Ed Nelson
- Birthday
- Dec 21, 1928
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Bio: Muscular leading man Ed Nelson started out as a member of quickie-filmmaker Roger Corman's stock company, appearing in such drive-in fodder as Hot Rod Girl (1956), Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) and Cry Baby Killer. In these and other low-budgeters of the late 1950s, Nelson not only starred, but doubled on the technical crew: he was one of several production… More Bio: Muscular leading man Ed Nelson started out as a member of quickie-filmmaker Roger Corman's stock company, appearing in such drive-in fodder as Hot Rod Girl (1956), Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) and Cry Baby Killer. In these and other low-budgeters of the late 1950s, Nelson not only starred, but doubled on the technical crew: he was one of several production assistants portraying the title crustacean in The Attack of the Crab Monsters (1956), and designed and operated the parasite props in 1958's The Brain Eaters, which he also produced. Eventually outgrowing such things, Nelson rose to TV stardom as Dr. Michael Rossi on the prime time soap opera Peyton Place, which ran from 1964 through 1969. He later starred as Ward Fuller on The Silent Force (1970) and as Dr. Michael Wise in Doctor's Private Lives (1979). In 1969, Nelson hosted a daily, syndicated talk show, which he was ultimately forced to give up when he decided to enter politics ("conflict of interests" and "equal time" were still considerations back then). Ed Nelson has continued accepting supporting film and TV roles to the present time; he recently harked back to his short career in public service when he played President Truman in the 1992 Brooke Shields flick Brenda Starr. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Filmography
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That's the Way of the World (2007)
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Jackie Chan's Who Am I? (Wo shi shei) (Who Am I?) (1998)
- Gen. Sherman
- 63%
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Cries of Silence (1996)
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Cries of Silence (1993)
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Bone Yard (1990)
- Jersey Callum
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Ed Nelson Videos
Jackie Chan's Who Am I?
2 minutes 55 seconds
Midway
25 seconds
Police Academy 3: Back In Training
30 seconds
Brenda Starr
1 minutes 28 seconds
For The Love Of Benji
2 minutes 33 seconds
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