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Ed Nelson

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 VeSota's 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. Nelson's fellow cast members included Mia Farrow, Ryan O'Neal, 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.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born21 December 1928 (age 97)
  • Place of BirthNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Ed Nelson

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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 VeSota's 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. Nelson's fellow cast members included Mia Farrow, Ryan O'Neal, 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.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born21 December 1928 (age 97)
  • Place of BirthNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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CREDITS
Poster
Runaway Jury
star
6.928
2003
Poster
Who Am I?
star
7.109
1998
Poster
Cries of Silence
star
7.5
1996
Poster
The Boneyard
star
5.698
1991
Poster
Deadly Weapon
star
4.2
1989
Poster
Sworn to Silence
star
6.0
1987
Poster
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
star
5.808
1986
Poster
Peyton Place: The Next Generation
star
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1985
Poster
Help Wanted: Male
star
5.0
1982
Poster
Born to Be Sold
star
4.4
1981
Poster
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
star
5.5
1980
Poster
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
star
5.5
1980
Poster
The Return of Frank Cannon
star
6.2
1980
Poster
Anatomy of a Seduction
star
5.5
1979
Poster
Superdome
star
4.2
1978
Poster
Doctors' Private Lives
star
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1978
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Leave Yesterday Behind
star
6.2
1978
Poster
The Crash of Flight 401
star
7.5
1978
Poster
Murder in Peyton Place
star
5.0
1977
Poster
For the Love of Benji
star
5.522
1977
Poster
Midway
star
6.645
1976
Poster
Riding with Death
star
2.6
1976
Poster
Acapulco Gold
star
3.7
1976
Poster
The Missing Are Deadly
star
5.0
1975
Poster
That's the Way of the World
star
6.083
1975
Poster
Airport 1975
star
5.7
1974
Poster
Houston, We've Got a Problem
star
6.0
1974
Poster
Police Headquarters
star
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1974
Poster
Time to Run
star
4.3
1973
Poster
Runaway!
star
5.3
1973
Poster
Linda
star
6.0
1973
Poster
The Screaming Woman
star
6.7
1972
Poster
Brink of Disaster!
star
6.0
1972
Poster
A Little Game
star
6.7
1971
Poster
Along Came a Spider
star
4.3
1970
Poster
The Man from Galveston
star
5.2
1963
Poster
Soldier in the Rain
star
6.31
1963
Poster
Devil's Partner
star
5.1
1961
Poster
Judgment at Nuremberg
star
8.03
1961
Poster
Code of Silence
star
5.0
1960
Poster
Valley of the Redwoods
star
5.0
1960
Poster
The Fatal Impulse
star
-
1960
Poster
A Bucket of Blood
star
6.541
1959
Poster
The Young Captives
star
5.0
1959
Poster
T-Bird Gang
star
4.8
1959
Poster
I, Mobster
star
6.5
1959
Poster
The Brain Eaters
star
4.8
1958
Poster
Night of the Blood Beast
star
3.721
1958
Poster
Teenage Cave Man
star
3.9
1958
Poster
The Cry Baby Killer
star
5.5
1958
Poster
She Gods of Shark Reef
star
3.2
1958
Poster
Attack of the Crab Monsters
star
5.1
1957
Poster
Carnival Rock
star
4.4
1957
Poster
Invasion of the Saucer-Men
star
4.8
1957
Poster
Bayou
star
2.6
1957
Poster
Rock All Night
star
5.7
1957
Poster
Teenage Doll
star
5.0
1957
Poster
Swamp Women
star
3.45
1956
Poster
New Orleans Uncensored
star
4.5
1955