Ed Nelson
Dec 21, 1928 — Aug 9, 2014 (85 years)
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
37 Movies
40 Series
Ed Nelson is an actor from New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. They are internationally recognised for roles such as George Dressler in Runaway Jury, Governor Neilson in Police Academy 3: Back in Training and General Sharman in Who Am I?. Other notable titles in their filmography include Police Academy 3: Back in Training and Who Am I?. They have 37 films and 40 TV productions to their name, working mainly across genres like drama, thriller, comedy.
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Ed Nelson
37 Movies
40 Series
Ed Nelson is an actor from New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. They are internationally recognised for roles such as George Dressler in Runaway Jury, Governor Neilson in Police Academy 3: Back in Training and General Sharman in Who Am I?. Other notable titles in their filmography include Police Academy 3: Back in Training and Who Am I?. They have 37 films and 40 TV productions to their name, working mainly across genres like drama, thriller, comedy.
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Movies
Who Am I?
1998
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986
Midway
1976
Runaway Jury
2003
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
Airport 1975
1974
A Bucket of Blood
1959
Devil's Partner
1961
Cry Baby Killer
1958
Rock All Night
1957
Hot Car Girl
1958
Teenage Cave Man
1958
New Orleans Uncensored
1955
Soldier in the Rain
1963
Swamp Women
1956
For the Love of Benji
1977
Invasion of the Saucer Men
1957
T-Bird Gang
1959
Cries of Silence
1996
Attack of the Crab Monsters
1957
The Man from Galveston
1963
Deadly Weapon
1989
The Boneyard
1991
The Brain Eaters
1958
The Steel Trap
1952
Night of the Blood Beast
1958
I, Mobster
1959
Bayou
1957
Time to Run
1973
She Gods of Shark Reef
1958
That's the Way of the World
1975
Carnival Rock
1957
Teenage Doll
1957
Acapulco Gold
1976
TV Shows
Medical Center
1969
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Thriller
1960
Channing
1963
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Cain's Hundred
1961
Kung Fu
1972
The F.B.I.
1965
Charlie's Angels
1976
MacGyver
1985
Gunsmoke
1955
Perry Mason
1957
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Johnny Ringo
1959
Mission: Impossible
1966
Saints and Sinners
1962
Black Saddle
1959
The Twilight Zone
1959
Sam Benedict
1962
The Fugitive
1963
The Virginian
1962
The Aquanauts
1960
M Squad
1957
The Rebel
1959
Bat Masterson
1958
Riverboat
1959
The New Breed
1961
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
The Outer Limits
1963
Logan's Run
1977
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Full Filmography
Runaway Jury
George Dressler
2003
Film
Who Am I?
General Sharman
1998
Film
Cries of Silence
Dr. August Claiborne
1996
Film
The Boneyard
Jersey Callum
1991
Film
Deadly Weapon
General Stone
1989
Film
Jake and the Fatman
D.A. Marcus Packard
1987–1990
TV
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Governor Neilson
1986
Film
MacGyver
Arthur Bandel
1988–1989
TV
Murder, She Wrote
Raymond 'Ray' Bascomb
1989–1990
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ed Nelson still alive?
Ed Nelson passed away on August 9, 2014 at age 85.
What are the most famous roles of Ed Nelson?
Ed Nelson is best known for roles in Runaway Jury, Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Who Am I?.
How many movies has Ed Nelson been in?
Over a 62-year career (since 1952), Ed Nelson has appeared in 61 movies and 83 TV shows.
What was Ed Nelson's first movie?
The career of Ed Nelson began with The Steel Trap (1952).
What is Ed Nelson's most recent movie or series?
Ed Nelson's most recent release is Runaway Jury, which premiered on January 16, 2003.
What TV shows has Ed Nelson appeared in?
On television, Ed Nelson has appeared in The Twilight Zone, MacGyver, Murder, She Wrote, Mission: Impossible.
Ed Nelson
1928-12-21 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.