In 1982, Joe Melia won a "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" Laurence Olivier Award for the play, "Good".
National service with the Intelligence Corps.
Born over a barbershop in Camden Town.
Son of Italian parents, born in Islington. His family moved to Leicester during World War II.
Studied language at Cambridge University. Was spotted by a talent scout while performing with the Cambridge Footlights Revue.
He rehearsed a scene in a maternity ward waiting room with Norman Wisdom for the film A Stitch in Time (1963) but it was never filmed.
He was cast along with Dilys Laye, Derek Godfrey, Jack Shepperd and Felicity Kendall in 'Seven Who Were Hanged' but it was canceled when the finance ran out.
Filmed a role in the comedy A Stitch in Time but it was cut out.