Peter Nelson (born September 10, 1959) (sometimes credited as Calvin Persson) is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is perhaps best known for his role as the evil visitor youth leader Brian in the 1983
NBC
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miniseries
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''
V'' and the 1984 sequel, ''
V: The Final Battle''.
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'', p. D1.
His film credits range include ''
Purple Haze
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'' (1983), ''
The Last Starfighter
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'' (1984), ''
The Expendables'' (1989), ''
Crime Zone
''Crime Zone'' (also known as ''Calles Peligrossas'' in Peru) is a 1988 American-Peruvian science fiction action film directed by Luis Llosa, written by Daryl Haney and starring David Carradine, Peter Nelson, Sherilyn Fenn, and Michael Shaner ...
'' (1989), ''Sounds of Silence'' (1989), ''Silk 2'' (1989), ''
Curfew
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'' (1989), ''Last Stand at Lang Mei'' (1989), and ''
Die Hard 2
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'' (1990), ''Final Vendetta'' (1996) and ''
Double Team
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'' (1997). In 2001 he appeared in the film ''
Delivering Milo''. His most recent film appearance was in the
Syfy movie ''
Sharktopus
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Plot
Geneticist Nathan Sands and his dau ...
'' as Commander Cox (credited under his alternate name Calvin Persson). Nelson has made guest appearances on TV shows such as ''
The Facts of Life'', ''
Miami Vice
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'' and ''
Kindred: The Embraced''.
Filmography
Actor
Film
Television
Producer
References
External links
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Living people
1959 births
Male actors from Los Angeles
American male film actors
American male television actors