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Melvin Belli
Deceased

How Did Melvin Belli Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 88
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn29/07/1907Born inSonora, California, USADied09/07/1996 (aged 88)Died inSan FranciscoCausepancreatic cancerWikidataQ337508 ↗Buried atSonora Odd Fellows CemeteryTMDb#1436 ↗

Melvin Mouron Belli was an American 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.

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Filmography10 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1984Murder, She WroteSeriesJudge Charlie Harley77
1984HunterSeriesSelf77
1978Lady of the HouseMovieMayor Jim of San Francisco71
1973Ground ZeroMovieMario Barto66
1970Gimme ShelterMovieSelf63
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest61
1968Wild in the StreetsMovieSelf (uncredited)61
1966Star TrekSeriesGorgan59
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf55
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf54