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Nelson Olmsted (1914–1992)

Actor | Writer

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A very popular radio actor in the early 1950s, he is now best known for his recordings of Edgar Allan Poe stories, especially "The Telltale Heart".

Born:

in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Died:

(age 78) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1978 The Paper Chase (TV series)
Professor Martin Kyle
– Da Da (1978) … Professor Martin Kyle (as Nelson Olmstead)
 
1978 Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell
Judge
 
1976 Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (TV movie)
 
1973 Kojak (TV series)
Manager
– Dark Sunday (1973) … Manager
 
1973 Emergency! (TV series)
George
– Alley Cat (1973) … George
 
1972 She Waits (TV movie)
Antique Dealer Kurawicz
 
1970 Bonanza (TV series)
Appleton
– The Big Jackpot (1970) … Appleton
 
1965-1969 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Adam Rogers / Doctor / Dr. Knight / …
– Silent Partners (1969) … Doctor
– Sky on Fire (1967) … Dr. Knight
– The Spy-Master (1966) … Adam Rogers
– Image in a Cracked Mirror (1965) … Sully
 
1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Photographer (as Nelson Olmstead)
 
1969 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Thaddeus King
– A Touch of Charity (1969) … Thaddeus King
 
1969 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Store Manager
– The Artist Is for Framing (1969) … Store Manager
 
1968 Mannix (TV series)
Claiburne
– A Copy of Murder (1968) … Claiburne
 
1968 The Invaders (TV series)
Amos Foster
– The Organization (1968) … Amos Foster (as Nelson Olmstead)
 
1967 Fitzwilly
Simmons
 
1967 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Janitor
– The Council: Part 1 (1967) … Janitor (uncredited)
 
1967 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Doctor Mannheim
– The Deep End (1967) … Doctor Mannheim
 
1967 The Reluctant Astronaut
Dr. Lowe (uncredited)
 
1967 In Like Flint
Captain (uncredited)
 
1967 Batman (TV series)
John E. Carson
– Batman's Waterloo (1967) … John E. Carson
 
1966 Felony Squad (TV series)
Carl Addison
– Strike Out (1966) … Carl Addison
 
1963-1966 McHale's Navy (TV series)
Captain Saunders / Colonel Wilcox / Doc Whitmore / …
– Little Red Riding Doctor (1966) … Colonel Wilcox
– Rumble on Taratupa (1965) … Officer Moran
– Send This Ensign to Camp (1965) … Navy Doctor Moran
– The August Teahouse of Quint McHale (1963) … Doc Whitmore
– Jolly Wally (1963) … Captain Saunders
 
1965-1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Dr. Lake / Senator Rawls
– The Night of the Puppeteer (1966) … Dr. Lake
– The Night of the Red-Eyed Madmen (1965) … Senator Rawls
 
1966 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
Colonel Matthews
– Little Girl Blue (1966) … Colonel Matthews
 
1963-1965 Hazel (TV series)
Mr. Prichard / Mr. Wilcox
– Noblesse Oblige (1965) … Mr. Prichard
– You Ain't Fully Dressed Without a Smile (1963) … Mr. Wilcox (as Nelson Olmstead)
 
1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Oliver
– Nobody Will Ever Know (1965) … Dr. Oliver
 
1962-1965 Lassie (TV series)
Doc Hargus / Ernie Evans / Surveyor
– Look Homeward, Lassie: Part 3 (1965) … Doc Hargus
– Lassie to the Rescue (1963) … Ernie Evans
– Home Within a Home (1962) … Surveyor
 
1964 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Capt Lindsay / Mr. Pruyn
– The Elusive Dik-Dik (1964) … Capt Lindsay
– A Sense of Tempo (1964) … Mr. Pruyn
 
1964 Dear Heart
Herb
 
1964 Quick Before It Melts
Scientist
 
1964 Broadside (TV series)
– Kill 'Em with Kindness (1964)
 
1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
– The Night Raiders (1964)
 
1960-1963 Perry Mason (TV series)
Arthur Colemar / Cartman Jasper / Doctor Lewis / …
– The Case of the Bouncing Boomerang (1963) … Doctor Lewis
– The Case of the Brazen Bequest (1961) … Dr. Hunterlin
– The Case of the Duplicate Daughter (1961) … Cartman Jasper
– The Case of the Treacherous Toupee (1960) … Arthur Colemar
 
1963 Our Man Higgins (TV series)
Chairman
– Conflict of Interest (1963) … Chairman
 
1963 Diary of a Madman
Dr. Borman
 
1962 Cheyenne (TV series)
Jim Melville
– Pocketful of Stars (1962) … Jim Melville
 
1962 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Dr. Kendall
– Ann Costigan: A Duel on a Field of White (1962) … Dr. Kendall (as Nelson Olmstead)
 
1962 Saints and Sinners (TV series)
Logan
– All the Hard Young Men (1962) … Logan
 
1962 That Touch of Mink
Paul Hackett (uncredited)
 
1962 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Dan Richards
– Aloha, Cricket (1962) … Dan Richards
 
1962 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Scientist
– To Serve Man (1962) … Scientist
 
1962 Moon Pilot
Police Officer Dennis (uncredited)
 
1961 The Outsider
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
 
1961 Lover Come Back
District Attorney Wesson (uncredited)
 
1961 Window on Main Street (TV series)
– Doctor to Town (1961)
 
1961 Ben Casey (TV series)
– To the Pure (1961)
 
1961 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Gordon Baylor
– The 6 Out of 8 Caper (1961) … Gordon Baylor
 
1961 Maverick (TV series)
Eli Sayles
– The Ice Man (1961) … Eli Sayles
 
1961 Dante (TV series)
Carl Bricker
– Dial D for Dante (1961) … Carl Bricker
 
1960 My Three Sons (TV series)
Keith Ditmer
– Lonesome George (1960) … Keith Ditmer
 
1960 Thriller (TV series)
Father
– The Watcher (1960) … Father
 
1960 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
– Skyfire (1960)
 
1960 The Chevy Mystery Show (TV series)
Arthur Chandler
– Murder by the Book (1960) … Arthur Chandler
 
1960 Sea Hunt (TV series)
Marineland Aquarium Director
– The Replacement (1960) … Marineland Aquarium Director
 
1959 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
Ben Osborne
– What Makes Sammy Run?: Part 2 (1959) … Ben Osborne
– What Makes Sammy Run?: Part 1 (1959) … Ben Osborne
 
1959 Middle of the Night
Erskine
 
1956-1958 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
Captain Masters, MD / Captain Masters / Capt. Adams - Psychiatrist / …
– Bilko's Secret Mission (1958) … Captain Masters, MD
– Bilko's Allergy (1958) … Captain Masters, MD
– Bilko's Vampire (1958) … Captain Masters, MD
– Bilko the Art Lover (1958) … The Psychiatrist
– Doberman the Crooner (1958) … Captain Masters
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1949-1957 The Big Story (TV series)
Alfred E. Clark / B.F. Sylvester / Bill Miller / …
– The Frame-Up (1957) … Prosecuting Attorney
– Alfred E. Clark of the New York Times (1954) … Alfred E. Clark
– Ralph Goll, Reporter (1951) … Ralph Goll
– Bill Miller, Reporter (1950) … Bill Miller
– John Ellert of Evansville, Indiana (1949) … the Prosecutor
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1956 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Reddeck
– The Golden Key (1956) … Reddeck (as Nelson Olmstead)
 
1954-1955 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Hotel Manager
– The Tall Dark Stranger (1955) … Hotel Manager
– The Expendables (1954)
 
1951-1954 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Rutherford
– Invitation to Murder (1954) … Rutherford
– Mr. Whittle and the Morning Star (1954)
– Second-Hand Sofa (1953)
– A Star Is Born (1951)
 
1953 The Gulf Playhouse (TV series)
– August Heat (1953)
 
1953 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– The Rumor (1953)
 
1950-1952 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– The Intimate Strangers (1952)
– The Fair Haired Boy (1951)
– The Intimate Strangers (1951)
– Delicate Story (1951)
– Good Housekeeping (1950)
 
1952 The Secret Vote (TV movie) (as Nelson Olmstead)
 
1950-1952 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– A Letter to Mr. Priest (1952) (as Nelson Olmstead)
– A Cowboy for Chris (1952)
– This Time Next Year (1951)
– Mr. Arcularis (1951)
– The Trial of Steven Kent (1950)
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1952 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
Dr. Carl Burgess
– The Dune Roller (1952) … Dr. Carl Burgess
 
1951 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Narrator / Steward
– Decision and Daniel Webster (1951) … Steward/Narrator
 
1950 Lights Out (TV series)
– The Waxwork (1950)
 
1950 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV series)
– Letter to Edith (1950)
 
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1950 Lights Out (TV series)
– The Waxwork (1950) (adaptation)
 
1950 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– The Vine That Grew on Fiftieth Street (1950) (teleplay)
– The Trial of Steven Kent (1950) (adaptation)
 
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1969 Mission Impossible Versus the Mob
Janitor (uncredited)
 

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Nelson Olmstead
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Trivia:

A very popular radio actor in the early 1950s, he is now best known for his recordings of Edgar Allan Poe stories, especially "The Telltale Heart". See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius