Ed Nelson
Known for Acting · 144 credits
- Born
- 1928-12-21
- Died
- 2014-08-09
- Place of birth
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Also known as
- Edwin Stafford Nelson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Edwin Stafford Nelson (December 21, 1928 – August 9, 2014) was an American actor.
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.
Known For
TV Shows (83)
Perry Mason
1957
as Ward Nichols / Dirk Blake
The Fugitive
1963
as Paul Clements / Steve Edson
Dallas
1978
as Jeb Amos
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Raymond 'Ray' Bascomb / Judge Willard Clinton / Henry Post / Mayor Albert Simpson / Carl Turnball
MacGyver
1985
as Arthur Bandel
The Rifleman
1958
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Ironside
1967
Maverick
1957
as 2nd Classmate (uncredited)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Alex Trevor / Tom Keller
Adam-12
1968
as Abe Strayhorn
The Virginian
1962
as Ralph Slocum
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Van Cleve
Lou Grant
1977
Quincy, M.E.
1976
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Philip Redfield
Charlie's Angels
1976
as George Starrett
The Rockford Files
1974
as Edgar 'Bud' Clement / Blake Sternlight
Rawhide
1959
as Lt. Cory Clemens / Sam Weber / Chuck Whittaker
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Keith Judge
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Jake and the Fatman
1987
as D.A. Marcus Packard
Hotel
1982
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Nelson / Jack Bowen / Albie / Tantasi / Vince Harwell
The F.B.I.
1965
as Walter Swenson / Hamilton
Thriller
1960
as Brundage / Charlie / Tom Ellison / Daniel Le Jean
Cannon
1971
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Sgt. Steingrove
Gunsmoke
1955
as Lee Prentice / Rusk / Perce / Seth / Burt Cury / Tom
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Larry Kinner
Bat Masterson
1958
as Jedrow / Browder
Police Woman
1974
Night Gallery
1970
as Tom Burke (segment “Little Girl Lost”)
Highway Patrol
1955
The Bionic Woman
1976
The Outer Limits
1963
as Col. Luke Stone
Medical Center
1969
as Hank
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Tall Man
1960
The Rebel
1959
as Chad / Doug / The Stalker / Clint Mowbree
Laramie
1959
as Sable
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Bill Garnett
Matt Houston
1982
M Squad
1957
as Lenny Maston
Surfside 6
1960
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Vega$
1978
Capitol
1982
The Detectives
1959
Checkmate
1960
as Gil Stoneham / Chuck Palmer
The Mod Squad
1968
Tombstone Territory
1957
as Cowboy
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Stoney Burke
1962
87th Precinct
1961
CHiPs
1977
Black Saddle
1959
as Lee Coogan / Roy Corey
Arrest and Trial
1963
Riverboat
1959
as Jim Tyler
Movies (61)
Who Am I?
1998
as General Sharman
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986
as Governor Neilson
Runaway Jury
2003
as George Dressler
Midway
1976
as Admiral Harry Pearson
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
as Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
Airport 1975
1974
as Major John Alexander
Devil's Partner
1961
as Nick Richards / Pete Jensen
Night of the Blood Beast
1958
as Dave Randall
Soldier in the Rain
1963
as James Priest
Anatomy of a Seduction
1979
as Mark Kane
The Man from Galveston
1963
as Cole Marteen
Doctors' Private Lives
1978
as Dr. Mike Wise
Along Came a Spider
1970
as Dr. Martin Becker
A Bucket of Blood
1959
as Art Lacroix
Teenage Cave Man
1958
as Blonde Tribe Member
Deadly Weapon
1989
as General Stone
The Crash of Flight 401
1978
as Philip Mulwray
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
Invasion of the Saucer Men
1957
as Tom
Bayou
1957
as Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)
She Gods of Shark Reef
1958
as Guard (uncredited)
The Screaming Woman
1972
as Carl Nesbitt
Brink of Disaster!
1972
as Dr. Harden
Cry Baby Killer
1958
as Rick Connor
Murder in Peyton Place
1977
as Dr. Michael Rossi
I, Mobster
1959
as Sid - Henchman (uncredited)
Born to Be Sold
1981
as Carl Strickland
The Brain Eaters
1958
as Dr. Paul Kettering
Leave Yesterday Behind
1978
as Mr. Clarkson
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980
as President Harry S. Truman
Attack of the Crab Monsters
1957
as Ensign Quinlan
The Return of Frank Cannon
1980
as Mike Danvers
The Boneyard
1991
as Jersey Callum
Sworn to Silence
1987
as Victor Handler
Teenage Doll
1957
as Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man
A Little Game
1977
as Paul Hamilton
T-Bird Gang
1959
as Alex Hendricks
Riding with Death
1976
as Robert Denby
New Orleans Uncensored
1955
as Charlie
Carnival Rock
1957
as Cannon
Help Wanted: Male
1982
as George Dobbs
Rock All Night
1957
as Pete
That's the Way of the World
1975
as Carlton James
The Young Captives
1959
as Norm Britt
Runaway!
1973
as Nick Staffo
Hot Car Girl
1958
as Cop #2
The Fatal Impulse
1960
as Brundage
The Steel Trap
1952
as Man in Ticket Line at Airport (uncredited)
Houston, We've Got a Problem
1974
as Gene Kranz, Flight Director
Linda
1973
as Paul Reston
For the Love of Benji
1977
as Chandler Dietrich
Superdome
1978
as George Beldridge
Cries of Silence
1996
as Dr. August Claiborne
Valley of the Redwoods
1960
as Dino Michaelis
Swamp Women
1956
as Police Sergeant
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
1980
as Joseph Locordolos
Acapulco Gold
1976
as Ray Hollister
Time to Run
1973
as Warren Cole
Peyton Place: The Next Generation
1985
as Dr. Michael Rossi
Code of Silence
1960
Police Headquarters
1974
as Lt. Calvin Zenger
About Ed Nelson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edwin Stafford Nelson (December 21, 1928 – August 9, 2014) was an American actor. 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 Bab… With 144 credits spanning from 1952 to 2003, Ed Nelson has appeared in 61 films and 83 TV shows.
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- Who Am I? (1998) — as General Sharman
- Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) — as Governor Neilson
- Runaway Jury (2003) — as George Dressler
- Midway (1976) — as Admiral Harry Pearson
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) — as Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
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