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Date of Birth

17 February 1924, New York City, New York, USA

Date of Death

19 August 2005, Norfolk, Virginia, USA (heart failure)

Birth Name

Ira Meltcher

Mini Biography

Prior to his Hollywood acting career, New York-born Mel Welles held a variety of jobs, including clinical psychologist, writer and radio deejay. After some stage work, he wound up in Hollywood, where he made his first film, "Appointment in Honduras", in 1953. His best and favorite role, as flower shop owner Gravis Mushnick in director Roger Corman's horror comedy "The Little Shop of Horrors" was one of his last before leaving the U.S. in the early '60s and forging a long acting-producing-directing career in Europe. After his return to the U.S., Welles again acted, did voice-over work and made appearances at autograph shows.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Tom Weaver

Spouse

Meri Welles	(? - ?)
Annie Welles	(? - 19 August 2005) (his death)

Salary

The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)

$1,100

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