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