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 O ... rleans at two local universities there. Hurricane Katrina prompted him to move his family to Sterlington near Monroe in Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana. 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. He portrayed a dangerous impostor in the adventure movie For the Love of Benji (1977). During the 1980s, Nelson took on the role of Senator Mark Denning in the daytime soap Capitol. Nelson also spent a couple of years as Harry Truman onstage replacing James Whitmore for the National Tour of "Give 'Em Hell, Harry." While living in Los Angeles, Nelson was an active member of the Screen Actors Guild and was elected to the union board for many years. Nelson is a long-standing member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and continues a long tradition of participation in voting for the Academy Awards. In 1999, Nelson returned to Tulane University to finish credits toward his undergraduate degree, which he completed the following year at the age of seventy-one. Nelson continues to act as the opportunity arises. He and his wife of fifty-eight years, Patsy, enjoy semi-retirement visiting his six children and fourteen grandchildren. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Peyton Place
as Michael Rossi
Episodes: 517
First Aired: Sep 15, 1964
Medical Center
as Hank
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 24, 1969
Jake and the Fatman
as D.A. Marcus Packard
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 26, 1987
Rawhide
as Lt. Cory Clemens
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 09, 1959
Thriller
as Brundage
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 13, 1960
Channing
as Deke Allison
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 18, 1963
Murder, She Wrote
as Raymond 'Ray' Bascomb
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
Cain's Hundred
as Peter Stull
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1961
The F.B.I.
as Walter Swenson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1965
Charlie's Angels
as George Starrett
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1976
MacGyver
as Arthur Bandel
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1985
Gunsmoke
as Lee Prentice
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Perry Mason
as Ward Nichols
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1957
Cagney & Lacey
as Sgt. Steingrove
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 25, 1982
Johnny Ringo
as Kirk
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1959
Dallas
as Jeb Amos
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 02, 1978
Saints and Sinners
as Ray
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1962
Black Saddle
as Lee Coogan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 10, 1959
The Twilight Zone
as Philip Redfield
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1959
The Fugitive
as Paul Clements
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1963
The Virginian
as Ralph Slocum
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1962
The Aquanauts
as Chris Garland
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1960
M Squad
as Lenny Maston
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1957
Black Saddle
as Roy Corey
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 10, 1959
The Rebel
as Chad
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 04, 1959
Bat Masterson
as Jedrow
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 08, 1958
Riverboat
as Jim Tyler
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1959
The New Breed
as Jefty Bright
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 1961
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Nelson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1956
Johnny Ringo
as Tomstedter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1959
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Keith Judge
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 27, 1961
The Outer Limits
as Col. Luke Stone
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1963
The Fugitive
as Steve Edson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1963
Laramie
as Sable
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1959
Tombstone Territory
as Cowboy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 16, 1957
Murder, She Wrote
as Judge Willard Clinton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Henry Post
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
Night Gallery
as Tom Burke (segment “Little Girl Lost”)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 16, 1970
Rawhide
as Sam Weber
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 1959
The F.B.I.
as Hamilton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1965
Gunsmoke
as Rusk
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
The New Breed
as Roger Sykes
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 1961
Gunsmoke
as Perce
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Gunsmoke
as Seth
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Gunsmoke
as Burt Cury
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Gunsmoke
as Tom
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Adam-12
as Abe Strayhorn
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1968
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jack Bowen
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Albie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Tantasi
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Vince Harwell
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1956
Murder, She Wrote
as Mayor Albert Simpson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
Checkmate
as Gil Stoneham
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1960
Checkmate
as Chuck Palmer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1960
Thriller
as Charlie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1960
Thriller
as Tom Ellison / Daniel Le Jean
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1960
The Rebel
as Doug
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 04, 1959
The Rebel
as The Stalker
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 04, 1959
The Rebel
as Clint Mowbree
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 04, 1959
Perry Mason
as Dirk Blake
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1957
Bat Masterson
as Browder
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 08, 1958
Maverick
as 2nd Classmate (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1957
The Rockford Files
as Edgar 'Bud' Clement
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1974
Finder of Lost Loves
as Bill Garnett
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1984
Banacek
as Geoff Holden
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1972
Barnaby Jones
as Larry Kinner
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 28, 1973
The Rockford Files
as Blake Sternlight
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1974
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Alex Trevor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Tom Keller
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1962
Murder, She Wrote
as Carl Turnball
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
Rawhide
as Chuck Whittaker
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 1959
Capitol
Episodes: 260
First Aired: Mar 26, 1982
The Silent Force
Episodes: 15
First Aired: Sep 21, 1970
Have Gun, Will Travel
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Sep 14, 1957
Doctors' Private Lives
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Apr 05, 1979
The Rifleman
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 30, 1958
The Detectives
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Oct 16, 1959
Quincy, M.E.
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 03, 1976
Vega$
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 20, 1978
Maverick
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 22, 1957
The Tall Man
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1960
Lou Grant
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1977
CHiPs
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1977
The Gallant Men
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1962
77 Sunset Strip
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 10, 1958
Trapper John, M.D.
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1979
Kung Fu
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 1972
The Bionic Woman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 14, 1976
The Streets of San Francisco
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1972
Alias Smith and Jones
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 05, 1971
Hotel
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 21, 1982
Surfside 6
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 06, 1960
The Mod Squad
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1968
Arrest and Trial
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1963
Mission: Impossible
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 05, 1968
Cannon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1971
Ironside
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 28, 1967
87th Precinct
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1961
Sam Benedict
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1962
Redigo
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1963
Police Woman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1974
Highway Patrol
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 1955
Search
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1972
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1955
Matt Houston
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 1982
The Sixth Sense
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 15, 1972
The Dakotas
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 07, 1963
Stoney Burke
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
Tightrope
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 1959
Coronado 9
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1960
Harbor Command
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1957
Gibbsville
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 11, 1976
Hagen
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 15, 1980
J.J. Starbuck
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 1987
Logan's Run
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1977
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