Gene Nelson
Gene Nelson
Person

Gene Nelson

Actor 1920-03-24 Astoria, Oregon, USA

Gene Nelson was an American dancer, actor, screenwriter, and director. Born Leander Eugene Berg in Astoria, Oregon, his family moved to Seattle when he was a year old. He was inspired to become a dancer by watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers when he was a child. After serving in the Army during World War II during which he also performed in the musical This Is the Army, Nelson landed his first Broadway role in Lend an Ear, for which he received the Theatre World Award. He also appeared onstage in Follies, which...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Louis Metcalf

Oklahoma!

Oklahoma!

1955 · Will Parker

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955 · Hob Cannon

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972 · TV

S.O.B.

S.O.B.

1981 · Clive Lytell

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

Crime Wave

Crime Wave

1953 · Steve Lacey

Ironside

Ironside

1967 · TV

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959 · TV

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957 · TV

Maverick

Maverick

1957 · Jim Hazlit

Tea for Two

Tea for Two

1950 · Tommy Trainor

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968 · TV

This Is the Army

This Is the Army

1943 · Soldier (uncredited)

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

Lullaby of Broadway

Lullaby of Broadway

1951 · Tom Farnham

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

1958 · Whit Morrison

Timeslip

Timeslip

1955 · Mike Delaney