Mel Welles
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 17, 1924, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- August 19, 2005
- Movies
- 60
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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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1977 | Joyride to Nowhere | Producer, Director, Writer |
| 1971 | Lady Frankenstein | Director, Producer |
| 1968 | The Last Mercenary | Director |
| 1968 | Hello Glen Ward, House Dick | Director |
| 1967 | Island of the Doomed | Director, Screenplay |
| 1965 | Our Man in Jamaica | Director |
| 1960 | Code of Silence | Director, Writer |
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