Ed Nelson

Birth Name:

Edwin Stafford Nelson

Birth Place:

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Special effects

Served in the U․S․ Navy as a radioman on the Dayton light cruiser
Studied at Tulane University for two years before moving to New York to study acting, and later returned to Tulane to complete his degree in 1972
Made his screen acting debut in the film "The Steel Trap" in 1952
Quote: "(On "Peyton Place" being labeled a soap opera): "That kind of cheapens it․ Not only were we on film, but we were outside all the time․ You never see that on a soap․""
Played President Harry S․ Truman three times: in the 1980 TV movie "Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb," the 1989 film "Brenda Starr," and the national touring production of "Give 'Em Hell, Harry!"
Best known for his role as Michael Rossi in "Peyton Place" and as General Sherman in "Who Am I?"
Published his autobiography "Beyond Peyton Place: My Fifty Years on Stage, Screen, and Television" in 2008
Appeared on several western TV series during the height of the genre's popularity, including "Gunsmoke," "Rawhide," "Bat Masterson," and "Have Gun - Will Travel․"

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