Barry Nelson

Birth Name:

Robert Haakon Nielson

Birth Place:

San Francisco, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

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

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