Mel Novak
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 over 60 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). Born in Pittsburgh to Serbian parents as Milan Mrdjenovich (Serbian: Милан Мрђеновић, Milan Mrđenović), Novak made his film debut in 1974, appearing in two blaxploitation films.
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- Born:
- Jun 16, 1950 In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 67
- First Appeared:
- In the movie RoboWoman 2
- Latest Project:
- Movie Betrayal 2024-11-11
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | RoboWoman 2 | Dr. Michaels | 2025 |
| Movie | Ghosthouse | Mel | 2025 |
| Movie | Betrayal | Sally Boy Tovar | 2024-11-11 |
| Movie | Space Sharks | Steve Owens | 2024-06-23 |
| Movie | Realm of Shadows | Bishop Lucian | 2024-04-29 |
| Movie | The Creeps 2 | Dr. Challis | 2023-01-17 |
| Movie | Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors | Self | 2023-05-16 |
| Movie | Hell of the Screaming Undead | Governor Patrick Adams | 2023-05-30 |
| Movie | Mega Ape | Mayor Huey | 2023-10-13 |
| Movie | The Beast Beneath | Mayor Reid | 2023-08-29 |
| Movie | Big Freakin' Snake | Commissioner Lewis | 2023-06-17 |
| Movie | Quakeasaurus | Roy Rollin | 2022-01-03 |
| Movie | The Paradise Motel | Raymond Taylor | 2022-02-19 |
| Movie | Arachnado 2: Flaming Spiders | Lieutenant Gallagher | 2022-12-29 |
| Movie | The Last American Horror Show: Volume II | Moses | 2022-03-04 |
| Movie | Ash and Bone | Bartender Louie | 2022-10-04 |
| Movie | Zombie Flesh Eaters 5 | Governor Hadley | 2022-07-01 |
| Movie | Rattlers 2 | Commissioner Lewis | 2021-01-08 |
| Movie | Zombi VIII: Urban Decay | Governor Hadley | 2021-02-26 |
| Movie | Doll Killer 2 | Dr. Krueger | 2021-10-02 |
| Movie | Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets | Lieutenant Gallagher | 2021-03-02 |
| Movie | Apex Predators | Robert Clouse Williamson | 2021-05-11 |
| Movie | Ebola Rex | General Davis | 2021-06-08 |
| Movie | Tales for the Campfire 3 | Dr. Challis 'The Bitter Half' | 2020-03-06 |
| Movie | Arachnado | Lieutenant Gallagher | 2020-11-25 |
| Movie | RoboWoman | Dr. Michaels | 2019-04-11 |
| Movie | Eternal Code | Mr. Pomeroy | 2019-09-06 |
| Movie | Enter the Samurai: The Making of Samurai Cop 2 | Self | 2019-07-19 |
| Movie | An Hour To Kill | Mr. Kinski | 2018-06-12 |
| Movie | Tales of Frankenstein | Dr. Mortality | 2018-10-19 |
| Movie | Syndicate Smasher | Milan | 2018-07-15 |
| Movie | Holy Terror | Father Murphy | 2017-04-01 |
| Movie | Check Point | The Reverend | 2017-03-07 |
| Movie | Nemesis 5: The New Model | Red Army Hammerhead Leader | 2017-12-01 |
| Movie | Steve McQueen: American Icon | Self | 2017-09-29 |
| Movie | Toxic Tutu | Self | 2017-10-28 |
| Movie | Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance | Cutter | 2015-10-09 |
| Movie | Drifter TKD | Thomas Tyler | 2008-05-31 |
| Movie | GiAnts | Jonathan Caine | 2007-01-01 |
| Movie | Vampire Assassin | Gustoff Slovak | 2005-08-09 |
| Movie | SWAT: Warhead One | Dick Danvers | 2004-02-24 |
| Movie | Power Elite | President Jonathan Caine | 2002-04-05 |
| Movie | Pocket Ninjas | Mr. Kaufman | 1997-03-25 |
| Movie | Future War | Otis - SWAT Team | 1997-01-28 |
| Movie | Moonbase | Guard | 1997-12-06 |
| Movie | Dear God | Sidewalk Minister | 1996-11-01 |
| Movie | Exit to Eden | Walker's Henchman | 1994-10-14 |
| Movie | Direct Hit | Kovar | 1994-12-14 |
| Movie | Expert Weapon | Milier | 1993-03-25 |
| Movie | Capital Punishment | Mason Dover | 1991-12-21 |
| Movie | Street Wars | Jesse Amos | 1991-04-01 |
| Movie | Family Reunion | Tom Andrews | 1989-09-01 |
| Movie | Force of Darkness | Conrad | 1985-01-01 |
| Movie | Sword of Heaven | Major Dirk St. Jones | 1985-12-06 |
| Movie | An Eye for an Eye | Tony Montoya | 1981-08-14 |
| Movie | Lovely But Deadly | Warren Lang | 1981-06-19 |
| Movie | Force: Five | The Assassin | 1981-07-24 |
| Movie | Tom Horn | Corbett's Bodyguard | 1980-03-28 |
| Movie | A Force of One | The Announcer | 1979-06-01 |
| Movie | Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident | Mendoza | 1979-02-26 |
| Movie | Game of Death | Stick | 1978-03-23 |
| Movie | Cat in the Cage | Ralph Desmond | 1978-08-02 |
| Movie | The Ultimate Warrior | Lippert | 1975-10-02 |
| Movie | Black Belt Jones | Blue Eyes | 1974-01-28 |
| Movie | Truck Turner | Doctor | 1974-06-26 |
| Movie | Virginia Hill | Stick | 1974-11-19 |
| Movie | The Love-Ins | Intern Smith | 1967-07-26 |