Gene Nelson
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Biography
Gene Nelson was an American dancer, actor, screenwriter, and director. Born Leander Eugene Berg in Astoria, Oregon, his family moved to Seattle when he was a year old. He was inspired to become a dancer by watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers when he was a child. After serving in the Army during World War II during which he also performed in the musical This Is the Army, Nelson landed his first Broadway role in Lend an Ear, for which he received the Theatre World Award. He also appeared onsta...
Known For
Filmography
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Louis Metcalf
S.O.B.
1981
as Clive Lytell
A Brand New Life
1973
as Harry
Family Flight
1972
as Aircraft Carrier Captain
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Ghost Story
1972
as Steve
The Mod Squad
1968
Ironside
1967
Thunder Island
1963
as Billy Poole
Burke's Law
1963
as Rick Mason
Burke's Law
1963
as Danny Swift
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
20,000 Eyes
1961
as Dan Warren
The Purple Hills
1961
as Gil Shepard
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Philip Marlowe
1959
Rawhide
1959
Men Into Space
1959
Black Saddle
1959
as Wickes
Law of the Plainsman
1959
as Hardy O'Hara
The Detectives
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
Bat Masterson
1958
as Whit Morrison
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Maverick
1957
as Jim Hazlit
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Dancer
The Rosemary Clooney Show
1956
as Self
Oklahoma!
1955
as Will Parker
Dial 999
1955
as Greg Carradine
Timeslip
1955
as Mike Delaney
Gunsmoke
1955
as Hob Cannon
The Millionaire
1955
as Lt. Steven Q. Forrest
Matinee Theater
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Foss
Gunsmoke
1955
as Hutch
So This Is Paris
1954
as Al Howard
Climax!
1954
as Jess Shepard
Crime Wave
1953
as Steve Lacey
She's Back on Broadway
1953
as Gordon Evans
Three Sailors and a Girl
1953
as Twitch
General Electric Theater
1953
She's Working Her Way Through College
1952
as Don Weston
Lullaby of Broadway
1951
as Tom Farnham
Starlift
1951
as Gene Nelson
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
1951
as Ted
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Robert
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Tea for Two
1950
as Tommy Trainor
The West Point Story
1950
as Hal Courtland
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1950
as Doug Martin
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Your Show of Shows
1950
The Walls of Jericho
1948
as Legal Assistant
Apartment for Peggy
1948
as Jerry (uncredited)
Studio One
1948
as Trout
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947
as Tommy Yale
This Is the Army
1943
as Soldier (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
1939
as Minor Role
Everything Happens at Night
1939
as Skater