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.
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Películas (27)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 · Self (archive footage)
The Courtyard
1995 · Cop
Cry-Baby
1990 · Wanda's Father
Off the Mark
1987 · Current Resident
America, You're Too Young to Die
1985 · Director
A Rare Breed
1984 · Director
High School U.S.A.
1983 · Mr. Krinsky, Janitor
Last Plane Out
1983 · Director, Producer
Death Screams
1982 · Director
In Search of Historic Jesus
1979 · Leper
Up in Smoke
1978 · Roxy Doorman
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
1976 · Berman
Sonic Boom
1974 · Co-Pilot
Easy to Be Free
1973 · Director
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970 · Union Soldier
Childish Things
1969 · Director
The Movie Orgy
1968 · Self (archive footage)
Love and Kisses
1965 · Cameo Appearance
The Big Show
1961 · Eric Solden
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1959 · Earl Collins
The Big Circus
1959 · Tommy Gordon
Disneyland '59
1959 · Self
Day of the Outlaw
1959 · Gene, Bruhn's Gang
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
1959 · Henry Pennypacker
Peyton Place
1957 · Ted Carter
Here Come the Nelsons
1952 · David Nelson
An LA Christmas Story
· Comedy Club Patron
