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Nicholas Mele

Nicholas Mele

Actor · Born January 27, 1942 (84) · New York City, New York

Nicholas Mele is an American actor who has starred in many movies and on television. His first movie role was in the 1976 movie The Ritz. Other movie roles include Some Kind of Hero (1982) and Young Doctors in Love (1982). His most well-known film role was in the 1988 hit horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master as Dennis Johnson. A year later, he reprised his role in the hit sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child. His most recent movie is the 2003 film The Great Gabble.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 27, 1942 (84)
From
New York City, New York
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 21% in 30 days

What are Nicholas Mele's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
59%
Morality
15%
Bonds
9%
Power
9%
Survival
9%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
2
Absurd
1
Melancholic
1
Romantic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nicholas Mele's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nicholas Mele's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Jimmy Zip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Oliver Sandstrom

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Hugh Santelli (segment "The Horn")

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Days of Frankie the Fly(1996)

    as Race Track Man

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Fast Getaway II(1994)

    as Alejandro Mira

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Spy Within(1995)

    as Mailman

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Bakersfield P.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Hood

  • Melrose Place(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Roth

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Going Under(1991)

    as Wimmer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Impulse(1990)

    as Rossi

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child(1989)

    as Dennis Johnson

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Detective

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Capone Behind Bars(1989)

    as Lucky Luciano

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Father Dowling Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Manager

  • David(1988)

    as Det. Flanagan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Crossing the Mob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master(1988)

    as Johnson

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • A Year in the Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie

  • Goldie and the Bears(1985)

    as 2nd Man

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Attack on Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Tony

  • Torchlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Dr. Kameraman

  • Unfaithfully Yours(1984)

    as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Lonely Guy(1984)

    as Maitre D'

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Angelo Orso

  • Young Doctors in Love(1982)

    as The Gangsters - Jerry

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Rehearsal for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as The First Officer

  • T.J. Hooker(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Freddie Lanier · as Jess Parish

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • A Small Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Parker

  • Mommie Dearest(1981)

    as Assistant Director #2

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • All Night Long(1981)

    as Shoplifter

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Wholly Moses!(1980)

    as Israeli Photographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story(1980)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Gift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Ironworker 2

  • The Goodbye Girl(1977)

    as Richard III Cast

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Ritz(1976)

    as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles from 1976 to 1999; peak year 1989.

Biggest box office

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

$49M worldwide

Highest rated

Impulse (1990)

Midcredits 33rd

Most popular right now

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)

Film career

19761999

Peak 1989 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting34 of 34: 34 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score26th

By decade

1970s3 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s9 · acting

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Nicholas Mele's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 19; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980)

97th percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Goodbye Girl (1977)

Midcredits 90th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Nicholas Mele work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nicholas Mele's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wes Craven shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers