Biography
Melvin Mouron Belli (July 29, 1907 β July 9, 1996) was a United States lawyer and writer known as "The King of Torts" and by insurance companies as "Melvin Bellicose". He had many celebrity clients, including Zsa Zsa Gabor, Errol Flynn, Chuck Berry, Muhammad Ali, The Rolling Stones, Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker, Martha Mitchell, Maureen Connolly, Lana Turner, Tony Curtis, and Mae West. During his legal career, he won over $600 million in damages for his clients. He was also the attorney for Jack Ruby, who shot Lee Harvey Oswald days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Filmography
all 12
Movies 6
self 6
TV Shows 6
Producer 1
Self - Attorney for Jack Ruby
American Expose: Who Murdered JFK? (1988)
Movie
Judge Charlie Harley
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV
7
Self
Hunter (1984)
TV
Mayor Jim of San Francisco
Lady of the House (1978)
Movie
Mario Barto
Ground Zero (1973)
Movie
Self
Gimme Shelter (1970)
Movie
Arnie (1970)
TV
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV
Melvin Belli
Wild in the Streets (1968)
Movie
Gorgan
Star Trek (1966)
TV
7.9
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
TV
6
Executive Producer
Tokyo File 212 (1951)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.15
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1951
1968
1970
1984
1988
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1907-07-29
Deathday1996-07-09 (88 years old)
Birth PlaceSonora, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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