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:
- 57
- 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 | The Beast Beneath | Mayor Reid | 2023-08-29 |
| Movie | Mega Ape | Mayor Huey | 2023-10-13 |
| Movie | The Creeps 2 | Dr. Challis | 2023-01-17 |
| Movie | Quakeasaurus | Roy Rollin | 2022-01-03 |
| Movie | Arachnado 2: Flaming Spiders | Lieutenant Gallagher | 2022-12-29 |
| Movie | Space Sharks | Steve Owens | 2022-12-31 |
| Movie | Ash and Bone | Bartender Louie | 2022-10-04 |
| Movie | Rattlers 2 | Commissioner Lewis | 2021-01-08 |
| Movie | Apex Predators | Robert Clouse Williamson | 2021-05-11 |
| Movie | Doll Killer 2 | Dr. Krueger | 2021-10-02 |
| 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 | Eternal Code | Mr. Pomeroy | 2019-09-06 |
| Movie | RoboWoman | Dr. Michaels | 2019-04-11 |
| 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 | Check Point | The Reverend | 2017-03-07 |
| Movie | Holy Terror | Father Murphy | 2017-04-01 |
| Movie | Steve McQueen: American Icon | Himself | 2017-09-29 |
| Movie | Toxic Tutu | Self | 2017-10-28 |
| Movie | Nemesis 5: The New Model | Red Army Hammerhead Leader | 2017-12-01 |
| Movie | Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance | Cutter | 2015-10-09 |
| 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 | Moonbase | Guard | 1997-12-06 |
| Movie | Future War | Otis - SWAT Team | 1997-01-28 |
| Movie | Pocket Ninjas | Mr. Kaufman | 1997-03-25 |
| Movie | Dear God | Sidewalk Minister | 1996-11-01 |
| Movie | Direct Hit | Kovar | 1994-12-14 |
| Movie | Exit to Eden | Walker's Henchman | 1994-10-14 |
| 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 | Force: Five | The Assassin | 1981-07-24 |
| Movie | Lovely But Deadly | Warren Lang | 1981-06-19 |
| Movie | An Eye for an Eye | Tony Montoya | 1981-08-14 |
| Movie | Tom Horn | Corbett's Bodyguard | 1980-03-28 |
| Movie | Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident | Mendoza | 1979-02-26 |
| Movie | A Force of One | The Announcer | 1979-06-01 |
| Movie | Cat in the Cage | Ralph Desmond | 1978-08-02 |
| Movie | Game of Death | Stick | 1978-03-23 |
| Movie | The Ultimate Warrior | Lippert | 1975-10-02 |
| Movie | Truck Turner | Doctor | 1974-06-26 |
| Movie | Black Belt Jones | Blue Eyes | 1974-01-28 |
| Movie | Virginia Hill | Stick | 1974-11-19 |
| Movie | The Love-Ins | Intern Smith | 1967-07-26 |