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Ed Nelson

Bio: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edwin Stafford Nelson (born December 21, 1928) is an American actor

Born: Fri, Dec 21 1928

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Death: Sat, Aug 09 2014

Ed Nelson is 85 years old

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Runaway Jury

Ed Nelson was

74 in Runaway Jury

as 'George Dressler'.

Thu, Jan 16 2003

Who Am I?

Ed Nelson was

69 in Who Am I?

as 'General Sharman'.

Sat, Jan 17 1998

Cries of Silence

Ed Nelson was

67 in Cries of Silence

as 'Dr. August Claiborne'.

Wed, May 01 1996

The Boneyard

Ed Nelson was

62 in The Boneyard

as 'Jersey Callum'.

Wed, Jun 12 1991

Deadly Weapon

Ed Nelson was

60 in Deadly Weapon

as 'General Stone'.

Tue, Aug 15 1989

Sworn to Silence

Ed Nelson was

58 in Sworn to Silence

as 'Victor Handler'.

Mon, Apr 06 1987

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

Ed Nelson was

57 in Police Academy 3: Back in Training

as 'Governor Neilson'.

Thu, Mar 20 1986

Peyton Place: The Next Generation

Ed Nelson was

56 in Peyton Place: The Next Generation

as 'Dr. Michael Rossi'.

Mon, May 13 1985

Help Wanted: Male

Ed Nelson was

53 in Help Wanted: Male

as 'George Dobbs'.

Sat, Jan 16 1982

Born to Be Sold

Ed Nelson was

52 in Born to Be Sold

as 'Carl Strickland'.

Mon, Nov 02 1981

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

Ed Nelson was

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

as 'President Harry S. Truman'.

Sun, Nov 23 1980

The Return of Frank Cannon

Ed Nelson was

51 in The Return of Frank Cannon

as 'Mike Danvers'.

Fri, Oct 31 1980

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything

Ed Nelson was

51 in The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything

as 'Joseph Locordolos'.

Fri, Jun 13 1980

Anatomy of a Seduction

Ed Nelson was

50 in Anatomy of a Seduction

as 'Mark Kane'.

Tue, May 08 1979

The Crash of Flight 401

Ed Nelson was

49 in The Crash of Flight 401

as 'Philip Mulwray'.

Sun, Oct 29 1978

Leave Yesterday Behind

Ed Nelson was

49 in Leave Yesterday Behind

as 'Mr. Clarkson'.

Sun, May 14 1978

Doctors' Private Lives

Ed Nelson was

49 in Doctors' Private Lives

as 'Dr. Mike Wise'.

Mon, Mar 20 1978

Superdome

Ed Nelson was

49 in Superdome

as 'George Beldridge'.

Mon, Jan 09 1978

Murder in Peyton Place

Ed Nelson was

48 in Murder in Peyton Place

as 'Dr. Michael Rossi'.

Mon, Oct 03 1977

For the Love of Benji

Ed Nelson was

48 in For the Love of Benji

as 'Chandler Dietrich'.

Fri, Jun 10 1977

Midway

Ed Nelson was

47 in Midway

as 'Admiral Harry Pearson'.

Fri, Jun 18 1976

Acapulco Gold

Ed Nelson was

47 in Acapulco Gold

as 'Ray Hollister'.

Tue, Jun 01 1976

Riding with Death

Ed Nelson was

47 in Riding with Death

as 'Robert Denby'.

Thu, Jan 01 1976

That's the Way of the World

Ed Nelson was

46 in That's the Way of the World

as 'Carlton James'.

Sun, Jun 01 1975

The Missing Are Deadly

Ed Nelson was

46 in The Missing Are Deadly

Wed, Jan 08 1975

Airport 1975

Ed Nelson was

45 in Airport 1975

as 'Major John Alexander'.

Fri, Oct 18 1974

Police Headquarters

Ed Nelson was

45 in Police Headquarters

as 'Lt. Calvin Zenger'.

Tue, Mar 19 1974

Houston, We've Got a Problem

Ed Nelson was

45 in Houston, We've Got a Problem

as 'Gene Kranz, Flight Director'.

Sat, Mar 02 1974

Linda

Ed Nelson was

44 in Linda

as 'Paul Reston'.

Sat, Nov 03 1973

Runaway!

Ed Nelson was

44 in Runaway!

as 'Nick Staffo'.

Sat, Sep 29 1973

Time to Run

Ed Nelson was

44 in Time to Run

as 'Warren Cole'.

Wed, Jan 24 1973

The Screaming Woman

Ed Nelson was

43 in The Screaming Woman

as 'Carl Nesbitt'.

Sat, Jan 29 1972

Brink of Disaster!

Ed Nelson was

43 in Brink of Disaster!

Sat, Jan 01 1972

A Little Game

Ed Nelson was

42 in A Little Game

as 'Paul Hamilton'.

Sun, Oct 31 1971

Along Came a Spider

Ed Nelson was

41 in Along Came a Spider

as 'Dr. Martin Becker'.

Tue, Feb 03 1970

The Man from Galveston

Ed Nelson was

34 in The Man from Galveston

as 'Cole Marteen'.

Wed, Dec 18 1963

Soldier in the Rain

Ed Nelson was

34 in Soldier in the Rain

as 'James Priest'.

Wed, Nov 27 1963

Judgment at Nuremberg

Ed Nelson was

32 in Judgment at Nuremberg

as 'Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)'.

Mon, Dec 18 1961

Devil's Partner

Ed Nelson was

32 in Devil's Partner

as 'Nick Richards / Pete Jensen'.

Tue, Sep 19 1961

The Fatal Impulse

Ed Nelson was

31 in The Fatal Impulse

as 'Brundage'.

Tue, Nov 29 1960

Code of Silence

Ed Nelson was

31 in Code of Silence

Sun, May 29 1960

Valley of the Redwoods

Ed Nelson was

31 in Valley of the Redwoods

as 'Dino Michaelis'.

Sun, May 08 1960

A Bucket of Blood

Ed Nelson was

30 in A Bucket of Blood

as 'Art Lacroix'.

Wed, Oct 21 1959

T-Bird Gang

Ed Nelson was

30 in T-Bird Gang

as 'Alex Hendricks'.

Fri, Oct 16 1959

The Young Captives

Ed Nelson was

30 in The Young Captives

as 'Norm Britt'.

Sun, Feb 01 1959

I, Mobster

Ed Nelson was

30 in I, Mobster

as 'Sid - Henchman (uncredited)'.

Sun, Feb 01 1959

The Brain Eaters

Ed Nelson was

29 in The Brain Eaters

as 'Dr. Paul Kettering'.

Mon, Sep 01 1958

The Cry Baby Killer

Ed Nelson was

29 in The Cry Baby Killer

as 'Rick Connor'.

Fri, Aug 15 1958

Night of the Blood Beast

Ed Nelson was

29 in Night of the Blood Beast

as 'Dave Randall'.

Fri, Aug 01 1958

She Gods of Shark Reef

Ed Nelson was

29 in She Gods of Shark Reef

as 'Guard (uncredited)'.

Fri, Aug 01 1958

Teenage Cave Man

Ed Nelson was

29 in Teenage Cave Man

as 'Blonde Tribe Member'.

Tue, Jul 01 1958

Teenage Doll

Ed Nelson was

28 in Teenage Doll

as 'Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man'.

Thu, Sep 19 1957

Carnival Rock

Ed Nelson was

28 in Carnival Rock

as 'Cannon'.

Sun, Sep 01 1957

Invasion of the Saucer-Men

Ed Nelson was

28 in Invasion of the Saucer-Men

as 'Tom'.

Sat, Jun 01 1957

Bayou

Ed Nelson was

28 in Bayou

as 'Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)'.

Sat, Jun 01 1957

Rock All Night

Ed Nelson was

28 in Rock All Night

as 'Pete'.

Mon, Apr 01 1957

Attack of the Crab Monsters

Ed Nelson was

28 in Attack of the Crab Monsters

as 'Ensign Quinlan'.

Sun, Feb 10 1957

Swamp Women

Ed Nelson was

27 in Swamp Women

as 'Police Sergeant'.

Sun, Apr 01 1956

New Orleans Uncensored

Ed Nelson was

26 in New Orleans Uncensored

as 'Charlie'.

Tue, Mar 01 1955

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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J.J. Starbuck

Ed Nelson was

58+ in J.J. Starbuck

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 26 1987

Jake and the Fatman

Ed Nelson was

58+ in Jake and the Fatman

as 'D.A. Marcus Packard'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 26 1987

MacGyver

Ed Nelson was

56+ in MacGyver

as 'Arthur Bandel'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 29 1985

Murder, She Wrote

Ed Nelson was

55+ in Murder, She Wrote

as 'Raymond 'Ray' Bascomb, Judge Willard Clinton, Henry Post, Mayor Albert Simpson, Carl Turnball'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984

Finder of Lost Loves

Ed Nelson was

55+ in Finder of Lost Loves

as 'Bill Garnett'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 22 1984

Matt Houston

Ed Nelson was

53+ in Matt Houston

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 26 1982

Hotel

Ed Nelson was

53+ in Hotel

First Air Date
Sat, Aug 21 1982

Capitol

Ed Nelson was

53+ in Capitol

First Air Date
Fri, Mar 26 1982

Cagney & Lacey

Ed Nelson was

53+ in Cagney & Lacey

as 'Sgt. Steingrove'.

First Air Date
Thu, Mar 25 1982

Hagen

Ed Nelson was

51+ in Hagen

First Air Date
Sat, Mar 15 1980

Trapper John, M.D.

Ed Nelson was

50+ in Trapper John, M.D.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 23 1979

Doctors' Private Lives

Ed Nelson was

50+ in Doctors' Private Lives

First Air Date
Thu, Apr 05 1979

Vega$

Ed Nelson was

49+ in Vega$

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 20 1978

Dallas

Ed Nelson was

49+ in Dallas

as 'Jeb Amos'.

First Air Date
Sun, Apr 02 1978

Lou Grant

Ed Nelson was

48+ in Lou Grant

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 20 1977

Logan's Run

Ed Nelson was

48+ in Logan's Run

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 16 1977

CHiPs

Ed Nelson was

48+ in CHiPs

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 15 1977

Gibbsville

Ed Nelson was

47+ in Gibbsville

First Air Date
Thu, Nov 11 1976

Quincy, M.E.

Ed Nelson was

47+ in Quincy, M.E.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 03 1976

Charlie's Angels

Ed Nelson was

47+ in Charlie's Angels

as 'George Starrett'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 22 1976

The Bionic Woman

Ed Nelson was

47+ in The Bionic Woman

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 14 1976

The Rockford Files

Ed Nelson was

45+ in The Rockford Files

as 'Edgar 'Bud' Clement, Blake Sternlight'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974

Police Woman

Ed Nelson was

45+ in Police Woman

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974

Barnaby Jones

Ed Nelson was

44+ in Barnaby Jones

as 'Larry Kinner'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 28 1973

Kung Fu

Ed Nelson was

43+ in Kung Fu

First Air Date
Sat, Oct 14 1972

The Streets of San Francisco

Ed Nelson was

43+ in The Streets of San Francisco

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 23 1972

Ed Nelson was

43+ in Search

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 13 1972

Banacek

Ed Nelson was

43+ in Banacek

as 'Geoff Holden'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 13 1972

The Sixth Sense

Ed Nelson was

43+ in The Sixth Sense

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 15 1972

Cannon

Ed Nelson was

42+ in Cannon

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 14 1971

Alias Smith and Jones

Ed Nelson was

42+ in Alias Smith and Jones

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 05 1971

Night Gallery

Ed Nelson was

41+ in Night Gallery

as 'Tom Burke (segment “Little Girl Lost”)'.

First Air Date
Wed, Dec 16 1970

The Silent Force

Ed Nelson was

41+ in The Silent Force

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 21 1970

Medical Center

Ed Nelson was

40+ in Medical Center

as 'Hank'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 24 1969

The Mod Squad

Ed Nelson was

39+ in The Mod Squad

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1968

Adam-12

Ed Nelson was

39+ in Adam-12

as 'Abe Strayhorn'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 21 1968

Ironside

Ed Nelson was

38+ in Ironside

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 28 1967

Mission: Impossible

Ed Nelson was

37+ in Mission: Impossible

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 17 1966

The F.B.I.

Ed Nelson was

36+ in The F.B.I.

as 'Walter Swenson, Hamilton'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 19 1965

Peyton Place

Ed Nelson was

35+ in Peyton Place

as 'Michael Rossi'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 15 1964

Redigo

Ed Nelson was

34+ in Redigo

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1963

Channing

Ed Nelson was

34+ in Channing

as 'Deke Allison'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 18 1963

The Fugitive

Ed Nelson was

34+ in The Fugitive

as 'Paul Clements, Steve Edson'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 17 1963

The Outer Limits

Ed Nelson was

34+ in The Outer Limits

as 'Col. Luke Stone'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 16 1963

Arrest and Trial

Ed Nelson was

34+ in Arrest and Trial

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 15 1963

The Dakotas

Ed Nelson was

34+ in The Dakotas

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 07 1963

The Gallant Men

Ed Nelson was

33+ in The Gallant Men

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1962

Stoney Burke

Ed Nelson was

33+ in Stoney Burke

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 01 1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Ed Nelson was

33+ in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as 'Tom Keller, Alex Trevor'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 20 1962

The Virginian

Ed Nelson was

33+ in The Virginian

as 'Ralph Slocum'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 19 1962

Saints and Sinners

Ed Nelson was

33+ in Saints and Sinners

as 'Ray'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 17 1962

Sam Benedict

Ed Nelson was

33+ in Sam Benedict

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 15 1962

The New Breed

Ed Nelson was

32+ in The New Breed

as 'Jefty Bright, Roger Sykes'.

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 03 1961

Dr. Kildare

Ed Nelson was

32+ in Dr. Kildare

as 'Dr. Keith Judge'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 27 1961

87th Precinct

Ed Nelson was

32+ in 87th Precinct

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 25 1961

Cain's Hundred

Ed Nelson was

32+ in Cain's Hundred

as 'Peter Stull'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 19 1961

Surfside 6

Ed Nelson was

31+ in Surfside 6

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 06 1960

Checkmate

Ed Nelson was

31+ in Checkmate

as 'Chuck Palmer, Gil Stoneham'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 17 1960

The Aquanauts

Ed Nelson was

31+ in The Aquanauts

as 'Chris Garland'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 14 1960

Thriller

Ed Nelson was

31+ in Thriller

as 'Brundage, Charlie, Tom Ellison / Daniel Le Jean'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 13 1960

The Tall Man

Ed Nelson was

31+ in The Tall Man

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1960

Coronado 9

Ed Nelson was

31+ in Coronado 9

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 06 1960

The Detectives

Ed Nelson was

30+ in The Detectives

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 16 1959

The Rebel

Ed Nelson was

30+ in The Rebel

as 'Chad, The Stalker, Clint Mowbree, Doug'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 04 1959

Johnny Ringo

Ed Nelson was

30+ in Johnny Ringo

as 'Kirk, Tomstedter'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959

The Twilight Zone

Ed Nelson was

30+ in The Twilight Zone

as 'Philip Redfield'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959

Laramie

Ed Nelson was

30+ in Laramie

as 'Sable'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 15 1959

Riverboat

Ed Nelson was

30+ in Riverboat

as 'Jim Tyler'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 13 1959

Tightrope

Ed Nelson was

30+ in Tightrope

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 08 1959

Black Saddle

Ed Nelson was

30+ in Black Saddle

as 'Lee Coogan, Roy Corey'.

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 10 1959

Rawhide

Ed Nelson was

30+ in Rawhide

as 'Lt. Cory Clemens, Sam Weber, Chuck Whittaker'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 09 1959

77 Sunset Strip

Ed Nelson was

29+ in 77 Sunset Strip

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 10 1958

Bat Masterson

Ed Nelson was

29+ in Bat Masterson

as 'Jedrow, Browder'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 08 1958

The Rifleman

Ed Nelson was

29+ in The Rifleman

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 30 1958

Tombstone Territory

Ed Nelson was

28+ in Tombstone Territory

as 'Cowboy'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 16 1957

Harbor Command

Ed Nelson was

28+ in Harbor Command

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 11 1957

Maverick

Ed Nelson was

28+ in Maverick

as ', 2nd Classmate (uncredited)'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 22 1957

Perry Mason

Ed Nelson was

28+ in Perry Mason

as 'Ward Nichols, Dirk Blake'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 21 1957

M Squad

Ed Nelson was

28+ in M Squad

as 'Lenny Maston'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Ed Nelson was

28+ in Have Gun, Will Travel

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Ed Nelson was

27+ in Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as 'Nelson, Jack Bowen, Tantasi, Vince Harwell, Albie'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1956

Highway Patrol

Ed Nelson was

26+ in Highway Patrol

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 03 1955

Gunsmoke

Ed Nelson was

26+ in Gunsmoke

as 'Lee Prentice, Rusk, Perce, Seth, Burt Cury, Tom'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Ed Nelson was

26+ in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 06 1955