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Mel Welles

Bio: 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)

Born: Sun, Feb 17 1924

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Death: Fri, Aug 19 2005

Mel Welles is 81 years old

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Piecing Together Lady Frankenstein

Mel Welles would have been no older than

81 in Piecing Together Lady Frankenstein

Sat, Aug 18 2018

Howard

Mel Welles would have been no older than

81 in Howard

as 'Gravis Mushnick (archive footage)'.

Sun, Apr 22 2018

The Truth About Lady Frankenstein

Mel Welles would have been no older than

81 in The Truth About Lady Frankenstein

as 'Self'.

Sat, Aug 04 2007

Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II

Mel Welles was

65 in Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II

as 'Caedmon'.

Wed, Mar 01 1989

Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here

Mel Welles was

64 in Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here

as 'Mr. Davar'.

Mon, Aug 22 1988

Rented Lips

Mel Welles was

63 in Rented Lips

as 'Milo'.

Wed, Oct 28 1987

Commando Squad

Mel Welles was

63 in Commando Squad

as 'Quintano'.

Mon, Jun 01 1987

Medium Rare

Mel Welles was

63 in Medium Rare

as 'Doctor'.

Wed, Mar 04 1987

Chopping Mall

Mel Welles was

62 in Chopping Mall

as 'Cook'.

Fri, Mar 21 1986

Homework

Mel Welles was

58 in Homework

as 'Doctor'.

Fri, Aug 27 1982

Body and Soul

Mel Welles was

57 in Body and Soul

as 'Joe Gillardi'.

Fri, Oct 09 1981

Smokey Bites the Dust

Mel Welles was

57 in Smokey Bites the Dust

as 'Abu Habib Bibubu'.

Thu, Oct 01 1981

Wolfen

Mel Welles was

57 in Wolfen

as 'ESS Voice (voice)'.

Fri, Jul 24 1981

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

Mel Welles was

56 in Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

as 'Dr. Vince Hinkle'.

Wed, Oct 01 1980

Joyride to Nowhere

Mel Welles was

53 in Joyride to Nowhere

as 'Tank McCall'.

Wed, Jun 01 1977

Cut-Throats Nine

Mel Welles was

48 in Cut-Throats Nine

as 'Ray (voice) (uncredited)'.

Mon, Jul 10 1972

The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

Mel Welles was

43 in The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

Mon, Jan 01 1968

The She Beast

Mel Welles was

42 in The She Beast

as 'Ladislav Groper'.

Mon, May 02 1966

The Keeler Affair

Mel Welles was

39 in The Keeler Affair

as 'Yevgeni Ivanovich'.

Sat, Nov 09 1963

The Reluctant Saint

Mel Welles was

38 in The Reluctant Saint

Fri, Nov 02 1962

The Red Sheik

Mel Welles was

38 in The Red Sheik

as 'Hassan'.

Sat, Aug 18 1962

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

Mel Welles was

38 in Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

as 'Italian Sergeant (uncredited)'.

Wed, Jul 25 1962

The Little Shop of Horrors

Mel Welles was

36 in The Little Shop of Horrors

as 'Gravis Mushnick'.

Fri, Aug 05 1960

Code of Silence

Mel Welles was

36 in Code of Silence

Sun, May 29 1960

High School Confidential!

Mel Welles was

34 in High School Confidential!

as 'Charlie O'Flair'.

Fri, May 30 1958

The Brothers Karamazov

Mel Welles was

34 in The Brothers Karamazov

as 'Trifon Borissovitch'.

Thu, Feb 20 1958

Hell on Devil's Island

Mel Welles was

33 in Hell on Devil's Island

as 'Felix Molyneaux'.

Sun, Aug 04 1957

Rock All Night

Mel Welles was

33 in Rock All Night

as 'Sir Bop'.

Mon, Apr 01 1957

The Shadow on the Window

Mel Welles was

33 in The Shadow on the Window

as 'Polikoff (uncredited)'.

Wed, Mar 06 1957

The Undead

Mel Welles was

33 in The Undead

as 'Gravedigger Smolkin'.

Fri, Mar 01 1957

Attack of the Crab Monsters

Mel Welles was

32 in Attack of the Crab Monsters

as 'Jules Deveroux'.

Sun, Feb 10 1957

The 27th Day

Mel Welles was

32 in The 27th Day

as 'Russian Marshal'.

Mon, Jan 07 1957

Flight to Hong Kong

Mel Welles was

32 in Flight to Hong Kong

as 'Boris'.

Mon, Oct 08 1956

Calling Homicide

Mel Welles was

32 in Calling Homicide

as 'Valensi (uncredited)'.

Sun, Sep 30 1956

Outside the Law

Mel Welles was

32 in Outside the Law

as 'Milo'.

Fri, Jun 01 1956

The Fighting Chance

Mel Welles was

31 in The Fighting Chance

as 'Al Moreno'.

Thu, Dec 15 1955

Hold Back Tomorrow

Mel Welles was

31 in Hold Back Tomorrow

as 'First Guard'.

Tue, Nov 01 1955

The Big Knife

Mel Welles was

31 in The Big Knife

as 'Mustached Party Guest'.

Tue, Oct 25 1955

Duel on the Mississippi

Mel Welles was

31 in Duel on the Mississippi

as 'Sheriff'.

Fri, Sep 16 1955

Spy Chasers

Mel Welles was

31 in Spy Chasers

as 'Nick'.

Sun, Jul 31 1955

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Mel Welles was

31 in Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

as 'Iben'.

Thu, Jun 23 1955

Soldier of Fortune

Mel Welles was

31 in Soldier of Fortune

as 'Fernand Rocha'.

Tue, May 24 1955

The Racers

Mel Welles was

30 in The Racers

as 'Fiori (uncredited)'.

Fri, Feb 04 1955

The Silver Chalice

Mel Welles was

30 in The Silver Chalice

as 'Marcos (uncredited)'.

Mon, Dec 20 1954

Pushover

Mel Welles was

30 in Pushover

as 'Detective (uncredited)'.

Wed, Jul 14 1954

Massacre Canyon

Mel Welles was

30 in Massacre Canyon

as 'Gonzales'.

Sat, May 01 1954

Jesse James vs. the Daltons

Mel Welles was

30 in Jesse James vs. the Daltons

Fri, Apr 02 1954

Wyoming Renegades

Mel Welles was

30 in Wyoming Renegades

as ''Whiskey' Pearson'.

Sat, Mar 27 1954

Appointment in Honduras

Mel Welles was

29 in Appointment in Honduras

as 'Hidalgo (uncredited)'.

Fri, Oct 16 1953

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Mr. Lucky

Mel Welles was

35+ in Mr. Lucky

as 'Hoodlum'.

First Air Date
Sat, Oct 24 1959

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Mel Welles was

34+ in Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 06 1958

The Texan

Mel Welles was

34+ in The Texan

as 'Matt Lane'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 29 1958

The Walter Winchell File

Mel Welles was

33+ in The Walter Winchell File

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 02 1957

Maverick

Mel Welles was

33+ in Maverick

as 'Carlos'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 22 1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Mel Welles was

33+ in Have Gun, Will Travel

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1957

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

Mel Welles was

32+ in Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 21 1956

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Mel Welles was

31+ in Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as 'Police Inspector Kafir'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 02 1955

Jungle Jim

Mel Welles was

31+ in Jungle Jim

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 26 1955

Cheyenne

Mel Welles was

31+ in Cheyenne

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 20 1955

Private Secretary

Mel Welles was

28+ in Private Secretary

First Air Date
Sun, Feb 01 1953

I Led Three Lives

Mel Welles was

28+ in I Led Three Lives

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 01 1953

The Ford Television Theatre

Mel Welles was

28+ in The Ford Television Theatre

as 'Fat Man'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 02 1952

The Lone Ranger

Mel Welles was

25+ in The Lone Ranger

as 'Sheriff Pender'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 15 1949