Ed Nelson
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — Dec 21 1928• Died Aug 09 2014
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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…
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The Fugitive
Paul Clements
MacGyver
Arthur Bandel
Murder, She Wrote
Raymond 'Ray' Bascomb
Perry Mason
Ward Nichols
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Mission: Impossible
Van Cleve
Dallas
Jeb Amos
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Alex Trevor
Ironside
Charlie's Angels
George Starrett
Quincy, M.E.
Have Gun, Will Travel
Adam-12
Abe Strayhorn
The Twilight Zone
Philip Redfield
The Rockford Files
Edgar 'Bud' Clement
Maverick
The Virginian
Ralph Slocum
Medical Center
Hank
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Keith Judge
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Nelson
The Rifleman
Hotel
The F.B.I.
Walter Swenson
Police Woman
Cannon
The Outer Limits
Col. Luke Stone
Rawhide
Lt. Cory Clemens
Jake and the Fatman
D.A. Marcus Packard
Cagney & Lacey
Sgt. Steingrove
Barnaby Jones
Larry Kinner
Night Gallery
Tom Burke (segment “Little Girl Lost”)
Lou Grant
M Squad
Lenny Maston
77 Sunset Strip
Vega$
Matt Houston
Trapper John, M.D.
Bat Masterson
Jedrow
Checkmate
Gil Stoneham
Black Saddle
Lee Coogan
Thriller
Brundage
The Mod Squad
Gunsmoke
Lee Prentice
The Streets of San Francisco
Surfside 6
The Bionic Woman
Alias Smith and Jones
Laramie
Sable
Johnny Ringo
Kirk
Highway Patrol
Tightrope
Sam Benedict
Neil Bracket
The Tall Man
Cain's Hundred
Peter Stull
Search
Tombstone Territory
Cowboy
Capitol
Finder of Lost Loves
Bill Garnett
The Rebel
Chad
Arrest and Trial
The New Breed
Jefty Bright
CHiPs
Stoney Burke
The Detectives
Riverboat
Jim Tyler
Logan's Run
Dr. Rowan
The Sixth Sense
87th Precinct
Coronado 9
The Dakotas
The Aquanauts
Chris Garland
Who Am I?
General Sharman
The Gallant Men
Channing
Deke Allison
Saints and Sinners
Ray
J.J. Starbuck
Runaway Jury
George Dressler
Harbor Command
Gibbsville
Judgment at Nuremberg
Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
Midway
Admiral Harry Pearson
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Governor Neilson
Redigo
Airport 1975
Major John Alexander
The Silent Force
Hagen
Peyton Place
Michael Rossi
Superdome
George Beldridge
Rock All Night
Pete
Kung Fu
Sheriff Walter Raha
The Crash of Flight 401
Philip Mulwray
The Man from Galveston
Cole Marteen
The Screaming Woman
Carl Nesbitt
Invasion of the Saucer-Men
Tom
Riding with Death
Robert Denby
Born to Be Sold
Carl Strickland
I, Mobster
Sid - Henchman (uncredited)
Swamp Women
Police Sergeant
The Boneyard
Jersey Callum
Sworn to Silence
Victor Handler
The Fatal Impulse
Brundage
Soldier in the Rain
James Priest
The Steel Trap
Man in Ticket Line at Airport (uncredited)
Time to Run
Warren Cole
Attack of the Crab Monsters
Ensign Quinlan
Acapulco Gold
Ray Hollister
Night of the Blood Beast
Dave Randall
Devil's Partner
Nick Richards / Pete Jensen
Deadly Weapon
General Stone
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
President Harry S. Truman
Along Came a Spider
Dr. Martin Becker
Cries of Silence
Dr. August Claiborne
Linda
Paul Reston
New Orleans Uncensored
Charlie
Doctors' Private Lives
Dr. Mike Wise
Teenage Doll
Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man
Valley of the Redwoods
Dino Michaelis
The Return of Frank Cannon
Mike Danvers
Help Wanted: Male
George Dobbs
For the Love of Benji
Chandler Dietrich
Peyton Place: The Next Generation
Dr. Michael Rossi
Anatomy of a Seduction
Mark Kane
That's the Way of the World
Carlton James
The Brain Eaters
Dr. Paul Kettering
Leave Yesterday Behind
Mr. Clarkson
Bayou
Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)
Doctors' Private Lives
Runaway!
Nick Staffo
The Young Captives
Norm Britt
Hot Car Girl
Cop #2
A Bucket of Blood
Art Lacroix
Cry Baby Killer
Rick Connor
A Little Game
Paul Hamilton
Houston, We've Got a Problem
Gene Kranz, Flight Director
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
Joseph Locordolos
T-Bird Gang
Alex Hendricks
Murder in Peyton Place
Dr. Michael Rossi
Carnival Rock
Cannon
She Gods of Shark Reef
Guard (uncredited)
Teenage Cave Man
Blonde Tribe Member
The Missing Are Deadly
Police Headquarters
Lt. Calvin Zenger
Brink of Disaster!
Dr. Harden
Code of Silence