Barry Nelson Biography

Fast Facts

• Has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work on television
• Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1941
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios signed him to a motion picture contract shortly after he graduated from college
• Had a successful theater career in the 1960s and 1970s, appearing in such Broadway productions as "Seascape," "Mary, Mary" and "Cactus Flower․"
• Was the first actor to portray the secret agent James Bond, appearing in a one-hour television adaptation of "Casino Royale" in 1954
• Enlisted in the Army during World War II and toured with a group of other actors in the wartime play "Winged Victory․"
• Hosted parts of the NBC Radio program "Monitor" during the 1960s