Ralph Nelson

American film and television director (1916–1987)

Film & TV

New York City, New York

Elseen Leo Ralph Nelson (August 12, 1916 – December 21, 1987) was an American movie and television director, producer, writer, and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ralph Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Starsky & Hutch — Dr. Greene1975
Soldier Blue — Agent Long1970
… tick… tick… tick… — New York driver caught in speed trap (uncredited)1970
Charly — Convention Speaker (uncredited)1968
Duel at Diablo — Col. Foster1966
The Background Beat — Self1965
Lilies of the Field — Mr. Ashton (uncredited)1963
The Man in the Funny Suit — Self1960
One Step Beyond — George Chambers1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse — Self1958

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Instance of: human
Given name: Ralph
Family name: Nelson
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Queens
Place of death: Santa Monica
Spouse: Celeste Holm
Child: Ted Nelson
Occupation: film actor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Image: Portrait of Ralph Nelson.jpg
Work location: United States

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date of birth: 1916-08-12
date of death: 1987-12-21
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture
Commons category: Ralph Nelson
related category: Category:Films directed by Ralph Nelson
start of work period: 1950-00-00
end of work period: 1979-00-00
writing language: English language

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