Gene Nelson

Regie, Darsteller, Autor, Produzent

24. März 1920 — 16. September 1996 (76 Jahre)
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, 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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  • I Am Not Your Negro
    I Am Not Your Negro2017
  • Oklahoma
    Oklahoma1955
  • Westlich von Santa Fé
    Westlich von Santa Fé5 Staffeln
  • F.B.I.
    F.B.I.7 Staffeln
  • This Is the Army
    This Is the Army1943
  • Bat Masterson
    Bat Masterson3 Staffeln
  • Three Sailors and a Girl
    Three Sailors and a Girl1953

Bekannt aus

  • Bezaubernde Jeannie
    Bezaubernde Jeannie5 Staffeln
  • Raumschiff Enterprise
    Raumschiff Enterprise3 Staffeln
  • Twen-Police
    Twen-Police5 Staffeln
  • Die wilden Weiber von Tennessee
    Die wilden Weiber von Tennessee1964
  • Von der Polizei gehetzt
    Von der Polizei gehetzt1953
  • Verschollen im Harem
    Verschollen im Harem1965
  • Westlich von Santa Fé
    Westlich von Santa Fé5 Staffeln
  • Gilligans Insel
    Gilligans Insel3 Staffeln
  • Oklahoma
    Oklahoma1955
  • The Andy Griffith Show
    The Andy Griffith Show8 Staffeln
  • Bezaubernde Frau
    Bezaubernde Frau1950
  • Fantasy Island
    Fantasy Island7 Staffeln
  • Your Cheatin' Heart
    Your Cheatin' Heart1964
  • Starsky und Hutch
    Starsky und Hutch4 Staffeln
  • Das Wiegenlied vom Broadway
    Das Wiegenlied vom Broadway1951
  • Hand of Death
    Hand of Death1962
  • Mutter ist die allerbeste
    Mutter ist die allerbeste8 Staffeln
  • F Troop
    F Troop2 Staffeln
  • Sieben Sekunden zu spät
    Sieben Sekunden zu spät1955
  • California Cops - Neu im Einsatz
    California Cops - Neu im Einsatz4 Staffeln

Filmografie

2016
I Am Not Your Negro · as Tom Farnham (clip From Lullaby Of Broadway (1951))auf plex.tv
1984
Murder, She Wrote · as Louis Metcalf
1981
S.O.B. · as Clive Lytell
1977
Fantasy Island · as Bert Wilson
1973
A Brand New Life · as Harry
1972
Family Flight · as Aircraft Carrier Captain
1972
1972
Ghost Story · as Steve
1969
1968
1967
1963
Burke's Law · as Danny Swift
1963
Thunder Island · as Billy Poole
1961
The Purple Hills · as Gil Shepard
1961
Follow The Sun · as Tod
1961
20,000 Eyes · as Dan Warren
1959
1959
1959
Law of the Plainsman · as Hardy O'hara
1959
1959
Black Saddle · as Wickes
1959
Rawhide · as Dave Thompson
1958
77 Sunset Strip · as Lundstrom
1958
Bat Masterson · as Whit Morrisonauf plex.tv
1958
Northwest Passage · as Dan Wade
1957
Alcoa Theatre · as Tom Burns
1957
Maverick · as Jim Hazlit
1957
1956
The Gale Storm Show · as Chris Karlsen
1956
Kaiser Aluminum Hour · as Tom Watts
1955
The Way Out · as Greg Carradine
1955
1955
Oklahoma! · as Will Parkerauf plex.tv
1955
Gunsmoke · as Hob Cannon
1955
The Atomic Man · as Mike Delaney
1955
Stage 7 · as Cast
1955
The Millionaire · as Lt. Steven Q. Forrest
1954
So This Is Paris · as Al Howard
1954
Climax! · as Jess Shepard
1954
The Best of Broadway · as Roy Lane
1953
Three Sailors and a Girl · as Twitchauf plex.tv
1953
Crime Wave · as Steve Lacey
1953
She's Back on Broadway · as Gordon Evans
1953
1952
Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre · as George Jackson
1952
1951
Lullaby of Broadway · as Tom Farnham
1951
1951
1951
1950
The West Point Story · as Hal Courtland
1950
Tea for Two · as Tommy Trainor
1950
1950
1948
The Walls of Jericho · as Legal Assistant
1948
Studio One · as Trout
1948
Apartment for Peggy · as Jerry (uncredited)
1947
Gentleman's Agreement · as Second Ex-Gi In Restaurant
1947
1947
1943
This Is the Army · as Soldier (uncredited)auf plex.tv
1939
1939
Second Fiddle · as Minor Role

1997
The 69th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute
1997
1962
1962
1961
1959
1958
Garry Moore Show · as Self
1956
The Steve Allen Show · as Self - Dancer
1954
Shower of Stars · as Self
1951
Starlift · as Gene Nelson
1951
1950
You Bet Your Life · as Self - Dancer
1950
1950
1948

1964
Kissin' Cousins · as Screenplay

1967
The Cool Ones · as Adaptation