# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mel-novak
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:44:23.202Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mel-novak"
name: "Mel Novak"
slug: "mel-novak"
description: "Milan Mrdjenovich, known as Mel Novak, was an American actor who was best known for villainous roles in Black Belt Jones, Game of Death, and An Eye for an Eye. He was also known for doing all of his own stunts and fighting scenes."
tagline: "American actor (1935-2025)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mel_Novak_2020.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1934-06-16"
deathDate: "2025-04-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.569513333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/melnovak777/"
    handle:    "melnovak777"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0636893/"
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sources:
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    title: "میل نوواک"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ميل نوفاك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ميل نوفاك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "مێل نۆڤاک"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Mel Novak"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Novak"
    title: "Mel Novak"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A9%9C_%EB%85%B8%EB%B0%95"
    title: "멜 노박"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Новак, Мел"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Мел Новак"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Mel Novak"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump