Ed Nelson
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1928-12-21
Deathday 2014-08-09 (85 years old)
Place of Birth New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also Known As Edwin Stafford Nelson
Ed Nelson
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.
Known For
Actor
as George Dressler
as General Sharman
as Dr. August Claiborne
as Jersey Callum
as General Stone
as Victor Handler
as D.A. Marcus Packard
as Governor Neilson
as Dr. Michael Rossi
as Raymond 'Ray' Bascomb
as Judge Willard Clinton
as Henry Post
as Mayor Albert Simpson
as Carl Turnball
as Bill Garnett
as George Dobbs
as Sgt. Steingrove
as Carl Strickland
as President Harry S. Truman
as Mike Danvers
as Joseph Locordolos
as Mark Kane
as Philip Mulwray
as Mr. Clarkson
as Dr. Mike Wise
as George Beldridge
as Jeb Amos
as Dr. Michael Rossi
as Chandler Dietrich
as Admiral Harry Pearson
as Ray Hollister
as Robert Denby
as George Starrett
as Carlton James
as Major John Alexander
as Lt. Calvin Zenger
as Gene Kranz, Flight Director
as Edgar 'Bud' Clement
as Blake Sternlight
as Paul Reston
as Nick Staffo
as Warren Cole
as Larry Kinner
as Carl Nesbitt
as Geoff Holden
as Paul Hamilton
as Dr. Martin Becker
as Tom Burke (segment “Little Girl Lost”)
as Hank
as Abe Strayhorn
as Walter Swenson
as Hamilton
as Michael Rossi
as Cole Marteen
as James Priest
as Deke Allison
as Paul Clements
as Steve Edson
as Col. Luke Stone
as Tom Keller
as Alex Trevor
as Ralph Slocum
as Ray
as Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
as Nick Richards / Pete Jensen
as Jefty Bright
as Roger Sykes
as Dr. Keith Judge
as Peter Stull
as Brundage
as Dino Michaelis
as Gil Stoneham
as Chuck Palmer
as Chris Garland
as Brundage
as Charlie
as Tom Ellison / Daniel Le Jean
as Art Lacroix
as Alex Hendricks
as Norm Britt
as Sid - Henchman (uncredited)
as Chad
as Doug
as The Stalker
as Clint Mowbree
as Kirk
as Philip Redfield
as Tomstedter
as Sable
as Jim Tyler
as Lee Coogan
as Roy Corey
as Lt. Cory Clemens
as Sam Weber
as Chuck Whittaker
as Dr. Paul Kettering
as Rick Connor
as Dave Randall
as Guard (uncredited)
as Blonde Tribe Member
as Jedrow
as Browder
as Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man
as Cannon
as Tom
as Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)
as Pete
as Ensign Quinlan
as Cowboy
as 2nd Classmate (uncredited)
as Ward Nichols
as Dirk Blake
as Lenny Maston
as Police Sergeant
as Nelson
as Jack Bowen
as Albie
as Tantasi
as Vince Harwell
as Charlie
as Lee Prentice
as Rusk
as Perce
as Seth
as Burt Cury
as Tom
Producer
as Producer
Crew
as Special Effects