Gene Nelson
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1920-03-24 (76 years old)
Deathday
1996-09-16
Place of Birth
Astoria, Oregon, USA
Also known As
Gene Berg
Eugene A. Nelson
Leander Eugene Berg
Gene Nelson
Biography
Gene Nelson was an American dancer, actor, screenwriter, and director. Born Leander Eugene Berg in Astoria, Oregon, he moved to Seattle when he was a year old. He was inspired to become a dancer by watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers when he was a child. After serving in the Army during World War II during which he also performed in the musical This Is the Army, Nelson landed his first Broadway role in Lend an Ear, for which he received the Theatre World Award. He also appeared onstage in Follies, which garnered him a Tony Award nomination, and Good News. Nelson's longtime professional dance partner during the 1950s was actress JoAnn Dean...
Acting
1950
as Tommy Trainor
1955
as Will Parker
1951
as Tom Farnham
1955
as Greg Carradine
1953
as Steve Lacey
1950
as Hal Courtland
1955
as Mike Delaney
1950
as Doug Martin
1952
as Don Weston
1953
as Gordon Evans
1951
as Gene Nelson
1961
as Dan Warren
1953
as Twitch
1973
as Harry
1951
1943
as Soldier (uncredited)
1981
as Clive Lytell
1939
as Minor Role
1939
as Skater
1947
as Tommy Yale
1954
as Al Howard
1963
as Billy Poole
1948
as Legal Assistant
1948
as Jerry (uncredited)
1961
as Gil Shepard
1972
as Aircraft Carrier Captain
Production
1965
as Director
1964
as Director
1964
as Director
1962
as Director
1967
as Director
1969
as Director
1963
as Director
1973
as Director
1966
as Director
1964
as Screenplay
1964
as Director
1969
as Producer
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