Actor
Mel Welles
February 17, 1924 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Charles B. Griffith
3 titles together
The Little Shop of Horrors, Attack of the Crab Monsters, The She Beast
Dick Miller
2 titles together
The Little Shop of Horrors, Chopping Mall
Ray Teal
2 titles together
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Maverick
Jack Palance
2 titles together
The Big Knife, The Silver Chalice
Richard Boone
2 titles together
The Big Knife, Have Gun, Will Travel
Ed Nelson
2 titles together
Attack of the Crab Monsters, Have Gun, Will Travel
Full filmography · 68
Piecing Together Lady Frankenstein
cast
2018
Howard
as Gravis Mushnick (archive footage)
20186.8
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
as Caedmon
19892.5
Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here
as Mr. Davar
1988
Rented Lips
as Milo
1988
Commando Squad
as Quintano
1987
Medium Rare
as Doctor
1987
Chopping Mall
as Cook
19865.8
Spectreman versus Hedron
as Various
1984
Homework
as Doctor
19823.3
The Last American Virgin
as Druggist
19826.6
Body and Soul
as Joe Gillardi
1981