Cast
Ed Nelson
Acting
Cast
Ed Nelson
Known for
Acting
Born
1928-12-21
From
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died
2014-08-09
Also known as Edwin Stafford Nelson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edwin Stafford Nelson (December 21, 1928 β 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, 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.
Midway
as Admiral Harry Pearson
Who Am I?
as General Sharman
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
as Governor Neilson
Runaway Jury
as George Dressler
Judgment at Nuremberg
as Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
Airport 1975
as Major John Alexander
I, Mobster
as Sid - Henchman (uncredited)
Linda
as Paul Reston
Doctors' Private Lives
as Dr. Mike Wise
Anatomy of a Seduction
as Mark Kane
The Screaming Woman
as Carl Nesbitt
Acapulco Gold
as Ray Hollister
Teenage Doll
as Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man
Murder in Peyton Place
as Dr. Michael Rossi
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
as President Harry S. Truman
Riding with Death
as Robert Denby
Attack of the Crab Monsters
as Ensign Quinlan
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
as Joseph Locordolos
For the Love of Benji
as Chandler Dietrich
Superdome
as George Beldridge
The Brain Eaters
as Dr. Paul Kettering
Soldier in the Rain
as James Priest
Devil's Partner
as Nick Richards / Pete Jensen
Invasion of the Saucer Men
as Tom
The Crash of Flight 401
as Philip Mulwray
A Bucket of Blood
as Art Lacroix
Night of the Blood Beast
as Dave Randall
Teenage Cave Man
as Blonde Tribe Member
Swamp Women
as Police Sergeant
The Man from Galveston
as Cole Marteen
Carnival Rock
as Cannon
Help Wanted: Male
as George Dobbs
Deadly Weapon
as General Stone
Cry Baby Killer
as Rick Connor
That's the Way of the World
as Carlton James
The Steel Trap
as Man in Ticket Line at Airport (uncredited)
The Boneyard
as Jersey Callum
A Little Game
as Paul Hamilton
Houston, We've Got a Problem
as Gene Kranz, Flight Director
Bayou
as Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)
Police Headquarters
as Lt. Calvin Zenger
The Missing Are Deadly
The Young Captives
as Norm Britt
The Return of Frank Cannon
as Mike Danvers
Runaway!
as Nick Staffo
She Gods of Shark Reef
as Guard (uncredited)
Time to Run
as Warren Cole
Rock All Night
as Pete
Along Came a Spider
as Dr. Martin Becker
Leave Yesterday Behind
as Mr. Clarkson
T-Bird Gang
as Alex Hendricks
Valley of the Redwoods
as Dino Michaelis
The Fatal Impulse
as Brundage
Hot Car Girl
as Cop #2
Born to Be Sold
as Carl Strickland
New Orleans Uncensored
as Charlie
Cries of Silence
as Dr. August Claiborne
Sworn to Silence
as Victor Handler
Peyton Place: The Next Generation
as Dr. Michael Rossi
Code of Silence
Brink of Disaster!
as Dr. Harden