Mel Welles


Mel Welles

About

Died
August 19, 2005
Cause of Death
Heart Failure

Biography

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 Fortu...

Photos & Videos

The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) - Lobby Cards
Attack of the Crab Monsters - Scene Stills

Biography

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.

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Lady Frankenstein (1971)
Director
Island of the Doomed (1967)
Director
Code of Silence (1960)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (1989)
Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here (1988)
Mr Davar
Rented Lips (1988)
Commando Squad (1987)
Chopping Mall (1986)
Body and Soul (1982)
Homework (1982)
The Last American Virgin (1982)
Druggist
Wolfen (1981)
Dr. Heckyl & Mr. Hype (1980)
The She Beast (1966)
The Christine Keeler Affair (1964)
Capt. Yevgeni Ivanov
The Red Sheik (1963)
Hassan
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
[Gravis] Mushnik
Code of Silence (1960)
Max Franchel
High School Confidential! (1958)
Charlie O'Flair
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Trifon Borissovitch
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
Jules Deveroux
Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957)
El Fuad
Hold That Hypnotist (1957)
Blackbeard
Designing Woman (1957)
Solly Horzmann
Rock All Night (1957)
Sir Bop
The Undead (1957)
Smolkin
The 27th Day (1957)
Marshall
The Shadow on the Window (1957)
Fat man
Hell on Devil's Island (1957)
Felix Molyneaux
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
Roulette player
Flight to Hong Kong (1956)
Boris
Outside the Law (1956)
Milo
Kismet (1955)
Prosperous butcher
The Fighting Chance (1955)
Al Moreno
The Racers (1955)
Fiori
Soldier of Fortune (1955)
Fernand Rocha
Wyoming Renegades (1955)
Whiskey Pearson
The Silver Chalice (1955)
Marcos
Pirates of Tripoli (1955)
Tomidi
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Iben
Duel on the Mississippi (1955)
Sheriff
Hold Back Tomorrow (1955)
Guard
Massacre Canyon (1954)
Gonzales
Pushover (1954)
Detective
Yankee Pasha (1954)
Servant
Bengal Brigade (1954)
Merchant
Gun Fury (1953)
Pete Barratto
Appointment in Honduras (1953)
Hidalgo

Writer (Feature Film)

High School Confidential! (1958)
Special material

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here (1988)
Production Manager

Post Production (Feature Film)

Sapiches (1982)
Post-Synchronization Director
Shifshuf Naim (1981)
Post-Synchronization Director

Casting (Feature Film)

Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here (1988)
Casting

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Dragon's Blood (1985)
Voice Of Sarkkhan
Faeries (1981)
Voice

Life Events

Bibliography