About Joe Melia
Lived 1935 – 2012 (aged 77). Joe Melia was a British stage actor, film actor, television actor and actor.
Giovanni Philip William "Joe" Melia (23 January 1935, Camden, London – 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).
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, and Downing College, Cambridge, where he read English,
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Who was Joe Melia?
British actor (1935-2012)
When was Joe Melia born?
Joe Melia was born on 23 January 1935 in Islington.
When did Joe Melia die?
Joe Melia died on 20 October 2012 in Stratford-upon-Avon.
What was Joe Melia's occupation?
Joe Melia was a stage actor, film actor, television actor and actor.
What nationality was Joe Melia?
Joe Melia was British.
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