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