Ed Nelson
Acteur·rice
21 décembre 1928
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died 9 août 2014
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edwin Stafford Nelson (December 21, 1928 – August 9, 2014) was an American actor. 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.
Known for
As an actor
Runaway Jury
2003 · George Dressler
Who Am I?
1998 · General Sharman
Cries of Silence
1996 · Dr. August Claiborne
The Boneyard
1991 · Jersey Callum
Deadly Weapon
1989 · General Stone
Sworn to Silence
1987 · Victor Handler
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · D.A. Marcus Packard
J.J. Starbuck
1987
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986 · Governor Neilson
Peyton Place: The Next Generation
1985 · Dr. Michael Rossi
MacGyver
1985 · Arthur Bandel
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Raymond 'Ray' Bascomb, Judge Willard Clinton, Henry Post, Mayor Albert Simpson, Carl Turnball
Finder of Lost Loves
1984 · Bill Garnett
Help Wanted: Male
1982 · George Dobbs
Hotel
1982
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · Sgt. Steingrove
Capitol
1982
Matt Houston
1982
Born to Be Sold
1981 · Carl Strickland
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
1980 · Joseph Locordolos
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980 · President Harry S. Truman
The Return of Frank Cannon
1980 · Mike Danvers
Hagen
1980
Anatomy of a Seduction
1979 · Mark Kane
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Doctors' Private Lives
1979
Superdome
1978 · George Beldridge
Doctors' Private Lives
1978 · Dr. Mike Wise
Leave Yesterday Behind
1978 · Mr. Clarkson
The Crash of Flight 401
1978 · Philip Mulwray
Dallas
1978 · Jeb Amos
Vega$
1978
A Little Game
1977 · Paul Hamilton
Murder in Peyton Place
1977 · Dr. Michael Rossi
For the Love of Benji
1977 · Chandler Dietrich
Lou Grant
1977
CHiPs
1977
Logan's Run
1977 · Dr. Rowan
Midway
1976 · Admiral Harry Pearson
Riding with Death
1976 · Robert Denby
Acapulco Gold
1976 · Ray Hollister
The Bionic Woman
1976
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Charlie's Angels
1976 · George Starrett
Gibbsville
1976
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
That's the Way of the World
1975 · Carlton James
Airport 1975
1974 · Major John Alexander
Houston, We've Got a Problem
1974 · Gene Kranz, Flight Director
Police Headquarters
1974 · Lt. Calvin Zenger
Police Woman
1974
The Rockford Files
1974 · Edgar 'Bud' Clement, Blake Sternlight
Time to Run
1973 · Warren Cole
Runaway!
1973 · Nick Staffo
Linda
1973 · Paul Reston
Barnaby Jones
1973 · Larry Kinner
The Screaming Woman
1972 · Carl Nesbitt
Brink of Disaster!
1972 · Dr. Harden
Kung Fu
1972 · Sheriff Walter Raha
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Search
1972
The Sixth Sense
1972
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Cannon
1971
Along Came a Spider
1970 · Dr. Martin Becker
The Silent Force
1970
Night Gallery
1970 · Tom Burke (segment “Little Girl Lost”)
Medical Center
1969 · Hank
The Mod Squad
1968
Adam-12
1968 · Abe Strayhorn
Ironside
1967
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Van Cleve
The F.B.I.
1965 · Walter Swenson, Hamilton
Peyton Place
1964 · Michael Rossi
The Man from Galveston
1963 · Cole Marteen
Soldier in the Rain
1963 · James Priest
Arrest and Trial
1963
Redigo
1963
The Fugitive
1963 · Paul Clements, Steve Edson
The Dakotas
1963
The Outer Limits
1963 · Col. Luke Stone
Channing
1963 · Deke Allison
The Gallant Men
1962
Saints and Sinners
1962 · Ray
Sam Benedict
1962 · Neil Bracket
The Virginian
1962 · Ralph Slocum
Stoney Burke
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Tom Keller, Alex Trevor
Devil's Partner
1961 · Nick Richards / Pete Jensen
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961 · Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
Cain's Hundred
1961 · Peter Stull
87th Precinct
1961
The New Breed
1961 · Jefty Bright, Roger Sykes
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Dr. Keith Judge
Code of Silence
1960
Valley of the Redwoods
1960 · Dino Michaelis
The Fatal Impulse
1960 · Brundage
Surfside 6
1960
The Tall Man
1960
Thriller
1960 · Brundage, Charlie, Tom Ellison / Daniel Le Jean
The Aquanauts
1960 · Chris Garland
Coronado 9
1960
Checkmate
1960 · Gil Stoneham, Chuck Palmer
A Bucket of Blood
1959 · Art Lacroix
The Young Captives
1959 · Norm Britt
T-Bird Gang
1959 · Alex Hendricks
I, Mobster
1959 · Sid - Henchman (uncredited)
Johnny Ringo
1959 · Kirk, Tomstedter
Black Saddle
1959 · Lee Coogan, Roy Corey
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Philip Redfield
Rawhide
1959 · Lt. Cory Clemens, Sam Weber, Chuck Whittaker
The Rebel
1959 · Chad, Doug, The Stalker, Clint Mowbree
Riverboat
1959 · Jim Tyler
The Detectives
1959
Tightrope
1959
Laramie
1959 · Sable
The Brain Eaters
1958 · Dr. Paul Kettering
Night of the Blood Beast
1958 · Dave Randall
Teenage Cave Man
1958 · Blonde Tribe Member
Cry Baby Killer
1958 · Rick Connor
She Gods of Shark Reef
1958 · Guard (uncredited)
Hot Car Girl
1958 · Cop #2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Rifleman
1958
Bat Masterson
1958 · Jedrow, Browder
Attack of the Crab Monsters
1957 · Ensign Quinlan
Carnival Rock
1957 · Cannon
Invasion of the Saucer Men
1957 · Tom
Bayou
1957 · Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)
Rock All Night
1957 · Pete
Teenage Doll
1957 · Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man
Perry Mason
1957 · Ward Nichols, Dirk Blake
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
M Squad
1957 · Lenny Maston
Harbor Command
1957
Maverick
1957 · 2nd Classmate (uncredited)
Tombstone Territory
1957 · Cowboy
Swamp Women
1956 · Police Sergeant
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Nelson, Jack Bowen, Albie, Tantasi, Vince Harwell
New Orleans Uncensored
1955 · Charlie
Gunsmoke
1955 · Lee Prentice, Rusk, Perce, Seth, Burt Cury, Tom
Highway Patrol
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
The Steel Trap
1952 · Man in Ticket Line at Airport (uncredited)