David Nelson
Actor
- Born
- October 24, 1936 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- January 11, 2011 (age 74)
David Oswald Nelson (October 24, 1936 – January 11, 2011) was an American actor. He was the elder son of entertainment couple Harriet Hilliard Nelson and Ozzie Nelson and the older brother of musician Ricky Nelson.
Nelson's acting career started in 1949 when he and his brother began playing themselves on his parents' radio series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, which lasted until 1954. His film debut came in Here Come the Nelsons, released in 1952.
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Also in 1952 Nelson continued playing himself on the television version of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, which ran until 1966.Starting in the early 1960s, he directed about a dozen episodes of the show.
From the 1970s through 1990 Nelson had roles in Smash-Up on Interstate 5, Up In Smoke, The Love Boat, High School U.S.A., and A Family for Joe. Nelson's last film appearance was in John Waters' 1990 film Cry-Baby.
Nelson died on January 11, 2011, in Century City, California, of complications of colon cancer.
Known for
Cry-Baby
April 6, 1990
Up in Smoke
September 15, 1978
Day of the Outlaw
May 14, 1959
Peyton Place
December 13, 1957
High School U.S.A.
October 16, 1983
The Movie Orgy
January 1, 1968
The Big Circus
July 5, 1959
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November 11, 1959
The Courtyard
September 24, 1995
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
February 2, 1976
Off the Mark
November 1, 1987
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
February 20, 1959
Acting21
- 1999Television: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
- 1995The Courtyard as Cop
- 1990Cry-Baby as Wanda's Father
- 1987Off the Mark as Current Resident
- 1983High School U.S.A. as Mr. Krinsky, Janitor
- 1979In Search of Historic Jesus as Leper
- 1978Up in Smoke as Roxy Doorman
- 1976Smash-Up on Interstate 5 as Berman
- 1974Sonic Boom as Co-Pilot
- 1970Swing Out, Sweet Land