Mel Welles
Acting
Born: 1924-02-17 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2005-08-19
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
🎬 Movies (30)
Piecing Together Lady Frankenstein
2018
Howard
2018
Gravis Mushnick (archive footage)
The Truth About Lady Frankenstein
2007
Self
Secret Agent 00 Soul
1990
Production Manager
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
1989
Caedmon
Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here
1988
Mr. Davar
Rented Lips
1988
Milo
Medium Rare
1987
Doctor
Commando Squad
1987
Quintano
Chopping Mall
1986
Cook
Spectreman versus Hedron
1984
Various
Homework
1982
Doctor
The Last American Virgin
1982
Druggist
Wolfen
1981
ESS Voice (voice)
Smokey Bites the Dust
1981
Abu Habib Bibubu
Body and Soul
1981
Joe Gillardi
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
1980
Dr. Vince Hinkle
Joyride to Nowhere
1977
Tank McCall
Lady Frankenstein
1971
Director
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
1968
The Last Mercenary
1968
Director
Hello Glen Ward, House Dick
1968
Director
Island of the Doomed
1967
Director
The She Beast
1966
Ladislav Groper
Our Man in Jamaica
1965
Director
The Keeler Affair
1963
Yevgeni Ivanovich
The Red Sheik
1962
Hassan
The Reluctant Saint
1962
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962
Italian Sergeant (uncredited)
The Little Shop of Horrors
1960
Gravis Mushnick
📺 TV Shows (14)
Mr. Lucky
1959
Hoodlum
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The Texan
1958
Matt Lane
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Walter Winchell File
1957
Maverick
1957
Carlos
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
Cheyenne
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Police Inspector Kafir
Jungle Jim
1955
I Led Three Lives
1953
Private Secretary
1953
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Fat Man
The Lone Ranger
1949
Sheriff Pender