Ed Nelson
Age: 85 | From: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1928-12-21 07:07:34
Death: 2014-08-09 07:07:34
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 48
TV Involvements: 64
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Perry Mason
(1957) Dirk Blake
Dallas
(1978) Jeb Amos
Murder, She Wrote
(1984) Henry Post
The Twilight Zone
(1959) Philip Redfield
The Fugitive
(1963) Steve Edson
The Virginian
(1962) Ralph Slocum
Charlie's Angels
(1976) George Starrett
Rawhide
(1959) Sam WeberActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | George Dressler | |
| 1998 | General Sharman | |
| 1996 | Dr. August Claiborne | |
| 1991 | Jersey Callum | |
| 1989 | General Stone | |
| 1987 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Victor Handler | ||
| 1986 | Governor Neilson | |
| 1985 | N/A | |
| Dr. Michael Rossi | ||
| 1984 | Judge Willard Clinton | |
| Mayor Albert Simpson | ||
| Henry Post | ||
| Raymond 'Ray' Bascomb | ||
| Carl Turnball | ||
| Bill Garnett | ||
| 1982 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sgt. Steingrove | ||
| George Dobbs | ||
| 1981 | Carl Strickland | |
| 1980 | President Harry S. Truman | |
| Mike Danvers | ||
| Joseph Locordolos | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1979 | N/A | |
| Mark Kane | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1978 | Philip Mulwray | |
| N/A | ||
| Jeb Amos | ||
| Dr. Mike Wise | ||
| Mr. Clarkson | ||
| George Beldridge | ||
| 1977 | Dr. Michael Rossi | |
| N/A | ||
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| Chandler Dietrich | ||
| 1976 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| George Starrett | ||
| Admiral Harry Pearson | ||
| Ray Hollister | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Robert Denby | ||
| 1975 | Carlton James | |
| N/A | ||
| 1974 | Major John Alexander | |
| Edgar 'Bud' Clement | ||
| N/A | ||
| Blake Sternlight | ||
| Lt. Calvin Zenger | ||
| Gene Kranz, Flight Director | ||
| 1973 | Paul Reston | |
| Nick Staffo | ||
| Larry Kinner | ||
| Warren Cole | ||
| 1972 | N/A | |
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| Geoff Holden | ||
| Carl Nesbitt | ||
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| 1971 | Paul Hamilton | |
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| 1970 | Tom Burke | |
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Martin Becker | ||
| 1969 | N/A | |
| 1968 | N/A | |
| 1967 | N/A | |
| 1966 | N/A | |
| 1965 | Hamilton | |
| Walter Swenson | ||
| 1964 | Michael Rossi | |
| 1963 | Cole Marteen | |
| James Priest | ||
| N/A | ||
| Deke Allison | ||
| Steve Edson | ||
| Paul Clements | ||
| Col. Luke Stone | ||
| N/A | ||
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| 1962 | N/A | |
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| Alex Trevor | ||
| Tom Keller | ||
| Ralph Slocum | ||
| Ray | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1961 | Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited) | |
| Roger Sykes | ||
| Jefty Bright | ||
| Dr. Keith Judge | ||
| N/A | ||
| Peter Stull | ||
| Nick Richards / Pete Jensen | ||
| 1960 | N/A | |
| Gil Stoneham | ||
| Chuck Palmer | ||
| Chris Garland | ||
| Charlie | ||
| Brundage | ||
| Tom Ellison / Daniel Le Jean | ||
| N/A | ||
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| Dino Michaelis | ||
| 1959 | Art Lacroix | |
| Alex Hendricks | ||
| N/A | ||
| Doug | ||
| Clint Mowbree | ||
| The Stalker | ||
| Chad | ||
| Tomstedter | ||
| Kirk | ||
| Philip Redfield | ||
| Jim Tyler | ||
| N/A | ||
| Norm Britt | ||
| Roy Corey | ||
| Lee Coogan | ||
| Lt. Cory Clemens | ||
| Sam Weber | ||
| 1958 | N/A | |
| Browder | ||
| Jedrow | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Paul Kettering | ||
| Rick Connor | ||
| Dave Randall | ||
| Guard (uncredited) | ||
| Blonde Tribe Member | ||
| 1957 | Cowboy | |
| N/A | ||
| 2nd Classmate (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dirk Blake | ||
| Ward Nichols | ||
| Lenny Maston | ||
| Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man | ||
| N/A | ||
| Cannon | ||
| Etienne (as Edwin Nelson) | ||
| Tom | ||
| Pete | ||
| Ensign Quinlan | ||
| 1956 | Vince Harwell | |
| Tantasi | ||
| Albie | ||
| Nelson | ||
| Jack Bowen | ||
| Police Sergeant | ||
| 1955 | N/A | |
| Perce | ||
| Lee Prentice | ||
| Tom | ||
| Burt Cury | ||
| Seth | ||
| Rusk | ||
| N/A | ||
| Charlie | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Special Effects | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |