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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, 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, A Bucket of Blood, Teenage Cave Man and Attack of the Crab Monsters. In 1958 he participated in Bruno VeSota's science fiction horror film The Brain Eaters.
His early television career featured many guest starring roles in such series as The Fugitive, Gunsmoke, Harbor Command, Tombstone Territory, Tightrope, The Blue Angels (as arrogant flight instructor Lieutenant Dayl Martin), Laramie, COronado 9, The Eleventh Hour, Bonanza, Thriller (US TV series), and Channing, an ABC drama about college life.
In 1964 he won his most famous role portraying Dr. Michael Rossi on the ABC drama Peyton Place, which ran from 1964 to 1969. Nelson's fellow cast members included Mia Farrow, Ryan O'Neal, and Dorothy Malone. Dr. Rossi proved to be so popular that by 1968, he became the lead actor on the show. Nelson reprised his role in two made-for-TV movies, Murder in Peyton Place and Peyton Place: The Next Generation.
After Peyton Place ended, Nelson worked in many more productions of all varieties, including starring role in many movies of the week, a second TV series, "The Silent Force," and a popular morning talk show which he hosted for three years.
Soon after, Nelson struck gold with his critically acclaimed portrayal of elusive pit crew chief Robert Denby in the hit film Riding with Death (1976), earning him several prestigious accolades and legions of devoted fans.
He portrayed a dangerous impostor in the adventure movie For the Love of Benji (1977).
During the 1980s, Nelson took on the role of Senator Mark Denning in the daytime soap Capitol.
Nelson also spent a couple of years as Harry Truman onstage replacing James Whitmore for the National Tour of "Give 'Em Hell, Harry."
While living in Los Angeles, Nelson was an active member of the Screen Actors Guild and was elected to the union board for many years. Nelson is a long-standing member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and continues a long tradition of participation in voting for the Academy Awards.
In 1999, Nelson returned to Tulane University to finish credits toward his undergraduate degree, which he completed the following year at the age of seventy-one. Nelson continues to act as the opportunity arises. He and his wife of fifty-eight years, Patsy, enjoy semi-retirement visiting his six children and fourteen grandchildren.
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Filmography (Movies)
Runaway Jury
Character:George Dressler
Release Date:16/01/2003
Who Am I?
Character:General Sharman
Release Date:17/01/1998
Cries of Silence
Character:Dr. August Claiborne
Release Date:01/05/1996
The Boneyard
Character:Jersey Callum
Release Date:12/06/1991
Deadly Weapon
Character:General Stone
Release Date:15/08/1989
Sworn to Silence
Character:Victor Handler
Release Date:06/04/1987
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Character:Governor Neilson
Release Date:20/03/1986
Peyton Place: The Next Generation
Character:Dr. Michael Rossi
Release Date:13/05/1985
Help Wanted: Male
Character:George Dobbs
Release Date:16/01/1982
Born to Be Sold
Character:Carl Strickland
Release Date:02/11/1981
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Character:President Harry S. Truman
Release Date:23/11/1980
The Return of Frank Cannon
Character:Mike Danvers
Release Date:31/10/1980
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
Character:Joseph Locordolos
Release Date:13/06/1980
Anatomy of a Seduction
Character:Mark Kane
Release Date:08/05/1979
The Crash of Flight 401
Character:Philip Mulwray
Release Date:29/10/1978
Leave Yesterday Behind
Character:Mr. Clarkson
Release Date:14/05/1978
Doctors' Private Lives
Character:Dr. Mike Wise
Release Date:20/03/1978
Superdome
Character:George Beldridge
Release Date:09/01/1978
Murder in Peyton Place
Character:Dr. Michael Rossi
Release Date:03/10/1977
A Little Game
Character:Paul Hamilton
Release Date:23/07/1977
For the Love of Benji
Character:Chandler Dietrich
Release Date:10/06/1977
Midway
Character:Admiral Harry Pearson
Release Date:18/06/1976
Acapulco Gold
Character:Ray Hollister
Release Date:01/06/1976
Riding with Death
Character:Robert Denby
Release Date:01/01/1976
That's the Way of the World
Character:Carlton James
Release Date:01/06/1975
The Missing Are Deadly
Character:
Release Date:08/01/1975
Airport 1975
Character:Major John Alexander
Release Date:18/10/1974
Police Headquarters
Character:Lt. Calvin Zenger
Release Date:19/03/1974
Houston, We've Got a Problem
Character:Gene Kranz, Flight Director
Release Date:02/03/1974
Linda
Character:Paul Reston
Release Date:03/11/1973
Runaway!
Character:Nick Staffo
Release Date:29/09/1973
Time to Run
Character:Warren Cole
Release Date:24/01/1973
The Screaming Woman
Character:Carl Nesbitt
Release Date:29/01/1972
Brink of Disaster!
Character:Dr. Harden
Release Date:01/01/1972
Along Came a Spider
Character:Dr. Martin Becker
Release Date:03/02/1970
The Man from Galveston
Character:Cole Marteen
Release Date:18/12/1963
Soldier in the Rain
Character:James Priest
Release Date:27/11/1963
Judgment at Nuremberg
Character:Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
Release Date:18/12/1961
Devil's Partner
Character:Nick Richards / Pete Jensen
Release Date:19/09/1961
The Fatal Impulse
Character:Brundage
Release Date:29/11/1960
Code of Silence
Character:
Release Date:29/05/1960
Valley of the Redwoods
Character:Dino Michaelis
Release Date:08/05/1960
A Bucket of Blood
Character:Art Lacroix
Release Date:21/10/1959
T-Bird Gang
Character:Alex Hendricks
Release Date:16/10/1959
The Young Captives
Character:Norm Britt
Release Date:01/02/1959
I, Mobster
Character:Sid - Henchman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/02/1959
The Brain Eaters
Character:Dr. Paul Kettering
Release Date:01/09/1958
Hot Car Girl
Character:Cop #2
Release Date:17/08/1958
Cry Baby Killer
Character:Rick Connor
Release Date:15/08/1958
Night of the Blood Beast
Character:Dave Randall
Release Date:01/08/1958
She Gods of Shark Reef
Character:Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1958
Teenage Cave Man
Character:Blonde Tribe Member
Release Date:01/07/1958
Teenage Doll
Character:Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man
Release Date:19/09/1957
Carnival Rock
Character:Cannon
Release Date:01/09/1957
Invasion of the Saucer-Men
Character:Tom
Release Date:01/06/1957
Bayou
Character:Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)
Release Date:01/06/1957
Rock All Night
Character:Pete
Release Date:01/04/1957
Attack of the Crab Monsters
Character:Ensign Quinlan
Release Date:10/02/1957
Swamp Women
Character:Police Sergeant
Release Date:01/04/1956
New Orleans Uncensored
Character:Charlie
Release Date:01/03/1955
The Steel Trap
Character:Man in Ticket Line at Airport (uncredited)
Release Date:12/11/1952
Television Appearances
Jake and the Fatman
Character:D.A. Marcus Packard
J.J. Starbuck
Character:
MacGyver
Character:Arthur Bandel
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Raymond 'Ray' Bascomb
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Judge Willard Clinton
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Henry Post
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Mayor Albert Simpson
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Carl Turnball
Finder of Lost Loves
Character:Bill Garnett
Matt Houston
Character:
Hotel
Character:
Capitol
Character:
Cagney & Lacey
Character:Sgt. Steingrove
Hagen
Character:
Trapper John, M.D.
Character:
Doctors' Private Lives
Character:
Vega$
Character:
Dallas
Character:Jeb Amos
Lou Grant
Character:
Logan's Run
Character:Dr. Rowan
CHiPs
Character:
Gibbsville
Character:
Quincy, M.E.
Character:
Charlie's Angels
Character:George Starrett
The Bionic Woman
Character:
Police Woman
Character:
The Rockford Files
Character:Edgar 'Bud' Clement
The Rockford Files
Character:Blake Sternlight
Barnaby Jones
Character:Larry Kinner
Kung Fu
Character:Sheriff Walter Raha
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:
Search
Character:
The Sixth Sense
Character:
Cannon
Character:
Alias Smith and Jones
Character:
Night Gallery
Character:Tom Burke (segment “Little Girl Lost”)
The Silent Force
Character:
Medical Center
Character:Hank
The Mod Squad
Character:
Adam-12
Character:Abe Strayhorn
Ironside
Character:
Mission: Impossible
Character:Van Cleve
The F.B.I.
Character:Walter Swenson
The F.B.I.
Character:Hamilton
Peyton Place
Character:Michael Rossi
Redigo
Character:
Channing
Character:Deke Allison
The Fugitive
Character:Paul Clements
The Fugitive
Character:Steve Edson
The Outer Limits
Character:Col. Luke Stone
Arrest and Trial
Character:
The Dakotas
Character:
The Gallant Men
Character:
Stoney Burke
Character:
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character:Tom Keller
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character:Alex Trevor
The Virginian
Character:Ralph Slocum
Saints and Sinners
Character:Ray
Sam Benedict
Character:Neil Bracket
The New Breed
Character:Jefty Bright
The New Breed
Character:Roger Sykes
Dr. Kildare
Character:Dr. Keith Judge
87th Precinct
Character:
Cain's Hundred
Character:Peter Stull
Surfside 6
Character:
Checkmate
Character:Gil Stoneham
Checkmate
Character:Chuck Palmer
The Aquanauts
Character:Chris Garland
Thriller
Character:Brundage
Thriller
Character:Charlie
Thriller
Character:Tom Ellison / Daniel Le Jean
The Tall Man
Character:
Coronado 9
Character:
The Detectives
Character:
The Rebel
Character:Chad
The Rebel
Character:Doug
The Rebel
Character:The Stalker
The Rebel
Character:Clint Mowbree
Johnny Ringo
Character:Kirk
The Twilight Zone
Character:Philip Redfield
Johnny Ringo
Character:Tomstedter
Laramie
Character:Sable
Riverboat
Character:Jim Tyler
Tightrope
Character:
Black Saddle
Character:Lee Coogan
Black Saddle
Character:Roy Corey
Rawhide
Character:Lt. Cory Clemens
Rawhide
Character:Sam Weber
Rawhide
Character:Chuck Whittaker
77 Sunset Strip
Character:
Bat Masterson
Character:Jedrow
Bat Masterson
Character:Browder
The Rifleman
Character:
Tombstone Territory
Character:Cowboy
Harbor Command
Character:
Maverick
Character:
Maverick
Character:2nd Classmate (uncredited)
Perry Mason
Character:Ward Nichols
Perry Mason
Character:Dirk Blake
M Squad
Character:Lenny Maston
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Nelson
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Jack Bowen
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Albie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Tantasi
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Vince Harwell
Highway Patrol
Character:
Gunsmoke
Character:Lee Prentice
Gunsmoke
Character:Rusk
Gunsmoke
Character:Perce
Gunsmoke
Character:Seth
Gunsmoke
Character:Burt Cury
Gunsmoke
Character:Tom
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Character:
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