{"id":127118,"date":"2025-04-13T10:48:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T15:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=127118"},"modified":"2025-04-13T10:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T15:49:15","slug":"movie-villain-mel-novak-dies-at-90-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=127118","title":{"rendered":"Movie Villain Mel Novak Dies at 90\u2002- Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=127118\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=127118\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-127119 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/download-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"174\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Karen Beishuizen <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mel Novak, who played Stick in Bruce Lee\u2019s \u201cGame of Death\u201d, died last Wednesday April 9, 2025. He was 90.<\/p>\n<p>He was born in Pittsburgh to Serbian parents on June 16, 1934.was born in Pittsburgh to Serbian parents on June 16, 1934.<\/p>\n<p>He starred in four films directed by Robert Clouse: \u201cBlack Belt Jones\u201d, \u201cThe Ultimate Warrior\u201d, \u201cEnter the Dragon\u201d and \u201cForce: Five\u201d. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Other movies he starred in are: \u201cTom Horn\u201d, \u201cExit to Eden\u201d, and \u201cDear God\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Besides being an actor, he was also a minister who helped out in missions and prisons in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>His memoirs are being published later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Novak is survived by 2 daughters and 2 grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to the Novak Family in their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; 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