Ed Nelson

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 For: Acting
Birthday: 1928-12-21
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also Known As: Edwin Stafford Nelson

Movies List of Ed Nelson

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Born to Be Sold

1981 Movie
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A Bucket of Blood

1959 Movie
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Code of Silence

1960 Movie
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Airport 1975

1974 Movie
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Time to Run

1973 Movie
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Carnival Rock

1957 Movie
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The Brain Eaters

1958 Movie
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The Boneyard

1991 Movie
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Devil's Partner

1961 Movie
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Deadly Weapon

1989 Movie
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The Screaming Woman

1972 Movie
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The Young Captives

1959 Movie
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Along Came a Spider

1970 Movie
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A Little Game

1971 Movie
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Runaway!

1973 Movie
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T-Bird Gang

1959 Movie
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Superdome

1978 Movie
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Linda

1973 Movie
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Who Am I?

1998 Movie
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Midway

1976 Movie
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Brink of Disaster!

1972 Movie
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Bayou

1957 Movie
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Riding with Death

1976 Movie
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Sworn to Silence

1987 Movie
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Judgment at Nuremberg

1961 Movie
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I, Mobster

1959 Movie
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Cries of Silence

1996 Movie
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Swamp Women

1956 Movie
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Acapulco Gold

1976 Movie
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The Fatal Impulse

1960 Movie
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Teenage Cave Man

1958 Movie
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For the Love of Benji

1977 Movie
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Police Headquarters

1974 Movie
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Runaway Jury

2003 Movie
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Help Wanted: Male

1982 Movie
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The Cry Baby Killer

1958 Movie
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Soldier in the Rain

1963 Movie
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Rock All Night

1957 Movie
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Teenage Doll

1957 Movie