Edwin Stafford Nelson (December 21, 1928 – August 9, 2014) was an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Michael Rossi in the television series '' Peyton Place''. Nelson appeared in episodes of many TV programs, more than 50 movies, and hundreds of stage productions.

Early life

Nelson was raised in North Carolina after having been born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was educated at Edwards Military Institute and Camp Lejeune High School, playing football and basketball at the latter school. He began acting while attending Tulane University in New Orleans. He left college after two years to study at the New York School of Radio and Television Technique. He served with the United States Navy as a radioman on the light cruiser '' USS Dayton''. He took a position as a director at

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in New Orleans. By 1956, acting became his central focus, and he moved to the Los Angeles area.

Career

Early in his career Nelson did stunt work for B-movie producer

Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...

on the films '' Swamp Women'' (1956), '' Attack of the Crab Monsters'' (1957), ''

Rock All Night ''Rock All Night'' is a 1957 crime drama film produced and directed by Roger Corman. Distributed by American International Pictures, it is based on a 25-minute television episode of ''The Jane Wyman Show'' from 1955 called "The Little Guy." It st ...

'' (1957), '' Carnival Rock'' (1957), ''

Night of the Blood Beast ''Night of the Blood Beast'' is a 1958 American science-fiction horror film about a team of scientists who are stalked by an alien creature, which implants its embryos in an astronaut's body during a space flight. Produced by exploitation filmmak ...

'' (1958), '' The Cry Baby Killer'' (1958), '' Teenage Cave Man'' (1958), and ''

A Bucket of Blood ''A Bucket of Blood'' is a 1959 American comedy horror film directed by Roger Corman. It starred Dick Miller and was set in West Coast beatnik culture of the late 1950s. The film, produced on a $50,000 budget, was shot in five days and shares ma ...

'' (1959). In 1958, he acted in and produced actor-director Bruno VeSota's science-fiction/horror movie ''

The Brain Eaters ''The Brain Eaters'' is a 1958 independently made American black-and-white science fiction-horror film, produced by Ed Nelson (and Roger Corman, uncredited), and directed by Bruno VeSota. The film stars Nelson, Alan Jay Factor, and Joanna Lee ...

'', with Roger Corman as the executive producer. The same year, he was cast as the lead in '' Devil's Partner'', but the movie was not released until 1962. He also appeared in the 1960 thriller '' Valley of the Redwoods'' and the 1963 comedy drama ''

Soldier in the Rain ''Soldier in the Rain'' is a 1963 American comedy buddy film directed by Ralph Nelson and starring Jackie Gleason and Steve McQueen. Tuesday Weld portrays Gleason's character's romantic partner. Produced by Martin Jurow and co-written by Mauri ...

'', starring

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and

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. Nelson's television career featured many guest-starring roles, such as the talented, arrogant Dr. Wade Parsons in the 1962 episode "Doctor on Horseback" of the western series '' The Tall Man''. Nelson was cast in episodes of such other westerns as '' Maverick'', ''

Wagon Train ''Wagon Train'' is an American Western series that aired 8 seasons: first on the NBC television network (1957–1962), and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and became number one in the Nielsen ratings ...

'', ''

Black Saddle ''Black Saddle'' is an American Western television series starring Peter Breck that aired 44 episodes on NBC from January 10, 1959, to May 6, 1960. The half-hour program was produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television, and the original ba ...

'', ''

Have Gun – Will Travel ''Have Gun – Will Travel'' is an American Western (genre), Western series that was produced and originally broadcast by CBS on both television and radio from 1957 through 1963. The television version of the series starring Richard Boone was ...

'', '' The Rebel'' (five times), ''

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'', ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central chara ...

'', '' Rawhide'', ''

Tombstone Territory ''Tombstone Territory'' is an American Western series starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham. The series' first two seasons aired on ABC from 1957 to 1959. The first season was sponsored by Bristol-Myers (consumer products) and the second se ...

'', ''

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'', '' Laramie'', ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on ...

'', '' Stoney Burke'', ''

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'', ''

The Rifleman ''The Rifleman'' is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the fictional town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show ...

'' and '' Redigo''. He appeared on drama and adventure series too, such as ''

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'', '' The Fugitive'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Silent Service'', ''

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'', ''

Harbor Command ''Harbor Command'' is an American police series that was syndicated from October 11, 1957, to July 4, 1958. The series stars Wendell Corey as Captain Ralph Baxter, an officer of the Harbor Police of a large coastal city (the city is unnamed, but ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Eleventh Hour'', ''

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'', and '' Channing''. He guest-starred on '' Mission: Impossible'' and military sitcom/drama ''

Hennesey ''Hennesey'' is an American military comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1962, starring Jackie Cooper and Abby Dalton. Cooper played a United States Navy physician, Lt. Charles W. "Chick" Hennesey, with Abby Dalto ...

''. He made two guest appearances on ''

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'', both times as the defendant; in 1961, he played Ward Nichols in "The Case of the Left-Handed Liar," and in 1964, he played Dirk Blake, father of the title character, in "The Case of the Missing Button". He also portrayed an assistant district attorney a TV series Adam 12 in 1974.

''Peyton Place'' and later roles

In 1964, Nelson secured his most famous role, portraying Dr. Michael Rossi on the drama ''Peyton Place'', staying with the series during its entire run from 1964 to 1969. Nelson reprised his role in two TV movies: '' Murder in Peyton Place'' and '' Peyton Place: The Next Generation''. After ''Peyton Place'', Nelson worked in many more productions of all varieties. He teamed with former ''Peyton Place'' co-star

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in the television series ''

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'', which ran for 15 episodes in 1970–1971. He guest-starred with

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in '' The Fugitive'' in 1963, and appeared as a different character later in the series. Subsequently, Nelson had guest-starring roles on many of the popular dramas of the 1970s and 1980s, including '' Marcus Welby, M.D.'', ''

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'', '' O'Hara, U.S. Treasury'', ''

Night Gallery ''Night Gallery'' is an American anthology television series that aired on NBC from December 16, 1970, to May 27, 1973, featuring stories of horror and the macabre. Rod Serling, who had gained fame from an earlier series, ''The Twilight Zone'' ...

'', ''

Banacek ''Banacek'' is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network from 1972 to 1974. The series was part of the rotating '' NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie'' anthology. It alternated in its time slot with several ...

'', ''

Alias Smith and Jones ''Alias Smith and Jones'' is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from January 1971 to January 1973. The show initially starred Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah "Kid" Curry, outlaw cousins who are tr ...

'', ''

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'', '' Mission: Impossible'', ''

The Streets of San Francisco ''The Streets of San Francisco'' is a television crime drama filmed on location in San Francisco and produced by Quinn Martin Productions, with the first season produced in association with Warner Bros. Television (QM produced the show on its ...

'', ''

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'', '' The F.B.I.'' (in 3 different roles), ''

Adam-12 ''Adam-12'' is an American television police procedural crime drama television series created by Robert A. Cinader and Jack Webb. The series follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed as they patrol the stre ...

'', '' Ironside'', ''

Police Woman The integration of women into law enforcement positions can be considered a large social change. A century ago, there were few jobs open to women in law enforcement. A small number of women worked as correctional officers, and their assignment ...

'', ''

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'' (3 roles), ''

The Bionic Woman ''The Bionic Woman'' is an American science fiction film, science fiction Action-adventure fiction, action-adventure television series created by Kenneth Johnson (producer), Kenneth Johnson based on the 1972 novel Cyborg (novel), ''Cyborg'' by M ...

'', '' Gibbsville'', ''

McMillan and Wife ''McMillan & Wife'' (known simply as ''McMillan'' from 1976–77) is an American police procedural television series that aired on NBC from September 17, 1971, to April 24, 1977. Starring Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in the title roles, ...

'', ''

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'', ''

The Rockford Files ''The Rockford Files'' is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner that aired on the NBC network from September 13, 1974 to January 10, 1980, and remains in syndication. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investigat ...

'' (2 roles), ''

Barnaby Jones ''Barnaby Jones'' is an American detective television series starring Buddy Ebsen as a formerly retired investigator and Lee Meriwether as his widowed daughter-in-law, who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, California. The show was or ...

'' (2 roles), ''

Charlie's Angels ''Charlie's Angels'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 22, 1976, to June 24, 1981, producing five seasons and 115 episodes. The series was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and was produced by ...

'', ''

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'', '' Trapper John, M.D.'', ''

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'' (2 roles), ''

CHiPs ''CHiPs'' is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to May 1, 1983. It follows the lives of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The seri ...

'', ''

Quincy M.E. ''Quincy, M.E.'' (also called ''Quincy'') is an American mystery medical drama television series from Universal Studios that aired on NBC from October 3, 1976, to May 11, 1983. Jack Klugman starred in the title role as a Los Angeles County med ...

'', ''

Matt Houston ''Matt Houston'' was an American crime drama television series starring Lee Horsley as the title character, a wealthy oilman who decides to hold a side job as a private investigator. Created by Lawrence Gordon and produced by Aaron Spelling, ...

'', ''

The Fall Guy ''The Fall Guy'' is an American action/ adventure television series produced for ABC and originally broadcast from November 4, 1981, to May 2, 1986. It starred Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, and Heather Thomas as Hollywood stunt performers who ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Cagney & Lacey ''Cagney & Lacey'' is an American police procedural drama television series that aired on the CBS television network for seven seasons from March 25, 1982, to May 16, 1988. The show is about two New York City police detectives who lead very di ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Jake and the Fatman ''Jake and the Fatman'' is an American crime drama television series starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. (Jason Lochinvar) "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from Septemb ...

'' (2 roles), and ''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The ser ...

'' (5 roles). Laramie Jan 29,1963 as Gil Harrison Nelson appeared in many television movies such as ''Along Came a Spider'' (1970), '' The Screaming Woman'' (1972), '' Runaway!'' (1973), ''

Houston, We've Got a Problem ''Houston, We've Got a Problem'' is a 1974 American made-for-television drama film about the Apollo 13 spaceflight, directed by Lawrence Doheny and starring Ed Nelson in the role of NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz. Technical and historical accu ...

'' (1974), ''The Missing Are Deadly'' (1975), '' Superdome'' (1978), ''

Doctors' Private Lives ''Doctors' Private Lives'' is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film starring John Gavin, Donna Mills, Ed Nelson, Barbara Anderson and directed by Steven Stern. It was broadcast on ABC on March 20, 1978. It was a pilot for a short ...

'' (1978) and ''

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'' (1978), and served as host on the morning talk show ''The Ed Nelson Show'', which he hosted for three years. During the 1980s, Nelson took on the role of patriarchal Senator Mark Denning in the daytime serial ''

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''. In late 1986, Nelson was upset to discover that the show's writers had turned his character into a traitor, and quit the show in disgust, last airing in early January 1987, two months before the show's cancellation. He also continued appearing in theatrical films, such as ''

Airport 1975 ''Airport 1975'' (also known as ''Airport '75'') is a 1974 American air disaster film and the first sequel to the successful 1970 film ''Airport''. It was directed by Jack Smight, produced by William Frye, executive produced by Jennings Lang, an ...

'' (1974), ''

That's the Way of the World ''That's the Way of the World'' is the sixth studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released on March 15, 1975 by Columbia Records. It was also the soundtrack for a 1975 motion picture of the same name. The album rose to No. 1 on both ...

'' (1975), ''

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'' (1976), '' Midway'' (1976), ''

For the Love of Benji ''For the Love of Benji'' is a 1977 family film, directed and written by Joe Camp. It is the sequel to the original film, featuring Benji, and the second film in the Benji series, released on June 10, 1977. It is the first Benji film to star ...

'' (1977), '' Police Academy 3: Back in Training'' (1986), '' Brenda Starr'' (1989), ''

The Boneyard ''The Boneyard'' is a 1991 American direct-to-video horror film directed by James Cummins and starring Ed Nelson, Deborah Rose, Norman Fell, James Eustermann, and Phyllis Diller. Plot The film plunges into the nightmarish experiences of a dep ...

'' (1991), '' Who Am I?'' (1998) and ''

Runaway Jury ''Runaway Jury'' is a 2003 American legal thriller film directed by Gary Fleder and starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and Rachel Weisz. An adaptation of John Grisham's 1996 novel ''The Runaway Jury'', the film pits lawyer Wend ...

'' (2003). He spent several years playing U.S. President

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on stage, replacing

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for the National Tour of ''Give 'Em Hell, Harry''.

Personal life

While living in Los Angeles, Nelson was an active member of the

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and was elected to the union board for many years. Nelson was a long-standing member of the

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. In the early 1970s, he ran for city council and mayor of San Dimas, California until a

Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisd ...

ruling stated that his political opponents must be given equal time if he appeared in television programs.

Later years

In 1999, Nelson returned to Tulane University to finish credits toward his undergraduate degree, which he completed the following year at age 71. He and his wife, Patsy, enjoyed semi-retirement visiting their six children and 14 grandchildren. One of his children is actor Christopher S. Nelson. Until 2005, he had been teaching acting and screenwriting in New Orleans at two local universities. Hurricane Katrina prompted him to move his family far to the north to Sterlington, Louisiana. At the time of his death, however, he had moved to Greensboro, North Carolina, where he had been in hospice care. He died at age 85.

Death

Nelson died on August 9, 2014, in Greensboro, North Carolina from congestive heart failure. He was 85 years old.

Selected filmography

*''

The Steel Trap ''The Steel Trap'' is a 1952 American film noir written and directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright and Jonathan Hale. Plot With a million dollars cash in the vault, Jim Osborne (Joseph Cotten), a long term bank emp ...

'' (1952) as Man in Ticket Line at Airport *'' New Orleans Uncensored'' (1955) as Charlie *'' Swamp Women'' (1956) as Police Sergeant *'' Attack of the Crab Monsters'' (1957) as Ensign Quinlan *''

'' (1957) as Pete *''

Invasion of the Saucer Men ''Invasion of the Saucer Men'' (U.K. title: ''Invasion of the Hell Creatures''; working title: ''Spacemen Saturday Night''), is a 1957 black-and-white comic science fiction/ horror film produced by James H. Nicholson for release by American Inte ...

'' (1957) as Tom *''

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'' (1957) as Etienne *'' Hell on Devil's Island'' (1957) as Guard No. 2 *''

Teenage Doll ''Teenage Doll'' is a 1957 film noir directed by Roger Corman, starring June Kenney and John Brinkley. It was financed by Lawrence Woolner, who had previously made ''Swamp Women'' with Corman. One writer called it Corman's "most impressive teen f ...

'' (1957) as Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man *'' Carnival Rock'' (1957) as Cannon *''

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'' (1957) as Monty in "Wounded" *'' Street of Darkness'' (1958) as Slavo *'' Teenage Caveman'' (1958) as Blond Tribe Member *'' She Gods of Shark Reef'' (1958) as Guard *'' Devil's Partner'' (filmed in 1958, released in 1961) as Nick Richards / Pete Jensen *''

'' (1958) as Dave Randall *'' The Cry Baby Killer'' (1958) as Rick Connor *''

Hot Car Girl ''Hot Car Girl'' is a 1958 American film directed by Bernard L. Kowalski. Seeing ''Hot Car Girl'' in a four-walled playoff in 1958 gave the audience the sense that they were witnessing something clandestine and taboo. It was an early credit for ...

'' (1958) as Second Cop at Soda Bar *''

'' (1958) as Dr. Paul Kettering *'' I Mobster'' (1959) as Sid - Henchman *''

The Young Captives ''The Young Captives'' is a 1959 film directed by Irvin Kershner and starring Steven Marlo, Luana Patten Luana Patten (July 6, 1938 – May 1, 1996) was an American actress who appeared in films produced by Walt Disney Pictures, such as '' ...

'' (1959) as Norm Britt *'' T-Bird Gang'' (1959) as Alex Hendricks *''

'' (1959) as Art Lacroix *'' Valley of the Redwoods'' (1960) as Dino Michaelis *''

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'' (1960) as Paul Lane *''

Elmer Gantry ''Elmer Gantry'' is a satirical novel written by Sinclair Lewis in 1926 that presents aspects of the religious activity of America in fundamentalist and evangelistic circles and the attitudes of the 1920s public toward it. The novel's protagonis ...

'' (1960) as Man on Phone at Sister Sharon Headquarters *''

'' (1960) as Stacey Beldon *''The Rifleman'' (1960) as Ben Travis *''The Rifleman'' (1961) as Ben Vargas *''

'' (1961) as Perce McCall *''

'' (1961) as Outlaw Browder *''

'' (1961) as Ward Nichols *''

Judgment at Nuremberg ''Judgment at Nuremberg'' is a 1961 American epic courtroom drama film directed and produced by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann and starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Werner Klemperer, Marlene Diet ...

'' (1961) as Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers *''

Death Valley Days ''Death Valley Days'' is an American old-time radio and television anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the progra ...

'' (1962 episode "Fort Bowie:Urgent") as Frank Girard *''

'' (TV series, 1962) Episode: "The Miracle Maker" as Garth *''

'' (1963) as MP Sgt. James Priest *''The Man from Galveston'' (1963) as Cole Marteen *''Perry Mason'' (1964) as Dirk Blake *''Along Came a Spider'' (1970) as Dr. Martin Becker *'' The Screaming Woman'' (1972) as Carl Nesbitt *''Time to Run'' (1973) as Warren Cole *''

'' (1974) as Major John Alexander *''

'' (1975) as Carlton James *''

'' (1976) as Ray Hollister *'' Midway'' (1976) as Admiral Harry Pearson *''

'' (1977) as Chandler Dietrich *'' Police Academy 3: Back in Training'' (1986) as Governor Neilson *'' Brenda Starr'' (1989) as President Harry S. Truman *''

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'' (1989) as General Stone *''

'' (1991) as Jersey Callum *''Cries of Silence'' (1996) as Dr. August Claiborne *'' Who Am I?'' (1998) as General Sherman *''Tony Bravo in Scenes from a Forgotten Cinema'' (2000) as Ghost of Mary's Dad *''

'' (2003) as George Dressler

Selected Television

References

External links

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