David Nelson
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-10-24 (75 years old)
Deathday
2011-01-11
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
David Oswald Nelson
David Nelson
Biography
David Oswald Nelson (October 24, 1936 – January 11, 2011) was an American actor. He was the elder son of entertainment couple Harriet Hilliard Nelson and Ozzie Nelson and the older brother of musician Ricky Nelson. Nelson's acting career started in 1949 when he and his brother began playing themselves on his parents' radio series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, which lasted until 1954. His film debut came in Here Come the Nelsons, released in 1952. Also in 1952 Nelson continued playing himself on the television version of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, which ran until 1966.Starting in the early 1960s, he directed about a dozen ep...
Acting
1968
as Self (archive footage)
1959
as Earl Collins
1957
as Ted Carter
1959
as Gene, Bruhn's Gang
1995
as Cop
1959
as Tommy Gordon
1961
as Eric Solden
1952
as David Nelson
1965
as Cameo Appearance
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as Comedy Club Patron
1979
as Leper
1987
as Current Resident
1970
as Union Soldier
1959
as Henry Pennypacker
1999
as Self (archive footage)
1978
as Roxy Doorman
1990
as Wanda's Father
1983
as Mr. Krinsky, Janitor
1976
as Berman
1974
as Co-Pilot
1959
as Self
Production
1985
as Director
1982
as Director
1969
as Director
1983
as Director
1983
as Producer
1973
as Director
1984
as Director
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