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Melvin Mouron Belli was a prominent American lawyer 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 for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Birth Name
Melvin Moulon Belli
Born
Monday, 29 July 1907
Died
Tuesday, 09 July 1996
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Most Dangerous Animal of All | Self | 2020 |
| Very Scary People | Self - Lawyer | 2019 |
| Mansfield 66/67 | Self - Jack Ruby's Lawyer | 2017 |
| This Is the Zodiac Speaking | Self | 2007 |
| Conspiracy? | Self - Jack Ruby's Defense Attorney | 2004 |
| History's Mysteries | Self | 1998 |
| American Justice | Self | 1992 |
| The Late Show | Self | 1986 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Judge Charlie Harley | 1984 |
| Hunter | Self | 1984 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Most Dangerous Animal of All | Self | 2020 |
| Very Scary People | Self - Lawyer | 2019 |
| Mansfield 66/67 | Self - Jack Ruby's Lawyer | 2017 |
| This Is the Zodiac Speaking | Self | 2007 |
| Conspiracy? | Self - Jack Ruby's Defense Attorney | 2004 |
| History's Mysteries | Self | 1998 |
| American Justice | Self | 1992 |
| The Late Show | Self | 1986 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Judge Charlie Harley | 1984 |
| Hunter | Self | 1984 |
| Your New Day | Self | 1980 |
| The Toni Tennille Show | Self | 1979 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Ground Zero | Mario Barto | 1973 |
| Gimme Shelter | Self | 1971 |
| Arnie | Lawyer | 1970 |
| The Virginia Graham Show | Self | 1970 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Playboy After Dark | Self | 1969 |
| Wild in the Streets | Melvin Belli | 1968 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| Star Trek | Gorgan | 1966 |
| Oh My Word | Self | 1965 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| That Regis Philbin Show | Self | 1964 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Attorney | 1961 |
| Probe and Night Beat | Self - attorney | 1956 |
| Life with Linkletter | Self - attorney | 1950 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Tokyo File 212 | 1951 |
