Mel Welles
Highest Rated: 94% The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
Lowest Rated: 13% The Silver Chalice (1954)
Birthday: Feb 17, 1924
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Mel Welles was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. In his early acting career, Welles appeared in such films as the adaptation "Gun Fury" (1953) with Rock Hudson, the Fred MacMurray crime drama "Pushover" (1954) and the dramatic adaptation "The Racers" (1955) with Kirk Douglas. He also appeared in "Wyoming Renegades" (1955) with Phil Carey, the adventure "Soldier of Fortune" (1955) with Clark Gable and "Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy" (1955) with Bud Abbott. He continued to act in productions like the Allison Hayes horror movie "The Undead" (1957), the Yul Brynner dramatic adaptation "The Brothers Karamazov" (1958) and the comedy adaptation "The Little Shop of Horrors" (1961) with Jonathan Haze. In the latter half of his career, he tackled roles in the Lawrence Monoson comedy "The Last American Virgin" (1982), "Homework" (1982) and "Chopping Mall" (1986). He also appeared in the Brian Thompson action movie "Commando Squad" (1987). Welles last directed the Joseph Cotten horror flick "La Figlia di Frankenstein" (2004). Welles was married to Meri Wells. Welles passed away in August 2005 at the age of 81.
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Mel Welles
Filmography
Movies
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Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II | Caedmon (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rented Lips | Milo (Character) | - | 1988 |
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Homework | Doctor (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Joyride to Nowhere |
Tank McCall (Character), Director |
- | 1977 |
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Lady Frankenstein |
Director, Producer |
- | 1971 |
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Island of the Doomed | Director | - | 1967 |
75% |
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The She Beast | Ladislav Groper (Character) | - | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Keeler Affair | Unknown (Character) | - | 1963 |
94% |
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The Little Shop of Horrors | Gravis Mushnick (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Red Sheik | Hassan (Character) | - | 1960 |
25% |
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The Brothers Karamazov | Trifon Borissovitch (Character) | - | 1958 |
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Panda and the Magic Serpent | Fahai (Voice) | - | 1958 |
60% |
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The Undead | Smolkin (Character) | - | 1957 |
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Rock All Night | Sir Bop (Character) | - | 1957 |
71% |
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Attack of the Crab Monsters | Jules Deveroux (Character) | - | 1957 |
91% |
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The Big Knife | Mustached Party Guest (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1955 |
25% |
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy | Iben (Character) | - | 1955 |
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Soldier of Fortune | Fernand Rocha (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fighting Chance | Al Moreno (Character) | - | 1955 |
13% |
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The Silver Chalice | Marcos (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Massacre Canyon | Gonzáles (Character) | - | 1954 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Lucky | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Deputy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Have Gun -- Will Travel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Police Inspector Kafir (Character) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cheyenne | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lone Ranger | Sheriff Pender (Guest Star) | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stage 7 | Sam Grogan (Character) | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Four Star Playhouse | Sam Grogan (Character) | 1954 |