Cast & creator
Melle Mel
1961-05-15 (age 65) The Bronx, New York, USA
Best known for Saturday Night Live, MTV Video Music Awards, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
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.
Also known as: Grandmaster Melle Mel, Melvin Glover
Movies
16
film credits
Series
7
television credits
Career
22
1959–2024 · acting roles
Credit score
7.0
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (23)
Showing 23 of 23 credits
Series
★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
★ 7.9
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Series
★ 7.7
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
Series
★ 6.0
The Word
1990
Movie
★ 5.1
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Rap Man #1
1989
Series
★ 7.0
The Hip Hop Years
Self
1999
Series
★ 7.0
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
Self
2023
Movie
★ 6.9
Beat Street
Grandmaster Melle Mel
1984
Movie
★ 5.5
Who's the Man?
Delroy
1993
Movie
★ 7.0
Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
Self
2011
Movie
Scarface Resurrection
Music
Series
★ 8.6
The Grammys
Self
1959
Movie
★ 9.5
The Making of Sun City
Self
1985
Movie
★ 2.0
The Trouble with Cali
Himself
2012
Movie
★ 7.5
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995
Movie
★ 7.4
Russell Peters: Red, White and Brown
Himself
2008
Movie
★ 8.5
Word: A Hip-Hop Film
2002
Movie
★ 10.0
Microphone Check: The Hidden History of Hip Hop
Himself
2024
Movie
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
Self
2017
Movie
★ 7.7
The Man Whose Arms Exploded
2005
Movie
★ 7.2
The Show
Self
1995
Movie
★ 5.7
Hustlers Convention
Self
2015
Movie
★ 6.7
Sample This
Self
2013