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Gary Nelson

Gary Nelson

Director · 1934–2022 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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Biography

An American television and film director. He has directed many well-know television series, including Gunsmoke, The Patty Duke Show, Gilligan's Island and Happy Days among dozens of others. In addition, Nelson has directed five films, including two for Walt Disney Pictures. In 1978, Nelson was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Directoral Achievement for Washington: Behind Closed Doors. He was married to actress Judi Meredith and has two sons. Nelson has semi-retired, but continues to occasionally teach the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Nelson (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Directed 79

1990s

  1. 1997

    Melanie Darrow

    Director

  2. 1996
  3. 1995

    Fast Company

    Director

  4. Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

    Director

  5. 1994

    Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

    Director

  6. 1993

    Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert

    Director

  7. The Return of Ironside

    Director

  8. 1992

    The Sands of Time

    Director

  9. Revolver

    Director

  10. 1991

    Memories of Midnight

    Director

  11. The Hit Man

    Director

  12. 1990

    The Lookalike

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    The Nutt House

    Director

  2. 1988

    Police Story: The Watch Commander

    Director

  3. 1987
  4. 1986
  5. Murder in Three Acts

    Director

  6. 1984
  7. The Baron and the Kid

    Director

  8. More Than Murder

    Director

  9. 1983

    For Love and Honor

    Director

  10. Murder Me, Murder You

    Director

  11. 1982

    Jimmy the Kid

    Director

  12. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    Director

  13. 1981

    McClain's Law

    Director

1970s

  1. 1979
  2. A Movie Star's Daughter

    Director

  3. 1978

    It's a Mile from Here to Glory

    Director

  4. To Kill a Cop

    Director

  5. To Kill a Cop

    Director

  6. 1977

    Washington: Behind Closed Doors

    Director

  7. Hunter

    Director

  8. 1976
  9. Panache

    Director

  10. 1975
  11. Archer

    Director

  12. 1974

    Born Free

    Director

  13. The Girl on the Late, Late Show

    Director

  14. 1973
  15. Faraday and Company

    Director

  16. Adam's Rib

    Director

  17. Santee

    Director

  18. 1972
  19. The Brian Keith Show

    Director

  20. 1971
  21. The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

    Director

  22. 1970

    Arnie

    Director

1960s

  1. 1969

    Secrets of the Pirate's Inn

    Director

  2. Bracken's World

    Director

  3. 1968
  4. 1967

    Accidental Family

    Director

  5. Good Morning World

    Director

  6. Captain Nice

    Director

  7. 1966

    Occasional Wife

    Director

  8. Shane

    Director

  9. 1965
  10. O.K. Crackerby

    Director

  11. 1964
  12. 1963
  13. 1960

Produced 3

1980s

  1. 1988

    Police Story: The Watch Commander

    Executive Producer

  2. 1986

Acted in 1

Created 1

1960s

  1. 1966

    Shane

    Creator

Appearances1