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Gene Nelson

Gene Nelson

ActorDirectorProducerWriter Mar 24 (died age 76) Astoria, Oregon, USA 1939–1984 (45 year career)
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Biography

Gene Nelson was an American dancer, actor, screenwriter, and director. Born Leander Eugene Berg in Astoria, Oregon, his family moved to Seattle when he was a year old. He was inspired to become a dancer by watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers when he was a child. After serving in the Army during World War II during which he also performed in the musical This Is the Army, Nelson landed his first Broadway role in Lend an Ear, for which he received the Theatre World Award. He also appeared onsta…

Known For

Star Trek
Film

Star Trek

Director
I Dream of Jeannie
Film

I Dream of Jeannie

Director
Gilligan's Island
Film

Gilligan's Island

Director
The Andy Griffith Show
Film

The Andy Griffith Show

Director
Starsky & Hutch
Film

Starsky & Hutch

Director
Hawaii Five-O
Film

Hawaii Five-O

Director
Quincy, M.E.
Film

Quincy, M.E.

Director
Oklahoma!
Film

Oklahoma!

Will Parker

Filmography

Acting (56)

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Crew (45)

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