Mel Novak
b. 1942 — d. 2025 (aged 83)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Actor
A native of Pittsburgh, Mel was an outstanding athlete in several sports. He passed up 60 football scholarship offers and signed a pro baseball contract with the Pirates. His career was cut short by a massive rotator cuff injury. Mel has starred or co-starred in twenty five movies and he does his own fighting and stunts. He shot and fought Bruce Lee to the death, (GAME OF DEATH), beat up Steve McQueen (Tom Horn), and dueled Yul Brynner (THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR). Mel set up Chuck Norris to be hit, but Norris got him later (EYE FOR AN EYE).
Known For
Filmography
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★ 1.5
Space Sharks
2024 Actor
Steve Owens
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★ 3.8
Realm of Shadows
2024 Actor
Bishop Lucian
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★ 1.9
Mega Ape
2023 Actor
Mayor Huey
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★ 3.5
Big Freakin' Snake
2023 Actor
Commissioner Lewis
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★ 3.5
The Beast Beneath
2023 Actor
Mayor George Reid
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★ 3.4
Hell of the Screaming Undead
2023 Actor
Governor Patrick Adams
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★ 5.4
Stale Popcorn and Sticky Floors
2023 Self
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★ 4.8
When It Rings
2023 Actor
Hank Lancaster
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★ 4.0
Ash and Bone
2022 Actor
Bartender Louie
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★ 1.6
The Paradise Motel
2022 Actor
Raymond Taylor
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★ 4.6
Last American Horror Show: Volume II
2022 Actor
Moses
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★ 2.3
Quakeasaurus
2022 Actor
Roy Rollin
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★ 4.7
Kung Fu Drifter
2022 Actor
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5 to Die
2022 Actor
Paul McCoy
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★ 1.4
Apex Predators
2021 Actor
Robert Clouse Williamson
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★ 1.9
Ebola Rex
2021 Actor
General Davis
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★ 1.6
Zombi VIII: Urban Decay
2021 Actor
Governor Hadley
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★ 4.9
Rattlers 2
2021 Actor
Commissioner Lewis
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★ 3.3
Doll Killer 2
2021 Actor
Dr. Krueger
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★ 4.0
Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets
2021 Actor
Lieutenant Gallagher
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★ 5.7
The Creeps 2
2021 Actor
Dr. Challis
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Arachnado 2: Flaming Spiders
2021 Actor
Lieutenant Gallagher
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★ 3.9
Arachnado
2020 Actor
Lieutenant Gallagher
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★ 4.5
Tales for the Campfire 3
2020 Actor
Dr. Challis 'The Bitter Half'
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★ 2.8
Celluloid Slaughter
2020 Self
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★ 6.8
Scorpion Girl: The Awakening
2020 Actor
HVK Attorney
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★ 3.4
Eternal Code
2019 Actor
Mr. Pomeroy
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★ 1.4
RoboWoman
2019 Actor
Dr. Michaels
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★ 4.8
The Match-Stick Flame Prologue
2019 Actor
Match-Stick
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★ 4.6
An Hour to Kill
2018 Actor
Mr. Kinski (segment: An Hour to Kill)
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★ 3.5
Syndicate Smasher
2018 Actor
Milan
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★ 7.4
3rd Eye
2018 Actor
Senator John Crowley
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★ 2.1
Nemesis 5: The New Model
2017 Actor
Red Army Hammerhead Leader
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★ 3.2
Holy Terror
2017 Actor
Father Murphy
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★ 7.1
Steve McQueen: American Icon
2017 Self
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★ 4.4
Toxic Tutu
2017 Self
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Last Convict Standing
2017 Actor
Minister
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Facebook Live with Ford & Vida
2016 Self
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★ 3.4
Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance
2015 Actor
Cutter
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★ 7.1
Bad Fellaz
2015 Actor
Stick
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★ 6.2
Cooking in with Joycelyne
2015 Self
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★ 6.1
Critical Fumble
2014 Actor
Paxton's Father
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An Intimate Look with Michelle Tomlinson
2014 Self
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Hard Way Heroes
2010 Actor
Super Fly
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★ 5.5
Drifter TKD
2008 Actor
Thomas Tyler
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★ 3.7
Power Elite
2002 Actor
President Jonathan Caine
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★ 4.9
Expert Weapon
1993 Actor
Miller
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★ 3.5
Capital Punishment
1991 Actor
Mason Dover
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★ 4.8
Family Reunion
1989 Actor
Tom Andrews
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★ 5.2
Sword of Heaven
1985 Actor
Major Dirk St.Jones
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★ 4.8
Force of Darkness
1985 Actor
Conrad
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★ 4.1
Lovely But Deadly
1981 Actor
Warren Lang
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★ 3.1
The Tehran Incident
1979 Actor
Mendosa
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★ 5.9
Game of Death
1978 Actor
Stick
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★ 3.6
Cat in the Cage
1978 Actor
Ralph Desmond
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★ 5.6
The Ultimate Warrior
1975 Actor
Lippert
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★ 6.2
Black Belt Jones
1974 Actor
Blue Eyes
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Runaway Killer
Actor
Jack
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I'm Not Bruce
Self