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Acting

Gene Nelson

Career: Active from 1947 to 1979, busiest in 1964 with 6 main titles.

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: Gilligan's Island
83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Gene Nelson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Psychological
3.1, average 5.5
Melancholy
2.2, average 4.7
Pathos
3.4, average 5.3
Uncanny
0.9, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Episodic Mystery 5
Character-Driven 5
Nostalgic Americana 4
Classic Police Procedural 3
Showbiz Romance 3
Wholesome Entertainment 3
Nostalgic 3
Wholesome Humor 3
Episodic Storytelling 3
Low-Stakes Drama 3
Iconic Theme Music 3
Classic Sitcom 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

60

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1980s

2 titles · average score 67

Murder, She Wrote

76

TV show · as Louis Metcalf

S.O.B.

59

as Clive Lytell

1970s

5 titles · average score 62

The Letters

65

Director

as Harry

The Streets of San Francisco

48

TV show

Family Flight

as Aircraft Carrier Captain

Ghost Story

75

TV show · as Steve

1960s

15 titles · average score 51

Wake Me When the War Is Over

52

Producer, Director

The Mod Squad

43

TV show · Director

Ironside

45

TV show · Director

The Cool Ones

46

Director

Harum Scarum

40

Director

Kissin' Cousins

47

Screenplay, Director

Archie

Director

Your Cheatin' Heart

64

Director

Burke's Law

68

TV show · as Danny Swift / Rick Mason

Thunder Island

53

as Billy Poole

Hand of Death

45

Director

The Purple Hills

as Gil Shepard

1950s

31 titles · average score 65

Have Gun, Will Travel

78

TV show

Maverick

75

TV show · as Jim Hazlit

Timeslip

57

as Mike Delaney

Dial 999

as Greg Carradine

So This Is Paris

75

as Al Howard

Crime Wave

63

as Steve Lacey

Three Sailors and a Girl

43

as Twitch

She's Back on Broadway

50

as Gordon Evans

She's Working Her Way Through College

53

as Don Weston

Lullaby of Broadway

67

as Tom Farnham

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine

55

as Ted

Tea for Two

61

as Tommy Trainor

1940s

5 titles · average score 65

Studio One

65

TV show · as Trout

The Walls of Jericho

61

as Legal Assistant

Apartment for Peggy

76

as Jerry (uncredited)

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

70

as Tommy Yale

This Is the Army

55

as Soldier (uncredited)

1930s

2 titles · average score 55

Second Fiddle

56

as Minor Role

Everything Happens at Night

54

as Skater