Melvin Belli(1907-1996)

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Melvin Belli, Attorney

Melvin Belli was born on 29 July 1907 in Sonora, California, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Tokyo dossier 212 (1951), Star Trek (1966) and Rick Hunter (1984). He was married to Nancy Ho, Lia Triff, Pat Montandon, Betty Ballantine, Toni Nichols and Joy Turney. He died on 9 July 1996 in San Francisco, California, USA.

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Known for

Lee Frederick, Florence Marly, and Tetsu Nakamura in Tokyo dossier 212 (1951)

Tokyo dossier 212

5.2

Producer(as Melvin M. Belli)

1951

Star Trek (1966)

8.4

TV Series

Gorgan

Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Rick Hunter (1984)

6.9

TV Series

Melvin Bell

Ground Zero (1973)

3.9

Mario Barto

1973

Credits

Actor

Arabesque
7.2
TV Series
- Judge Charlie Harley (as Melvin M. Belli)
- 1991
110 Lombard
5.0
TV Movie
- Melvin Belli - Attorney
- 1988
Rick Hunter
6.9
TV Series
- Melvin Bell
- 1986
Lady of the House
7.8
TV Movie
- Mayor Jim of San Francisco
- 1978
Ground Zero
3.9
- Mario Barto
- 1973
Arnie
7.1
TV Series
- Lawyer
- 1972
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
- Gorgan
- 1968
Les troupes de la colère
5.9
- Melvin Belli (uncredited)
- 1968

Producer

Additional Crew

Personal details

Alternative name
- Melvin M. Belli
Born
- July 29, 1907
- Sonora, California, USA
Died
- July 9, 1996
- San Francisco, California, USA(pancreatic cancer, stroke and pneumonia)
Spouses
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Trivia
The flamboyant attorney represented such celebrities as Mae West, Muhammad Ali, Jim Bakker & Tammy Faye Bakker, Errol Flynn, Beverly Aadland, Tony Curtis, Lenny Bruce, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Chuck Berry, Alex Haley, Nick Nolte, Lana Turner and The Rolling Stones. Though he won more than $600 million in damages for his clients, keeping a third for himself as commission, he filed for bankruptcy the year he died.

Quotes
I'm not an ambulance chaser. I'm usually there before the ambulance.

Nickname
- King of Torts

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When did Melvin Belli die?
July 9, 1996
How did Melvin Belli die?
Pancreatic cancer, stroke and pneumonia
How old was Melvin Belli when he died?
88 years old
Where did Melvin Belli die?
San Francisco, California, USA
When was Melvin Belli born?
July 29, 1907

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