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Gene Nelson
Director, Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born March 24, 1920Died September 16, 1996 (76 years)
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 onstage in Follies, which garnered him a Tony Award nomination, and Good News. Nelson's longtime professional dance partner during the 1950s was actress JoAnn Dean Killingsworth.
Gene Nelson co-starred with Doris Day in "Lullaby of Broadway" in 1951. He played Will Parker in the film Oklahoma!
In 1959, he appeared in Northwest Passage as a young man trying to prove his innocence in a murder case. Nelson appeared on the March 17, 1960 episode of "You Bet Your Life", hosted by Groucho Marx. He and Groucho's daughter, Melinda, performed a dance number together.
Nelson directed eight episodes of The Rifleman in the 1961-62 season, the original Star Trek, the first season of I Dream of Jeannie, Gunsmoke, The Silent Force, and The San Pedro Beach Bums. He directed the Elvis Presley films Kissin' Cousins, which screenplay he wrote, and Harum Scarum. For the Kissin' Cousins screenplay he received a WGA award nomination for best written musical. He later taught in the Theater Arts Department at San Francisco State University in the late 1980s.
He starred as Buddy in the 1971 Broadway musical Follies, for which he received a 1972 Tony Award nomination for Featured Actor In A Musical. The production featured a score by Stephen Sondheim and was co-directed by Michael Bennett and Harold Prince.
For contribution to the motion picture industry, in 1990, Nelson was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Nelson's star is located at 7005 Hollywood Boulevard.
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Gene Nelson co-starred with Doris Day in "Lullaby of Broadway" in 1951. He played Will Parker in the film Oklahoma!
In 1959, he appeared in Northwest Passage as a young man trying to prove his innocence in a murder case. Nelson appeared on the March 17, 1960 episode of "You Bet Your Life", hosted by Groucho Marx. He and Groucho's daughter, Melinda, performed a dance number together.
Nelson directed eight episodes of The Rifleman in the 1961-62 season, the original Star Trek, the first season of I Dream of Jeannie, Gunsmoke, The Silent Force, and The San Pedro Beach Bums. He directed the Elvis Presley films Kissin' Cousins, which screenplay he wrote, and Harum Scarum. For the Kissin' Cousins screenplay he received a WGA award nomination for best written musical. He later taught in the Theater Arts Department at San Francisco State University in the late 1980s.
He starred as Buddy in the 1971 Broadway musical Follies, for which he received a 1972 Tony Award nomination for Featured Actor In A Musical. The production featured a score by Stephen Sondheim and was co-directed by Michael Bennett and Harold Prince.
For contribution to the motion picture industry, in 1990, Nelson was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Nelson's star is located at 7005 Hollywood Boulevard.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Gene Nelson Filmography
| 1979 | Shirley (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Eischied (TV Series) |
| 1979 | The Bad News Bears (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Salvage 1 (TV Series) |
| 1977 | The San Pedro Beach Bums (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Operation Petticoat (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) |
| 1975 | The Invisible Man (1975) (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Get Christie Love (TV Series) |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) |
| 1970 | Most Deadly Game (TV Series) |
| 1970 | Dan August (TV Series) |
| 1969 | |
| 1968 | Blondie (1968) (TV Series) |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) |
| 1968 | Lancer (TV Series) |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Cowboy in Africa (TV Series) |
| 1967 | |
| 1966 | The Felony Squad (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Iron Horse (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Star Trek (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Pruitts of Southampton (TV Series) |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Tammy (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Laredo (TV Series) |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) |
| 1965 | F Troop (TV Series) |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | Gilligan's Island (TV Series) |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High (TV Series) |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | Destry (TV Series) |
| 1964 | |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) |
| 1963 | The Farmer's Daughter (TV Series) |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1962 | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Louis Metcalf |
| 1981 | S.O.B. · as Clive Lytell |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Bert Wilson |
| 1973 | A Brand New Life · as Harry |
| 1972 | Family Flight · as Aircraft Carrier Captain |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Ghost Story (TV Series) · as Steve |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Burbage |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Rick Mason |
| 1963 | Thunder Island · as Billy Poole |
| 1961 | The Purple Hills · as Gil Shepard |
| 1961 | Follow The Sun (TV Series) · as Tod |
| 1961 | 20,000 Eyes · as Dan Warren |
| 1959 | The Detectives (1959) (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Philip Marlowe (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Law of the Plainsman (TV Series) · as Hardy O'hara |
| 1959 | Men into Space (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Black Saddle (TV Series) · as Wickes |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Dave Thompson |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Lundstrom |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Whit Morrison |
| 1958 | Northwest Passage (TV Series) · as Dan Wade |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Tom Burns |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Jim Hazlit |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm Show (TV Series) · as Chris Karlsen |
| 1956 | Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV Series) · as Tom Watts |
| 1955 | The Way Out · as Greg Carradine |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Hob Cannon |
| 1955 | The Atomic Man · as Mike Delaney |
| 1955 | Stage 7 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Lt. Steven Q. Forrest |
| 1954 | So This Is Paris · as Al Howard |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Jess Shepard |
| 1954 | The Best of Broadway (TV Series) · as Roy Lane |
| 1953 | Three Sailors and a Girl · as Twitch |
| 1953 | Crime Wave · as Steve Lacey |
| 1953 | She's Back on Broadway · as Gordon Evans |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as George Jackson |
| 1952 | She's Working Her Way Through College · as Don Weston |
| 1951 | Lullaby of Broadway · as Tom Farnham |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Robert |
| 1951 | Painting the Clouds with Sunshine · as Ted |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) |
| 1950 | The West Point Story · as Hal Courtland |
| 1950 | Tea for Two · as Tommy Trainor |
| 1950 | The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady · as Doug Martin |
| 1950 | Your Show of Shows (TV Series) |
| 1948 | The Walls of Jericho · as Legal Assistant |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Trout |
| 1948 | Apartment for Peggy · as Jerry (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Gentleman's Agreement · as Second Ex-Gi In Restaurant |
| 1947 | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now · as Tommy Yale |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Tom |
| 1943 | This Is the Army · as Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Everything Happens at Night · as Skater |
| 1939 | Second Fiddle · as Minor Role |
| 2016 | I Am Not Your Negro · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1997 | The 69th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 1997 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1958 | Garry Moore Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self - Dancer |
| 1954 | Shower of Stars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1951 | Starlift · as Gene Nelson |
| 1951 | The Dinah Shore Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | You Bet Your Life (TV Series) · as Self - Dancer |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Kissin' Cousins · as Screenplay |
| 1967 | The Cool Ones · as Adaptation |