Gary Nelson
- Directing
- October 6, 1934 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- May 25, 2022
Biography
An American television and film director. He has directed many well-know television series, including Gunsmoke, The Patty Duke Show, Gilligan's Island and Happy Days among dozens of others. In addition, Nelson has directed five films, including two for Walt Disney Pictures. In 1978, Nelson was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Directoral Achievement for Washington: Behind Closed Doors. He was married to actress Judi Meredith and has two sons. Nelson has semi-retired, but continues to occasionally teach the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Nelson (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films · Self
- Melanie Darrow · Director
- Early Edition · Director
- Fast Company · Director
- Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder · Director
- Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice · Director
- Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert · Director
- The Return of Ironside · Director
- The Sands of Time · Director
- Revolver · Director
- Memories of Midnight · Director
- The Hit Man · Director
- The Lookalike · Director
- The Nutt House · Director
- Get Smart, Again! · Director
- Police Story: The Watch Commander · Director, Executive producer
- Police Story · Director
- Shooter · Director
- Noble House · Director
- Houston Knights · Director
- Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold · Finance, Director
- Murder in Three Acts · Director
- Crazy like a Fox · Director
- The Baron and the Kid · Director
- More Than Murder · Director
- For Love and Honor · Director
- For Love and Honor · Director
- Murder Me, Murder You · Director
- Murder in Coweta County · Director
- Jimmy the Kid · Director
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers · Director
- McClain's Law · Director
- The Pride of Jesse Hallam · Director
- The Black Hole · Drone with Mask Removed (uncredited), Director
- A Movie Star's Daughter · Director
- It's a Mile from Here to Glory · Director
- To Kill a Cop · Director
- To Kill a Cop · Director
- Washington: Behind Closed Doors · Director
- Hunter · Director
- Freaky Friday · Director
- Panache · Director
- The Boy Who Talked to Badgers · Director
- Medical Story · Director
- Medical Story · Director
- Archer · Director
- Born Free · Director
- The Girl on the Late, Late Show · Director
- Kojak · Director
- Toma · Director
- Faraday and Company · Director
- Adam's Rib · Director
- Santee · Director
- Police Story · Director
- Molly and Lawless John · Director
- The Brian Keith Show · Director
- McMillan & Wife · Director
- The Partners · Director
- The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou · Director
- Arnie · Director
- Nanny and the Professor · Director
- Secrets of the Pirate's Inn · Director
- Love, American Style · Director
- Bracken's World · Director
- The Courtship of Eddie's Father · Director
- Room 222 · Director
- The Doris Day Show · Director
- The Ghost & Mrs. Muir · Director
- Accidental Family · Director
- Good Morning World · Director
- Captain Nice · Director
- Occasional Wife · Director
- Shane · Director, Creator
- Get Smart · Producer, Director
- O.K. Crackerby · Director
- F Troop · Director
- Gilligan's Island · Director
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. · Director
- The Patty Duke Show · Director
- The Andy Griffith Show · Director