Ed Nelson
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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
Credits
Who Am I? (1998)
as General Sharman
Runaway Jury (2003)
as George Dressler
Midway (1976)
as Admiral Harry Pearson
Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
as Governor Neilson
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
as Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
Airport 1975 (1974)
as Major John Alexander
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)
as President Harry S. Truman
A Bucket of Blood (1959)
as Art Lacroix
Soldier in the Rain (1963)
as James Priest
New Orleans Uncensored (1955)
as Charlie
The Boneyard (1991)
as Jersey Callum
Deadly Weapon (1989)
as General Stone
Night of the Blood Beast (1958)
as Dave Randall
The Crash of Flight 401 (1978)
as Philip Mulwray
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
as Ensign Quinlan
Sworn to Silence (1987)
as Victor Handler
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
as Tom
The Steel Trap (1952)
as Man in Ticket Line at Airport (uncredited)
The Man from Galveston (1963)
as Cole Marteen
The Missing Are Deadly (1975)
Actor
Doctors' Private Lives (1978)
as Dr. Mike Wise
Teenage Cave Man (1958)
as Blonde Tribe Member
I, Mobster (1959)
as Sid - Henchman (uncredited)
Superdome (1978)
as George Beldridge
For the Love of Benji (1977)
as Chandler Dietrich
Anatomy of a Seduction (1979)
as Mark Kane
The Screaming Woman (1972)
as Carl Nesbitt
Cry Baby Killer (1958)
as Rick Connor
Murder in Peyton Place (1977)
as Dr. Michael Rossi
Peyton Place: The Next Generation (1985)
as Dr. Michael Rossi
The Return of Frank Cannon (1980)
as Mike Danvers
The Brain Eaters (1958)
as Dr. Paul Kettering
Devil's Partner (1961)
as Nick Richards / Pete Jensen
T-Bird Gang (1959)
as Alex Hendricks
Swamp Women (1956)
as Police Sergeant
Riding with Death (1976)
as Robert Denby
Teenage Doll (1957)
as Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man
Along Came a Spider (1970)
as Dr. Martin Becker
Born to Be Sold (1981)
as Carl Strickland
Hot Car Girl (1958)
as Cop #2
Cries of Silence (1996)
as Dr. August Claiborne
Houston, We've Got a Problem (1974)
as Gene Kranz, Flight Director
Rock All Night (1957)
as Pete
Bayou (1957)
as Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)
Acapulco Gold (1976)
as Ray Hollister
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything (1980)
as Joseph Locordolos
Carnival Rock (1957)
as Cannon
A Little Game (1977)
as Paul Hamilton
The Fatal Impulse (1960)
as Brundage
Police Headquarters (1974)
as Lt. Calvin Zenger
Linda (1973)
as Paul Reston
Time to Run (1973)
as Warren Cole
That's the Way of the World (1975)
as Carlton James
She Gods of Shark Reef (1958)
as Guard (uncredited)
Leave Yesterday Behind (1978)
as Mr. Clarkson
Brink of Disaster! (1972)
as Dr. Harden
Runaway! (1973)
as Nick Staffo
Help Wanted: Male (1982)
as George Dobbs
Valley of the Redwoods (1960)
as Dino Michaelis
The Young Captives (1959)
as Norm Britt
Code of Silence (1960)
Actor