Ozzie Nelson

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oswald George "Ozzie" Nelson (March 20, 1906 – June 3, 1975) was an American band leader, actor, director, and producer. He originated and starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, a radio and long-running television series with his wife Harriet and two sons David and Ricky Nelson. Nelson started his entertainment career as a band leader. He formed and led "The Ozzie Nelson Band," and had some initial limited success. Nelson's records were consistently popular, and in 1934, Nelson enjoyed success with his hit song, "Over Somebody Else's Shoulder," which he introduced. Nelson was their primary vocalist and, from August of 1932, he featured in duets with his other star vocalist, Harriet Hilliard. Nelson's calm, easy vocal style was popular on records and radio and quite similar to son Rick's voice, and Harriet's perky vocals added to the band's popularity. Ozzie Nelson appeared with his band in feature films and short subjects of the 1940s, and often played speaking parts, displaying a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor, as in the 1942 musical Strictly in the Groove. He shrewdly promoted the band by agreeing to appear in "soundies," three-m…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Night Gallery (1970) — Henry Millikan (segment "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan")
2. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
3. Adam-12 (1968) — Ted Clover
4. What's My Line? (1950) — Self
5. Love, American Style (1969) — Fred Garber
6. The Big Street (1942) — Orchestra Leader
7. The Movie Orgy (1968) — Self (archive footage)
8. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952) — Ozzie
9. This Is Your Life (1952) — Self
10. The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
11. The Impossible Years (1968) — Herbert Fleischer
12. People Are Funny (1946) — Leroy Brinker
13. Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra (1943)
14. The Mothers-in-Law (1967) — Owen Sinclair / Ozzie Snick
15. Sweetheart of the Campus (1941) — Ozzie Norton
16. Hi, Good Lookin'! (1944) — Ozzie Nelson - Orchestra Leader
17. Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra (1940) — Ozzie Nelson
18. Ozzie's Girls (1973)
19. Here Come the Nelsons (1952) — Ozzie Nelson
20. Disneyland '59 (1959) — Self
21. Honeymoon Lodge (1943) — Ozzie Nelson - Band Leader
22. Wave-a-Stick Blues (1944) — Ozzie Nelson
23. Take It Big (1944) — Ozzie Nelson
24. Strictly in the Groove (1942) — Ozzie Nelson
25. The Barbara McNair Show (1969) — Self

Directed

1. Adam-12 (1968) — Director
2. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952) — Director
3. Bridget Loves Bernie (1972) — Director
4. Love and Kisses (1965) — Director