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Mel Welles was an American film actor and director. His best-remembered role may be that of hapless flower shop owner Gravis Mushnik in the 1960 low-budget Roger Corman dark comedy, The Little Shop of Horrors.
Birth Name
Ira Meltcher
Born
Sunday, 17 February 1924
Died
Friday, 19 August 2005
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Howard | Self | 2018 |
| Medium Rare | Doctor | 2010 |
| Phantom 2040 | Dr. Emil Jeeter / Fat Man / Tor | 1994 |
| Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II | Caedmon | 1989 |
| Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here | Mr. Davar | 1988 |
| Rented Lips | Milo | 1987 |
| Commando Squad | Quintano | 1987 |
| Lazer Tag Academy | Additional Voices | 1986 |
| Chopping Mall | Cook | 1986 |
| Homework | Doctor | 1982 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Howard | Self | 2018 |
| Medium Rare | Doctor | 2010 |
| Phantom 2040 | Dr. Emil Jeeter / Fat Man / Tor | 1994 |
| Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II | Caedmon | 1989 |
| Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here | Mr. Davar | 1988 |
| Rented Lips | Milo | 1987 |
| Commando Squad | Quintano | 1987 |
| Lazer Tag Academy | Additional Voices | 1986 |
| Chopping Mall | Cook | 1986 |
| Homework | Doctor | 1982 |
| The Last American Virgin | Druggist | 1982 |
| Wolfen | ESS Voice (voice) / ESS Voice | 1981 |
| Smokey Bites the Dust | Abu Habib Bibubu | 1981 |
| Body and Soul | Joe Gillardi | 1981 |
| Faeries | Trow / Hunter | 1981 |
| Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype | Dr. Vince Hinkle | 1980 |
| Joyride to Nowhere | Tank McCall | 1977 |
| The Evil Touch | Captain Ortega | 1973 |
| Cut-Throats Nine | Ray | 1972 |
| Spectreman | Karas / Overlord / Walla (1978) | 1971 |
| Die grosse Treibjagd | 1968 | |
| The Day the Hot Line Got Hot | General Vukov | 1968 |
| She Beast | Ladislav Groper | 1966 |
| Panic Button | 1964 | |
| The Christine Keeler Story | Yevgeni Ivanovich | 1963 |
| The Reluctant Saint | 1962 | |
| Lo sceicco rosso | Hassan | 1962 |
| Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man | Italian Sergeant | 1962 |
| The Little Shop of Horrors | Gravis Mushnick / Gravis Mushnik | 1960 |
| Code of Silence | Max Frankel | 1960 |
| Mr. Lucky | Hoodlum | 1959 |
| The Deputy | Jack Usher | 1959 |
| Manhunt | Jordan | 1959 |
| Panda and the Magic Serpent | The Wizard | 1958 |
| U.S. Marshal | Chet | 1958 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Sheriff Sam Wiley | 1958 |
| The Texan | Matt Lane | 1958 |
| Peter Gunn | Manassian / Frank Garth | 1958 |
| High School Confidential! | Charlie O'Flair | 1958 |
| The Brothers Karamazov | Trifon Borissovitch | 1958 |
| The Walter Winchell File | Friend | 1957 |
| Maverick | Carlos | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Red Harper | 1957 |
| Tip on a Dead Jockey | El Fuad | 1957 |
| Hell on Devil's Island | Felix Molyneaux | 1957 |
| Designing Woman | Solly Horzmann | 1957 |
| Rock All Night | Sir Bop | 1957 |
| The Undead | Smolkin - the gravedigger / Gravedigger Smolkin | 1957 |
| The Shadow on the Window | Polikoff | 1957 |
| Hold That Hypnotist | Blackbeard | 1957 |
| Attack of the Crab Monsters | Jules Deveroux | 1957 |
| The 27th Day | Russian Marshal | 1957 |
| Whirlybirds | Big Steve Harris / Stegner | 1957 |
| Official Detective | Gruller | 1957 |
| Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers | Manu Dass / Faziz | 1956 |
| Flight to Hong Kong | Boris | 1956 |
| Calling Homicide | Valensi | 1956 |
| The Sheriff of Cochise | Mora | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu | Rudick | 1956 |
| Outside the Law | Milo | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | (as Mel Wells) | 1956 |
| Meet Me in Las Vegas | Roulette Player | 1956 |
| Kismet | Beggar | 1955 |
| The Fighting Chance | Al Moreno | 1955 |
| Hold Back Tomorrow | First Guard | 1955 |
| The Big Knife | Mustachioed Party Guest / Mustached Party Guest | 1955 |
| Highway Patrol | Max Jersey | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Police Inspector Kafir | 1955 |
| Jungle Jim | Houssein | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Bolados | 1955 |
| Duel on the Mississippi | Sheriff | 1955 |
| Tales of the Texas Rangers | Karl Gaullas | 1955 |
| Spy Chasers | Nick | 1955 |
| Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy | Iben | 1955 |
| Damon Runyon Theater | Marco / Gordon | 1955 |
| Pirates of Tripoli | Gen. Tomedi | 1955 |
| The Racers | Fiori | 1955 |
| Stage 7 | Sam Grogan | 1955 |
| Soldier of Fortune | Fernand Rocha | 1955 |
| The Silver Chalice | Marcos | 1954 |
| Bengal Brigade | Merchant | 1954 |
| The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Gomez | 1954 |
| Captain Midnight | Mannlciher / Harga / Dr. Morelli | 1954 |
| Pushover | Detective | 1954 |
| Massacre Canyon | Gonzales / Gonzáles | 1954 |
| Jesse James vs. the Daltons | Lou - Deputy on Train | 1954 |
| Wyoming Renegades | 'Whiskey' Pearson | 1954 |
| Yankee Pasha | Servant | 1954 |
| Gun Fury | Pete Barratto | 1953 |
| Appointment in Honduras | Hidalgo | 1953 |
| Topper | Gomez | 1953 |
| The Golden Blade | Minor Role | 1953 |
| Private Secretary | Pawn Broker | 1953 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Arturo / Carl / Fat Man | 1952 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | The Guard | 1950 |
| The Lone Ranger | Sheriff Pender | 1949 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Joyride to Nowhere | 1977 |
| Lady Frankenstein | 1971 |
| Spectreman | 1971 |
| Die grosse Treibjagd | 1968 |
| Island of the Doomed | 1967 |
| Our Man in Jamaica | 1965 |
| Code of Silence | 1960 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Joyride to Nowhere | 1977 |
| Lady Frankenstein | 1971 |
| Spectreman | 1971 |
