Portrait of Mel Welles

Acting

Mel Welles

Career

Active from 1955 to 1989, busiest in 1957 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score47/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Little Shop of Horrors
The Little Shop of Horrors
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mel Welles Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Pathos
    3.9, average 5.3
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • 1980s 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • B-Movie Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title Β· average score 78
Howard
Howard (2018)
GoodWatch score 78

as Gravis Mushnick (archive footage)

1990s

1 title
Secret Agent 00 Soul
Secret Agent 00 Soul (1990)

Production Manager

1980s

13 titles Β· average score 40
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (1989)
GoodWatch score 17

as Caedmon

Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here
Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here (1988)
GoodWatch score 32

as Mr. Davar

Rented Lips
Rented Lips (1988)
GoodWatch score 38

as Milo

Commando Squad
Commando Squad (1987)
GoodWatch score 40

as Quintano

Medium Rare
Medium Rare (1987)

as Doctor

Chopping Mall
Chopping Mall (1986)
GoodWatch score 45

as Cook

The Last American Virgin
The Last American Virgin (1982)
GoodWatch score 61

as Druggist

Homework
Homework (1982)
GoodWatch score 32

as Doctor

Wolfen
Wolfen (1981)
GoodWatch score 64

as ESS Voice (voice)

Body and Soul
Body and Soul (1981)
GoodWatch score 45

as Joe Gillardi

Smokey Bites the Dust
Smokey Bites the Dust (1981)
GoodWatch score 27

as Abu Habib Bibubu

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980)
GoodWatch score 37

as Dr. Vince Hinkle

1970s

2 titles Β· average score 42
Joyride to Nowhere
Joyride to Nowhere (1977)

as Tank McCall

Lady Frankenstein
Lady Frankenstein (1971)
GoodWatch score 42

Director, Producer

1960s

10 titles Β· average score 50
The Last Mercenary
The Last Mercenary (1968)

Director

Hello Glen Ward, House Dick
Hello Glen Ward, House Dick (1968)

Director

Island of the Doomed
Island of the Doomed (1967)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay, Director

The She Beast
The She Beast (1966)
GoodWatch score 48

as Ladislav Groper

Our Man in Jamaica
Our Man in Jamaica (1965)

Director

The Keeler Affair
The Keeler Affair (1963)

as Yevgeni Ivanovich

The Red Sheik
The Red Sheik (1962)

as Hassan

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
GoodWatch score 30

as Italian Sergeant (uncredited)

The Little Shop of Horrors
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

as Gravis Mushnick

Code of Silence
Code of Silence (1960)

Director, Writer

1950s

38 titles Β· average score 60
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show Β· as Hoodlum

The Texan
The Texan (1958)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Matt Lane

Attack of the Crab Monsters
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jules Deveroux

The Undead
The Undead (1957)
GoodWatch score 38

as Gravedigger Smolkin

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show Β· as Carlos

Rock All Night
Rock All Night (1957)
GoodWatch score 47

as Sir Bop

Flight to Hong Kong
Flight to Hong Kong (1956)
GoodWatch score 65

as Boris

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show Β· as Police Inspector Kafir

Cheyenne
Cheyenne (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Hold Back Tomorrow
Hold Back Tomorrow (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

as First Guard

The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show Β· as Fat Man

1940s

1 title Β· average score 48
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1949)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show Β· as Sheriff Pender