Ed Nelson

Ed Nelson

ActorProducerCrew Dec 21 (died age 85) New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 1952–2003 (51 year career)
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Biography

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 pr…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (145)

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Movies (61)

Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

2003

as George Dressler

6.9
Who Am I?

Who Am I?

1998

as General Sharman

7.1
Cries of Silence

Cries of Silence

1996

as Dr. August Claiborne

7.5
The Boneyard

The Boneyard

1991

as Jersey Callum

5.7
Deadly Weapon

Deadly Weapon

1989

as General Stone

4.1
Sworn to Silence

Sworn to Silence

1987

as Victor Handler

6.0
Police Academy 3: Back in Training

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

1986

as Governor Neilson

5.8
Peyton Place: The Next Generation

Peyton Place: The Next Generation

1985

as Dr. Michael Rossi

Help Wanted: Male

Help Wanted: Male

1982

as George Dobbs

5.0
Born to Be Sold

Born to Be Sold

1981

as Carl Strickland

3.8
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything

1980

as Joseph Locordolos

5.1
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

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

1980

as President Harry S. Truman

5.7
The Return of Frank Cannon

The Return of Frank Cannon

1980

as Mike Danvers

6.2
Anatomy of a Seduction

Anatomy of a Seduction

1979

as Mark Kane

5.5
Leave Yesterday Behind

Leave Yesterday Behind

1978

as Mr. Clarkson

4.9
Superdome

Superdome

1978

as George Beldridge

4.4
Doctors' Private Lives

Doctors' Private Lives

1978

as Dr. Mike Wise

The Crash of Flight 401

The Crash of Flight 401

1978

as Philip Mulwray

7.5
Murder in Peyton Place

Murder in Peyton Place

1977

as Dr. Michael Rossi

5.0
For the Love of Benji

For the Love of Benji

1977

as Chandler Dietrich

5.7
A Little Game

A Little Game

1977

as Paul Hamilton

6.7
Riding with Death

Riding with Death

1976

as Robert Denby

2.6
Midway

Midway

1976

as Admiral Harry Pearson

6.6
Acapulco Gold

Acapulco Gold

1976

as Ray Hollister

3.3
The Missing Are Deadly

The Missing Are Deadly

1975
5.0
That's the Way of the World

That's the Way of the World

1975

as Carlton James

6.2
Airport 1975

Airport 1975

1974

as Major John Alexander

5.8
Police Headquarters

Police Headquarters

1974

as Lt. Calvin Zenger

Houston, We've Got a Problem

Houston, We've Got a Problem

1974

as Gene Kranz, Flight Director

6.0
Runaway!

Runaway!

1973

as Nick Staffo

5.3
Linda

Linda

1973

as Paul Reston

6.0
Time to Run

Time to Run

1973

as Warren Cole

3.8
The Screaming Woman

The Screaming Woman

1972

as Carl Nesbitt

6.8
Brink of Disaster!

Brink of Disaster!

1972

as Dr. Harden

6.0
Along Came a Spider

Along Came a Spider

1970

as Dr. Martin Becker

5.2
Soldier in the Rain

Soldier in the Rain

1963

as James Priest

6.3
The Man from Galveston

The Man from Galveston

1963

as Cole Marteen

5.2
Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961

as Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)

8.0
Devil's Partner

Devil's Partner

1961

as Nick Richards / Pete Jensen

5.3
Code of Silence

Code of Silence

1960
5.0
The Fatal Impulse

The Fatal Impulse

1960

as Brundage

1.0
Valley of the Redwoods

Valley of the Redwoods

1960

as Dino Michaelis

5.0
The Young Captives

The Young Captives

1959

as Norm Britt

5.0
I, Mobster

I, Mobster

1959

as Sid - Henchman (uncredited)

6.5
A Bucket of Blood

A Bucket of Blood

1959

as Art Lacroix

6.6
T-Bird Gang

T-Bird Gang

1959

as Alex Hendricks

4.7
Teenage Cave Man

Teenage Cave Man

1958

as Blonde Tribe Member

3.8
She Gods of Shark Reef

She Gods of Shark Reef

1958

as Guard (uncredited)

3.0
The Brain Eaters

The Brain Eaters

1958

as Dr. Paul Kettering

4.8
Hot Car Girl

Hot Car Girl

1958

as Cop #2

6.0
Cry Baby Killer

Cry Baby Killer

1958

as Rick Connor

5.5
Night of the Blood Beast

Night of the Blood Beast

1958

as Dave Randall

3.8
Rock All Night

Rock All Night

1957

as Pete

5.4
Bayou

Bayou

1957

as Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)

2.6
Invasion of the Saucer-Men

Invasion of the Saucer-Men

1957

as Tom

4.8
Teenage Doll

Teenage Doll

1957

as Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man

5.0
Attack of the Crab Monsters

Attack of the Crab Monsters

1957

as Ensign Quinlan

5.2
Carnival Rock

Carnival Rock

1957

as Cannon

4.4
Swamp Women

Swamp Women

1956

as Police Sergeant

3.4
New Orleans Uncensored

New Orleans Uncensored

1955

as Charlie

4.5
The Steel Trap

The Steel Trap

1952

as Man in Ticket Line at Airport (uncredited)

6.4

Television (84)

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

1987

as D.A. Marcus Packard

6.2
J.J. Starbuck

J.J. Starbuck

1987
5.0
MacGyver

MacGyver

1985

as Arthur Bandel

7.7
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

as Carl Turnball

7.5
Finder of Lost Loves

Finder of Lost Loves

1984

as Bill Garnett

5.7
Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

1982

as Sgt. Steingrove

7.0
Hotel

Hotel

1982
6.8
Matt Houston

Matt Houston

1982
6.2
Capitol

Capitol

1982
5.7
Hagen

Hagen

1980
5.0
Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

1979
6.5
Doctors' Private Lives

Doctors' Private Lives

1979
Dallas

Dallas

1978

as Jeb Amos

6.8
Vega$

Vega$

1978
7.0
Lou Grant

Lou Grant

1977
7.3
CHiPs

CHiPs

1977
6.8
Logan's Run

Logan's Run

1977

as Dr. Rowan

6.7
Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

1976

as George Starrett

6.7
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976
7.5
The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

1976
7.0
Gibbsville

Gibbsville

1976
The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974

as Edgar 'Bud' Clement

7.6
Police Woman

Police Woman

1974
6.2
Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

1973

as Larry Kinner

6.9
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972
7.0
Search

Search

1972
6.9
Banacek

Banacek

1972

as Geoff Holden

8.6
The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense

1972
5.9
Kung Fu

Kung Fu

1972

as Sheriff Walter Raha

7.7
Cannon

Cannon

1971
6.6
Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

1971
7.0
Night Gallery

Night Gallery

1970

as Tom Burke (segment “Little Girl Lost”)

7.8
The Silent Force

The Silent Force

1970
5.0
Medical Center

Medical Center

1969

as Hank

6.1
Adam-12

Adam-12

1968

as Abe Strayhorn

7.0
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968
6.2
Ironside

Ironside

1967
6.8
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

as Van Cleve

7.6
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

as Walter Swenson

5.4
Peyton Place

Peyton Place

1964

as Michael Rossi

6.1
The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

as Paul Clements

7.2
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

1963

as Col. Luke Stone

7.8
Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

1963
7.7
The Dakotas

The Dakotas

1963
5.7
Channing

Channing

1963

as Deke Allison

7.0
Redigo

Redigo

1963
5.0
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

as Tom Keller

7.9
The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

as Ralph Slocum

6.4
Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

1962
5.7
Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

1962

as Neil Bracket

6.0
Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners

1962

as Ray

6.0
The Gallant Men

The Gallant Men

1962
6.0
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

as Dr. Keith Judge

5.5
The New Breed

The New Breed

1961

as Jefty Bright

7.0
Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

1961

as Peter Stull

4.7
87th Precinct

87th Precinct

1961
7.5
Thriller

Thriller

1960

as Brundage

6.6
Checkmate

Checkmate

1960

as Gil Stoneham

4.1
The Tall Man

The Tall Man

1960
6.3
Surfside 6

Surfside 6

1960
5.0
The Aquanauts

The Aquanauts

1960

as Chris Garland

5.5
Coronado 9

Coronado 9

1960
6.0
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

as Philip Redfield

8.5
Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

as Chuck Whittaker

7.2
Laramie

Laramie

1959

as Sable

6.6
The Rebel

The Rebel

1959

as Chad

4.8
The Detectives

The Detectives

1959
6.1
Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

1959

as Tomstedter

5.7
Riverboat

Riverboat

1959

as Jim Tyler

6.2
Black Saddle

Black Saddle

1959

as Roy Corey

6.0
Tightrope

Tightrope

1959
5.5
The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958
7.1
Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

1958

as Jedrow

6.1
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958
6.7
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

as Ward Nichols

7.7
Maverick

Maverick

1957

as 2nd Classmate (uncredited)

6.9
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
7.3
Tombstone Territory

Tombstone Territory

1957

as Cowboy

6.6
M Squad

M Squad

1957

as Lenny Maston

5.2
Harbor Command

Harbor Command

1957
4.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Nelson

6.0
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955
6.8
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Lee Prentice

6.6
Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol

1955
5.8