- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 17, 1924
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- August 19, 2005
Mel Welles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mel Welles (February 17, 1924 - August 18, 2005) was an American film actor. 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 (which featured Jack Nicholson as a masochistic dental patient). Not much is known of Welles' early life, except that he was born Ira Meltcher in New York City. He graduated from Mt. Carmel High School, in 1940. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree from Penn State University, a Master of Arts degree from West Virginia University, and a Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia University. Welles held a number of jobs during his lifetime; at one time or another he worked as a clinical psychologist, radio DJ, television actor, writer and film director. He did some stage work before traveling to Hollywood, where in 19…
Filmography
Piecing Together Lady Frankenstein
moviePiecing Together Lady Frankenstein
2018
movieHoward
2018 · Gravis Mushnick (archive footage)
movieThe Truth About Lady Frankenstein
2007 · Self
movieSecret Agent 00 Soul
1990 · Production Manager
movieWizards of the Lost Kingdom II
1989 · Caedmon
movieInvasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here
1988 · Mr. Davar
movieRented Lips
1988 · Milo
movieCommando Squad
1987 · Quintano
movieMedium Rare
1987 · Doctor
movieChopping Mall
1986 · Cook
movieSpectreman versus Hedron
1984 · Various
movieHomework
1982 · Doctor
movieThe Last American Virgin
1982 · Druggist
movieBody and Soul
1981 · Joe Gillardi
movieSmokey Bites the Dust
1981 · Abu Habib Bibubu
movieWolfen
1981 · ESS Voice (voice)
movieDr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
1980 · Dr. Vince Hinkle
movieJoyride to Nowhere
1977 · Tank McCall, Producer, Director, Writer
movieLady Frankenstein
1971 · Director, Producer
movieThe Last Mercenary
1968 · Director
movieHello Glen Ward, House Dick
1968 · Director
movieThe Day the Hot Line Got Hot
1968
movieIsland of the Doomed
1967 · Director, Story, Screenplay
movieThe She Beast
1966 · Ladislav Groper
movieOur Man in Jamaica
1965 · Director
movieThe Keeler Affair
1963 · Yevgeni Ivanovich
movieThe Reluctant Saint
1962
movieThe Red Sheik
1962 · Hassan
movieHemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962 · Italian Sergeant (uncredited)
movieCode of Silence
1960 · , Director, Writer
movieThe Little Shop of Horrors
1960 · Gravis Mushnick, Second Unit Director
tvMr. Lucky
1959 · Hoodlum
tvWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
tvThe Texan
1958 · Matt Lane
movieHigh School Confidential!
1958 · Charlie O'Flair
movieThe Brothers Karamazov
1958 · Trifon Borissovitch
tvThe Walter Winchell File
1957
tvMaverick
1957 · Carlos
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
movieHell on Devil's Island
1957 · Felix Molyneaux
movieRock All Night
1957 · Sir Bop
movieThe Shadow on the Window
1957 · Polikoff (uncredited)
movieThe Undead
1957 · Gravedigger Smolkin
movieAttack of the Crab Monsters
1957 · Jules Deveroux
movieThe 27th Day
1957 · Russian Marshal
tvTales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
movieFlight to Hong Kong
1956 · Boris
movieCalling Homicide
1956 · Valensi (uncredited)
movieOutside the Law
1956 · Milo
movieThe Fighting Chance
1955 · Al Moreno
movieHold Back Tomorrow
1955 · First Guard
movieThe Big Knife
1955 · Mustached Party Guest
movieKismet
1955 · Beggar (uncredited)
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Police Inspector Kafir
tvJungle Jim
1955
tvCheyenne
1955
movieDuel on the Mississippi
1955 · Sheriff
movieSpy Chasers
1955 · Nick
movieSoldier of Fortune
1955 · Fernand Rocha
movieAbbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955 · Iben
movieThe Racers
1955 · Fiori (uncredited)
movieThe Silver Chalice
1954 · Marcos (uncredited)
moviePushover
1954 · Detective (uncredited)
movieMassacre Canyon
1954 · Gonzales
movieJesse James vs. the Daltons
1954
movieWyoming Renegades
1954 · 'Whiskey' Pearson
movieAppointment in Honduras
1953 · Hidalgo (uncredited)
movieGun Fury
1953
tvPrivate Secretary
1953
tvI Led Three Lives
1953
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Fat Man
tvThe Lone Ranger
1949 · Sheriff Pender