Mel Jass

Info

Role

Actor

Date of birth

03/24/1917

Date of death

01/20/1997

Place of birth

St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Mel Jass

Biography

Mel Jass was a famous TV personality in the Minneapolis - Saint Paul market. He hosted Mel's Matinee Movie on WTCN TV channel 11 (now KARE) for 21 years beginning in 1958. He is remembered as one the greatest TV pitchman of his era and for his interviews of everyday people. He would ask wives (or children) what their husband (or father)did for a living and Mel would always reply: "He's got a good job!"

Known For

87th Precinct
87th Precinct
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8.3
Hee Haw
Hee Haw
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7.0
The Wrestler
The Wrestler
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5.3