elected the first female president of the United States. However, her h ...

'' (1964) - Reporter (uncredited) *'' 36 Hours'' (1965) - Lemke *'' Brainstorm'' (1965) - Insane Inmate with Flowers (uncredited) *''

Lord Love a Duck ''Lord Love a Duck'' is a 1966 American teen black comedy film produced, directed and co-written by George Axelrod and starring Roddy McDowall and Tuesday Weld. The film was a satire of popular culture at the time, its targets ranging from progr ...

'' (1966) - Dr. Milton Lippman *'' The Singing Nun'' (1966) - Max, TV Technician (uncredited) *''

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round ''Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round'' is a 1966 crime film written and directed by Bernard Girard, and starring James Coburn, Camilla Sparv, Aldo Ray, Nina Wayne, Todd Armstrong, Robert Webber, Rose Marie and Harrison Ford in his film debut. Plot ...

'' (1966) - Mr. Barber (uncredited) *'' The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin'' (1967) - Fight Rooter (uncredited) *''

Thoroughly Modern Millie ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' is a 1967 American musical- romantic comedy film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Julie Andrews. The screenplay, by Richard Morris based on the 1956 British musical ''Chrysanthemum'', follows a naïve yo ...

'' (1967) - Newspaper Vendor (uncredited) *''

Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! ''Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!'' is a 1967 American comedy film directed by Peter Tewksbury and starring Sandra Dee, George Hamilton and Celeste Holm. Plot Heather Halloran, pursued by three men who want to marry her, is about to give birth ...

'' (1967) - Danny Caplow (uncredited) *'' Point Blank'' (1967) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''

Sweet Charity ''Sweet Charity'' is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse starring his wife and muse Gwen Verdon alongside John McMartin. It is based on ...

'' (1969) - Man on Bridge (uncredited) *''

'' (1971) - Burt Stone *'' Murph the Surf'' (1975) - Reporter

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