Ed Nelson

Ed Nelson

Deceased · Born: Dec 21, 1928 · Died: Aug 9, 2014

Personal Details

BornDec 21, 1928 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Biography

Ed Nelson's initial career aspirations lay in the legal profession, but his life took a dramatic turn during his second year of college when he was bitten by the acting bug. In 1952, he packed his bags and headed to the bustling metropolis of New York City, where he enrolled in the School of Radio Technique to hone his skills in direction and production.

Career

2023
Peyton Place
Peyton Place as Michael Rossi
2003
Runaway Jury
Runaway Jury as George Dressler
1998
Who Am I?
Who Am I? as General Sharman
1996
Cries of Silence
Cries of Silence as Dr. August Claiborne
1991
The Boneyard
The Boneyard as Jersey Callum
1989
Deadly Weapon
Deadly Weapon as General Stone
1987
Sworn to Silence
Sworn to Silence as Victor Handler
1986
1985
1982
Help Wanted: Male
Help Wanted: Male as George Dobbs
1981
Born to Be Sold
Born to Be Sold as Carl Strickland
1980
1979
1978
Doctors' Private Lives
Doctors' Private Lives as Dr. Mike Wise
Superdome
Superdome as George Beldridge
Crash
Crash as Philip Mulwray
1977
For the Love of Benji
For the Love of Benji as Chandler Dietrich
Murder in Peyton Place
Murder in Peyton Place as Dr. Michael Rossi
1976
Acapulco Gold
Acapulco Gold as Ray Hollister
Riding with Death
Riding with Death as Robert Denby
Midway
Midway as Admiral Harry Pearson
1975
1974
Houston, We've Got a Problem
Houston, We've Got a Problem as Gene Kranz, Flight Director
Airport 1975
Airport 1975 as Major John Alexander
1973
Time to Run
Time to Run as Warren Cole
Runaway!
Runaway! as Nick Staffo
Linda
Linda as Paul Reston
1972
The Screaming Woman
The Screaming Woman as Carl Nesbitt
1971
A Little Game
A Little Game as Paul Hamilton
1970
Along Came a Spider
Along Came a Spider as Dr. Martin Becker
1968
Peyton Place
Peyton Place as Michael Rossi
1963
Soldier in the Rain
Soldier in the Rain as James Priest
1961
Devil's Partner
Devil's Partner as Nick Richards / Pete Jensen
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg as Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
1960
Valley of the Redwoods
Valley of the Redwoods as Dino Michaelis
1959
T-Bird Gang
T-Bird Gang as Alex Hendricks
A Bucket of Blood
A Bucket of Blood as Art Lacroix
I Mobster
I Mobster as Sid - Henchman (uncredited)
1958
Teenage Cave Man
Teenage Cave Man as Blonde Tribe Member
She Gods of Shark Reef
She Gods of Shark Reef as Guard (uncredited)
The Brain Eaters
The Brain Eaters as Dr. Paul Kettering
The Cry Baby Killer
The Cry Baby Killer as Rick Connor
1957
Bayou
Bayou as Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)
Teenage Doll
Teenage Doll as Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man
1956
Swamp Women
Swamp Women as Police Sergeant
1952
The Steel Trap
The Steel Trap as Man in Ticket Line at Airport (uncredited)