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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 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…
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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 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.
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Runaway Jury
as George Dressler
Who Am I?
as General Sharman
Cries of Silence
as Dr. August Claiborne
The Boneyard
as Jersey Callum
Deadly Weapon
as General Stone
Sworn to Silence
as Victor Handler
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
as Governor Neilson
Peyton Place: The Next Generation
as Dr. Michael Rossi
Help Wanted: Male
as George Dobbs
Born to Be Sold
as Carl Strickland
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
as President Harry S. Truman
The Return of Frank Cannon
as Mike Danvers
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
as Joseph Locordolos
Anatomy of a Seduction
as Mark Kane
The Crash of Flight 401
as Philip Mulwray
Leave Yesterday Behind
as Mr. Clarkson
Doctors' Private Lives
as Dr. Mike Wise
Superdome
as George Beldridge
Murder in Peyton Place
as Dr. Michael Rossi
A Little Game
as Paul Hamilton
For the Love of Benji
as Chandler Dietrich
Midway
as Admiral Harry Pearson
Acapulco Gold
as Ray Hollister
Riding with Death
as Robert Denby
That's the Way of the World
as Carlton James
The Missing Are Deadly
Airport 1975
as Major John Alexander
Police Headquarters
as Lt. Calvin Zenger
Houston, We've Got a Problem
as Gene Kranz, Flight Director
Linda
as Paul Reston
Runaway!
as Nick Staffo
Time to Run
as Warren Cole
The Screaming Woman
as Carl Nesbitt
Brink of Disaster!
as Dr. Harden
Along Came a Spider
as Dr. Martin Becker
The Man from Galveston
as Cole Marteen
Soldier in the Rain
as James Priest
Judgment at Nuremberg
as Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
Devil's Partner
as Nick Richards / Pete Jensen
The Fatal Impulse
as Brundage
Code of Silence
Valley of the Redwoods
as Dino Michaelis
A Bucket of Blood
as Art Lacroix
T-Bird Gang
as Alex Hendricks
The Young Captives
as Norm Britt
I, Mobster
as Sid - Henchman (uncredited)
The Brain Eaters
as Dr. Paul Kettering
Hot Car Girl
as Cop #2
Cry Baby Killer
as Rick Connor
Night of the Blood Beast
as Dave Randall
She Gods of Shark Reef
as Guard (uncredited)
Teenage Cave Man
as Blonde Tribe Member
Street of Darkness
as Slavo
Teenage Doll
as Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man
Carnival Rock
as Cannon
Invasion of the Saucer Men
as Tom
Bayou
as Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)
Rock All Night
as Pete
Attack of the Crab Monsters
as Ensign Quinlan
Swamp Women
as Police Sergeant
New Orleans Uncensored
as Charlie
The Steel Trap
as Man in Ticket Line at Airport (uncredited)