Runaway Jury
2003 · Movie
as George Dressler
Ed Nelson
1928-12-21
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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.
Filmography
Who Am I?
1998 · Movie
as General Sharman
Cries of Silence
1996 · Movie
as Dr. August Claiborne
The Boneyard
1991 · Movie
as Jersey Callum
Deadly Weapon
1989 · Movie
as General Stone
Sworn to Silence
1987 · Movie
as Victor Handler
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · TV Show
as D.A. Marcus Packard
J.J. Starbuck
1987 · TV Show
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986 · Movie
as Governor Neilson
Peyton Place: The Next Generation
1985 · Movie
as Dr. Michael Rossi
MacGyver
1985 · TV Show
as Arthur Bandel
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
as Raymond 'Ray' Bascomb, Judge Willard Clinton, Henry Post, Mayor Albert Simpson, Carl Turnball
Finder of Lost Loves
1984 · TV Show
as Bill Garnett
Help Wanted: Male
1982 · Movie
as George Dobbs
Hotel
1982 · TV Show
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · TV Show
as Sgt. Steingrove
Capitol
1982 · TV Show
Matt Houston
1982 · TV Show
Born to Be Sold
1981 · Movie
as Carl Strickland
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
1980 · Movie
as Joseph Locordolos
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980 · Movie
as President Harry S. Truman
The Return of Frank Cannon
1980 · Movie
as Mike Danvers
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Hagen
1980 · TV Show
Anatomy of a Seduction
1979 · Movie
as Mark Kane
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 · TV Show
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Doctors' Private Lives
1979 · TV Show
Superdome
1978 · Movie
as George Beldridge
Doctors' Private Lives
1978 · Movie
as Dr. Mike Wise
Leave Yesterday Behind
1978 · Movie
as Mr. Clarkson
The Crash of Flight 401
1978 · Movie
as Philip Mulwray
Dallas
1978 · TV Show
as Jeb Amos
Vega$
1978 · TV Show
A Little Game
1977 · Movie
as Paul Hamilton
Murder in Peyton Place
1977 · Movie
as Dr. Michael Rossi
For the Love of Benji
1977 · Movie
as Chandler Dietrich
Lou Grant
1977 · TV Show
CHiPs
1977 · TV Show
Logan's Run
1977 · TV Show
as Dr. Rowan
Midway
1976 · Movie
as Admiral Harry Pearson
Riding with Death
1976 · Movie
as Robert Denby
Acapulco Gold
1976 · Movie
as Ray Hollister
The Bionic Woman
1976 · TV Show
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · TV Show
Charlie's Angels
1976 · TV Show
as George Starrett
Gibbsville
1976 · TV Show
The Missing Are Deadly
1975 · Movie
That's the Way of the World
1975 · Movie
as Carlton James
Airport 1975
1974 · Movie
as Major John Alexander
Houston, We've Got a Problem
1974 · Movie
as Gene Kranz, Flight Director
Police Headquarters
1974 · Movie
as Lt. Calvin Zenger
Police Woman
1974 · TV Show
The Rockford Files
1974 · TV Show
as Edgar 'Bud' Clement, Blake Sternlight
Time to Run
1973 · Movie
as Warren Cole
Runaway!
1973 · Movie
as Nick Staffo
Linda
1973 · Movie
as Paul Reston
Barnaby Jones
1973 · TV Show
as Larry Kinner
The Screaming Woman
1972 · Movie
as Carl Nesbitt
Brink of Disaster!
1972 · Movie
as Dr. Harden
Kung Fu
1972 · TV Show
as Sheriff Walter Raha
Search
1972 · TV Show
The Sixth Sense
1972 · TV Show
Alias Smith and Jones
1971 · TV Show
Cannon
1971 · TV Show
Along Came a Spider
1970 · Movie
as Dr. Martin Becker
The Silent Force
1970 · TV Show
Night Gallery
1970 · TV Show
as Tom Burke (segment “Little Girl Lost”)
Medical Center
1969 · TV Show
as Hank
The Mod Squad
1968 · TV Show
Adam-12
1968 · TV Show
as Abe Strayhorn
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
Mission: Impossible
1966 · TV Show
as Van Cleve
The F.B.I.
1965 · TV Show
as Walter Swenson, Hamilton
Peyton Place
1964 · TV Show
as Michael Rossi
The Man from Galveston
1963 · Movie
as Cole Marteen
Soldier in the Rain
1963 · Movie
as James Priest
Arrest and Trial
1963 · TV Show
Redigo
1963 · TV Show
The Fugitive
1963 · TV Show
as Paul Clements, Steve Edson
The Dakotas
1963 · TV Show
The Outer Limits
1963 · TV Show
as Col. Luke Stone
Channing
1963 · TV Show
as Deke Allison
The Gallant Men
1962 · TV Show
Saints and Sinners
1962 · TV Show
as Ray
Sam Benedict
1962 · TV Show
as Neil Bracket
The Virginian
1962 · TV Show
as Ralph Slocum
Stoney Burke
1962 · TV Show
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · TV Show
as Tom Keller, Alex Trevor
Devil's Partner
1961 · Movie
as Nick Richards / Pete Jensen
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961 · Movie
as Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
Cain's Hundred
1961 · TV Show
as Peter Stull
87th Precinct
1961 · TV Show
The New Breed
1961 · TV Show
as Jefty Bright, Roger Sykes
Dr. Kildare
1961 · TV Show
as Dr. Keith Judge
Code of Silence
1960 · Movie
Valley of the Redwoods
1960 · Movie
as Dino Michaelis
The Fatal Impulse
1960 · Movie
as Brundage
Surfside 6
1960 · TV Show
The Tall Man
1960 · TV Show
Thriller
1960 · TV Show
as Brundage, Charlie, Tom Ellison / Daniel Le Jean
The Aquanauts
1960 · TV Show
as Chris Garland
Coronado 9
1960 · TV Show
Checkmate
1960 · TV Show
as Chuck Palmer, Gil Stoneham
A Bucket of Blood
1959 · Movie
as Art Lacroix
The Young Captives
1959 · Movie
as Norm Britt
T-Bird Gang
1959 · Movie
as Alex Hendricks
I, Mobster
1959 · Movie
as Sid - Henchman (uncredited)
Johnny Ringo
1959 · TV Show
as Kirk, Tomstedter
Black Saddle
1959 · TV Show
as Lee Coogan, Roy Corey
The Twilight Zone
1959 · TV Show
as Philip Redfield
Rawhide
1959 · TV Show
as Lt. Cory Clemens, Sam Weber, Chuck Whittaker
The Rebel
1959 · TV Show
as Chad, The Stalker, Clint Mowbree, Doug
Riverboat
1959 · TV Show
as Jim Tyler
The Detectives
1959 · TV Show
Tightrope
1959 · TV Show
Laramie
1959 · TV Show
as Sable
The Brain Eaters
1958 · Movie
as Dr. Paul Kettering
Night of the Blood Beast
1958 · Movie
as Dave Randall
Teenage Cave Man
1958 · Movie
as Blonde Tribe Member
Cry Baby Killer
1958 · Movie
as Rick Connor
She Gods of Shark Reef
1958 · Movie
as Guard (uncredited)
Hot Car Girl
1958 · Movie
as Cop #2
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · TV Show
The Rifleman
1958 · TV Show
Bat Masterson
1958 · TV Show
as Jedrow, Browder
Attack of the Crab Monsters
1957 · Movie
as Ensign Quinlan
Carnival Rock
1957 · Movie
as Cannon
Invasion of the Saucer Men
1957 · Movie
as Tom
Bayou
1957 · Movie
as Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)
Rock All Night
1957 · Movie
as Pete
Teenage Doll
1957 · Movie
as Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man
Perry Mason
1957 · TV Show
as Ward Nichols, Dirk Blake
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · TV Show
M Squad
1957 · TV Show
as Lenny Maston
Harbor Command
1957 · TV Show
Maverick
1957 · TV Show
as 2nd Classmate (uncredited)
Tombstone Territory
1957 · TV Show
as Cowboy
Swamp Women
1956 · Movie
as Police Sergeant
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · TV Show
as Nelson, Jack Bowen, Tantasi, Vince Harwell, Albie
New Orleans Uncensored
1955 · Movie
as Charlie
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
as Lee Prentice, Rusk, Perce, Seth, Burt Cury, Tom
Highway Patrol
1955 · TV Show
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · TV Show
The Steel Trap
1952 · Movie
as Man in Ticket Line at Airport (uncredited)
