Gary Nelson

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1934-10-06

Deathday 2022-05-25 (87 years old)

Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA

Gary Nelson

Biography

An American television and film director. He has directed many well-know television series, including Gunsmoke, The Patty Duke Show, Gilligan's Island and Happy Days among dozens of others. In addition, Nelson has directed five films, including two for Walt Disney Pictures. In 1978, Nelson was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Directoral Achievement for Washington: Behind Closed Doors. He was married to actress Judi Meredith and has two sons. Nelson has semi-retired, but continues to occasionally teach the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Nelson (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

Director

1997
Melanie Darrow

as Director

1996
Early Edition

as Director

1995
Fast Company

as Director

1993
1992
The Sands of Time

as Director

1992
Revolver

as Director

1991
The Hit Man

as Director

1991
1990
The Lookalike

as Director

1989
Get Smart, Again!

as Director

1988
Shooter

as Director

1988
Noble House

as Director

1987
Houston Knights

as Director

1986
1985
Lady Blue

as Director

1984
More Than Murder

as Director

1984
1984
Crazy like a Fox

as Director

1983
1983
1983
For Love and Honor

as Director

1983
For Love and Honor

as Director

1982
Jimmy the Kid

as Director

1981
McClain's Law

as Director

1979
The Black Hole

as Director

1979
1978
To Kill a Cop

as Director

1977
Hunter

as Director

1976
Freaky Friday

as Director

1976
Panache

as Director

1975
Medical Story

as Director

1975
Medical Story

as Director

1975
Archer

as Director

1973
Santee

as Director

1973
Kojak

as Director

1973
Police Story

as Director

1973
Toma

as Director

1973
1973
Adam's Rib

as Director

1972
1972
1971
The Partners

as Director

1971
McMillan and Wife

as Director

1970
Arnie

as Director

1970
1969
1969
Room 222

as Director

1969
Bracken's World

as Director

1968
The Doris Day Show

as Director

1968
1967
1967
Accidental Family

as Director

1967
Captain Nice

as Director

1966
Occasional Wife

as Director

1966
Shane

as Director

1965
F Troop

as Director

1965
Get Smart

as Director

1965
O.K. Crackerby

as Director

1964
Gilligan's Island

as Director

1964
1963
1960
1957
1955
Gunsmoke

as Director

Producer

1988
Police Story: The Watch Commander

as Executive Producer

1965
Get Smart

as Producer

Actor

2014
1979
The Black Hole

as Drone with Mask Removed (uncredited)

Creator

1966
Shane

as Creator