Personal Info
Birth date
1950-06-16 (75 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as
Mel Novack
Milan Mrdjenovich
Милан Мрђеновић
Milan Mrđenović
Mel Novak
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.
Filmography
Game of Death
6.4
Overview:
A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.The Last American Horror Show: Volume II
5
Overview:
Double the tales and double the fright! "Killer" Callahan sits on death row when a trustee offers some escapism through disturbing stories.The Paradise Motel
5.5
Overview:
A battered wife on the run searching for paradise finds that paradise isn't always. Nothing is as it seems.Doll Killer 2
2
Overview:
15 years after the original events, Doll Restoration artist Stephanie is followed by Charlie Crandall to her new home in Southern California for a final game of cat and mouse.Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance
3.7
Overview:
25 years later after the events of Samurai Cop (1991), Detective Frank Washington is forced to team up with his long estranged partner Joe Marshall to solve a series of assassinations being committed by a secret group of female vigilante killers.Truck Turner
6.5
Overview:
Truck Turner and his partner Jerry, who make their living as bounty hunters in Los Angeles, are hired to hunt down Gator, a pimp who has skipped bail.An Eye for an Eye
5.183
Overview:
Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places.Check Point
6.2
Overview:
In Port City, North Carolina, a vagrant discovers plans for an invasion. His attempts to warn law enforcement are ignored but when the Sheriff notices odd interactions with other townsfolk, he begins to look into the claim of a sleeper cell living amongst the locals.A Force of One
4.825
Overview:
Karate champion Matt Logan is enlisted by the police to train officers in self-defense after narcotics agents are killed by an assailant using the martial arts.Exit to Eden
4.087
Overview:
Photographer Elliot Slater has inadvertently snapped the only existing photos of elusive jewel thief Omar. When Elliot leaves for a private vacation on an S&M island, he is followed by Omar, Omar's partner, Nina, and undercover police officers Fred and Sheila. Unaware of the number of people chasing him, Elliot enjoys his stay at the resort, and finds himself falling in love with head dominatrix Lisa.Tom Horn
6.3
Overview:
A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he knows are of no help in dealing with the ambitions of ranchers and corrupt officials as progress marches over him and the old west.Apex Predators
1.8
Overview:
The bodies of beach goers begin washing ashore during the grand opening of a new resort with dire results.Dear God
5.5
Overview:
A judge gives con-man Tom Turner a choice—a jail sentence, or a year of honest work. But when he gets a job in the U.S. Post Office's dead letter office, he starts a Good Samaritan con by answering letters written to God. His seemingly virtuous work inspires his co-workers to do the same, but their good deeds are frowned upon by the postmaster general—and the cops.Holy Terror
3.607
Overview:
Believing their deceased son isn't at peace, Molly and Tom ask a medium to make contact. But after they invite a vengeful demon to cross over, the couple must enlist the help of a disgraced priest to attempt a dangerous exorcism.Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
2.8
Overview:
An American intelligence agent travels to pre-Islamic Revolution Iran to try to thwart a power-mad European baron from using a stolen cruise missile to destroy an unspecific target in that country.Ash and Bone
3.3
Overview:
The film follows a rebellious teen named Cassie Vanderbilt, whose wild streak escalates as her caring father Lucas decides to take her and his new wife Sarah out of the city for some bonding and quality time together. But after Cassie crosses the infamous McKinley family, it becomes clear that sometimes danger lies hidden in the weeds, ready to strike at any moment.Direct Hit
5.2
Overview:
After informing his CIA handlers that his next hit will be his last, John Hatch discovers that his target isn't a criminal at all. Refusing to take the woman out, Hatch instead takes it upon himself to protect her and expose the web of corruption at work.Realm of Shadows
NYR
Overview:
Enter a world of mystery, possession and shadows in an anthology of short horror themed tales woven into a full length feature presentation.The Ultimate Warrior
5.7
Overview:
Only a few people still live in New York in 2012. They are organized in gangs with their own turf. One of them is led by Baron, another one by Carrot, and they are constantly at war with each other.Toxic Tutu
5
Overview:
Follow Mark Torgl star of 1984's The Toxic Avenger who played "Melvin The Mopboy" and transforms into Toxie, as he attends the Monster Convention circuit for the first time. Discover the convention world through Torgl's eyes, and learn a deep dark secret that has kept Torgl in hiding for 30 years.Black Belt Jones
5.9
Overview:
Jones is a secret agent who has gone into semi-retirement, concentrating instead on teaching the martial arts to inner city youths. The karate school is run by a kindly old coot named Pops ,played by Scatman Crothers. His gambling debts, however, bring the local thug, Pinky, down on him. To make matters worse, Pinky is then hired by some white thugs who want to get a hold of the property Pops' school occupies so they can build a shopping mall. When things get heavy, Black Belt Jones leaps into action. Only he's not alone. Pops' daughter, Sidney, shows up to lend a hand, proving herself every bit as agile and powerful a martial artist as Jones.Moonbase
4
Overview:
The most dangerous criminals in the universe escape from the Off-World Penitentiary and stow away to the quiet Moonbase Waste Disposal Plant. Hidden beneath the lunar surface lies an arsenal of nuclear warheads- the inmates' passport home to earth. Moonbase Commander John Russell launches a desperate fight to save his crew from a force capable of laying waste to an entire planet.Steve McQueen: American Icon
7
Overview:
Steve McQueen truly is an American Icon. One of America's most endearing and intriguing movie stars, he "is still the King of Cool" according to Esquire Magazine-50 years after the zenith of his career. The strangest thing about him, however, is barely known, despite countless biographies and articles. Steve McQueen was a believer in Jesus Christ. On the surface McQueen had everything he could want-fame, cars, homes, more money than he could spend in a lifetime. An avid fan of the actor (and owner of a replica of McQueen's car in the classic film Bullitt), Pastor Greg Laurie hits the road in his mint Mustang, traveling the country in search of the true, untold story of McQueen's redemption-filled final chapters.Eternal Code
4.7
Overview:
A researcher's family is kidnapped after she leads efforts to withdraw her company from a collaboration. With everything on the line, only her teenage daughter can save the family with help from a suicidal veteran and a prostitute.Vampire Assassin
2.3
Overview:
Martial artist Ron Hall stars in this dark vampire thriller reminiscent of BLADE. Ambitious cop Derek (Hall) is dogged by a phobia that is unfortunate in his line of work. Having witnessed his father's murder as a young child, he is deathly afraid of blood, but when he takes the law into his own hands to catch underworld counterfeiter Gustoff Slovak, he is forced to face his fear. The operation blows up in his face, resulting in a massacre that leaves Derek the only one of his team to survive. Derek reaches the shocking conclusion that Slovak is actually a vampire, and joins forces with the last in a long line of vampire hunters, Master Kao, who agrees to train Derek in his ancient art. However, in order to combat Slovak--whose past intersects with Derek's own in disturbing ways--Derek must become that which he hates the most: a vampire.Nemesis 5: The New Model
1.6
Overview:
It is the year 2077 and terrorist organization known as The Red Army Hammerheads now dominate the Earth. The fate of humanity now rests in the hands of The New Model, Ari Frost. Trained under the wing of Alex Rain, she must form an army of Cyborg Humans to take down the regime and regain control. After all, 86.5% is still considered human.Family Reunion
5.2
Overview:
Tom Andrews, his wife Kathy, their two children & Tom's Father Henry are all driving to a town called Silversprings on Christmas Eve to visit relatives. On the way, they decide to stop at a ghost town called Sutterville which by a strange coincidence Tom has had nightmares about every year around Christmas for his whole life. Tom's father is wary & begs them not to go; however Tom's car develops a mind of it's own & takes them there only to break down so that they can't leave. Meanwhile a man arrested for vagrancy by local police is identified as Clarence McCoughlin who supposedly died in Sutterville 40 years ago, not to mention he seems to have some sort of demonic power. As the Andrews family explore the town a feeling of unease starts to takeover, Clarence escapes jail & heads back to Sutterville for a sinister family reunion...Space Sharks
2.1
Overview:
A military experiment conducted on a space station goes horribly wrong, sending a new breed of weaponized sharks to earth with only one mission: destroy everything in their path.Acting
TBARoboWoman 2 as Dr. Michaels
TBAGhosthouse as Mel
2024Betrayal as Sally Boy Tovar
2024Space Sharks as Steve Owens
2024Realm of Shadows as Bishop Lucian
2023Mega Ape as Mayor Huey
2023When It Rings as Hank Lancaster
2023The Beast Beneath as Mayor Reid
2023Big Freakin' Snake as Commissioner Lewis
2023Hell of the Screaming Undead as Governor Patrick Adams
2023Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors as Self
2023The Creeps 2 as Dr. Challis
2022Arachnado 2: Flaming Spiders as Lieutenant Gallagher
2022Ash and Bone as Bartender Louie
20225 To Die as Paul McCoy
2022Zombie Flesh Eaters 5 as Governor Hadley
2022The Last American Horror Show: Volume II as Moses
2022The Paradise Motel as Raymond Taylor
2022Quakeasaurus as Roy Rollin
2021Doll Killer 2 as Dr. Krueger
2021Ebola Rex as General Davis
2021Apex Predators as Robert Clouse Williamson
2021Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets as Lieutenant Gallagher
2021Zombi VIII: Urban Decay as Governor Hadley
2021Rattlers 2 as Commissioner Lewis
2020Arachnado as Lieutenant Gallagher
2020Tales for the Campfire 3 as Dr. Challis 'The Bitter Half'
2019Eternal Code as Mr. Pomeroy
2019Enter the Samurai: The Making of Samurai Cop 2 as Self
2019RoboWoman as Dr. Michaels
2018Tales of Frankenstein as Dr. Mortality
2018Syndicate Smasher as Milan
2018An Hour To Kill as Mr. Kinski
2017Nemesis 5: The New Model as Red Army Hammerhead Leader
2017Toxic Tutu as Self
2017Steve McQueen: American Icon as Self
2017Holy Terror as Father Murphy
2017Check Point as The Reverend
2015Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance as Cutter
2008Drifter TKD as Thomas Tyler
2007GiAnts as Jonathan Caine
2006Big Guns as Larry Armstrong
2005Vampire Assassin as Gustoff Slovak
2004SWAT: Warhead One as Dick Danvers
2002Power Elite as President Jonathan Caine
1997Moonbase as Guard
1997Pocket Ninjas as Mr. Kaufman
1997Future War as Otis - SWAT Team
1996Dear God as Sidewalk Minister
1994Direct Hit as Kovar
1994Exit to Eden as Walker's Henchman
1993Expert Weapon as Milier
1991Capital Punishment as Mason Dover
1991Street Wars as Jesse Amos
1989Family Reunion as Tom Andrews
1985Sword of Heaven as Major Dirk St. Jones
1985Force of Darkness as Conrad
1981An Eye for an Eye as Tony Montoya
1981Force: Five as The Assassin
1981Lovely But Deadly as Warren Lang
1980Tom Horn as Corbett's Bodyguard
1979A Force of One as The Announcer
1979Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident as Mendoza
1978Cat in the Cage as Ralph Desmond
1978Game of Death as Stick
1975The Ultimate Warrior as Lippert
1974Virginia Hill as Stick
1974Truck Turner as Doctor
1974Black Belt Jones as Blue Eyes
1967The Love-Ins as Intern Smith
Production
2017Toxic Tutu ... Producer
2007GiAnts ... Executive Producer
2005Vampire Assassin ... Associate Producer
2004SWAT: Warhead One ... Associate Producer
2002Power Elite ... Co-Executive Producer
1981An Eye for an Eye ... Associate Producer