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Gene Nelson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1920-03-24,Astoria, Oregon, USA
Gender
Male
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

6

Tea for Two
1950-09-01

6.6

Oklahoma!
1955-10-10

Lullaby of Broadway

5.833

Lullaby of Broadway
1951-03-26

4.6

Dial 999
1955-12-01

7.1

Crime Wave
1953-10-22

The West Point Story

5.8

The West Point Story
1950-11-25

5.3

Timeslip
1955-11-01

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

5

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1950-04-29

She's Working Her Way Through College

5.1

She's Working Her Way Through College
1952-07-09

She's Back on Broadway

5.7

She's Back on Broadway
1953-03-14

5.6

Starlift
1951-12-14

3.5

20,000 Eyes
1961-06-14

Three Sailors and a Girl

6

Three Sailors and a Girl
1953-11-23

0

A Brand New Life
1973-02-20

Painting The Clouds With Sunshine

4.5

Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1951-10-10

This Is the Army

5.773

This Is the Army
1943-08-14

5.906

S.O.B.
1981-07-01

4.857

Second Fiddle
1939-06-30

Everything Happens at Night

4.1

Everything Happens at Night
1939-12-22

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

5

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947-07-31

So This Is Paris

8.5

So This Is Paris
1954-12-15

4.9

Thunder Island
1963-08-24

The Walls of Jericho

5.7

The Walls of Jericho
1948-11-22

Apartment for Peggy

7.8

Apartment for Peggy
1948-09-30

The Purple Hills

5

The Purple Hills
1961-10-31

5.2

Family Flight
1972-10-25

Murder, She Wrote

7.516

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

6

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.833

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10

The Streets of San Francisco

6.9

The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23

6.261

The Mod Squad
1968-09-24

6.588

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

5

Studio One
1948-11-07

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.795

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

General Electric Theater

6.25

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

6.8

Ironside
1967-03-28

5

Philip Marlowe
1959-10-06

7.2

Rawhide
1959-01-09

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.4

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957-09-14

The Millionaire

5

The Millionaire
1955-01-19

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.25

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Your Show of Shows

6.333

Your Show of Shows
1950-02-25

3.273

Climax!
1954-10-07

7

Men Into Space
1959-09-30

Matinee Theater

5

Matinee Theater
1955-10-31

6

Black Saddle
1959-01-10

6.1

Bat Masterson
1958-10-08

Law of the Plainsman

6

Law of the Plainsman
1959-10-01

5.6

The Detectives
1959-10-16

The Steve Allen Show

5.6

The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24

7.1

Ghost Story
1972-09-15

6.8

Maverick
1957-09-22

6.588

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.588

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.463

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

6

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

The Rosemary Clooney Show

0

The Rosemary Clooney Show
1956-05-22

The Bell Telephone Hour

7.333

The Bell Telephone Hour
1959-01-12