Acting

Ed Nelson

175 titles62 movies · 113 series

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

Runaway Jury

Film · 2003

Who Am I?

Film · 1998

Cries of Silence

Film · 1996

The Boneyard

Film · 1991

Deadly Weapon

Film · 1989

Sworn to Silence

Film · 1987

Jake and the Fatman

Series · 1987

J.J. Starbuck

Series · 1987

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

Film · 1986

Peyton Place: The Next Generation

Film · 1985

MacGyver

Series · 1985

Murder, She Wrote

Series · 1984

Murder, She Wrote

Series · 1984

Murder, She Wrote

Series · 1984

Murder, She Wrote

Series · 1984

Finder of Lost Loves

Series · 1984

Murder, She Wrote

Series · 1984

Help Wanted: Male

Film · 1982

Hotel

Series · 1982

Cagney & Lacey

Series · 1982

Capitol

Series · 1982

Matt Houston

Series · 1982

Born to Be Sold

Film · 1981

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything

Film · 1980

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

Film · 1980

The Return of Frank Cannon

Film · 1980

Hagen

Series · 1980

Anatomy of a Seduction

Film · 1979

Trapper John, M.D.

Series · 1979

Doctors' Private Lives

Series · 1979

Superdome

Film · 1978

Doctors' Private Lives

Film · 1978

Leave Yesterday Behind

Film · 1978

The Crash of Flight 401

Film · 1978

Dallas

Series · 1978

Vega$

Series · 1978

A Little Game

Film · 1977

Murder in Peyton Place

Film · 1977

For the Love of Benji

Film · 1977

Lou Grant

Series · 1977

CHiPs

Series · 1977

Logan's Run

Series · 1977

Midway

Film · 1976

Riding with Death

Film · 1976

Acapulco Gold

Film · 1976

The Bionic Woman

Series · 1976

Quincy, M.E.

Series · 1976

Charlie's Angels

Series · 1976

Gibbsville

Series · 1976

The Missing Are Deadly

Film · 1975

That's the Way of the World

Film · 1975

Airport 1975

Film · 1974

Houston, We've Got a Problem

Film · 1974

Police Headquarters

Film · 1974

Police Woman

Series · 1974

The Rockford Files

Series · 1974

The Rockford Files

Series · 1974

Time to Run

Film · 1973

Runaway!

Film · 1973

Linda

Film · 1973

Barnaby Jones

Series · 1973

The Screaming Woman

Film · 1972

Brink of Disaster!

Film · 1972

Kung Fu

Series · 1972

The Sixth Sense

Series · 1972

Alias Smith and Jones

Series · 1971

Cannon

Series · 1971

Along Came a Spider

Film · 1970

The Silent Force

Series · 1970

Night Gallery

Series · 1970

Medical Center

Series · 1969

The Mod Squad

Series · 1968

Adam-12

Series · 1968

Ironside

Series · 1967

Mission: Impossible

Series · 1966

The F.B.I.

Series · 1965

The F.B.I.

Series · 1965

Peyton Place

Series · 1964

The Man from Galveston

Film · 1963

Soldier in the Rain

Film · 1963

Arrest and Trial

Series · 1963

Redigo

Series · 1963

The Fugitive

Series · 1963

The Dakotas

Series · 1963

The Outer Limits

Series · 1963

The Fugitive

Series · 1963

Channing

Series · 1963

The Gallant Men

Series · 1962

Saints and Sinners

Series · 1962

Sam Benedict

Series · 1962

The Virginian

Series · 1962

Stoney Burke

Series · 1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Series · 1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Series · 1962

Devil's Partner

Film · 1961

Judgment at Nuremberg

Film · 1961

Cain's Hundred

Series · 1961

87th Precinct

Series · 1961

The New Breed

Series · 1961

Dr. Kildare

Series · 1961

The New Breed

Series · 1961

Code of Silence

Film · 1960

Valley of the Redwoods

Film · 1960

The Fatal Impulse

Film · 1960

Surfside 6

Series · 1960

The Tall Man

Series · 1960

Thriller

Series · 1960

The Aquanauts

Series · 1960

Coronado 9

Series · 1960

Checkmate

Series · 1960

Checkmate

Series · 1960

Thriller

Series · 1960

Thriller

Series · 1960

A Bucket of Blood

Film · 1959

The Young Captives

Film · 1959

T-Bird Gang

Film · 1959

I, Mobster

Film · 1959

Johnny Ringo

Series · 1959

Black Saddle

Series · 1959

The Twilight Zone

Series · 1959

Rawhide

Series · 1959

Black Saddle

Series · 1959

The Rebel

Series · 1959

Riverboat

Series · 1959

The Detectives

Series · 1959

Johnny Ringo

Series · 1959

Tightrope

Series · 1959

Laramie

Series · 1959

Rawhide

Series · 1959

The Rebel

Series · 1959

The Rebel

Series · 1959

The Rebel

Series · 1959

Rawhide

Series · 1959

The Brain Eaters

Film · 1958

Night of the Blood Beast

Film · 1958

Teenage Cave Man

Film · 1958

Cry Baby Killer

Film · 1958

She Gods of Shark Reef

Film · 1958

Hot Car Girl

Film · 1958

Street of Darkness

Film · 1958

77 Sunset Strip

Series · 1958

The Rifleman

Series · 1958

Bat Masterson

Series · 1958

Bat Masterson

Series · 1958

Attack of the Crab Monsters

Film · 1957

Carnival Rock

Film · 1957

Invasion of the Saucer Men

Film · 1957

Bayou

Film · 1957

Rock All Night

Film · 1957

Teenage Doll

Film · 1957

Perry Mason

Series · 1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Series · 1957

M Squad

Series · 1957

Harbor Command

Series · 1957

Maverick

Series · 1957

Tombstone Territory

Series · 1957

Perry Mason

Series · 1957

Maverick

Series · 1957