Ed 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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: December 21, 1928

Deathday: August 09, 2014

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Known For

Born to Be Sold
Born to Be Sold

1981-11-02

A Bucket of Blood
A Bucket of Blood

1959-10-21

Code of Silence
Code of Silence

1960-05-29

Attack of the Crab Monsters
Attack of the Crab Monsters

1957-02-10

Airport 1975
Airport 1975

1974-10-18

Time to Run
Time to Run

1973-01-24

Carnival Rock
Carnival Rock

1957-09-01

New Orleans Uncensored
New Orleans Uncensored

1955-03-01

The Brain Eaters
The Brain Eaters

1958-09-01

Invasion of the Saucer-Men
Invasion of the Saucer-Men

1957-06-01

The Boneyard
The Boneyard

1991-06-12

Devil's Partner
Devil's Partner

1961-09-19

Night of the Blood Beast
Night of the Blood Beast

1958-08-01

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything

1980-06-13

Houston, We've Got a Problem
Houston, We've Got a Problem

1974-03-02

Deadly Weapon
Deadly Weapon

1989-08-15

The Man from Galveston
The Man from Galveston

1963-12-18

The Screaming Woman
The Screaming Woman

1972-01-29

The Young Captives
The Young Captives

1959-02-01

Anatomy of a Seduction
Anatomy of a Seduction

1979-05-08

Along Came a Spider
Along Came a Spider

1970-02-03

A Little Game
A Little Game

1971-10-31

Runaway!
Runaway!

1973-09-29

T-Bird Gang
T-Bird Gang

1959-10-16

Valley of the Redwoods
Valley of the Redwoods

1960-05-08

Murder in Peyton Place
Murder in Peyton Place

1977-10-03

Superdome
Superdome

1978-01-09

Linda
Linda

1973-11-03

Who Am I?
Who Am I?

1998-01-17

Midway
Midway

1976-06-18

Brink of Disaster!
Brink of Disaster!

1972-01-01

Bayou
Bayou

1957-06-01

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

1980-11-23

Riding with Death
Riding with Death

1976-01-01

Doctors' Private Lives
Doctors' Private Lives

1978-03-20

Sworn to Silence
Sworn to Silence

1987-04-06

Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg

1961-12-18

Leave Yesterday Behind
Leave Yesterday Behind

1978-05-14

I, Mobster
I, Mobster

1959-02-01

Cries of Silence
Cries of Silence

1996-05-01

Swamp Women
Swamp Women

1956-04-01

Acapulco Gold
Acapulco Gold

1976-06-01

The Fatal Impulse
The Fatal Impulse

1960-11-29

The Crash of Flight 401
The Crash of Flight 401

1978-10-29

The Return of Frank Cannon
The Return of Frank Cannon

1980-10-31

The Missing Are Deadly
The Missing Are Deadly

1975-01-08

Teenage Cave Man
Teenage Cave Man

1958-07-01

For the Love of Benji
For the Love of Benji

1977-06-10

Police Headquarters
Police Headquarters

1974-03-19

Peyton Place: The Next Generation
Peyton Place: The Next Generation

1985-05-13

Runaway Jury
Runaway Jury

2003-10-17

Help Wanted: Male
Help Wanted: Male

1982-01-16

The Cry Baby Killer
The Cry Baby Killer

1958-08-15

Soldier in the Rain
Soldier in the Rain

1963-11-27

That's the Way of the World
That's the Way of the World

1975-06-01

Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Police Academy 3: Back in Training

1986-03-20

Rock All Night
Rock All Night

1957-04-01

Teenage Doll
Teenage Doll

1957-09-19

She Gods of Shark Reef
She Gods of Shark Reef

1958-08-01