Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-08-12

Deathday

1987-12-21 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York

Ralph Nelson

Biography

Elseen Leo Ralph Nelson (August 12, 1916 – December 21, 1987) was an American movie and television director, producer, writer, and actor.

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Known For

6.8%

Soldier Blue

Aug 12, 1970

7.2%

Lilies of the Field

Jun 4, 1963

7.2%

Starsky & Hutch

Sep 10, 1975

6.4%

Charly

Sep 23, 1968

6.3%

Duel at Diablo

Jun 15, 1966

6.5%

Tick... Tick... Tick...

Jan 9, 1970

5.6%

One Step Beyond

Jan 20, 1959

4.7%

Studio One

Nov 7, 1948

LVT

6.0%

Lux Video Theatre

Oct 2, 1950

5.3%

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Oct 6, 1958

TBB

6.0%

The Background Beat

Jan 1, 1965

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Acting

1975

Starsky & Hutch as Dr. Greene

1970		Soldier Blue as Agent Long
1970		Tick... Tick... Tick... as New York driver caught in speed trap (uncredited)

1968

Charly as Convention Speaker (uncredited)

1966

Duel at Diablo as Col. Foster

1965

The Background Beat as Self

1963

Lilies of the Field as Mr. Ashton (uncredited)

1959

One Step Beyond as George Chambers

1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as Self

1950

Lux Video Theatre as Dick McKettrick

1948

Studio One

Art

1980

The Aliens Are Coming as Set Decoration

Directing

1979		Christmas Lilies of the Field as Director
1979		You Can't Go Home Again as Director

1978		Lady of the House as Director
1978		Because He's My Friend as Director

1977

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich as Director

1976

Embryo as Director

1975

The Wilby Conspiracy as Director

1972

The Wrath of God as Director

1971

Flight of the Doves as Director

1970		Soldier Blue as Director
1970		Tick... Tick... Tick... as Director

1968

Charly as Director

1967

Counterpoint as Director

1966

Duel at Diablo as Director

1965

Once a Thief as Director

1964		Father Goose as Director
1964		Fate Is the Hunter as Director

1963		Soldier in the Rain as Director
1963		Lilies of the Field as Director

1962

Requiem for a Heavyweight as Director

1961		The DuPont Show of the Week as Director
1961		The Defenders as Director

1959		Startime as Director
1959		The Twilight Zone as Director

1958		The Nutcracker as Director
1958		Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as Director
1958		Aladdin as Director

1957		DuPont Show of the Month as Director
1957		Cinderella as Director
1957		Blood Money as Director
1957		The Greer Case as Director

1956		Requiem for a Heavyweight as Director
1956		Playhouse 90 as Director

1955

Ford Star Jubilee as Director

1954

Atomic Attack as Director

1953		The Motorola Television Hour as Director
1953		General Electric Theater as Director

1948

Studio One as Director

1945

Front Row Center as Director

Production

1979

Christmas Lilies of the Field as Executive Producer

1971

Flight of the Doves as Producer

1970

Tick... Tick... Tick... as Producer

1968

Charly as Producer

1966

Duel at Diablo as Producer

1965

Once a Thief as Associate Producer

1963

Lilies of the Field as Producer

Writing

1979

Christmas Lilies of the Field as Teleplay

1972

The Wrath of God as Writer

1971

Flight of the Doves as Writer

1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as Writer