- Laurence Fishburne, What’s Love Got To Do With It, 1992. As directors came and went, Melvyn agreed top helm the Tina Turner biopic – and play her terrible husband, Ike Turner. “No, you’re too handsome,” said the suits. Or was it his publicist. Or, Ike, himself.
Birth year: 1932 Death year: 2021 Other name: Usual occupation: Film director Casting Calls: 1