Gary Nelson
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 6, 1934
- Died
- May 25, 2022 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
An American television and film director. He has directed many well-know television series, including Gunsmoke, The Patty Duke Show, Gilligan's Island and Happy Days among dozens of others. In addition, Nelson has directed five films, including two for Walt Disney Pictures. In 1978, Nelson was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Directoral Achievement for Washington: Behind Closed Doors. He was married to actress Judi Meredith and has two sons. Nelson has semi-retired, but continues to occasionally teach the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Nelson (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Melanie Darrow
Movie · Director
Early Edition
TV · Director · 17 eps
Fast Company
Movie · Director
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Movie · Director
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Movie · Director
The Return of Ironside
Movie · Director
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
Movie · Director
The Sands of Time
Movie · Director
Revolver
Movie · Director
The Hit Man
Movie · Director
Memories of Midnight
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Lookalike
Movie · Director
Get Smart, Again!
Movie · Director
The Nutt House
TV · Director · 1 ep
Shooter
Movie · Director
Police Story: The Watch Commander
Movie · Director
Noble House
TV · Director · 4 eps
Police Story
TV · Director · 1 ep
Houston Knights
TV · Director · 2 eps
Murder in Three Acts
Movie · Director
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Movie · Director
More Than Murder
Movie · Director
The Baron and the Kid
Movie · Director
Crazy like a Fox
TV · Director · 1 ep
Murder in Coweta County
Movie · Director
Murder Me, Murder You
Movie · Director
For Love and Honor
Movie · Director
For Love and Honor
TV · Director · 1 ep
Jimmy the Kid
Movie · Director
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
Movie · Director
McClain's Law
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Black Hole
Movie · Director
A Movie Star's Daughter
Movie · Director
To Kill a Cop
Movie · Director
It's a Mile from Here to Glory
Movie · Director
To Kill a Cop
TV · Director · 2 eps
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
TV · Director · 6 eps
Hunter
TV · Director · 2 eps
Freaky Friday
Movie · Director
Panache
Movie · Director
Medical Story
Movie · Director
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
Movie · Director
Medical Story
TV · Director · 1 ep
Archer
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
Movie · Director
Born Free
TV · Director · 3 eps
Santee
Movie · Director
Kojak
TV · Director · 1 ep
Police Story
TV · Director · 6 eps
Toma
TV · Director · 1 ep
Adam's Rib
TV · Director · 4 eps
Faraday and Company
TV · Director · 1 ep
Molly and Lawless John
Movie · Director
The Brian Keith Show
TV · Director · 5 eps
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
Movie · Director
The Partners
TV · Director · 8 eps
McMillan & Wife
TV · Director · 2 eps
Arnie
TV · Director · 1 ep
Nanny and the Professor
TV · Director · 10 eps
Secrets of the Pirate's Inn
Movie · Director
Love, American Style
TV · Director · 17 eps
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
TV · Director · 3 eps
Room 222
TV · Director · 1 ep
Bracken's World
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Doris Day Show
TV · Director · 8 eps
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
TV · Director · 8 eps
Good Morning World
TV · Director · 11 eps
Accidental Family
TV · Director · 1 ep
Captain Nice
TV · Director · 7 eps
Occasional Wife
TV · Director · 1 ep
Shane
TV · Director · 1 ep
F Troop
TV · Director · 2 eps
Get Smart
TV · Director · 23 eps
O.K. Crackerby
TV · Director · 1 ep
Gilligan's Island
TV · Director · 8 eps
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Patty Duke Show
TV · Director · 13 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
TV · Director · 1 ep
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Movie · Second Assistant Director
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · Director · 2 eps
Gunsmoke
TV · Director · 1 ep