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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMel 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 1953 he appeared in his first film, Appointment in Honduras. His favorite role (The Little Shop of Horrors) was also his last in the U.S. for many years.In the early 1960s, he left the United States to act, produce and direct primarily in European film productions including the cult horror films Maneater of Hydra (1967) and Lady Frankenstein (1971). His fluency in five languages proved to be most helpful. He also served as a film consultant. Later he returned to the U.S., appearing in a number of films, doing voice work, and teaching voice acting.Probably his most widely seen work in the late 1970s was his English adaptation of the Japanese television show, Spectreman which was seen on UHF and cable across the United States. While he shares writing credit with two other people, its clear that most of the English voice work, and the offbeat humor, is his.In 1998, Welles took to the stage in a community theater production of Little Shop of Horrors (musical) as Mushnik, the role he created in the original Roger Corman film. Welles had never performed in the musical and was happy to be asked to do the role, which he described as a mitzvah for Scotts Valley Performing Arts. Jonathan Haze, who played Seymour in the original film, attended the opening, and Welles also received a visit from Martin P. Robinson, the designer of the Audrey II plant puppets used in the off-Broadway production (Robinson is also famous for his puppetry on Sesame Street).Welles was working on a horror screenplay, tentatively titled House of a Hundred Horrors, at the time of his death.Description above from the Wikipedia article Mel Welles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Caedmon
Film 1989
Gravis Mushnick
Film 1960
Film 1960
Jules Deveroux
Film 1957
Cook
Film 1986
Gravedigger Smolkin
Film 1957
Al Moreno
Film 1955
Trifon Borissovitch
Film 1958
Sheriff
Film 1955
Film 2018
Dr. Vince Hinkle
Film 1980
Fiori (uncredited)
Film 1955
Ladislav Groper
Film 1966
Valensi (uncredited)
Film 1956
Marcos (uncredited)
Film 1954
Milo
Film 1956
Film 1954
Boris
Film 1956
Gonzales
Film 1954
First Guard
Film 1955
Polikoff (uncredited)
Film 1957
Film 1968
Doctor
Film 1987
Quintano
Film 1987
Hassan
Film 1962
Mr. Davar
Film 1988
'Whiskey' Pearson
Film 1954
Sir Bop
Film 1957
Yevgeni Ivanovich
Film 1963
Film 1962
Felix Molyneaux
Film 1957
Self
Film 2007
Mustached Party Guest
Film 1955
Milo
Film 1987
ESS Voice (voice)
Film 1981
Charlie O'Flair
Film 1958
Hidalgo (uncredited)
Film 1953
Fernand Rocha
Film 1955
Abu Habib Bibubu
Film 1981
Tank McCall
Film 1977
Ray (voice) (uncredited)
Film 1972
Detective (uncredited)
Film 1954
Iben
Film 1955
Italian Sergeant (uncredited)
Film 1962
Joe Gillardi
Film 1981
Beggar (uncredited)
Film 1955
Tv 1955
Police Inspector Kafir
Tv 1955
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Tv 1957
Tv 1953
Tv 1953
Tv 1956
Tv 1957
Tv 1955
Sheriff Pender
Tv 1949
Fat Man
Tv 1952
Matt Lane
Tv 1958
