Gene Nelson

Personal Info

Birthday

March 24, 1920

Day of Death

1996-09-16

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

Astoria, Oregon, USA

Also Known As

Gene Berg

Eugene A. Nelson

Leander Eugene Berg

Gene Nelson

Biography

Gene Nelson was an American dancer, actor, screenwriter, and director. Born Leander Eugene Berg in Astoria, Oregon, he moved to Seattle when he was a year old.

He was inspired to become a dancer by watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers when he was a child. After serving in the Army during World War II during which he also performed in the musical This Is the Army, Nelson landed his first Broadway role in Lend an Ear, for which he received the Theatre World Award. He also appeared onstage in Follies, which garnered him a Tony Award nomination, and Good News.

Known For

Murder, She Wrote

Maverick

Climax!

Studio One

Burke's Law

Gunsmoke

Ghost Story

Bat Masterson

Filmography

1981
S.O.B.
as Clive Lytell
1973
A Brand New Life
as Harry
1972
Family Flight
as Aircraft Carrier Captain
1963
Thunder Island
as Billy Poole
1961
The Purple Hills
as Gil Shepard
20,000 Eyes
as Dan Warren
1955
Dial 999
as Greg Carradine
Timeslip
as Mike Delaney
Oklahoma!
as Will Parker
1954
So This Is Paris
as Al Howard
1953
Three Sailors and a Girl
as Twitch
Crime Wave
as Steve Lacey
She's Back on Broadway
as Gordon Evans
1952
She's Working Her Way Through College
as Don Weston
1951
Starlift
as Gene Nelson
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
as Ted
Lullaby of Broadway
as Tom Farnham
1950
The West Point Story
as Hal Courtland
Tea for Two
as Tommy Trainor
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
as Doug Martin
1948
The Walls of Jericho
as Legal Assistant
Apartment for Peggy
as Jerry (uncredited)
1947
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
as Tommy Yale
1943
This Is the Army
as Soldier (uncredited)
1939
Everything Happens at Night
as Skater
Second Fiddle
as Minor Role