David Nelson

Known for ActingBorn 1936-10-24Died 2011-01-11New York City, New York, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Easy to Be Free

O.K. Crackerby

Love and Kisses

Disneyland '59

Rare Breed

Adam-12

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

Hondo

Here Come the Nelsons

Day of the Outlaw

Up in Smoke

Cry-Baby

Peyton Place

The Movie Orgy

The Big Circus

Swing Out, Sweet Land

The Love Boat

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

The Steve Allen Show

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The Big Show

Smash-Up on Interstate 5

High School U.S.A.

Sonic Boom

In Search of Historic Jesus

The Hollywood Palace

The Courtyard

Death Screams

Last Plane Out

Off the Mark

Childish Things

Television: The First Fifty Years

America, You're Too Young to Die

An LA Christmas Story