Ed Nelson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

175

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-12-21

Day of death

2014-08-09 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Ed Nelson

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

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Dallas

    Dallas

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • The Bionic Woman

    The Bionic Woman

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Lou Grant

    Lou Grant

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Laramie

    Laramie

  • Jake and the Fatman

    Jake and the Fatman

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Cagney & Lacey

    Cagney & Lacey

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Trapper John, M.D.

    Trapper John, M.D.

  • Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • Alias Smith and Jones

    Alias Smith and Jones

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

  • M Squad

    M Squad

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Johnny Ringo

    Johnny Ringo

  • Johnny Ringo

    Johnny Ringo

  • Black Saddle

    Black Saddle

  • Black Saddle

    Black Saddle

  • Runaway!

    Runaway!

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Highway Patrol

    Highway Patrol

  • Devil's Partner

    Devil's Partner

  • Tombstone Territory

    Tombstone Territory

  • The Sixth Sense

    The Sixth Sense

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Capitol

    Capitol

  • I, Mobster

    I, Mobster

  • Attack of the Crab Monsters

    Attack of the Crab Monsters

  • Stoney Burke

    Stoney Burke

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • Riverboat

    Riverboat

  • Tightrope

    Tightrope

  • Bayou

    Bayou

  • The Tall Man

    The Tall Man

  • Who Am I?

    Who Am I?

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • Anatomy of a Seduction

    Anatomy of a Seduction

  • Finder of Lost Loves

    Finder of Lost Loves

  • A Little Game

    A Little Game

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Doctors' Private Lives

    Doctors' Private Lives

  • Harbor Command

    Harbor Command

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • Rock All Night

    Rock All Night

  • Midway

    Midway

  • The Aquanauts

    The Aquanauts

  • Valley of the Redwoods

    Valley of the Redwoods

  • Time to Run

    Time to Run

  • A Bucket of Blood

    A Bucket of Blood

  • Runaway Jury

    Runaway Jury

  • Acapulco Gold

    Acapulco Gold

  • The Dakotas

    The Dakotas

  • Logan's Run

    Logan's Run

  • Search

    Search

  • Judgment at Nuremberg

    Judgment at Nuremberg

  • J.J. Starbuck

    J.J. Starbuck

  • The Steel Trap

    The Steel Trap

  • Coronado 9

    Coronado 9

  • The Gallant Men

    The Gallant Men

  • Police Academy 3: Back in Training

    Police Academy 3: Back in Training

  • Channing

    Channing

  • T-Bird Gang

    T-Bird Gang

  • Saints and Sinners

    Saints and Sinners

  • New Orleans Uncensored

    New Orleans Uncensored

  • Airport 1975

    Airport 1975

  • Gibbsville

    Gibbsville

  • Redigo

    Redigo

  • Brink of Disaster!

    Brink of Disaster!

  • Superdome

    Superdome

  • The Screaming Woman

    The Screaming Woman

  • Hot Car Girl

    Hot Car Girl

  • The Silent Force

    The Silent Force

  • Hagen

    Hagen

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • The Boneyard

    The Boneyard

  • Invasion of the Saucer-Men

    Invasion of the Saucer-Men

  • Cry Baby Killer

    Cry Baby Killer

  • Deadly Weapon

    Deadly Weapon

  • Soldier in the Rain

    Soldier in the Rain

  • Born to Be Sold

    Born to Be Sold

  • Peyton Place

    Peyton Place

  • Teenage Cave Man

    Teenage Cave Man

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

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

  • The Brain Eaters

    The Brain Eaters

  • The Crash of Flight 401

    The Crash of Flight 401

  • The Young Captives

    The Young Captives

  • Linda

    Linda

  • For the Love of Benji

    For the Love of Benji

  • Swamp Women

    Swamp Women

  • Along Came a Spider

    Along Came a Spider

  • Murder in Peyton Place

    Murder in Peyton Place

  • The Man from Galveston

    The Man from Galveston

  • The Fatal Impulse

    The Fatal Impulse

  • That's the Way of the World

    That's the Way of the World

  • Night of the Blood Beast

    Night of the Blood Beast

  • Doctors' Private Lives

    Doctors' Private Lives

  • Carnival Rock

    Carnival Rock

  • The Missing Are Deadly

    The Missing Are Deadly

  • Cries of Silence

    Cries of Silence

  • Peyton Place: The Next Generation

    Peyton Place: The Next Generation

  • Houston, We've Got a Problem

    Houston, We've Got a Problem

  • Teenage Doll

    Teenage Doll

  • She Gods of Shark Reef

    She Gods of Shark Reef

  • Sworn to Silence

    Sworn to Silence

  • The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything

    The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything

  • Riding with Death

    Riding with Death

  • The Return of Frank Cannon

    The Return of Frank Cannon

  • Code of Silence

    Code of Silence

  • Leave Yesterday Behind

    Leave Yesterday Behind

  • Help Wanted: Male

    Help Wanted: Male

  • Police Headquarters

    Police Headquarters