Actor

Mel Novak

13 credited titles on WatchWise

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.

Mel Novak in one minute

Strongest genre

Drama

$7.5M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

Game of Death

$50M

Standout efficiency

58.8x

Game of Death · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$14M

Combined reported budget

$4.1M

Gross / budget

3.4x

Bankability Index

37 / 100

All figures are associated, not attributed — box-office numbers are sourced from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$, and weighted by billing prominence. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.