Ed Nelson
Acting
Born: December 21, 1928 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died: August 9, 2014 (aged 85)
Highest Rated
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 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
Runaway Jury
2003
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986
The Twilight Zone
1959
Who Am I?
1998
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
MacGyver
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Midway
1976
Mission: Impossible
1966
Airport 1975
1974
The Bionic Woman
1976
Dallas
1978
Photos (4)
Movies (61)
Who Am I?
General Sharman
Runaway Jury
George Dressler
Midway
Admiral Harry Pearson
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Governor Neilson
Judgment at Nuremberg
Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
Airport 1975
Major John Alexander
A Bucket of Blood
Art Lacroix
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
President Harry S. Truman
Soldier in the Rain
James Priest
Deadly Weapon
General Stone
Attack of the Crab Monsters
Ensign Quinlan
The Steel Trap
Man in Ticket Line at Airport (uncredited)
The Boneyard
Jersey Callum
Invasion of the Saucer Men
Tom
The Screaming Woman
Carl Nesbitt
Anatomy of a Seduction
Mark Kane
Riding with Death
Robert Denby
The Man from Galveston
Cole Marteen
Night of the Blood Beast
Dave Randall
Swamp Women
Police Sergeant
She Gods of Shark Reef
Guard (uncredited)
Doctors' Private Lives
Dr. Mike Wise
Superdome
George Beldridge
New Orleans Uncensored
Charlie
Teenage Cave Man
Blonde Tribe Member
For the Love of Benji
Chandler Dietrich
The Crash of Flight 401
Philip Mulwray
The Brain Eaters
Dr. Paul Kettering
Sworn to Silence
Victor Handler
Bayou
Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)
Devil's Partner
Nick Richards / Pete Jensen
I, Mobster
Sid - Henchman (uncredited)
Along Came a Spider
Dr. Martin Becker
Hot Car Girl
Cop #2
Help Wanted: Male
George Dobbs
Born to Be Sold
Carl Strickland
A Little Game
Paul Hamilton
Cry Baby Killer
Rick Connor
Murder in Peyton Place
Dr. Michael Rossi
Teenage Doll
Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
T-Bird Gang
Alex Hendricks
Rock All Night
Pete
Carnival Rock
Cannon
Valley of the Redwoods
Dino Michaelis
Cries of Silence
Dr. August Claiborne
Time to Run
Warren Cole
The Young Captives
Norm Britt
The Return of Frank Cannon
Mike Danvers
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
Joseph Locordolos
Houston, We've Got a Problem
Gene Kranz, Flight Director
Acapulco Gold
Ray Hollister
The Fatal Impulse
Brundage
Peyton Place: The Next Generation
Dr. Michael Rossi
That's the Way of the World
Carlton James
Police Headquarters
Lt. Calvin Zenger
Runaway!
Nick Staffo
Brink of Disaster!
Dr. Harden
Leave Yesterday Behind
Mr. Clarkson
Linda
Paul Reston
Code of Silence
1960
TV Shows (111)
Perry Mason
Ward Nichols · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Dirk Blake · 1 eps
Dallas
Jeb Amos · 1 eps
Ironside
1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Raymond 'Ray' Bascomb · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Judge Willard Clinton · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Henry Post · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Mayor Albert Simpson · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Carl Turnball · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Tom Keller · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Alex Trevor · 1 eps
The Rifleman
3 eps
MacGyver
Arthur Bandel · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Paul Clements · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Steve Edson · 1 eps
The Rockford Files
Edgar 'Bud' Clement · 1 eps
The Rockford Files
Blake Sternlight · 1 eps
Adam-12
Abe Strayhorn · 1 eps
The Virginian
Ralph Slocum · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Philip Redfield · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
5 eps
Charlie's Angels
George Starrett · 1 eps
Maverick
2 eps
Maverick
2nd Classmate (uncredited) · 1 eps
Jake and the Fatman
D.A. Marcus Packard · 3 eps
Quincy, M.E.
2 eps
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Keith Judge · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Van Cleve · 1 eps
Cagney & Lacey
Sgt. Steingrove · 1 eps
Highway Patrol
1 eps
Hotel
1 eps
Rawhide
Lt. Cory Clemens · 1 eps
Rawhide
Sam Weber · 1 eps
Rawhide
Chuck Whittaker · 1 eps
Cannon
1 eps
Barnaby Jones
Larry Kinner · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Walter Swenson · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Hamilton · 1 eps
Thriller
Brundage · 2 eps
Thriller
Charlie · 1 eps
Thriller
Tom Ellison / Daniel Le Jean · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Col. Luke Stone · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Tom Burke (segment “Little Girl Lost”) · 1 eps
Police Woman
1 eps
Gunsmoke
Lee Prentice · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Rusk · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Perce · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Seth · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Burt Cury · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Tom · 1 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1 eps
Lou Grant
1 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
1 eps
Surfside 6
1 eps
Bat Masterson
Jedrow · 1 eps
Bat Masterson
Browder · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Nelson · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jack Bowen · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Albie · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Tantasi · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Vince Harwell · 1 eps
The Bionic Woman
1 eps
Medical Center
Hank · 3 eps
Matt Houston
1 eps
The Rebel
Chad · 1 eps
The Rebel
Doug · 1 eps
The Rebel
The Stalker · 1 eps
The Rebel
Clint Mowbree · 1 eps
Capitol
260 eps
77 Sunset Strip
1 eps
Tombstone Territory
Cowboy · 1 eps
Vega$
2 eps
Alias Smith and Jones
1 eps
Laramie
Sable · 1 eps
The Detectives
3 eps
Stoney Burke
1 eps
Checkmate
Gil Stoneham · 1 eps
Checkmate
Chuck Palmer · 1 eps
M Squad
Lenny Maston · 1 eps
The Mod Squad
1 eps
Arrest and Trial
1 eps
Black Saddle
Lee Coogan · 1 eps
Black Saddle
Roy Corey · 1 eps
Finder of Lost Loves
Bill Garnett · 1 eps
CHiPs
1 eps
Sam Benedict
Neil Bracket · 1 eps
Riverboat
Jim Tyler · 1 eps
Johnny Ringo
Kirk · 1 eps
Johnny Ringo
Tomstedter · 1 eps
87th Precinct
1 eps
The Tall Man
1 eps
The New Breed
Jefty Bright · 1 eps
The New Breed
Roger Sykes · 1 eps
Cain's Hundred
Peter Stull · 1 eps
Tightrope
1 eps
J.J. Starbuck
1 eps
Logan's Run
Dr. Rowan · 1 eps
The Sixth Sense
1 eps
The Aquanauts
Chris Garland · 1 eps
Search
1 eps
The Dakotas
1 eps
Saints and Sinners
Ray · 1 eps
The Gallant Men
1 eps
Coronado 9
1 eps
Harbor Command
1 eps
Channing
Deke Allison · 2 eps
Redigo
1 eps
The Silent Force
15 eps
Gibbsville
1 eps
Kung Fu
Sheriff Walter Raha · 1 eps
Peyton Place
Michael Rossi · 514 eps