Gene Nelson

Gene Nelson

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1920-03-24
Deathday: 1996-09-16 (76 years old)

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Biography

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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Filmography

all 95

TV Shows 58

Director 44

Movies 37

self 6

Louis Metcalf
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

TV
7
Clive Lytell
S.O.B.

S.O.B. (1981)

Movie
Director
Shirley

Shirley (1979)

TV
Director
Eischied

Eischied (1979)

TV
Director
Salvage 1

Salvage 1 (1979)

TV
Director
The American Girls

The American Girls (1978)

TV
Director
Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island (1978)

TV
6.64
Director
The San Pedro Beach Bums

The San Pedro Beach Bums (1977)

TV
Director
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E. (1976)

TV
5.85
Director
Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch (1975)

TV
10
Director
The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man (1975)

TV
Director
The Letters

The Letters (1973)

Movie
Harry
A Brand New Life

A Brand New Life (1973)

Movie
Director
Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones (1973)

TV
4.75
Aircraft Carrier Captain
Family Flight

Family Flight (1972)

Movie
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

TV
6.86
Steve
Ghost Story

Ghost Story (1972)

TV
Director
The Rookies

The Rookies (1972)

TV
Director
Cannon

Cannon (1971)

TV
6
Director
The Silent Force

The Silent Force (1970)

TV
Director
Wake Me When the War Is Over

Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969)

Movie
Director
Blondie

Blondie (1968)

TV
Director
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad (1968)

TV
6
Director
Lancer

Lancer (1968)

TV
Director
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O (1968)

TV
5.45
Director
The Cool Ones

The Cool Ones (1967)

Movie
Director
Ironside

Ironside (1967)

TV
6
Director
Felony Squad

Felony Squad (1966)

TV
Director
Star Trek

Star Trek (1966)

TV
7.9
Director
Where's Everett?

Where's Everett? (1966)

Movie
Director
Harum Scarum

Harum Scarum (1965)

Movie
Director
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I. (1965)

TV
Director
I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie (1965)

TV
6.11
Director
Laredo

Laredo (1965)

TV
6
Director
F Troop

F Troop (1965)

TV
6
Director
Your Cheatin' Heart

Your Cheatin' Heart (1964)

Movie
Director
Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island (1964)

TV
7.5
Director
12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High (1964)

TV
4.75
Screenplay / Director
Kissin' Cousins

Kissin' Cousins (1964)

Movie
Director
Destry

Destry (1964)

TV
Director
Archie

Archie (1964)

Movie
Rick Mason / Danny Swift / Director
Burke's Law

Burke's Law (1963)

TV
6
Director
The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter (1963)

TV
Billy Poole
Thunder Island

Thunder Island (1963)

Movie
Director
Hootenanny Hoot

Hootenanny Hoot (1963)

Movie
Director
Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse (1963)

TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

TV
6
Director
Hand of Death

Hand of Death (1962)

Movie
Gil Shepard
The Purple Hills

The Purple Hills (1961)

Movie
Dan Warren
20,000 Eyes

20,000 Eyes (1961)

Movie
Director
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

TV
6
The Detectives

The Detectives (1959)

TV
Larry
Philip Marlowe

Philip Marlowe (1959)

TV
Hardy O'Hara
Law of the Plainsman

Law of the Plainsman (1959)

TV
Men into Space

Men into Space (1959)

TV
Wickes
Black Saddle

Black Saddle (1959)

TV
Whit Morrison
Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson (1958)

TV
Director
The Rifleman

The Rifleman (1958)

TV
6.67
Director
The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show (1958)

TV
6
Jim Hazlit
Maverick

Maverick (1957)

TV
5.33
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)

TV
6
Self - Dancer
The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show (1956)

TV
Self
The Rosemary Clooney Show

The Rosemary Clooney Show (1956)

TV
Greg Carradine
Dial 999

Dial 999 (1955)

Movie
Mike Delaney
Timeslip

Timeslip (1955)

Movie
6
Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater (1955)

TV
Will Parker
Oklahoma!

Oklahoma! (1955)

Movie
2
Hob Cannon / Foss / Hutch
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1955)

TV
6
Lt. Steven Q. Forrest
The Millionaire

The Millionaire (1955)

TV
Al Howard
So This Is Paris

So This Is Paris (1954)

Movie
Jess Shepard
Climax!

Climax! (1954)

TV
Twitch
Three Sailors and a Girl

Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)

Movie
Steve Lacey
Crime Wave

Crime Wave (1953)

Movie
Gordon Evans
She's Back on Broadway

She's Back on Broadway (1953)

Movie
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Don Weston
She's Working Her Way Through College

She's Working Her Way Through College (1952)

Movie
Robert
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Gene Nelson
Starlift

Starlift (1951)

Movie
Ted Lansing
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine

Painting The Clouds With Sunshine (1951)

Movie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

TV
Tom Farnham
Lullaby of Broadway

Lullaby of Broadway (1951)

Movie
Hal Courtland
The West Point Story

The West Point Story (1950)

Movie
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)

TV
Tommy Trainor
Tea for Two

Tea for Two (1950)

Movie
Doug Martin
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)

Movie
Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows (1950)

TV
Legal Assistant
The Walls of Jericho

The Walls of Jericho (1948)

Movie
Trout
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
Jerry (uncredited)
Apartment for Peggy

Apartment for Peggy (1948)

Movie
Self - Actor / Self
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Tommy Yale
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947)

Movie
Soldier (uncredited)
This Is the Army

This Is the Army (1943)

Movie
Skater
Everything Happens at Night

Everything Happens at Night (1939)

Movie
Minor Role
Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle (1939)

Movie
Director
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor

Dan August: The Jealousy Factor

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1920-03-24

Deathday
1996-09-16 (76 years old)

Birth Place
Seattle, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Gene Berg, Eugene A. Nelson

Awards
Theatre World Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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