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Gene Nelson

Gene Nelson

Actor, Director, Other Crew

Born March 24, 1920 in Seattle, Washington, USA

Died September 16, 1996

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I Am Not Your Negro
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Murder, She Wrote
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Fantasy Island
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Bat Masterson
Amazon Prime Video
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna
Classix
Oklahoma!
Hotstar
Gunsmoke
Paramount Plus
Climax!
Classix
General Electric Theater
Classix
Tea for Two
HBO Max
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Amazon Prime Video
Studio One
Hotstar
This Is the Army
Public Domain Movies
Second Fiddle
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Gene Nelson was an American dancer, actor, screenwriter, and director. Born Leander Eugene Berg in Astoria, Oregon, he 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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1 wins and 1 nominations

Gene Nelson Photos

Gene Nelson Videos

"Timeslip": Out on DVD 13/10/2014

3 Sailors And A Girl - Trailer

Crime Wave - Andre de Toth - Trailer

She's Working Her Way Through College Original Trailer

She's Working Her Way Through College (Original Theatrical Trailer)

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine - Clip

Lullaby of Broadway (1951) Original Trailer [FHD]

Lullaby Of Broadway

Tea for Two - Trailer

Charleston | Tea For Two | Warner Archive

Crazy Rhythm | Tea For Two | Warner Archive

I Know That You Know | Tea For Two | Warner Archive

Do Do Do | Tea For Two | Warner Archive

I Only Have Eyes For You | Tea For Two | Warner Archive

Tea For Two | Warner Archive

Filmography

Actor

94

Type

Year

I Am Not Your Negro Poster

I Am Not Your Negro Documentary2016

The 69th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 69th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1997

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years Poster

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years Documentary1997

Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration Poster

Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration TV Movie1994

Warner Bros. Celebration of Tradition, June 2, 1990 Documentary1990

Murder, She Wrote Poster

Murder, She Wrote TV Series1984

S.O.B. Feature Film1981

Fantasy Island Poster

Fantasy Island TV Series1977

A Brand New Life TV Movie1973

Circle of Fear Poster

Circle of Fear TV Series1972

Family Flight Poster

Family Flight TV Movie1972

The 26th Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 26th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1972

The Streets of San Francisco Poster

The Streets of San Francisco TV Series1972

ITV Saturday Night Theatre Poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV Series1969

The David Frost Show Poster

The David Frost Show TV Series1969

Mod Squad Poster

Mod Squad TV Series1968

Dateline: Hollywood TV Series1967

Ironside Poster

Ironside TV Series1967

Burke's Law Poster

Burke's Law TV Series1963

Thunder Island Poster

Thunder Island Feature Film1963

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962

20,000 Eyes Poster

20,000 Eyes Feature Film1961

Follow the Sun Poster

Follow the Sun TV Series1961

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961

The Purple Hills Poster

The Purple Hills Feature Film1961

Shangri-La Poster

Shangri-La TV Movie1960

Tom, Dick and Harry TV Movie1960

Black Saddle Poster

Black Saddle TV Series1959

Law of the Plainsman Poster

Law of the Plainsman TV Series1959

Men Into Space Poster

Men Into Space TV Series1959

Philip Marlowe Poster

Philip Marlowe TV Series1959

Rawhide TV Series1959

The Bell Telephone Hour Poster

The Bell Telephone Hour TV Series1959

The Detectives Poster

The Detectives TV Series1959

The Juke Box Jury TV Series1959

77 Sunset Strip Poster

77 Sunset Strip TV Series1958

Bat Masterson Poster

Bat Masterson TV Series1958

Northwest Passage Poster

Northwest Passage TV Series1958

The Garry Moore Show Poster

The Garry Moore Show TV Series1958

Alcoa Theatre Poster

Alcoa Theatre TV Series1957

Have Gun - Will Travel Poster

Have Gun - Will Travel TV Series1957

Maverick Poster

Maverick TV Series1957

Chevron Hall of Stars Poster

Chevron Hall of Stars TV Series1956

The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna Poster

The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna TV Series1956

The Kaiser Aluminum Hour Poster

The Kaiser Aluminum Hour TV Series1956

The Rosemary Clooney Show TV Series1956

The Steve Allen Plymouth Show Poster

The Steve Allen Plymouth Show TV Series1956

Celebrity Playhouse Poster

Celebrity Playhouse TV Series1955

Gunsmoke Poster

Gunsmoke TV Series1955

Matinee Theatre Poster

Matinee Theatre TV Series1955

Oklahoma! Poster

Oklahoma! Feature Film1955

Stage 7 TV Series1955

The Atomic Man Poster

The Atomic Man Feature Film1955

The Millionaire Poster

The Millionaire TV Series1955

The Patti Page Show Poster

The Patti Page Show TV Series1955

The Way Out Poster

The Way Out Feature Film1955

Climax! TV Series1954

Modern Romances TV Series1954

Shower of Stars Poster

Shower of Stars TV Series1954

So This Is Paris Poster

So This Is Paris Feature Film1954

Stage Show Poster

Stage Show TV Series1954

The Best of Broadway Poster

The Best of Broadway TV Series1954

Crime Wave Poster

Crime Wave Feature Film1953

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953

Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Great Entertainers Short Film1953

She's Back on Broadway Poster

She's Back on Broadway Feature Film1953

Three Sailors and a Girl Poster

Three Sailors and a Girl Feature Film1953

She's Working Her Way Through College Poster

She's Working Her Way Through College Feature Film1952

The Bob Hope Show Poster

The Bob Hope Show TV Series1952

The Ford Television Theatre Poster

The Ford Television Theatre TV Series1952

Lullaby of Broadway Poster

Lullaby of Broadway Feature Film1951

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine Poster

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine Feature Film1951

Schlitz Playhouse Poster

Schlitz Playhouse TV Series1951

Starlift Poster

Starlift Feature Film1951

The Dinah Shore Show Poster

The Dinah Shore Show TV Series1951

Screen Snapshots: The Great Showman Short Film1950

Tea for Two Poster

Tea for Two Feature Film1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour Poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Series1950

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady Poster

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady Feature Film1950

The Stork Club TV Series1950

The West Point Story Poster

The West Point Story Feature Film1950

You Bet Your Life Poster

You Bet Your Life TV Series1950

Your Show of Shows Poster

Your Show of Shows TV Series1950

Apartment for Peggy Poster

Apartment for Peggy Feature Film1948

Studio One Poster

Studio One TV Series1948

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948

The Walls of Jericho Poster

The Walls of Jericho Feature Film1948

Gentleman's Agreement Poster

Gentleman's Agreement Feature Film1947

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now Poster

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now Feature Film1947

Kraft Theatre Poster

Kraft Theatre TV Series1947

This Is the Army Poster

This Is the Army Feature Film1943

Everything Happens at Night Poster

Everything Happens at Night Feature Film1939

Second Fiddle Poster

Second Fiddle Feature Film1939

Director

57

Type

Year

Dan August: The Jealousy Factor Poster

Dan August: The Jealousy Factor TV Movie1980

Eischied Poster

Eischied TV Series1979

Salvage 1 Poster

Salvage 1 TV Series1979

Shirley TV Series1979

The Bad News Bears Poster

The Bad News Bears TV Series1979

The American Girls Poster

The American Girls TV Series1978

Fantasy Island Poster

Fantasy Island TV Series1977

Operation Petticoat Poster

Operation Petticoat TV Series1977

The San Pedro Beach Bums TV Series1977

McNaughton's Daughter Poster

McNaughton's Daughter Mini-Series1976

Quincy M.E. Poster

Quincy M.E. TV Series1976

Starsky and Hutch Poster

Starsky and Hutch TV Series1975

The Invisible Man Poster

The Invisible Man TV Series1975

Get Christie Love! Poster

Get Christie Love! TV Series1974

Barnaby Jones Poster

Barnaby Jones TV Series1973

The Letters Poster

The Letters TV Movie1973

The Rookies Poster

The Rookies TV Series1972

Cannon TV Series1971

Dan August Poster

Dan August TV Series1970

The Most Deadly Game Poster

The Most Deadly Game TV Series1970

The Silent Force Poster

The Silent Force TV Series1970

Wake Me When the War Is Over Poster

Wake Me When the War Is Over TV Movie1969

Blondie TV Series1968

Hawaii Five-O Poster

Hawaii Five-O TV Series1968

Lancer TV Series1968

Mod Squad Poster

Mod Squad TV Series1968

Cowboy in Africa Poster

Cowboy in Africa TV Series1967

Ironside Poster

Ironside TV Series1967

The Cool Ones Poster

The Cool Ones Feature Film1967

Iron Horse Poster

Iron Horse TV Series1966

Star Trek Poster

Star Trek TV Series1966

The Felony Squad Poster

The Felony Squad TV Series1966

The Phyllis Diller Show Poster

The Phyllis Diller Show TV Series1966

Where's Everett Poster

Where's Everett TV Movie1966

Harum Scarum Poster

Harum Scarum Feature Film1965

I Dream of Jeannie Poster

I Dream of Jeannie TV Series1965

Laredo TV Series1965

Tammy TV Series1965

The F.B.I. Poster

The F.B.I. TV Series1965

12 O'Clock High Poster

12 O'Clock High TV Series1964

Archie TV Movie1964

Destry TV Series1964

Gilligan's Island Poster

Gilligan's Island TV Series1964

Kissin' Cousins Poster

Kissin' Cousins Feature Film1964

The Cara Williams Show Poster

The Cara Williams Show TV Series1964

The Reporter Poster

The Reporter TV Series1964

Your Cheatin' Heart Poster

Your Cheatin' Heart Feature Film1964

Burke's Law Poster

Burke's Law TV Series1963

Hootenanny Hoot Poster

Hootenanny Hoot Feature Film1963

The Farmer's Daughter Poster

The Farmer's Daughter TV Series1963

Vacation Playhouse Poster

Vacation Playhouse TV Series1963

Hand of Death Poster

Hand of Death Feature Film1962

Life with Archie TV Movie1962

The Andy Griffith Show Poster

The Andy Griffith Show TV Series1960

The Bell Telephone Hour Poster

The Bell Telephone Hour TV Series1959

The Donna Reed Show Poster

The Donna Reed Show TV Series1958

The Rifleman Poster

The Rifleman TV Series1958

Other Crew

6

Type

Year

Shangri-La Poster

Shangri-La TV Movie1960

The Eddie Fisher Show Poster

The Eddie Fisher Show TV Series1957

Shower of Stars Poster

Shower of Stars TV Series1954

So This Is Paris Poster

So This Is Paris Feature Film1954

Lullaby of Broadway Poster

Lullaby of Broadway Feature Film1951

Tea for Two Poster

Tea for Two Feature Film1950

Writer

2

The Cool Ones Poster

The Cool Ones Feature Film1967

Kissin' Cousins Poster

Kissin' Cousins Feature Film1964

Thanks

1

Charlie's Angels Poster

Charlie's Angels TV Series1976

Producer

1

Wake Me When the War Is Over Poster

Wake Me When the War Is Over TV Movie1969

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