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Mel Welles
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Mel Welles
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Acting
Birthday
1924-02-17,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
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 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 1970's 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, it's 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.

Filmography

3.4

Homework
1982-08-27

8

Spy Chasers
1955-07-31

Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II

2.486

Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
1989-03-01

The Little Shop of Horrors

6.274

The Little Shop of Horrors
1960-05-04

Code of Silence

6

Code of Silence
1960-05-29

Attack of the Crab Monsters

5.2

Attack of the Crab Monsters
1957-02-10

5.829

Chopping Mall
1986-11-14

4.6

The Undead
1957-03-01

The Fighting Chance

5.5

The Fighting Chance
1955-12-15

The Brothers Karamazov

6.56

The Brothers Karamazov
1958-02-20

Duel on the Mississippi

6.8

Duel on the Mississippi
1955-09-16

Piecing Together Lady Frankenstein

6

Piecing Together Lady Frankenstein
2018-08-18

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

5.167

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
1980-10-01

6.7

The Racers
1955-02-04

6.27

The 27th Day
1957-01-07

4.9

The She Beast
1966-06-01

Calling Homicide

6.091

Calling Homicide
1956-09-30

The Silver Chalice

4.5

The Silver Chalice
1954-12-20

Outside the Law

6.231

Outside the Law
1956-06-01

Jesse James vs. the Daltons

5.857

Jesse James vs. the Daltons
1954-04-02

Flight to Hong Kong

7.3

Flight to Hong Kong
1956-10-08

6.8

Howard
2018-04-22

Massacre Canyon

6.5

Massacre Canyon
1954-05-01

Hold Back Tomorrow

6.364

Hold Back Tomorrow
1955-11-01

The Shadow on the Window

5.935

The Shadow on the Window
1957-03-06

The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

5.5

The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
1968-01-01

5

Medium Rare
1987-03-04

3.8

Commando Squad
1987-06-01

8

The Red Sheik
1962-08-18

Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here

3.357

Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here
1988-08-22

Wyoming Renegades

6.143

Wyoming Renegades
1954-03-27

5.467

Rock All Night
1957-04-01

The Keeler Affair

4.25

The Keeler Affair
1963-11-09

The Reluctant Saint

7.833

The Reluctant Saint
1962-11-02

Hell on Devil's Island

7.5

Hell on Devil's Island
1957-08-04

The Truth About Lady Frankenstein

10

The Truth About Lady Frankenstein
2007-08-04

6

The Big Knife
1955-10-25

3.8

Rented Lips
1988-07-01

5.933

Wolfen
1981-07-24

High School Confidential!

5.523

High School Confidential!
1958-05-30

Appointment in Honduras

5.917

Appointment in Honduras
1953-10-16

Soldier of Fortune

6.016

Soldier of Fortune
1955-05-24

Smokey Bites the Dust

2.813

Smokey Bites the Dust
1981-10-01

Joyride to Nowhere

4.4

Joyride to Nowhere
1977-06-01

6.52

Pushover
1954-07-14

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

6

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955-04-16

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

5.5

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962-07-25

4

Body and Soul
1981-10-09

5.6

Kismet
1955-10-08

6.1

Gun Fury
1953-10-09

The Last American Virgin

6.581

The Last American Virgin
1982-06-26

Spectreman versus Hedron

0

Spectreman versus Hedron
1984-01-01

6.1

Cheyenne
1955-09-20

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

6.333

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958-10-06

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.314

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957-09-14

I Led Three Lives

8

I Led Three Lives
1953-01-01

Private Secretary

6

Private Secretary
1953-02-01

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

7.5

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956-10-21

The Walter Winchell File

7.5

The Walter Winchell File
1957-10-02

6.667

Jungle Jim
1955-09-26

6.94

Maverick
1957-09-22

6.667

Mr. Lucky
1959-10-24

The Lone Ranger

6.8

The Lone Ranger
1949-09-15

The Ford Television Theatre

7.75

The Ford Television Theatre
1952-10-02

6

The Texan
1958-09-29