Mel Welles actor
- All known tv series 14
- Total known movies 50
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
Movie 1989
Gravis Mushnick
Movie 1960
Movie 1960
Jules Deveroux
Movie 1957
Cook
Movie 1986
Gravedigger Smolkin
Movie 1957
Al Moreno
Movie 1955
Trifon Borissovitch
Movie 1958
Sheriff
Movie 1955
Movie 2018
Dr. Vince Hinkle
Movie 1980
Fiori (uncredited)
Movie 1955
Ladislav Groper
Movie 1966
Valensi (uncredited)
Movie 1956
Marcos (uncredited)
Movie 1954
Milo
Movie 1956
Movie 1954
Boris
Movie 1956
Gonzales
Movie 1954
First Guard
Movie 1955
Polikoff (uncredited)
Movie 1957
Movie 1968
Doctor
Movie 1987
Quintano
Movie 1987
Hassan
Movie 1962
Mr. Davar
Movie 1988
'Whiskey' Pearson
Movie 1954
Sir Bop
Movie 1957
Yevgeni Ivanovich
Movie 1963
Movie 1962
Felix Molyneaux
Movie 1957
Self
Movie 2007
Mustached Party Guest
Movie 1955
Milo
Movie 1987
ESS Voice (voice)
Movie 1981
Charlie O'Flair
Movie 1958
Hidalgo (uncredited)
Movie 1953
Fernand Rocha
Movie 1955
Abu Habib Bibubu
Movie 1981
Tank McCall
Movie 1977
Ray (voice) (uncredited)
Movie 1972
Detective (uncredited)
Movie 1954
Iben
Movie 1955
Italian Sergeant (uncredited)
Movie 1962
Joe Gillardi
Movie 1981
Beggar (uncredited)
Movie 1955
Tv 1955
Police Inspector Kafir
Tv 1955
Tv 1958
Tv 1957
Tv 1953
Tv 1953
Tv 1956
Tv 1957
Tv 1955
Sheriff Pender
Tv 1949
Fat Man
Tv 1952
Matt Lane
Tv 1958
