Mel Welles

Mel Welles

Acting

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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…

Filmography

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Piecing Together Lady Frankenstein ★ 6.0 Piecing Together Lady Frankenstein 2018 Howard ★ 6.8 Howard 2018 The Truth About Lady Frankenstein ★ 10.0 The Truth About Lady Frankenstein 2007 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II ★ 2.5 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II 1989 Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here ★ 3.4 Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here 1988 Rented Lips ★ 3.8 Rented Lips 1988 Commando Squad ★ 3.8 Commando Squad 1987 Medium Rare ★ 5.0 Medium Rare 1987 Chopping Mall ★ 5.8 Chopping Mall 1986 Spectreman versus Hedron Spectreman versus Hedron 1984 Homework ★ 3.4 Homework 1982 The Last American Virgin ★ 6.6 The Last American Virgin 1982 Body and Soul ★ 4.0 Body and Soul 1981 Smokey Bites the Dust ★ 2.8 Smokey Bites the Dust 1981 Wolfen ★ 5.9 Wolfen 1981 Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype ★ 5.2 Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype 1980 Joyride to Nowhere ★ 4.4 Joyride to Nowhere 1977 The Day the Hot Line Got Hot ★ 5.5 The Day the Hot Line Got Hot 1968 The She Beast ★ 4.9 The She Beast 1966 The Keeler Affair ★ 4.3 The Keeler Affair 1963 The Reluctant Saint ★ 7.8 The Reluctant Saint 1962 The Red Sheik ★ 8.0 The Red Sheik 1962 Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man ★ 5.5 Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man 1962 Code of Silence ★ 6.0 Code of Silence 1960 The Little Shop of Horrors ★ 6.3 The Little Shop of Horrors 1960 Mr. Lucky ★ 6.7 Mr. Lucky 1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse ★ 6.3 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958 The Texan ★ 6.0 The Texan 1958 High School Confidential! ★ 5.5 High School Confidential! 1958 The Brothers Karamazov ★ 6.6 The Brothers Karamazov 1958 The Walter Winchell File ★ 7.5 The Walter Winchell File 1957 Maverick ★ 6.9 Maverick 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ★ 7.3 Have Gun, Will Travel 1957 Hell on Devil's Island ★ 7.5 Hell on Devil's Island 1957 Rock All Night ★ 5.5 Rock All Night 1957 The Shadow on the Window ★ 5.9 The Shadow on the Window 1957 The Undead ★ 4.6 The Undead 1957 Attack of the Crab Monsters ★ 5.2 Attack of the Crab Monsters 1957 The 27th Day ★ 6.2 The 27th Day 1957 Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers ★ 7.5 Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers 1956 Flight to Hong Kong ★ 7.3 Flight to Hong Kong 1956 Calling Homicide ★ 6.1 Calling Homicide 1956 Outside the Law ★ 6.2 Outside the Law 1956 The Fighting Chance ★ 5.5 The Fighting Chance 1955 Hold Back Tomorrow ★ 6.4 Hold Back Tomorrow 1955 The Big Knife ★ 6.0 The Big Knife 1955 Kismet ★ 5.6 Kismet 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 Jungle Jim ★ 6.7 Jungle Jim 1955 Cheyenne ★ 6.1 Cheyenne 1955 Duel on the Mississippi ★ 6.8 Duel on the Mississippi 1955 Spy Chasers ★ 8.0 Spy Chasers 1955 Soldier of Fortune ★ 6.0 Soldier of Fortune 1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy ★ 6.0 Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy 1955 The Racers ★ 6.7 The Racers 1955 The Silver Chalice ★ 4.5 The Silver Chalice 1954 Pushover ★ 6.5 Pushover 1954 Massacre Canyon ★ 6.5 Massacre Canyon 1954 Jesse James vs. the Daltons ★ 5.9 Jesse James vs. the Daltons 1954 Wyoming Renegades ★ 6.1 Wyoming Renegades 1954 Appointment in Honduras ★ 5.9 Appointment in Honduras 1953 Gun Fury ★ 6.1 Gun Fury 1953 Private Secretary ★ 6.0 Private Secretary 1953 I Led Three Lives ★ 8.0 I Led Three Lives 1953 The Ford Television Theatre ★ 7.8 The Ford Television Theatre 1952 The Lone Ranger ★ 6.8 The Lone Ranger 1949