From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaOswald George Ozzie Nelson (March 20, 1906 – June 3, 1975) was an American band leader, actor, director, and producer. He originated and starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, a radio and long-running television series with his wife Harriet and two sons David and Ricky Nelson.Nelson started his entertainment career as a band leader. He formed and led The Ozzie Nelson Band, and had some initial limited success. Nelsons records were consistently popular, and in 1934, Nelson enjoyed success with his hit song, Over Somebody Elses Shoulder, which he introduced. Nelson was their primary vocalist and, from August of 1932, he featured in duets with his other star vocalist, Harriet Hilliard. Nelsons calm, easy vocal style was popular on records and radio and quite similar to son Ricks voice, and Harriets perky vocals added to the bands popularity.Ozzie Nelson appeared with his band in feature films and short subjects of the 1940s, and often played speaking parts, displaying a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor, as in the 1942 musical Strictly in the Groove. He shrewdly promoted the band by agreeing to appear in soundies, three-minute musical movies shown in film jukeboxes of the 1940s. In 1952, when he and his family were established as radio and TV favorites, they starred in a feature film, Here Come the Nelsons, which actually doubled as a pilot for the TV series.
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Film 1968
Dr. Herbert J. Fleischer
Film 1968
Ozzie Nelson
Film 1952
Ozzie Nelson
Film 1944
Ozzie Norton
Film 1941
Ozzie Nelson - Orchestra Leader
Film 1944
Ozzie Nelson
Film 1944
Ozzie Nelson - Band Leader
Film 1943
Orchestra Leader
Film 1942
Film 1943
Ozzie Nelson
Film 1940
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Film 1959
Ozzie Nelson
Film 1942
Tv 1973
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Tv 1962
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Tv 1952
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Tv 1969
Henry Millikan (segment "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan")
Tv 1970
Ted Clover
Tv 1968
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Tv 1962
Fred Garber
Tv 1969
Owen Sinclair / Ozzie Snick
Tv 1967
Self - Mystery Guest
Tv 1950
Self - Panelist
Tv 1950
Reverend Harry Pickard
Tv 1969
Tv 1969