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| Doğum yeri | New York City, New York, USA |
| Doğum günü | 1924-02-17 |
| Ölüm | 2005-08-19 |
| Ayrıca şöyle bilinir | Ira W. Meltcher |
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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 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.
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| 2018 | Piecing Together Lady Frankenstein |
| 2018 | Howard as Gravis Mushnick (archive footage) |
| 2007 | Die Wahrheit über Lady Frankenstein as Self |
| 1989 | Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II as Caedmon |
| 1988 | Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here as Mr. Davar |
| 1987 | Rented Lips as Milo |
| 1987 | Commando Squad as Quintano |
| 1986 | Chopping Mall as Cook |
| 1982 | Homework as Doctor |
| 1981 | Smokey Bites the Dust as Abu Habib Bibubu |
| 1981 | Wolfen as ESS Voice (voice) |
| 1980 | Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype as Dr. Vince Hinkle |
| 1977 | Joyride to Nowhere as Tank McCall |
| 1972 | Condenados a vivir as Ray (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Le rouble à deux faces |
| 1966 | The She Beast as Ladislav Groper |
| 1963 | The Keeler Affair as Yevgeni Ivanovich |
| 1962 | The Reluctant Saint |
| 1962 | Lo sceicco rosso as Hassan |
| 1962 | Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man as Italian Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1960 | The Little Shop of Horrors as Gravis Mushnick |
| 1960 | Code Of Silence |
| 1958 | High School Confidential! as Charlie O'Flair |
| 1958 | The Brothers Karamazov as Trifon Borissovitch |
| 1957 | Hell on Devil's Island as Felix Molyneaux |
| 1957 | Rock All Night as Sir Bop |
| 1957 | The Shadow on the Window as Polikoff (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Undead as Gravedigger Smolkin |
| 1957 | Attack of the Crab Monsters as Jules Deveroux |
| 1957 | The 27th Day as Russian Marshal |
| 1956 | Flight to Hong Kong as Boris |
| 1956 | Calling Homicide as Valensi (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Outside the Law as Milo |
| 1955 | The Fighting Chance as Al Moreno |
| 1955 | Hold Back Tomorrow as First Guard |
| 1955 | The Big Knife as Mustached Party Guest |
| 1955 | Duel on the Mississippi as Sheriff |
| 1955 | Spy Chasers as Nick |
| 1955 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy as Iben |
| 1955 | Soldier of Fortune as Fernand Rocha |
| 1955 | The Racers as Fiori (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Silver Chalice as Marcos (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Pushover as Detective (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Massacre Canyon as Gonzales |
| 1954 | Jesse James vs. the Daltons |
| 1954 | Wyoming Renegades as 'Whiskey' Pearson |
| 1953 | Appointment in Honduras as Hidalgo (uncredited) |
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| 1990 | Secret Agent 00 Soul - Production Manager |
| 1977 | Joyride to Nowhere - Director |
| 1977 | Joyride to Nowhere - Producer |
| 1977 | Joyride to Nowhere - Writer |
| 1971 | La figlia di Frankenstein - Director |
| 1971 | La figlia di Frankenstein - Producer |
| 1968 | Die grosse Treibjagd - Director |
| 1968 | Llaman de Jamaica, Mr. Ward - Director |
| 1967 | La isla de la muerte - Director |
| 1967 | La isla de la muerte - Screenplay |
| 1967 | La isla de la muerte - Story |
| 1965 | A 001, operazione Giamaica - Director |
| 1960 | The Little Shop of Horrors - Second Unit Director |
| 1960 | Code Of Silence - Director |
| 1960 | Code Of Silence - Writer |
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