Melle Mel
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 15, 1961 in The Bronx, New York, USA
- Active Years
- 1959–2024 (66 Years)
- Total Credits
- 20 credits in database
Acting Born May 15, 1961 The Bronx, New York, USA 20 credits
Biography
Melle Mel works in acting. Born May 15, 1961 in The Bronx, New York, USA. Archytele tracks 20 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Microphone Check: The Hidden History of Hip Hop
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
Hustlers Convention
Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownSample This
Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
Russell Peters: Red, White and Brown
The Man Whose Arms Exploded
Word: A Hip-Hop Film
The Hip Hop Years
The ShowRap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
Who's the Man?
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
The Making of Sun City
MTV Video Music AwardsBeat Street
Saturday Night Live
The Grammys
Full Filmography
20 titles- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Musical Guest
- MTV Video Music Awards (1984) as Self
- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013)
- Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989) as Rap Man #1
- Beat Street (1984) as Grandmaster Melle Mel
- The Hip Hop Years (1999) as Self
- Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World (2023) as Self
- Who's the Man? (1993) as Delroy
- The Grammys (1959) as Self
- The Show (1995) as Self
- Sample This (2013) as Self
- Russell Peters: Red, White and Brown (2008) as Himself
- The Making of Sun City (1985) as Self
- Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation (2011) as Self
- Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat (1995)
- Hustlers Convention (2015) as Self
- The Man Whose Arms Exploded (2005)
- Word: A Hip-Hop Film (2002)
- From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop (2017) as Self
- Microphone Check: The Hidden History of Hip Hop (2024) as Himself
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Melle Mel best known for?
Melle Mel is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including March of the Penguins (2005), The Grass Harp (1996), Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013), Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989).
When and where was Melle Mel born?
Melle Mel was born on May 15, 1961 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
How many credits does Melle Mel have?
Melle Mel has accumulated over 20 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1959 to 2024.
What is Melle Mel's background in cinema and television?
Melle Mel, born Melvin Glover, is an American hip hop recording artist who was the lead vocalist and songwriter of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.
Melle Mel by the numbers
20credits
14films
6TV series
1959–2024active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Grammys (1959) as Self — aged about 1
- MTV Video Music Awards (1984) as Self — aged about 23
- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013) — aged about 52
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Musical Guest — aged about 14
- Beat Street (1984) as Grandmaster Melle Mel — aged about 23
- Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989) as Rap Man #1 — aged about 28
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