Mel Welles
Acting
Born February 17, 1924 · New York City, New York, USA
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 Virg…
Known For · 40 titles
Maverick
Have Gun, Will Travel
Cheyenne
The Lone Ranger
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Texan
The Ford Television Theatre
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
I Led Three Lives
Mr. Lucky
The Walter Winchell File
Private Secretary
Jungle Jim
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
The Last American Virgin
Chopping Mall
Wolfen
The Brothers Karamazov
Pushover
Gun Fury
The Little Shop of Horrors
The Big Knife
Howard
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
The She Beast
Homework
Soldier of Fortune
Kismet
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
The Silver Chalice
Flight to Hong Kong
Body and Soul
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Attack of the Crab Monsters
Duel on the Mississippi
Commando Squad
The 27th Day
Smokey Bites the Dust
High School Confidential!
Jesse James vs. the Daltons