Gene Nelson

Actor

Gene Nelson

Nacido el 24 de marzo de 1920 en Astoria, Oregon, USAFallecido el 16 de septiembre de 199626 películas

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.

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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.

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Filmografía

26 películas como actor
  1. 1981S.O.B. Sois honrados bandidosClive Lytell
  2. 1973A Brand New LifeHarry
  3. 1972Family FlightAircraft Carrier Captain
  4. 1963Thunder IslandBilly Poole
  5. 1961The Purple HillsGil Shepard
  6. 196120,000 EyesDan Warren
  7. 1955Dial 999Greg Carradine
  8. 1955TimeslipMike Delaney
  9. 1955OklahomaWill Parker
  10. 1954Tres amores en ParísAl Howard
  11. 1953Three Sailors and a GirlTwitch
  12. 1953Ciudad en tinieblasSteve Lacey
  13. 1953She's Back on BroadwayGordon Evans
  14. 1952She's Working Her Way Through CollegeDon Weston
  15. 1951StarliftGene Nelson
  16. 1951Painting the Clouds with SunshineTed
  17. 1951Nana de BroadwayTom Farnham
  18. 1950The West Point StoryHal Courtland
  19. 1950Té para dosTommy Trainor
  20. 1950The Daughter of Rosie O'GradyDoug Martin
  21. 1948Murallas humanasLegal Assistant
  22. 1948Apartamento para PeggyJerry (uncredited)
  23. 1947I Wonder Who's Kissing Her NowTommy Yale
  24. 1943Esto es el ejércitoSoldier (uncredited)
  25. 1939Everything Happens at NightSkater
  26. 1939Second FiddleMinor Role