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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 24, 1936
Died
January 11, 2011
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- David Oswald Nelson
David Nelson
0.3 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
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0.0
Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
4.3
Cop
The Courtyard
1995
6.5
Wanda's Father
Cry-Baby
1990
3.3
Current Resident
Off the Mark
1987
5.4
Mr. Krinsky, Janitor
High School U.S.A.
1983
4.3
Leper
In Search of Historic Jesus
1979
6.6
Roxy Doorman
Up in Smoke
1978
6.3
Gary Gage
The Love Boat
1977
5.4
Berman
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
1976
4.5
Co-Pilot
Sonic Boom
1974
Credits
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Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
1999
0.0
The Courtyard
as Cop
1995
4.3
Cry-Baby
as Wanda's Father
1990
6.5
Off the Mark
as Current Resident
1987
3.3
High School U.S.A.
as Mr. Krinsky, Janitor
1983
5.4
In Search of Historic Jesus
as Leper
1979
4.3
Up in Smoke
as Roxy Doorman
1978
6.6
The Love Boat
as Gary Gage
1977
6.3
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
as Berman
1976
5.4
Sonic Boom
as Co-Pilot
1974
4.5
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Union Soldier
1970
6.0
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
1968
6.3
Hondo
1967
6.5
Love and Kisses
as Cameo Appearance
1965
0.0
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Trapeze Artist
1964
4.5
The Big Show
as Eric Solden
1961
5.0
-30-
as Earl Collins
1959
5.7
The Big Circus
as Tommy Gordon
1959
6.5
Disneyland '59
as Self
1959
6.5
Day of the Outlaw
as Gene, Bruhn's Gang
1959
6.8
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
as Henry Pennypacker
1959
6.0
Peyton Place
as Ted Carter
1957
6.7
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Recipient
1956
5.6
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
as David
1952
5.9
Here Come the Nelsons
as David Nelson
1952
6.0
🎬
An LA Christmas Story
as Comedy Club Patron
N/A
0.0