- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 21, 1928
- Place of Birth
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Died
- August 9, 2014
Ed Nelson
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 arrogan…
Filmography
movieRunaway Jury
2003 · George Dressler
movieWho Am I?
1998 · General Sharman
movieCries of Silence
1996 · Dr. August Claiborne
movieThe Boneyard
1991 · Jersey Callum
movieDeadly Weapon
1989 · General Stone
tvJake and the Fatman
1987 · D.A. Marcus Packard
tvJ.J. Starbuck
1987
movieSworn to Silence
1987 · Victor Handler
moviePolice Academy 3: Back in Training
1986 · Governor Neilson
tvMacGyver
1985 · Arthur Bandel
moviePeyton Place: The Next Generation
1985 · Dr. Michael Rossi
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Raymond 'Ray' Bascomb, Judge Willard Clinton, Henry Post, Mayor Albert Simpson, Carl Turnball
tvFinder of Lost Loves
1984 · Bill Garnett
tvMatt Houston
1982
tvHotel
1982
tvCapitol
1982
tvCagney & Lacey
1982 · Sgt. Steingrove
movieHelp Wanted: Male
1982 · George Dobbs
movieBorn to Be Sold
1981 · Carl Strickland
movieEnola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980 · President Harry S. Truman
movieThe Return of Frank Cannon
1980 · Mike Danvers
movieThe Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
1980 · Joseph Locordolos
Hagen
1980
tvTrapper John, M.D.
1979
movieAnatomy of a Seduction
1979 · Mark Kane
Doctors' Private Lives
1979
movieThe Crash of Flight 401
1978 · Philip Mulwray
tvVega$
1978
movieLeave Yesterday Behind
1978 · Mr. Clarkson
tvDallas
1978 · Jeb Amos
movieDoctors' Private Lives
1978 · Dr. Mike Wise
movieSuperdome
1978 · George Beldridge
movieMurder in Peyton Place
1977 · Dr. Michael Rossi
tvLou Grant
1977
tvLogan's Run
1977 · Dr. Rowan
tvCHiPs
1977
movieA Little Game
1977 · Paul Hamilton
movieFor the Love of Benji
1977 · Chandler Dietrich
tvGibbsville
1976
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976
tvCharlie's Angels
1976 · George Starrett
movieMidway
1976 · Admiral Harry Pearson
movieAcapulco Gold
1976 · Ray Hollister
tvThe Bionic Woman
1976
movieRiding with Death
1976 · Robert Denby
movieThat's the Way of the World
1975 · Carlton James
movieThe Missing Are Deadly
1975
movieAirport 1975
1974 · Major John Alexander
tvPolice Woman
1974
tvThe Rockford Files
1974 · Edgar 'Bud' Clement, Blake Sternlight
moviePolice Headquarters
1974 · Lt. Calvin Zenger
movieHouston, We've Got a Problem
1974 · Gene Kranz, Flight Director
movieLinda
1973 · Paul Reston
movieRunaway!
1973 · Nick Staffo
tvBarnaby Jones
1973 · Larry Kinner
movieTime to Run
1973 · Warren Cole
tvKung Fu
1972 · Sheriff Walter Raha
tvThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
tvSearch
1972
movieThe Screaming Woman
1972 · Carl Nesbitt
tvThe Sixth Sense
1972
movieBrink of Disaster!
1972 · Dr. Harden
tvCannon
1971
tvAlias Smith and Jones
1971
tvNight Gallery
1970 · Tom Burke (segment “Little Girl Lost”)
tvThe Silent Force
1970
movieAlong Came a Spider
1970 · Dr. Martin Becker
tvMedical Center
1969 · Hank
tvThe Mod Squad
1968
tvAdam-12
1968 · Abe Strayhorn
tvIronside
1967
tvMission: Impossible
1966 · Van Cleve
tvThe F.B.I.
1965 · Walter Swenson, Hamilton
tvPeyton Place
1964 · Michael Rossi
movieThe Man from Galveston
1963 · Cole Marteen
movieSoldier in the Rain
1963 · James Priest
tvRedigo
1963
tvChanning
1963 · Deke Allison
tvThe Fugitive
1963 · Paul Clements, Steve Edson
tvThe Outer Limits
1963 · Col. Luke Stone
tvArrest and Trial
1963
tvThe Dakotas
1963
tvThe Gallant Men
1962
tvStoney Burke
1962
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Tom Keller, Alex Trevor
tvThe Virginian
1962 · Ralph Slocum
tvSaints and Sinners
1962 · Ray
tvSam Benedict
1962 · Neil Bracket
movieJudgment at Nuremberg
1961 · Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
tvThe New Breed
1961 · Jefty Bright, Roger Sykes
tvDr. Kildare
1961 · Dr. Keith Judge
tv87th Precinct
1961
movieDevil's Partner
1961 · Nick Richards / Pete Jensen
tvCain's Hundred
1961 · Peter Stull
movieThe Fatal Impulse
1960 · Brundage
tvSurfside 6
1960
tvCheckmate
1960 · Chuck Palmer, Gil Stoneham
tvThe Aquanauts
1960 · Chris Garland
tvThriller
1960 · Brundage, Charlie, Tom Ellison / Daniel Le Jean
tvThe Tall Man
1960
tvCoronado 9
1960
movieCode of Silence
1960
movieValley of the Redwoods
1960 · Dino Michaelis
movieA Bucket of Blood
1959 · Art Lacroix
movieT-Bird Gang
1959 · Alex Hendricks
tvThe Detectives
1959
tvThe Rebel
1959 · Chad, The Stalker, Clint Mowbree, Doug
tvJohnny Ringo
1959 · Kirk, Tomstedter
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959 · Philip Redfield
tvLaramie
1959 · Sable
tvRiverboat
1959 · Jim Tyler
tvTightrope
1959
movieThe Young Captives
1959 · Norm Britt
movieI, Mobster
1959 · Sid - Henchman (uncredited)
tvBlack Saddle
1959 · Lee Coogan, Roy Corey
tvRawhide
1959 · Lt. Cory Clemens, Sam Weber, Chuck Whittaker
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
tvBat Masterson
1958 · Jedrow, Browder
tvThe Rifleman
1958
movieThe Brain Eaters
1958 · Dr. Paul Kettering, Producer
movieHot Car Girl
1958 · Cop #2
movieCry Baby Killer
1958 · Rick Connor
movieNight of the Blood Beast
1958 · Dave Randall
movieShe Gods of Shark Reef
1958 · Guard (uncredited)
movieTeenage Cave Man
1958 · Blonde Tribe Member
tvTombstone Territory
1957 · Cowboy
tvHarbor Command
1957
tvMaverick
1957 · , 2nd Classmate (uncredited)
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Ward Nichols, Dirk Blake
tvM Squad
1957 · Lenny Maston
movieTeenage Doll
1957 · Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
movieCarnival Rock
1957 · Cannon
movieInvasion of the Saucer Men
1957 · Tom
movieBayou
1957 · Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)
movieRock All Night
1957 · Pete
movieAttack of the Crab Monsters
1957 · Ensign Quinlan, Special Effects
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Nelson, Jack Bowen, Tantasi, Vince Harwell, Albie
movieSwamp Women
1956 · Police Sergeant
tvHighway Patrol
1955
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Lee Prentice, Rusk, Perce, Seth, Burt Cury, Tom
tvThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
movieNew Orleans Uncensored
1955 · Charlie
movieThe Steel Trap
1952 · Man in Ticket Line at Airport (uncredited)