Mel Welles
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1924-02-17 (81 years old)
Deathday
2005-08-19
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Ira W. Meltcher
Mel Welles
Biography
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 Co...
Acting
1982
as Doctor
1955
as Nick
1989
as Caedmon
1960
as Gravis Mushnick
1960
1957
as Jules Deveroux
1986
as Cook
1957
as Gravedigger Smolkin
1955
as Al Moreno
1958
as Trifon Borissovitch
1955
as Sheriff
1980
as Dr. Vince Hinkle
1955
as Fiori (uncredited)
1957
as Russian Marshal
1966
as Ladislav Groper
1956
as Valensi (uncredited)
1954
as Marcos (uncredited)
1956
as Milo
1956
as Boris
2018
as Gravis Mushnick (archive footage)
1954
as Gonzales
1955
as First Guard
1957
as Polikoff (uncredited)
1987
as Doctor
1987
as Quintano
1962
as Hassan
1988
as Mr. Davar
1954
as 'Whiskey' Pearson
1957
as Sir Bop
1963
as Yevgeni Ivanovich
1957
as Felix Molyneaux
2007
1955
as Mustached Party Guest
1987
as Milo
1981
as ESS Voice (voice)
1958
as Charlie O'Flair
1953
as Hidalgo (uncredited)
1955
as Fernand Rocha
1981
as Abu Habib Bibubu
1977
as Tank McCall
1954
as Detective (uncredited)
1955
1962
as Italian Sergeant (uncredited)
1981
as Joe Gillardi
1955
as Beggar (uncredited)
1953
1982
as Druggist
Production
1971
as Director
1971
as Producer
1965
as Director
1967
as Director
1968
as Director
1967
as Screenplay
1967
as Story
1990
as Production Manager
1977
as Producer
1960
as Second Unit Director
1960
as Writer
1960
as Director
1968
as Director
1977
as Writer
1977
as Director
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