Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1928-12-21
- Day of Death2014-08-09 (85 years)
- Place of BirthNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Also Known AsEdwin 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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2003
Runaway Jury
As: George Dressler
- 1998
Who Am I?
As: General Sharman
- 1996
Cries of Silence
As: Dr. August Claiborne
- 1991
The Boneyard
As: Jersey Callum
- 1989
Deadly Weapon
As: General Stone
- 1987
Jake and the Fatman
As: D.A. Marcus Packard
- 1987
Sworn to Silence
As: Victor Handler
- 1986
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
As: Governor Neilson
1985MacGyver
As: Arthur Bandel
1985Peyton Place: The Next Generation
As: Dr. Michael Rossi
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Raymond 'Ray' Bascomb
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Judge Willard Clinton
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Henry Post
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Mayor Albert Simpson
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Carl Turnball
1984Finder of Lost Loves
As: Bill Garnett
1982Cagney & Lacey
As: Sgt. Steingrove
1982Help Wanted: Male
As: George Dobbs
1981Born to Be Sold
As: Carl Strickland
1980Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
As: President Harry S. Truman
1980The Return of Frank Cannon
As: Mike Danvers
1980The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
As: Joseph Locordolos
1979Anatomy of a Seduction
As: Mark Kane
1978The Crash of Flight 401
As: Philip Mulwray
1978Leave Yesterday Behind
As: Mr. Clarkson
1978Dallas
As: Jeb Amos
1978Doctors' Private Lives
As: Dr. Mike Wise
1978Superdome
As: George Beldridge
1977Murder in Peyton Place
As: Dr. Michael Rossi
1977For the Love of Benji
As: Chandler Dietrich
1976Charlie's Angels
As: George Starrett
- 1976
Midway
As: Admiral Harry Pearson
1976Acapulco Gold
As: Ray Hollister
1976Riding with Death
As: Robert Denby
1975That's the Way of the World
As: Carlton James
1974Airport 1975
As: Major John Alexander
1974The Rockford Files
As: Edgar 'Bud' Clement
- 1974
The Rockford Files
As: Blake Sternlight
1974Police Headquarters
As: Lt. Calvin Zenger
1974Houston, We've Got a Problem
As: Gene Kranz, Flight Director
1973Linda
As: Paul Reston
1973Runaway!
As: Nick Staffo
1973Barnaby Jones
As: Larry Kinner
1973Time to Run
As: Warren Cole
1972Banacek
As: Geoff Holden
1972The Screaming Woman
As: Carl Nesbitt
1971A Little Game
As: Paul Hamilton
1970Night Gallery
As: Tom Burke (segment “Little Girl Lost”)
1970Along Came a Spider
As: Dr. Martin Becker
1969Medical Center
As: Hank
1968Adam-12
As: Abe Strayhorn
1965The F.B.I.
As: Walter Swenson
- 1965
The F.B.I.
As: Hamilton
1964Peyton Place
As: Michael Rossi
1963The Man from Galveston
As: Cole Marteen
1963Soldier in the Rain
As: James Priest
1963Channing
As: Deke Allison
1963The Fugitive
As: Paul Clements
- 1963
The Fugitive
As: Steve Edson
1963The Outer Limits
As: Col. Luke Stone
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Tom Keller
- 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Alex Trevor
1962The Virginian
As: Ralph Slocum
1962Saints and Sinners
As: Ray
- 1961
Judgment at Nuremberg
As: Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
1961The New Breed
As: Jefty Bright
- 1961
The New Breed
As: Roger Sykes
1961Dr. Kildare
As: Dr. Keith Judge
1961Devil's Partner
As: Nick Richards / Pete Jensen
1961Cain's Hundred
As: Peter Stull
1960The Fatal Impulse
As: Brundage
1960Checkmate
As: Chuck Palmer
- 1960
Checkmate
As: Gil Stoneham
1960The Aquanauts
As: Chris Garland
1960Thriller
As: Brundage
- 1960
Thriller
As: Charlie
- 1960
Thriller
As: Tom Ellison / Daniel Le Jean
1960Valley of the Redwoods
As: Dino Michaelis
1959A Bucket of Blood
As: Art Lacroix
1959T-Bird Gang
As: Alex Hendricks
1959The Rebel
As: Chad
- 1959
The Rebel
As: The Stalker
- 1959
The Rebel
As: Clint Mowbree
- 1959
The Rebel
As: Doug
1959Johnny Ringo
As: Kirk
1959The Twilight Zone
As: Philip Redfield
- 1959
Johnny Ringo
As: Tomstedter
1959Laramie
As: Sable
1959Riverboat
As: Jim Tyler
1959The Young Captives
As: Norm Britt
1959I, Mobster
As: Sid - Henchman (uncredited)
1959Black Saddle
As: Lee Coogan
- 1959
Black Saddle
As: Roy Corey
1959Rawhide
As: Lt. Cory Clemens
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Sam Weber
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Chuck Whittaker
1958Bat Masterson
As: Jedrow
- 1958
Bat Masterson
As: Browder
1958The Brain Eaters
As: Dr. Paul Kettering
1958The Cry Baby Killer
As: Rick Connor
1958Night of the Blood Beast
As: Dave Randall
1958She Gods of Shark Reef
As: Guard (uncredited)
1958Teenage Cave Man
As: Blonde Tribe Member
1957Tombstone Territory
As: Cowboy
1957Maverick
As: 2nd Classmate (uncredited)
1957Perry Mason
As: Ward Nichols
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Dirk Blake
1957M Squad
As: Lenny Maston
1957Teenage Doll
As: Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man
1957Carnival Rock
As: Cannon
1957Invasion of the Saucer-Men
As: Tom
1957Bayou
As: Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)
1957Rock All Night
As: Pete
1957Attack of the Crab Monsters
As: Ensign Quinlan
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Nelson
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Jack Bowen
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Tantasi
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Vince Harwell
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Albie
1956Swamp Women
As: Police Sergeant
1955Gunsmoke
As: Lee Prentice
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Rusk
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Perce
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Seth
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Burt Cury
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Tom
1955New Orleans Uncensored
As: Charlie