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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edwin Stafford Nelson (December 21, 1928 – August 9, 2014) was an American actor. Nelson 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. After graduating, he took a position as a director at WDSU-TV in New Orleans. By 1956, acting became his central focus and he moved to the Los Angeles area. Early in his career he worked with famed B-movie producer Roger Corman on such Corman films as Cry Baby Killers, A Bucket of Blood, Teenage Cave Man and Attack of the Crab Monsters. In 1958 he participated in Bruno VeSota's science fiction horror film The Brain Eaters. His early television career featured many guest starring roles in such series as The Fugitive, Gunsmoke, Harbor Command, Tombstone Territory, Tightrope, The Blue Angels (as...
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Perry MasonSeries • 1957
DallasSeries • 1978
MacGyverSeries • 1985
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
IronsideSeries • 1967
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
The FugitiveSeries • 1963
The Rockford FilesSeries • 1974
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
The VirginianSeries • 1962
Adam-12Series • 1968
Charlie's AngelsSeries • 1976
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959
Quincy, M.E.Series • 1976
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957
MaverickSeries • 1957
Dr. KildareSeries • 1961
The RiflemanSeries • 1958
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956
CannonSeries • 1971
HotelSeries • 1982
Police WomanSeries • 1974
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
Lou GrantSeries • 1977