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Mel Novak

Mel Novak

Birthday: 1950-06-16 | Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
The Paradise Motel

as    Raymond Taylor

2021
Rattlers 2

as    Commissioner Lewis

2021
Ebola Rex

as    General Davis

2021
Zombi VIII: Urban Decay

as    Governor Hadley

2021
Apex Predators

as    Robert Clouse Williamson

2019
RoboWoman

as    Dr. Michaels

2018
Tales of Frankenstein

as    Dr. Mortality

2015
1997
Pocket Ninjas

as    Mr. Kaufman

1994
Direct Hit

as    Kovar

1991
Street Wars

as    Jesse Amos

1991
Capital Punishment

as    Mason Dover

1985
Force of Darkness

as    Conrad

1981
Lovely But Deadly

as    Warren Lang

1979
Game of Death

as    Stick

1978
Cat in the Cage

as    Ralph Desmond

1975
The Ultimate Warrior

as    Lippert

1974
Black Belt Jones

as    Blue Eyes