Ed Nelson
Acting
175
Acting Credits
Biography
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 pr...
Known For
Filmography
Runaway Jury
2003
as George Dressler
Who Am I?
1998
as General Sharman
Cries of Silence
1996
as Dr. August Claiborne
The Boneyard
1991
as Jersey Callum
Deadly Weapon
1989
as General Stone
Sworn to Silence
1987
as Victor Handler
Jake and the Fatman
1987
as D.A. Marcus Packard
J.J. Starbuck
1987
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986
as Governor Neilson
Peyton Place: The Next Generation
1985
as Dr. Michael Rossi
MacGyver
1985
as Arthur Bandel
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Raymond 'Ray' Bascomb
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Judge Willard Clinton
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Henry Post
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Mayor Albert Simpson
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Bill Garnett
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Carl Turnball
Help Wanted: Male
1982
as George Dobbs
Hotel
1982
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Sgt. Steingrove
Capitol
1982
Matt Houston
1982
Born to Be Sold
1981
as Carl Strickland
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
1980
as Joseph Locordolos
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980
as President Harry S. Truman
The Return of Frank Cannon
1980
as Mike Danvers
Hagen
1980
Anatomy of a Seduction
1979
as Mark Kane
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Doctors' Private Lives
1979
Superdome
1978
as George Beldridge
Doctors' Private Lives
1978
as Dr. Mike Wise
Leave Yesterday Behind
1978
as Mr. Clarkson
The Crash of Flight 401
1978
as Philip Mulwray
Dallas
1978
as Jeb Amos
Vega$
1978
A Little Game
1977
as Paul Hamilton
Murder in Peyton Place
1977
as Dr. Michael Rossi
For the Love of Benji
1977
as Chandler Dietrich
Lou Grant
1977
CHiPs
1977
Logan's Run
1977
as Dr. Rowan
Midway
1976
as Admiral Harry Pearson
Riding with Death
1976
as Robert Denby
Acapulco Gold
1976
as Ray Hollister
The Bionic Woman
1976
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Charlie's Angels
1976
as George Starrett
Gibbsville
1976
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
That's the Way of the World
1975
as Carlton James
Airport 1975
1974
as Major John Alexander
Houston, We've Got a Problem
1974
as Gene Kranz, Flight Director
Police Headquarters
1974
as Lt. Calvin Zenger
Police Woman
1974
The Rockford Files
1974
as Edgar 'Bud' Clement
The Rockford Files
1974
as Blake Sternlight
Time to Run
1973
as Warren Cole
Runaway!
1973
as Nick Staffo
Linda
1973
as Paul Reston
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Larry Kinner
The Screaming Woman
1972
as Carl Nesbitt
Brink of Disaster!
1972
as Dr. Harden
Kung Fu
1972
as Sheriff Walter Raha
Search
1972
The Sixth Sense
1972
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Cannon
1971
Along Came a Spider
1970
as Dr. Martin Becker
The Silent Force
1970
Night Gallery
1970
as Tom Burke (segment “Little Girl Lost”)
Medical Center
1969
as Hank
The Mod Squad
1968
Adam-12
1968
as Abe Strayhorn
Ironside
1967
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Van Cleve
The F.B.I.
1965
as Walter Swenson
The F.B.I.
1965
as Hamilton
Peyton Place
1964
as Michael Rossi
The Man from Galveston
1963
as Cole Marteen
Soldier in the Rain
1963
as James Priest
Arrest and Trial
1963
Redigo
1963
The Fugitive
1963
as Paul Clements
The Dakotas
1963
The Outer Limits
1963
as Col. Luke Stone
The Fugitive
1963
as Steve Edson
Channing
1963
as Deke Allison
The Gallant Men
1962
Saints and Sinners
1962
as Ray
Sam Benedict
1962
as Neil Bracket
The Virginian
1962
as Ralph Slocum
Stoney Burke
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Tom Keller
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Alex Trevor
Devil's Partner
1961
as Nick Richards / Pete Jensen
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
as Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Peter Stull
87th Precinct
1961
The New Breed
1961
as Jefty Bright
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Keith Judge
The New Breed
1961
as Roger Sykes
Code of Silence
1960
Valley of the Redwoods
1960
as Dino Michaelis
The Fatal Impulse
1960
as Brundage
Surfside 6
1960
The Tall Man
1960
Thriller
1960
as Brundage
The Aquanauts
1960
as Chris Garland
Coronado 9
1960
Checkmate
1960
as Gil Stoneham
Checkmate
1960
as Chuck Palmer
Thriller
1960
as Charlie
Thriller
1960
as Tom Ellison / Daniel Le Jean
A Bucket of Blood
1959
as Art Lacroix
The Young Captives
1959
as Norm Britt
T-Bird Gang
1959
as Alex Hendricks
I, Mobster
1959
as Sid - Henchman (uncredited)
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Kirk
Black Saddle
1959
as Lee Coogan
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Philip Redfield
Rawhide
1959
as Lt. Cory Clemens
Black Saddle
1959
as Roy Corey
The Rebel
1959
as Chad
Riverboat
1959
as Jim Tyler
The Detectives
1959
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Tomstedter
Tightrope
1959
Laramie
1959
as Sable
Rawhide
1959
as Sam Weber
The Rebel
1959
as Doug
The Rebel
1959
as The Stalker
The Rebel
1959
as Clint Mowbree
Rawhide
1959
as Chuck Whittaker
The Brain Eaters
1958
as Dr. Paul Kettering
Night of the Blood Beast
1958
as Dave Randall
Teenage Cave Man
1958
as Blonde Tribe Member
Cry Baby Killer
1958
as Rick Connor
She Gods of Shark Reef
1958
as Guard (uncredited)
Hot Car Girl
1958
as Cop #2
Street of Darkness
1958
as Slavo
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Rifleman
1958
Bat Masterson
1958
as Jedrow
Bat Masterson
1958
as Browder
Attack of the Crab Monsters
1957
as Ensign Quinlan
Carnival Rock
1957
as Cannon
Invasion of the Saucer Men
1957
as Tom
Bayou
1957
as Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)
Rock All Night
1957
as Pete
Teenage Doll
1957
as Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man
Perry Mason
1957
as Ward Nichols
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
M Squad
1957
as Lenny Maston
Harbor Command
1957
Maverick
1957
Tombstone Territory
1957
as Cowboy
Perry Mason
1957
as Dirk Blake
Maverick
1957
as 2nd Classmate (uncredited)
Swamp Women
1956
as Police Sergeant
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Nelson
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Jack Bowen
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Albie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Tantasi
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Vince Harwell
New Orleans Uncensored
1955
as Charlie
Gunsmoke
1955
as Lee Prentice
Highway Patrol
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Rusk
Gunsmoke
1955
as Perce
Gunsmoke
1955
as Seth
Gunsmoke
1955
as Burt Cury
Gunsmoke
1955
as Tom
The Steel Trap
1952
as Man in Ticket Line at Airport (uncredited)