David Nelson
Actor
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.
Filmography
Cry-Baby
as Wanda's Father 1990
Up in Smoke
as Roxy Doorman 1978
Day of the Outlaw
as Gene, Bruhn's Gang 1959
Peyton Place
as Ted Carter 1957
High School U.S.A.
as Mr. Krinsky, Janitor 1983
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage) 1968
The Big Circus
as Tommy Gordon 1959
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as Earl Collins 1959
The Courtyard
as Cop 1995
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
as Berman 1976
Off the Mark
as Current Resident 1987
The Big Show
as Eric Solden 1961
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Union Soldier 1970
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
as Henry Pennypacker 1959
Sonic Boom
as Co-Pilot 1974
In Search of Historic Jesus
as Leper 1979
Disneyland '59
as Self 1959