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Who Am I?

as General Sharman

1998
The Boneyard

as Jersey Callum

1991
Deadly Weapon

as General Stone

1989
The Return of Frank Cannon

as Mike Danvers

1980
Anatomy of a Seduction

as Mark Kane

1979
Superdome

as George Beldridge

1978
For the Love of Benji

as Chandler Dietrich

1977
Murder in Peyton Place

as Dr. Michael Rossi

1977
Riding with Death

as Robert Denby

1976
That's the Way of the World

as Carlton James

1975
Linda

as Paul Reston

1973
Runaway!

as Nick Staffo

1973
The Screaming Woman

as Carl Nesbitt

1972
Devil's Partner

as Nick Richards / Pete Jensen

1961
Valley of the Redwoods

as Dino Michaelis

1960
A Bucket of Blood

as Art Lacroix

1959
T-Bird Gang

as Alex Hendricks

1959
The Brain Eaters

as Dr. Paul Kettering

1958
She Gods of Shark Reef

as Guard (uncredited)

1958
Teenage Cave Man

as Blonde Tribe Member

1958
Night of the Blood Beast

as Dave Randall

1958
The Cry Baby Killer

as Rick Connor

1958
Attack of the Crab Monsters

as Ensign Quinlan

1957
Carnival Rock

as Cannon

1957
Swamp Women

as Police Sergeant

1956
New Orleans Uncensored

as Charlie

1955
Ed Nelson Ed Nelson

Birthday

1928-12-21

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edwin Stafford Nelson (born December 21, 1928) is an American actor. Nelson has appeared in numerous television shows, more than fifty motion pictures, and hundreds of stage productions. Until 2005, he was teaching acting and screenwriting in his native New Orleans at two local universities there. Hurricane Katrina prompted him to move his family to Sterlington near Monroe in Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana. 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. He portrayed a dangerous impostor in the adventure movie For the Love of Benji (1977). During the 1980s, Nelson took on the role of Senator Mark Denning in the daytime soap Capitol. Nelson also spent a couple of years as Harry Truman onstage replacing James Whitmore for the National Tour of "Give 'Em Hell, Harry." While living in Los Angeles, Nelson was an active member of the Screen Actors Guild and was elected to the union board for many years. Nelson is a long-standing member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and continues a long tradition of participation in voting for the Academy Awards. In 1999, Nelson returned to Tulane University to finish credits toward his undergraduate degree, which he completed the following year at the age of seventy-one. Nelson continues to act as the opportunity arises. He and his wife of fifty-eight years, Patsy, enjoy semi-retirement visiting his six children and fourteen grandchildren. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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