Gene Nelson
Acting
Born March 24, 1920 · Astoria, Oregon, USA
Biography
Gene Nelson was an American dancer, actor, screenwriter, and director. Born Leander Eugene Berg in Astoria, Oregon, his family 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. Nelson's longtime professi…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Murder, She Wrote
Maverick
Ironside
Matinee Theater
Rawhide
Have Gun, Will Travel
Climax!
Studio One
Burke's Law
Bat Masterson
Gunsmoke
The Steve Allen Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Millionaire
The Detectives
Ghost Story
The Streets of San Francisco
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Mod Squad
Philip Marlowe
Your Show of Shows
Law of the Plainsman
Black Saddle
Men Into Space
General Electric Theater
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Rosemary Clooney Show
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Oklahoma!
S.O.B.
This Is the Army
A Brand New Life
Crime Wave
Lullaby of Broadway
So This Is Paris
The Walls of Jericho
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now