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Gene Nelson

Gene Nelson

Actor · Born 1920-03-24 · Astoria, Oregon, USA

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Biography

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, Gun…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Louis Metcalf
  2. Oklahoma! (1955) — Will Parker
  3. Gunsmoke (1955) — Hob Cannon
  4. The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
  5. S.O.B. (1981) — Clive Lytell
  6. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  7. Crime Wave (1953) — Steve Lacey
  8. Ironside (1967)
  9. Rawhide (1959)
  10. Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
  11. Maverick (1957) — Jim Hazlit
  12. Tea for Two (1950) — Tommy Trainor
  13. The Mod Squad (1968)
  14. This Is the Army (1943) — Soldier (uncredited)
  15. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  16. Lullaby of Broadway (1951) — Tom Farnham
  17. Timeslip (1955) — Mike Delaney
  18. Bat Masterson (1958) — Whit Morrison
  19. The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) — Self
  20. Studio One (1948) — Trout
  21. Burke's Law (1963) — Rick Mason
  22. Climax! (1954) — Jess Shepard
  23. The West Point Story (1950) — Hal Courtland
  24. Dial 999 (1955) — Greg Carradine
  25. The Detectives (1959)
  26. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
  27. Thunder Island (1963) — Billy Poole
  28. Apartment for Peggy (1948) — Jerry (uncredited)
  29. Ghost Story (1972) — Steve
  30. She's Working Her Way Through College (1952) — Don Weston
  31. Second Fiddle (1939) — Minor Role
  32. The Walls of Jericho (1948) — Legal Assistant
  33. Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Robert
  34. Family Flight (1972) — Aircraft Carrier Captain
  35. Matinee Theater (1955)
  36. Starlift (1951) — Gene Nelson
  37. General Electric Theater (1953)
  38. The Steve Allen Show (1956) — Self - Dancer
  39. Everything Happens at Night (1939) — Skater
  40. Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

Directed

  1. Star Trek (1966) — Director
  2. I Dream of Jeannie (1965) — Director
  3. Gilligan's Island (1964) — Director
  4. Starsky & Hutch (1975) — Director
  5. The Andy Griffith Show (1960) — Director
  6. Hawaii Five-O (1968) — Director
  7. Fantasy Island (1978) — Director
  8. Quincy, M.E. (1976) — Director
  9. Ironside (1967) — Director
  10. The Rifleman (1958) — Director
  11. Kissin' Cousins (1964) — Director
  12. Cannon (1971) — Director
  13. Harum Scarum (1965) — Director
  14. F Troop (1965) — Director
  15. Barnaby Jones (1973) — Director
  16. The Mod Squad (1968) — Director
  17. The Invisible Man (1975) — Director
  18. The F.B.I. (1965) — Director
  19. The Rookies (1972) — Director
  20. 12 O'Clock High (1964) — Director
  21. The Donna Reed Show (1958) — Director
  22. Hand of Death (1962) — Director
  23. Laredo (1965) — Director
  24. Burke's Law (1963) — Director
  25. Your Cheatin' Heart (1964) — Director
  26. Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969) — Director
  27. The Cool Ones (1967) — Director
  28. Lancer (1968) — Director
  29. Felony Squad (1966) — Director
  30. Salvage 1 (1979) — Director
  31. The Letters (1973) — Director
  32. Get Christie Love! (1974) — Director
  33. The Farmer's Daughter (1963) — Director
  34. Destry (1964) — Director
  35. Eischied (1979) — Director
  36. The Silent Force (1970) — Director
  37. The American Girls (1978) — Director
  38. Hootenanny Hoot! (1963) — Director
  39. The San Pedro Beach Bums (1977) — Director
  40. Vacation Playhouse (1963) — Director