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Edwin Stafford "Ed" Nelson (December 21, 1928 – August 9, 2014) was an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Michael Rossi in the ABC television series ''Peyton Place''. He was a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. Nelson appeared in episodes of many television programs, more than fifty motion pictures, and hundreds of stage productions. Until 2005, he had been teaching acting and screenwriting in New Orleans at two local universities there. Hurricane Katrina prompted him to move his family far to the north to Sterlington, Louisiana. At the time of his death, however, he had relocated to Greensboro, North Carolina, where he had been in hospice care. He died at age 85. ==Early life and career== Nelson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He began acting while attending Tulane University in New Orleans. He left college after two years to study at the New York School of Radio and Television Technique. He served with the United States Navy as a radioman on the light cruiser ''USS Dayton''. He took a position as a director at WDSU-TV in New Orleans. By 1956, acting became his central focus, and he moved to the Los Angeles area.〔 Early in his career he worked with famed B-movie producer Roger Corman on the films such as ''Attack of the Crab Monsters'' (1957), ''Rock All Night'' (1957), ''Carnival Rock'' (1957), ''Night of the Blood Beast'' (1958), ''The Cry Baby Killer'' (1958), ''Teenage Cave Man'' (1958), and ''A Bucket of Blood'' (1959). In 1958 he participated in Bruno VeSota's science fiction horror film ''The Brain Eaters''. That same year he was cast as the lead in ''Devil's Partner'', though the film was not released until 1962, and he also appeared in the 1960 thriller ''Valley of the Redwoods'' and the 1963 comedy drama ''Soldier in the Rain'', starring Steve McQueen and Jackie Gleason. His television career featured many guest starring roles, such as the talented but arrogant Dr. Wade Parsons in the 1962 episode "Doctor on Horseback" of the NBC western series, ''The Tall Man'', starring Barry Sullivan as Sheriff Pat Garrett and Clu Gulager as Billy the Kid. In the story line, Dr. Parsons works to save the life of a pregnant young woman who attempts suicide when her husband deserts her. Nelson was cast in episodes of such other westerns as ''Maverick'', ''Wagon Train'', ''Black Saddle'', ''Have Gun – Will Travel'', ''The Rebel'' (five times), ''Johnny Ringo'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''Tombstone Territory'', ''Laramie'', ''Bonanza'', ''Stoney Burke'', ''The Dakotas'', "The Rifleman" and ''Redigo''. He appeared on drama and adventure series too, such as ''The Fugitive'', ''The Twilight Zone'', ''The Outer Limits'', ''Harbor Command'', ''Tightrope'', ''The Blue Angels'' (as the arrogant flight instructor Lieutenant Dayl Martin in "The Jarheads"), ''COronado 9'', ''The Eleventh Hour'', ''Thriller'', and ''Channing'', an ABC drama that romanticizes college life. He guest starred on ''Mission: Impossible'' and Jackie Cooper CBS military sitcom/drama, ''Hennesey''.〔 He made two guest appearances on CBS's ''Perry Mason'', both times as the defendant; in 1961, he played Ward Nichols in "The Case of the Left-Handed Liar," and in 1964, he played Dirk Blake, father of the title character, in "The Case of the Missing Button".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ed Nelson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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