D. Calyn / Mel Novak
SOMETIMES THE LOOKS THAT KILL, CAN BE DECEIVINGMovie legend Mel Novak is mostly known his role as 'Stick' the assassin in Bruce Lee’s final movie Game of Death. In that movie he is the only one to have killed Lee’s Character, Billy Lo. In an iconic scene from that motion picture, Stick shoots and kills Lee’s character, Billy Lo, on the set of a movie. From that time on, Novak was known worldwide as 'The Man Who Killed Bruce Lee.' Novak went on to perform other memorable roles in film and even made IMDB’s prestigious Top Villains’ Ever List. But here’s what most people don’t know: Mel Novak is not only a great actor but also someone who faced terrible odds, trials and tribulations. Acting isn’t his only gig - he’s a humanitarian and prison minister that has helped untold thousands of people on Los Angeles’ Skid Row and in prisons all over the world. He has ministered to the homeless, drug addicts, murderers, hardened criminals, violent offenders and the hopeless. Novak has been able to help people in the most hopeless of situations find salvation. The words of this martial artist, street evangelist and charismatic actor will leave you spellbound and enlightened.Sometimes the looks that kill can be deceiving ... in a good way.
