Born in Pittsburgh to Serbian parents as Milan Mrdjenovich (Serbian: Милан Мрђеновић, Milan Mrđenović), Novak made his film debut in 1974, appearing in two blaxploitation films.

Filmography

• 2026Arachnado 2: Flaming Spiders — Lieutenant Gallagher
• 2024Realm of Shadows — Bishop Lucian
• 2024Space Sharks — Steve Owens
• 2024The Creeps 2 — Dr. Challis
• 2023Big Freakin' Snake — Commissioner Lewis
• 2023Hell of the Screaming Undead — Governor Patrick Adams
• 2023Mega Ape — Mayor Huey
• 2023The Beast Beneath — Mayor Reid
• 2023When It Rings — Hank Lancaster
• 20225 To Die — Paul McCoy
• 2022Ash and Bone — Bartender Louie
• 2022Quakeasaurus — Roy Rollin
• 2022The Last American Horror Show: Volume II — Moses
• 2022The Paradise Motel — Raymond Taylor
• 2022Zombie Flesh Eaters 5 — Governor Hadley
• 2021Apex Predators — Robert Clouse Williamson
• 2021Doll Killer 2 — Dr. Krueger
• 2021Ebola Rex — General Davis
• 2021Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets — Lieutenant Gallagher
• 2021Rattlers 2 — Commissioner Lewis
• 2021Zombi VIII: Urban Decay — Governor Hadley
• 2020Arachnado — Lieutenant Gallagher
• 2020Tales for the Campfire 3 — Dr. Challis 'The Bitter Half'
• 2019Eternal Code — Mr. Pomeroy
• 2019RoboWoman — Dr. Michaels
• 2018An Hour To Kill — Mr. Kinski
• 2018Syndicate Smasher — Milan
• 2018Tales of Frankenstein — Dr. Mortality
• 2017Check Point — The Reverend
• 2017Holy Terror — Father Murphy
• 2017Nemesis 5: The New Model — Red Army Hammerhead Leader
• 2017Toxic Tutu — Self, Producer
• 2015Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance — Cutter
• 2008Drifter TKD — Thomas Tyler
• 2007GiAnts — Jonathan Caine, Executive Producer
• 2006Big Guns — Larry Armstrong
• 2005Vampire Assassin — Gustoff Slovak, Associate Producer
• 2004SWAT: Warhead One — Dick Danvers, Associate Producer
• 2002Power Elite — President Jonathan Caine, Co-Executive Producer
• 1997Future War — Otis - SWAT Team
• 1997Moonbase — Guard
• 1997Pocket Ninjas — Mr. Kaufman
• 1996Dear God — Sidewalk Minister
• 1994Direct Hit — Kovar
• 1994Exit to Eden — Walker's Henchman
• 1993Expert Weapon — Milier
• 1991Capital Punishment — Mason Dover
• 1991Street Wars — Jesse Amos
• 1989Family Reunion — Tom Andrews
• 1987Force of Darkness — Conrad
• 1985Sword of Heaven — Major Dirk St. Jones
• 1981An Eye for an Eye — Tony Montoya, Associate Producer
• 1981Force: Five — The Assassin
• 1981Lovely But Deadly — Warren Lang
• 1980Tom Horn — Corbett's Bodyguard
• 1979A Force of One — The Announcer
• 1979Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident — Mendoza
• 1978Cat in the Cage — Ralph Desmond
• 1978Game of Death — Stick
• 1975The Ultimate Warrior — Lippert
• 1974Black Belt Jones — Blue Eyes
• 1974Truck Turner — Doctor
• 1974Virginia Hill — Stick
• 1967The Love-Ins — Intern Smith
• Ghosthouse — Mel
• RoboWoman 2 — Dr. Michaels
• The Match-Stick Flame Prologue — Match-Stick

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2023Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors — Self
• 2019Enter the Samurai: The Making of Samurai Cop 2 — Self
• 2017Steve McQueen: American Icon — Self