Portrait of Ed Nelson

Acting

Ed Nelson

Titles
58movies82TV shows
Career

Active from 1957 to 1998, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cries of Silence
Cries of Silence
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 85 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Ed Nelson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 2.9
  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    4.1, average 5.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Grotesque 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • B-Movie 2
  • Small Town Secrets 2
  • Melodrama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
TypeAllTV shows22Movies18
RoleAnyActing40Production1Other crew1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s401960s351970s421980s191990s32000s1
GenreAnyDrama26Western14Crime12Action & Adventure5Horror5Science Fiction5Thriller4Mystery4Adventure3Comedy3Music2Family1Romance1Action1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1950s

40 titles · average score 58
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Poster for T-Bird Gang

as Alex Hendricks

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Poster for The Twilight Zone

TV show · as Philip Redfield

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Poster for Rawhide

TV show · as Sam Weber / Chuck Whittaker

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Poster for Laramie

TV show · as Sable

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Poster for The Rebel

TV show · as The Stalker / Chad

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Poster for Riverboat

TV show · as Jim Tyler

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Poster for Johnny Ringo

TV show · as Kirk / Tomstedter

Poster for Black Saddle

TV show · as Lee Coogan / Roy Corey

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Poster for I, Mobster

as Sid - Henchman (uncredited)

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Poster for The Brain Eaters

as Dr. Paul Kettering

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Poster for She Gods of Shark Reef

as Guard (uncredited)

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Poster for Bat Masterson

TV show · as Browder / Jedrow

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Poster for Teenage Cave Man

as Blonde Tribe Member

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Poster for Perry Mason

TV show · as Ward Nichols / Dirk Blake

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Poster for Maverick

TV show · as 2nd Classmate (uncredited)

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Poster for Bayou

as Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)

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Poster for M Squad

TV show · as Lenny Maston

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Poster for Tombstone Territory

TV show · as Cowboy

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Poster for Teenage Doll

as Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man

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Poster for Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV show · as Albie / Jack Bowen

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Poster for Swamp Women

as Police Sergeant

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Poster for Gunsmoke

TV show · as Tom / Burt Cury

GoodWatch67
Poster for The Steel Trap

as Man in Ticket Line at Airport (uncredited)

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