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Mel Welles

Actor / Film Director / Screenwriter / Disc Jockey / Writer | * 02/17/1924 († 81, 08/19/2005) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Mel Welles (February 17, 1924 – August 19, 2005) was an American film actor and director. His best-remembered role may be that of hapless flower shop owner Gravis Mushnick in the 1960 low-budget Roger Corman dark comedy, The Little Shop of Horrors. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Horror

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Teenage friends Cindy and Leah have decided to leave their abusive homelives behind, stealing Cindy's father's car and setting out on the road to freedom. On the way, they meet up with a sleazy guy na ...

Joyride to Nowhere

PG

1977 | 2.6/5 | 1h 23min
Action, Crime
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Dr. Frankensteins' daughter, who is in love with the aging lab assistant Marshall, continues with her fathers experiments and attempts to transplant Marshall's brain into a new body to prolong his lif ...

Lady Frankenstein

R

1971 | 2.5/5 | 1h 39min
Horror, Science Fiction
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Seymour works in a skid row florist shop and is in love with his beautiful co-worker, Audrey. He creates a new plant that not only talks but cannot survive without human flesh and blood. ...

The Little Shop of Horrors

NR

1960 | 3.1/5 | 1h 12min
Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Spectreman is the name and title superhero of a tokusatsu sci-fi TV series. Produced by P Productions and created by producer Souji Ushio, this series aired on Fuji TV from January 2, 1971 to March 25 ...

Spectreman

Certification unknown

1971 | 4.0/5 | 25min per episode
Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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Movies with Mel Welles as Actor(39)

as Gravis Mushnick (archive footage)2018 Howard
as himself2007 The Truth About Lady Frankenstein
as Caedmon1989 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
as Mr. Davar1988 Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here
as Milo1987 Rented Lips
as Quintano1987 Commando Squad
as Cook1986 Chopping Mall
as Doctor1982 Homework
as Abu Habib Bibubu1981 Smokey Bites the Dust
as ESS Voice (voice)1981 Wolfen
as Dr. Vince Hinkle1980 Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
as Tank McCall1977 Joyride to Nowhere
as Ray (voice) (uncredited)1972 Cut-Throats Nine
as Ladislav Groper1966 The She Beast
as Yevgeni Ivanovich1963 The Keeler Affair
1962 The Reluctant Saint
as Hassan1962 Lo sceicco rosso
as Italian Sergeant (uncredited)1962 Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
1960 Code Of Silence
as Gravis Mushnick1960 The Little Shop of Horrors
as Charlie O'Flair1958 High School Confidential!
as Trifon Borissovitch1958 The Brothers Karamazov
as Gravedigger Smolkin1957 The Undead
as Jules Deveroux1957 Attack of the Crab Monsters
as Polikoff (uncredited)1957 The Shadow on the Window
as Felix Molyneaux1957 Hell on Devil's Island
as Sir Bop1957 Rock All Night
as Boris1956 Flight to Hong Kong
as Milo1956 Outside the Law
as Fernand Rocha1955 Soldier of Fortune
as Iben1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Nick1955 Spy Chasers
as Mustached Party Guest1955 The Big Knife
as Al Moreno1955 The Fighting Chance
as First Guard1955 Hold Back Tomorrow
as Gonzales1954 Massacre Canyon
as Detective (uncredited)1954 Pushover
as 'Whiskey' Pearson1954 Wyoming Renegades
as Hidalgo (uncredited)1953 Appointment in Honduras

TV Shows/Series with Mel Welles as Actor(12)

1959 Mr. Lucky
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as Matt Lane1958 The Texan
1957 The Walter Winchell File
1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 Maverick
1956 Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
as Police Inspector Kafir1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 Cheyenne
1955 Jungle Jim
1953 Private Secretary
1953 I Led Three Lives

Movies with Mel Welles as Crew(13)

Directing/Director1977 Joyride to Nowhere
Production/Producer1977 Joyride to Nowhere
Writing/Writer1977 Joyride to Nowhere
Directing/Director1971 Lady Frankenstein
Production/Producer1971 Lady Frankenstein
Directing/Director1968 Llaman de Jamaica, Mr. Ward
Directing/Director1968 The Last Mercenary
Directing/Director1967 Island of the Doomed
Writing/Story1967 Island of the Doomed
Writing/Screenplay1967 Island of the Doomed
Directing/Director1965 Our Man in Jamaica
Directing/Director1960 Code Of Silence
Writing/Writer1960 Code Of Silence

Full Name: Mel Welles
Born: Sunday, 02/17 1924 (February) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 08/19 2005 (August) in Norfolk (aged: 81)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Columbia University, Pennsylvania State University, West Virginia University
Mel Welles frequently works together with these people:
Harry Harvey (17x, Actor)
Charles B. Griffith (16x, Crew)
Roger Corman (14x, Crew)
Harry Tyler (14x, Actor)
Raymond Bailey (13x, Actor)
Ray Teal (13x, Actor)
Bartlett Robinson (12x, Actor)
Russell Collins (11x, Actor)
Patricia Hitchcock (10x, Actress)
Douglas Heyes (10x, Crew)
Robert H. Harris (10x, Actor)
Tyler McVey (10x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:242108, Added: 08/07/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024