Sam Nelson
Known for Directing · 10 credits
- Born
- 1896-05-11
- Died
- 1963-05-01
- Place of birth
- Whttier, California, USA
Biography
Sam Nelson was a director and assistant director who worked from the end of the silent era right up through the early 1960s. While most of his film work was in the assistant director role, he did direct over 20 films during the 1930s and 1940s, all of which were westerns. As an assistant director he worked on such notable films as Pennies from Heaven, And Then There Were None, All the King's Men, the original 3:10 to Yuma, Some Like It Hot, A Raisin in the Sun, and Spartacus. In addition he appeared in over a dozen films in small roles.
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Known For
Movies (10)
The Lady from Shanghai
1947
as Captain of Yacht Circe (uncredited)
Soldiers and Women
1930
as Pvt. Delehanty
The Swift Shadow
1927
as Jim
Breed of Courage
1927
as Alan Haliday
The Circus Kid
1928
as Tad
Crooks Can't Win
1928
as Danny Malone
The Boy Rider
1927
as Terry McNeil
The Little Savage
1929
as Norton
The Vagabond Cub
1929
as Bob McDonald
The One Man Dog
1929
as Larry
About Sam Nelson
Sam Nelson was a director and assistant director who worked from the end of the silent era right up through the early 1960s. While most of his film work was in the assistant director role, he did direct over 20 films during the 1930s and 1940s, all of which were westerns. As an assistant director he worked on such notable films as Pennies from Heaven, And Then There Were None, All the King's Men, the original 3:10 to Yuma, Some Like It Hot, A Raisin in the Sun, and Spartacus. In addition he appeared in over a dozen films in small roles. From W… With 10 credits spanning from 1927 to 1947, Sam Nelson has appeared in 10 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sam Nelson Movies
- The Lady from Shanghai (1947) — as Captain of Yacht Circe (uncredited)
- Soldiers and Women (1930) — as Pvt. Delehanty
- The Swift Shadow (1927) — as Jim
- Breed of Courage (1927) — as Alan Haliday
- The Circus Kid (1928) — as Tad
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