David Nelson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 24, 1936
- Died
- January 11, 2011 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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. 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.
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Filmography
An LA Christmas Story
Movie · as Comedy Club Patron
Television: The First Fifty Years
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Courtyard
Movie · as Cop
Cry-Baby
Movie · as Wanda's Father
Off the Mark
Movie · as Current Resident
High School U.S.A.
Movie · as Mr. Krinsky, Janitor
In Search of Historic Jesus
Movie · as Leper
Up in Smoke
Movie · as Roxy Doorman
The Love Boat
TV · as Gary Gage · 1 ep
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Movie · as Berman
Sonic Boom
Movie · as Co-Pilot
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Movie · as Union Soldier
The Movie Orgy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hondo
TV · 1 ep
Love and Kisses
Movie · as Cameo Appearance
The Hollywood Palace
TV · as Self - Trapeze Artist · 2 eps
The Big Show
Movie · as Eric Solden
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Movie · as Earl Collins
Day of the Outlaw
Movie · as Gene, Bruhn's Gang
The Big Circus
Movie · as Tommy Gordon
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Movie · as Henry Pennypacker
Disneyland '59
Movie · as Self
Peyton Place
Movie · as Ted Carter
The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self - Recipient · 1 ep
Here Come the Nelsons
Movie · as David Nelson
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
TV · as David · 435 eps