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Gene Nelson (I) (1920–1996)

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Gene Nelson was barely a teen when he saw the Fred Astaire movie Flying Down to Rio, which would change his life. It was then that he decided he would be a dancer. After graduating from high school, Nelson joined the Sonja Henie Ice Show and toured for 3 years before joining the Army in World War II... See full bio »

Born:

Leander Eugene Berg
in Seattle, Washington, USA

Died:

(age 76) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Jane Powell and Gene Nelson in Doris Day, Gene Nelson, Director David Butler on the set of (l to r) Ray Bailey, Dale Young, Tom Roddy, Willie Thomas, Nikki May, Janice Rule, Gene Nelson.
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1980 Dan August: The Jealousy Factor (TV movie)
 
1979 Fantasy Island (TV series)
– Nobody's There/The Dancer (1979)
 
1979 Shirley (TV series)
– Hard Hat (1979)
 
1979 Eischied (TV series)
– The Accused (1979)
 
1979 Operation Petticoat (TV series)
– Matters of Honor (1979)
– Don't Drink the Shimbaka! (1979)
 
1979 The Bad News Bears (TV series)
– The Food Caper (1979)
 
1979 Salvage 1 (TV series)
– Dark Island (1979)
 
1978 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
– A Night to Raise the Dead (1978)
 
1978 The American Girls (TV series)
 
1977 The San Pedro Beach Bums (TV series)
– The Winner's Circle (1977)
– The Magnificent Moose (1977)
 
1976 McNaughton's Daughter (TV movie)
 
1975 The Invisible Man (TV series)
– Stop When Red Lights Flash (1975)
 
1975 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
– Death Ride (1975)
 
1974 Get Christie Love! (TV series)
– Market for Murder (1974)
 
1974 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
– Dark Legacy (1974)
 
1973-1974 Cannon (TV series)
– Where's Jennifer? (1974)
– Target in the Mirror (1973)
 
1973-1974 The Rookies (TV series)
– The Teacher (1974)
– The Late Mr. Brent (1974)
– The Authentic Death of Billy Stomper (1974)
– Point of Impact (1973)
– Tarnished Idol (1973)
 
1973 Ironside (TV series)
– Mind for Murder (1973)
 
1973 The Letters (TV movie)
 
1970-1971 Dan August (TV series)
– The Assassin (1971)
– The King Is Dead (1970)
 
1968-1971 Mod Squad (TV series)
– A Double for Danger (1971)
– Kicks Incorporated (1971)
– The Song of Willie (1970)
– Who Are the Keepers, Who Are the Inmates? (1970)
– The Loser (1970)
See all 18 episodes »
 
1967-1970 The F.B.I. (TV series)
– The Innocents (1970)
– The Inside Man (1969)
– Flight (1969)
– Boomerang (1969)
– Act of Violence (1968)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1970 The Silent Force (TV series)
– Prosecutor (1970)
 
1969 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
– The Joker's Wild, Man, Wild! (1969)
 
1969 Wake Me When the War Is Over (TV movie)
 
1968 Lancer (TV series)
– Glory (1968)
– Blood Rock (1968)
 
1967-1968 Felony Squad (TV series)
– Jury of One (1968)
– Echo of a Killing (1967)
 
1968 Star Trek (TV series)
– The Gamesters of Triskelion (1968)
 
1967 Iron Horse (TV series)
– Wild Track (1967)
– The Return of Hode Avery (1967)
– Gallows for Bill Pardew (1967)
 
1967 Cowboy in Africa (TV series)
– Search for Survival (1967)
 
1967 The Cool Ones
 
1967 Laredo (TV series)
– Enemies and Brothers (1967)
 
1967 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
– A Long Time Dead (1967)
 
1966 F Troop (TV series)
– Survival of the Fittest (1966)
 
1966 The Phyllis Diller Show (TV series)
 
1966 Where's Everett (TV movie)
 
1965 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
– Whatever Became of Baby Custer? (1965)
– Djinn and Water (1965)
– The Moving Finger (1965)
– The Americanization of Jeannie (1965)
– Anybody Here Seen Jeannie? (1965)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1965 Harum Scarum
 
1965 Tammy (TV series)
– The Poker Game (1965)
 
1965 Gilligan's Island (TV series)
– The Return of Wrongway Feldman (1965)
 
1963-1965 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
– Rich Man, Poor Man (1965)
– Katy by Moonlight (1965)
– The Nesting Instinct (1965)
– The Oscar Hummingbird Story (1965)
– Follow the Leader (1965)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1962-1965 The Donna Reed Show (TV series)
– The Gift Shop (1965)
– Now You See It, Now You Don't (1965)
– Thy Name Is Woman (1965)
– Play Ball (1964)
– Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be (1964)
See all 21 episodes »
 
1964 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
– The Pageant (1964)
– Goodbye Sheriff Taylor (1964)
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
– Who Killed the Richest Man in the World? (1964)
– Who Killed Vaudeville? (1964)
 
1964 Your Cheatin' Heart
 
1964 The Reporter (TV series)
– No Comment (1964)
 
1964 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
– I and Claudie (1964)
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
– Blood Brother-in-Law (1964)
– Go Away, Little Sheba (1964)
– Stormy Is a Lady (1964)
– Destry Had a Little Lamb (1964)
 
1964 Kissin' Cousins
 
1964 Archie (TV movie)
 
1963 Hootenanny Hoot
 
1962 Hand of Death
 
1962 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
– Alice (1962)
 
1961-1962 The Rifleman (TV series)
– Sporting Chance (1962)
– The Quiet Fear (1962)
– A Friend in Need (1961)
– The High Country (1961)
– The Long Goodbye (1961)
See all 8 episodes »
 
Show ShowActor (66 titles)
1987 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Louis Metcalf
– The Corpse Flew First Class (1987) … Louis Metcalf
 
1982 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Bert Wilson
– Daddy's Little Girl/The Whistle (1982) … Bert Wilson
 
1981 S.O.B.
Clive Lytell
 
1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
– Rampage (1974) (as Eugene A. Nelson)
 
1973 A Brand New Life (TV movie)
Harry
 
1973 Circle of Fear (TV series)
Steve
– Death's Head (1973) … Steve
 
1972 Family Flight (TV movie)
Aircraft Carrier Captain
 
1970 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Burbage
– Married Alive (1970) … Burbage
 
1968 Mod Squad (TV series)
Burt Koverly
– Find Tara Chapman! (1968) … Burt Koverly
 
1967 Ironside (TV series)
Andy Sheldon
– Tagged for Murder (1967) … Andy Sheldon
 
1963-1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Danny Swift / Rick Mason
– Who Killed Vaudeville? (1964) … Danny Swift
– Who Killed Harris Crown? (1963) … Rick Mason
 
1963 Thunder Island
Billy Poole
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Lindstrom
– 5: The Conclusion (1963) … Lindstrom
– 5: Part 4 (1963) … Lindstrom
– 5: Part 3 (1963) … Lindstrom
– 5: Part 2 (1963) … Lindstrom
– 5: Part 1 (1963) … Lindstrom
 
1962 Follow the Sun (TV series)
Tod
– Not Aunt Charlotte! (1962) … Tod
 
1961 The Purple Hills
Gil Shepard
 
1961 20,000 Eyes
Dan Warren
 
1961 The Detectives (TV series)
Jerry Coldwell
– Duty Date (1961) … Jerry Coldwell
 
1960 Shangri-La (TV movie)
Robert
 
1959-1960 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Foss / Hob Cannon / Hutch Nagle
– Say Uncle (1960) … Hutch Nagle
– Saludos (1959) … Foss
– Blue Horse (1959) … Hob Cannon
 
1960 Tom, Dick and Harry (TV movie)
Tom Fellows
 
1960 Men Into Space (TV series)
Major Charles Randolph
– Beyond the Stars (1960) … Major Charles Randolph
 
1960 Law of the Plainsman (TV series)
Hardy O'Hara
– Trojan Horse (1960) … Hardy O'Hara
 
1960 Black Saddle (TV series)
Carl Wicks
– The Cabin (1960) … Carl Wicks
 
1960 Philip Marlowe (TV series)
Larry Gilbert
– Murder Is a Grave Affair (1960) … Larry Gilbert
 
1959 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Tom
– Tom, Dick, and Harry (1959) … Tom
 
1959 Rawhide (TV series)
Dave Thompson
– Incident of the Shambling Man (1959) … Dave Thompson
 
1959 The Gale Storm Show: Oh, Susanna! (TV series)
Chris Karlson
– One, Two, Ski! (1959) … Chris Karlson
 
1959 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Police Commissioner Whit Morrison
– Brunette Bombshell (1959) … Police Commissioner Whit Morrison
 
1959 The Millionaire (TV series)
Forrest
– Millionaire Marcia Forrest (1959) … Forrest
 
1959 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Vance - Henchman
– The Return of the Lady (1959) … Vance - Henchman
 
1959 Northwest Passage (TV series)
Dan Wade
– The Fourth Brother (1959) … Dan Wade
 
1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Tom
– The Woman at High Hollow (1958) … Tom
 
1958 Maverick (TV series)
Jim Hazlit
– Trail West to Fury (1958) … Jim Hazlit
 
1957 The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV series)
Tom Watts
– A Man's Game (1957) … Tom Watts
 
1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Moment of Vengeance (1956)
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– Fiddlin' Man (1956)
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Jess Shepard
– Nightmare by Day (1956) … Jess Shepard
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
– Tantrum Size 12 (1956)
 
1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series)
– Yesterday's Mice (1956)
 
1955 The Way Out
Greg Carradine
 
1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
George Jackson
– A Kiss for Santa (1955) … George Jackson
 
1955 Oklahoma!
Will Parker
 
1955 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Tryout (1955)
 
1955 The Atomic Man
Mike Delaney
 
1954-1955 Shower of Stars (TV series)
– All-Star Line-Up (1955)
– Lend an Ear (1954)
 
1955 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
Roy Lane
– Broadway (1955) … Roy Lane
 
1955 So This Is Paris
Al Howard
 
1955 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Trout
– The Missing Men (1955) … Trout
 
1954 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Jerry Walker
– Let's Face It (1954) … Jerry Walker
 
1954 Crime Wave
Steve Lacey
 
1953 Three Sailors and a Girl
Twitch
 
1953 She's Back on Broadway
Gordon Evans
 
1952 She's Working Her Way Through College
Don Weston
 
1951 Starlift
Gene Nelson
 
1951 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Ted Lansing
 
1951 Lullaby of Broadway
Tom Farnham
 
1950 The West Point Story
Hal Courtland
 
1950 Tea for Two
Tommy Trainor
 
1950 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Doug Martin
 
1948 Apartment for Peggy
Jerry (uncredited)
 
1948 The Walls of Jericho
Assistant Prosecutor (uncredited)
 
1947 Gentleman's Agreement
Second Ex-GI in Restaurant (uncredited)
 
1947 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Tommy Yale
 
1943 This Is the Army
Soldier (uncredited)
 
1939 Everything Happens at Night
Skater (uncredited)
 
1939 Second Fiddle
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (14 titles)
1980 The Earthling (performer: "Fast Women and Slow Dancin", "Blind Faith")
 
1979 Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (TV movie) (music: "Is There Room In Your World For Me'" / lyrics: "Is There Room In Your World For Me'")
 
1978/I Disco Fever (writer: "Till I Get Through to You" / as Gene)
 
1955 Oklahoma! (performer: "Kansas City" 1943 - uncredited, "I Cain't Say No" 1943 - uncredited, "The Farmer and the Cowman" 1943 - uncredited, "All 'er Nothin'" 1943 - uncredited)
 
1955 So This Is Paris (performer: "WAIT 'TIL PARIS SEES US", "LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE, "IF YOU WERE THERE", "A DAME'S A DAME", "THREE BON VIVANTS")
 
1954 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
– Let's Face It (1954) (performer: "You Irritate Me", "Ev'rything I Love")
 
1953 She's Back on Broadway (performer: "I May Be Wrong" - uncredited, "I'll Take You" - uncredited)
 
1952 She's Working Her Way Through College (performer: "We're Working Our Way Through College" - uncredited, "I'll Be Loving You", "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of", "Am I in Love?" - uncredited)
 
1951 Starlift (performer: "What Is This Thing Called Love?" - uncredited, "It's Magic" - uncredited)
 
1951 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (performer: "Tip-Toe thru' the Tulips with Me" - uncredited, "The Birth of the Blues" - uncredited)
 
1951 Lullaby of Broadway (performer: "Somebody Loves Me" - uncredited, "I Love the Way You Say Goodnight" - uncredited, "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" - uncredited)
 
1950 The West Point Story (performer: "Long Before I Knew You" - uncredited, "This Is the Finale" - uncredited, "The Toy Trumpet" - uncredited)
 
1950 Tea for Two (performer: "I Know That You Know", "Crazy Rhythm", "Tea for Two", "Oh Me! Oh My!", "No, No, Nanette")
 
1950 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (performer: "A Farm off Old Broadway" - uncredited, "How Am I Going to Tell Them at the Yacht Club?" - uncredited, "Just One Girl" - uncredited, "Chatterbox Rag" - uncredited, "Ma Blushin' Rosie" - uncredited, "Winter" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
1955 Shower of Stars (TV series) (choreographer - 2 episodes, 1955) (choreography - 1 episode, 1955)
– Ethel Merman's Show Stoppers (1955) (choreographer)
– All-Star Line-Up (1955) (choreography)
– Show Stoppers (1955) (choreographer)
 
1955 So This Is Paris (choreographer)
 
1951 Lullaby of Broadway (choreographer - uncredited)
 
1950 Tea for Two (choreographer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1967 The Cool Ones (adaptation)
 
1964 Kissin' Cousins (screenplay)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1969 Wake Me When the War Is Over (TV movie) (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1977 Charlie's Angels (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Angels in the Wings (1977) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (16 titles)
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
1994 Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration (TV movie)
Himself
 
1971-1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 August 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 May 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.188 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Dancer / Himself - Actor
– Episode dated 3 May 1971 (1971) … Himself - Actor/Dancer
 
1967 Dateline: Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 June 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1959-1962 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Himself - Dancer
– Springtime in the Park (1962) … Himself - Dancer
– The Sounds of America (1961) … Himself - Dancer
– On Stage with Music (1959) … Himself - Dancer
 
1960 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.23 (1960) … Himself
 
1956 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Dancer
– Episode #2.9 (1956) … Himself - Dancer
 
1956 The Dinah Shore Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 August 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 The Rosemary Clooney Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1956) … Himself
 
1953-1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Dancer / Himself - Actor / Himself - Singer
– Episode #6.4 (1955) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #5.10 (1954) … Himself - Actor
– Episode #4.17 (1954) … Himself - Dancer
– Episode #4.5 (1953) … Himself - Dancer
 
1953 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Great Entertainers (short)
Himself - Ralph Staub's Guest
 
1953 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.3 (1953) … Himself
 
1949-1953 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Actor - scene from 'Lend Me An Ear'
– Episode #6.49 (1953) … Himself
– Episode #2.20 (1949) … Himself - Actor - scene from 'Lend Me An Ear'
 
1953 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode #4.35 (1953) … Himself - Guest Performer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1985 That's Dancing! (documentary)
Himself, film clip
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1972). Stage Play: Follies. Musical/drama. Written by Stephen Sondheim. Note: Mr. Nelson was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Featured Actor. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Gene Berg | Eugene A. Nelson

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I was happier directing than I've ever been doing anything else. That form of creativity is very rewarding and I liked it a lot. Both careers were incomplete. I feel unfulfilled in either one. I didn't become the star I wanted to be. See more »

Trivia:

First wife Miriam Franklin (nee Frankel) was a specialty film dancer from Broadway ("Panama Hattie"). Married in 1941, she worked in Hollywood while Gene served in the Army. He joined her later and she was instrumental in helping him work up his innovative dance routines on film. See more »

Star Sign:

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