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Mel Novak

Acting

Born June 16, 1950 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died April 9, 2025

Also known as Mel Novack · Milan Mrdjenovich · Милан Мрђеновић

Biography

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.

Filmography40 titles

Tales of Frankenstein

2018as Dr. Mortality

Steve McQueen: American Icon

2017as Self

Tom Horn

1980as Corbett's Bodyguard

Game of Death

1978as Stick

Truck Turner

1974as Doctor

Check Point

2017as The Reverend

Big Freakin' Snake

2023as Commissioner Lewis

Family Reunion

1989as Tom Andrews

Black Belt Jones

1974as Blue Eyes

The Ultimate Warrior

1975as Lippert

Direct Hit

1994as Kovar

The Paradise Motel

2022as Raymond Taylor

Dear God

1996as Sidewalk Minister

Toxic Tutu

2017as Self

An Eye for an Eye

1981as Tony Montoya

Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors

2023as Self

Last American Horror Show: Volume II

2022as Moses

A Force of One

1979as The Announcer

Syndicate Smasher

2018as Milan

Moonbase

1997as Guard

Eternal Code

2019as Mr. Pomeroy

Force: Five

1981as The Assassin

Cat in the Cage

1978as Ralph Desmond

Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance

2015as Cutter

Ash and Bone

2022as Bartender Louie

Holy Terror

2017as Father Murphy

Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident

1979as Mendoza

Mega Ape

2023as Mayor Huey

RoboWoman

2019as Dr. Michaels

Future War

1997as Otis - SWAT Team

Hell of the Screaming Undead

2023as Governor Patrick Adams

Doll Killer 2

2021as Dr. Krueger

Apex Predators

2021as Robert Clouse Williamson

Ebola Rex

2021as General Davis

Nemesis 5: The New Model

2017as Red Army Hammerhead Leader

The Beast Beneath

2023as Mayor Reid

Quakeasaurus

2026as Roy Rollin

Arachnado

2020as Lieutenant Gallagher

Realm of Shadows

2024as Bishop Lucian

When It Rings

2023as Hank Lancaster