Ed Nelson actor
- All known tv series 115
- Total known movies 59
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Edwin Stafford Nelson (born December 21, 1928) is an American actor.Nelson has appeared in numerous television shows, more than fifty motion pictures, and hundreds of stage productions. Until 2005, he was teaching acting and screenwriting in his native New Orleans at two local universities there. Hurricane Katrina prompted him to move his family to Sterlington near Monroe in Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana.Nelson began acting while attending Tulane University in New Orleans. He left college after two years to study at the New York School of Radio and Television Technique. After graduating, he took a position as a director at WDSU-TV in New Orleans. By 1956, acting became his central focus and he moved to the Los Angeles area. Early in his career he worked with famed B-movie producer Roger Corman on such Corman films as Cry Baby Killers, A Bucket of Blood, Teenage Cave Man and Attack of the Crab Monsters. In 1958 he participated in Bruno VeSotas science fiction horror film The Brain Eaters.His early television career featured many guest starring roles in such series as The Fugitive, Gunsmoke, Harbor Command, Tombstone Territory, Tightrope, The Blue Angels (as arrogant flight instructor Lieutenant Dayl Martin), Laramie, COronado 9, The Eleventh Hour, Bonanza, Thriller (US TV series), and Channing, an ABC drama about college life.In 1964 he won his most famous role portraying Dr. Michael Rossi on the ABC drama Peyton Place, which ran from 1964 to 1969. Nelsons fellow cast members included Mia Farrow, Ryan ONeal, and Dorothy Malone. Dr. Rossi proved to be so popular that by 1968, he became the lead actor on the show. Nelson reprised his role in two made-for-TV movies, Murder in Peyton Place and Peyton Place The Next Generation.After Peyton Place ended, Nelson worked in many more productions of all varieties, including starring role in many movies of the week, a second TV series, The Silent Force, and a popular morning talk show which he hosted for three years.Soon after, Nelson struck gold with his critically acclaimed portrayal of elusive pit crew chief Robert Denby in the hit film Riding with Death (1976), earning him several prestigious accolades and legions of devoted fans.He portrayed a dangerous impostor in the adventure movie For the Love of Benji (1977).During the 1980s, Nelson took on the role of Senator Mark Denning in the daytime soap Capitol.Nelson also spent a couple of years as Harry Truman onstage replacing James Whitmore for the National Tour of Give Em Hell, Harry.While living in Los Angeles, Nelson was an active member of the Screen Actors Guild and was elected to the union board for many years. Nelson is a long-standing member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and continues a long tradition of participation in voting for the Academy Awards.In 1999, Nelson returned to Tulane University to finish credits toward his undergraduate degree, which he completed the following year at the age of seventy-one. Nelson continues to act as the opportunity arises. He and his wife of fifty-eight years, Patsy, enjoy semi-retirement visiting his six children and fourteen grandchildren.Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Carl Strickland
Movie 1981
Art Lacroix
Movie 1959
Movie 1960
Ensign Quinlan
Movie 1957
Warren Cole
Movie 1973
Cannon
Movie 1957
Charlie
Movie 1955
Tom
Movie 1957
Dr. Paul Kettering
Movie 1958
Jersey Callum
Movie 1991
Nick Richards / Pete Jensen
Movie 1961
Dave Randall
Movie 1958
Joseph Locordolos
Movie 1980
Gene Kranz, Flight Director
Movie 1974
General Stone
Movie 1989
Cole Marteen
Movie 1963
Norm Britt
Movie 1959
Mark Kane
Movie 1979
Dr. Martin Becker
Movie 1970
Paul Hamilton
Movie 1971
Nick Staffo
Movie 1973
Alex Hendricks
Movie 1959
Dino Michaelis
Movie 1960
Dr. Michael Rossi
Movie 1977
George Beldridge
Movie 1978
Movie 1972
Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)
Movie 1957
President Harry S. Truman
Movie 1980
Robert Denby
Movie 1976
Dr. Mike Wise
Movie 1978
Victor Handler
Movie 1987
Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
Movie 1961
Mr. Clarkson
Movie 1978
Sid - Henchman (uncredited)
Movie 1959
Dr. August Claiborne
Movie 1996
Police Sergeant
Movie 1956
Ray Hollister
Movie 1976
Brundage
Movie 1960
Mike Danvers
Movie 1980
Movie 1975
Blonde Tribe Member
Movie 1958
Chandler Dietrich
Movie 1977
Lt. Calvin Zenger
Movie 1974
Dr. Michael Rossi
Movie 1985
George Dobbs
Movie 1982
Rick Connor
Movie 1958
Carlton James
Movie 1975
Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man
Movie 1957
Guard (uncredited)
Movie 1958
Tv 1977
Tv 1977
Tv 1962
Tv 1958
Tv 1979
Tv 1972
Tv 1976
Tv 1976
Tv 1972
Tv 1971
George Starrett
Tv 1976
Tv 1982
Arthur Bandel
Tv 1985
Tv 1960
Tv 1968
Tv 1963
D.A. Marcus Packard
Tv 1987
Tv 1966
Tv 1971
Lee Coogan
Tv 1959
Tv 1967
Tv 1960
Tv 1961
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Tv 1963
Tv 1978
Tv 1974
Tv 1957
Tv 1955
Tv 1982
Tv 1972
Tv 1955
Tv 1982
Tv 1972
Roy Corey
Tv 1959
Chad
Tv 1959
Tv 1958
Tv 1963
Tv 1959
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Tv 1959
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Tv 1970
Tv 1957
Tv 1976
Tv 1979
Tv 1980
Tv 1987
Tv 1977
Tv 1957
Doug
Tv 1959
The Stalker
Tv 1959
Clint Mowbree
Tv 1959
2nd Classmate (uncredited)
Tv 1957
Alex Trevor
Tv 1962
Tom Keller
Tv 1962
