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Bek Nelson(1927-2015)

  • Actress
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Bek Nelson in The Lollipop Cover (1965)
Mike Hammer: The Big Drop
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The Big Drop (1959)
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Bek Nelson was born on 8 May 1927 in Goin, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress, known for Bell Book and Candle (1958), Lawman (1958) and Mike Hammer (1958). She was previously married to Don Gordon. She died on 28 March 2015 in Watsonville, California, USA.
BornMay 8, 1927
DiedMarch 28, 2015(87)
BornMay 8, 1927
DiedMarch 28, 2015(87)
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Kim Novak and Bek Nelson in Bell Book and Candle (1958)
James Stewart and Bek Nelson in Bell Book and Candle (1958)
James Stewart and Bek Nelson in Bell Book and Candle (1958)
Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Hank Henry, Bek Nelson, Barbara Nichols, and Bobby Sherwood in Pal Joey (1957)
Bek Nelson and Barbara Nichols in Pal Joey (1957)

Known for:

James Stewart, Jack Lemmon, Kim Novak, Elsa Lanchester, Hermione Gingold, Ernie Kovacs, and Janice Rule in Bell Book and Candle (1958)
Bell Book and Candle
6.8
  • Tina - Shep's Secretary
  • 1958
Peter Brown and John Russell in Lawman (1958)
Lawman
8.1
TV Series
  • Dru Lemp
  • Dru Lemp (1958-1959)
Mike Hammer (1958)
Mike Hammer
8.1
TV Series
  • Dorothy Webb
  • Sergeant Maureen Hurley
Gene Barry in Burke's Law (1963)
Burke's Law
7.4
TV Series
  • Miss Smith

Credits

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Actress

  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    • Carole
    • TV Series
    • 1970
  • Peyton Place (1964)
    Peyton Place
    • Phyllis Sloan
    • Phyllis Sloane
    • TV Series
    • 1965–1966
  • Invisible Diplomats
    • Jackie
    • Short
    • 1965
  • Don Gordon in The Lollipop Cover (1965)
    The Lollipop Cover
    • Waitress
    • 1965
  • Gene Barry in Burke's Law (1963)
    Burke's Law
    • Miss Smith
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • Shelley Fabares, Donna Reed, Carl Betz, and Paul Petersen in The Donna Reed Show (1958)
    The Donna Reed Show
    • Mrs. Gayley
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    • Dana Kent
    • Janice Edley
    • Miriam Coffey
    • TV Series
    • 1961–1964
  • Ben Casey (1961)
    Ben Casey
    • Christine Stevens
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • Breaking Point (1963)
    Breaking Point
    • Mady
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • Whitney Blake, Shirley Booth, Bobby Buntrock, and Don DeFore in Hazel (1961)
    Hazel
    • Dr. Phyllis Gordon
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • Sam Benedict (1962)
    Sam Benedict
    • Beverly Reade
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • The Marquis Chimps in The Hathaways (1961)
    The Hathaways
    • TV Series
    • 1962
  • Cain's Hundred (1961)
    Cain's Hundred
    • Frances Colerane
    • TV Series
    • 1962
  • The Joey Bishop Show (1961)
    The Joey Bishop Show
    • Annabelle Johnson
    • TV Series
    • 1961
  • Henry Fonda and Gene Barry in Bat Masterson (1958)
    Bat Masterson
    • Martha Yale
    • TV Series
    • 1961

Videos3

Bell Book And Candle
Trailer 2:36
Bell Book And Candle
Mike Hammer: The Big Drop
Trailer 1:03
Mike Hammer: The Big Drop
Mike Hammer: Accentuate The Negative
Trailer 1:09
Mike Hammer: Accentuate The Negative

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Beck Nelson
  • Born
    • May 8, 1927
    • Goin, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • March 28, 2015
    • Watsonville, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Don GordonDecember 31, 1959 - May 23, 1979 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot, "Three to Get Ready", -- Actress. The situation comedy pilot starred Joe Patridge and Sue Ane Langdon, and was written by Norman Lear. Bud Yorkin was the director.

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  • Trivia
    Began her career in the mid-1940s as a bathing suit model. Ten years later, she worked as a singer at the Copacabana nightclub in New York, eventually making her screen debut in 1957.

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