Ed Nelson
62 movies · 82 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 21, 1928
- Died
- Aug 9, 2014 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Also known as
- Edwin Stafford Nelson
Biography
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Edwin Stafford Nelson (December 21, 1928 – August 9, 2014) was an American actor.
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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.
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Known for
Ed Nelson: movies and TV shows
Acting (144)
- 2003 Runaway Jury
as George Dressler
- 1998 Who Am I?
as General Sharman
- 1996 Cries of Silence
as Dr. August Claiborne
- 1991 The Boneyard
as Jersey Callum
- 1989 Deadly Weapon
as General Stone
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987 Sworn to Silence
as Victor Handler
- 1986 Police Academy 3: Back in Training
as Governor Neilson
- 1985
- 1985 Peyton Place: The Next Generation
as Dr. Michael Rossi
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote · TV
as Raymond 'Ray' Bascomb / Judge Willard Clinton / Henry Post / Mayor Albert Simpson / Carl Turnball · 5 episodes
- 1984
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982 Help Wanted: Male
as George Dobbs
- 1981 Born to Be Sold
as Carl Strickland
- 1980 Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
as President Harry S. Truman
- 1980 The Return of Frank Cannon
as Mike Danvers
- 1980 The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
as Joseph Locordolos
- 1980
- 1979
- 1979 Anatomy of a Seduction
as Mark Kane
- 1979
- 1978 The Crash of Flight 401
as Philip Mulwray
- 1978
- 1978 Leave Yesterday Behind
as Mr. Clarkson
- 1978
- 1978 Doctors' Private Lives
as Dr. Mike Wise
- 1978 Superdome
as George Beldridge
- 1977 Murder in Peyton Place
as Dr. Michael Rossi
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977 A Little Game
as Paul Hamilton
- 1977 For the Love of Benji
as Chandler Dietrich
- 1976
- 1976
- 1976
- 1976 Midway
as Admiral Harry Pearson
- 1976 Acapulco Gold
as Ray Hollister
- 1976
- 1976 Riding with Death
as Robert Denby
- 1975 That's the Way of the World
as Carlton James
- 1975
- 1974 Airport 1975
as Major John Alexander
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974 Police Headquarters
as Lt. Calvin Zenger
- 1974 Houston, We've Got a Problem
as Gene Kranz, Flight Director
- 1973 Linda
as Paul Reston
- 1973 Runaway!
as Nick Staffo
- 1973
- 1973 Time to Run
as Warren Cole
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972 The Screaming Woman
as Carl Nesbitt
- 1972
- 1972 Brink of Disaster!
as Dr. Harden
- 1971
- 1971
- 1970
- 1970
- 1970 Along Came a Spider
as Dr. Martin Becker
- 1969
- 1968
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963 The Man from Galveston
as Cole Marteen
- 1963 Soldier in the Rain
as James Priest
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1961 Judgment at Nuremberg
as Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961 Devil's Partner
as Nick Richards / Pete Jensen
- 1961
- 1960 The Fatal Impulse
as Brundage
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960 Valley of the Redwoods
as Dino Michaelis
- 1959 A Bucket of Blood
as Art Lacroix
- 1959 T-Bird Gang
as Alex Hendricks
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959 The Young Captives
as Norm Britt
- 1959 I, Mobster
as Sid - Henchman (uncredited)
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958 The Brain Eaters
as Dr. Paul Kettering
- 1958 Hot Car Girl
as Cop #2
- 1958 Cry Baby Killer
as Rick Connor
- 1958 Night of the Blood Beast
as Dave Randall
- 1958 She Gods of Shark Reef
as Guard (uncredited)
- 1958 Teenage Cave Man
as Blonde Tribe Member
- 1958 Street of Darkness
as Slavo
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 Teenage Doll
as Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man
- 1957
- 1957 Carnival Rock
as Cannon
- 1957 Invasion of the Saucer Men
as Tom
- 1957 Bayou
as Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)
- 1957 Rock All Night
as Pete
- 1957 Attack of the Crab Monsters
as Ensign Quinlan
- 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre · TV
as Nelson / Jack Bowen / Albie / Tantasi / Vince Harwell · 5 episodes
- 1956 Swamp Women
as Police Sergeant
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 New Orleans Uncensored
as Charlie
- 1952 The Steel Trap
as Man in Ticket Line at Airport (uncredited)
Behind the camera (2)
- 1958 The Brain Eaters
Producer
- 1957 Attack of the Crab Monsters
Special Effects