Foto von Gene Nelson
Schauspiel

Gene Nelson

Beruf
Schauspiel
Geboren
24. März 1920 · Astoria, Oregon, USA
Gestorben
16. September 1996

Biografie

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Bekannt aus

Poster zu Raumschiff Enterprise
Raumschiff Enterprise
Serie · 1966 · ★ 8,0
Poster zu Bezaubernde Jeannie
Bezaubernde Jeannie
Serie · 1965 · ★ 7,8
Poster zu Mord ist ihr Hobby
Mord ist ihr Hobby
Serie · 1984 · ★ 7,5
Poster zu Gilligans Insel
Gilligans Insel
Serie · 1964 · ★ 7,4
Poster zu Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
Serie · 1975 · ★ 7,4
Poster zu Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Film · 1955 · ★ 6,6
Poster zu The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
Serie · 1960 · ★ 7,6
Poster zu Hawaii Fünf-Null
Hawaii Fünf-Null
Serie · 1969 · ★ 7,2
Poster zu Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
Serie · 1978 · ★ 6,5
Poster zu Quincy
Quincy
Serie · 1976 · ★ 7,5
Poster zu Rauchende Colts
Rauchende Colts
Serie · 1955 · ★ 6,7
Poster zu Die Straßen von San Francisco
Die Straßen von San Francisco
Serie · 1972 · ★ 7,1

Filmografie