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David Nelson

David Nelson

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1936-10-24

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

-30-

-30-

1959

5.7

Movie
An LA Christmas Story

An LA Christmas Story

0.0

Movie
Cry-Baby

Cry-Baby

1990

6.5

Movie
Day of the Outlaw

Day of the Outlaw

1959

6.8

Movie
Disneyland '59

Disneyland '59

1959

6.5

Movie
Here Come the Nelsons

Here Come the Nelsons

1952

6.0

Movie
High School U.S.A.

High School U.S.A.

1983

5.6

Movie
poster

Hondo

1967

6.2

TV
In Search of Historic Jesus

In Search of Historic Jesus

1979

4.3

Movie
Love and Kisses

Love and Kisses

1965

0.0

Movie
Off the Mark

Off the Mark

1987

4.0

Movie
Peyton Place

Peyton Place

1957

6.6

Movie
Smash-Up on Interstate 5

Smash-Up on Interstate 5

1976

5.4

Movie
Sonic Boom

Sonic Boom

1974

4.5

Movie
Swing Out, Sweet Land

Swing Out, Sweet Land

1970

5.7

Movie
Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

0.0

Movie
poster

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

1952

6.1

TV
The Big Circus

The Big Circus

1959

6.5

Movie
The Big Show

The Big Show

1961

5.0

Movie
The Courtyard

The Courtyard

1995

5.1

Movie
poster

The Hollywood Palace

1964

4.5

TV
poster

The Love Boat

1977

6.3

TV
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

6.2

Movie
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

1959

6.0

Movie
poster

The Steve Allen Show

1956

5.0

TV
Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

1978

6.7

Movie