Ed Nelson
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-12-21 (86 years old)
Deathday
2014-08-09
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also known As
Edwin Stafford Nelson
Ed Nelson
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,...
Acting
1981
as Carl Strickland
1959
as Art Lacroix
1960
1957
as Ensign Quinlan
1974
as Major John Alexander
1973
as Warren Cole
1957
as Cannon
1955
as Charlie
1958
as Dr. Paul Kettering
1957
1991
as Jersey Callum
1961
as Nick Richards / Pete Jensen
1958
as Dave Randall
1980
as Joseph Locordolos
1974
as Gene Kranz, Flight Director
1989
as General Stone
1963
as Cole Marteen
1972
as Carl Nesbitt
1959
as Norm Britt
1979
as Mark Kane
1970
as Dr. Martin Becker
1971
as Paul Hamilton
1973
as Nick Staffo
1959
as Alex Hendricks
1960
as Dino Michaelis
1977
as Dr. Michael Rossi
1978
as George Beldridge
1973
as Paul Reston
1998
as General Sharman
1976
as Admiral Harry Pearson
1972
as Dr. Harden
1957
as Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)
1980
as President Harry S. Truman
1976
as Robert Denby
1978
as Dr. Mike Wise
1987
as Victor Handler
1961
as Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
1978
as Mr. Clarkson
1959
as Sid - Henchman (uncredited)
1996
as Dr. August Claiborne
1956
as Police Sergeant
1976
as Ray Hollister
1960
as Brundage
1978
as Philip Mulwray
1980
as Mike Danvers
1958
as Blonde Tribe Member
1977
as Chandler Dietrich
1974
as Lt. Calvin Zenger
1985
as Dr. Michael Rossi
2003
as George Dressler
1982
as George Dobbs
1958
as Rick Connor
1963
as James Priest
1975
as Carlton James
1986
as Governor Neilson
1957
as Pete
1957
as Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man
1958
as Guard (uncredited)
Production
1958
as Producer
1957
as Special Effects
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