Nelson Olmsted

Nelson Olmsted

Acting
1914-01-28
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Known For & Full Filmography31 Titles

#1Perry Mason

Drama Series - 1957, 16 episodes as Dr. Hunterlin

7.7 / 10
MysteryDramaCrime

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.

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#2Perry Mason

Drama Series - 1957, 16 episodes as Arthur Colemar

7.7 / 10
MysteryDramaCrime

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.

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#3The Wild Wild West

Drama Series - 1965, 16 episodes as Senator Rawls

7.5 / 10
Action & AdventureComedyDrama

The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the series followed Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States. The show also featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Verne-esque style technology have inspired some to give the show credit for the origins of the steam punk subculture.

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#4Batman

Drama Series - 1966, 16 episodes as John E. Carson

7.3 / 10
Sci-Fi & FantasyComedyAction & Adventure

Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon often calls with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the Batmobile, Batman and Robin must (with the help of their trusty Bat-utility-belt) thwart the efforts of a variety of master criminals, including The Riddler, The Joker, Catwoman, and The Penguin.

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#5My Three Sons

Drama Series - 1960, 16 episodes as Keith Ditmer

6.6 / 10
ComedyFamily

A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and later the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.

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#6Cheyenne

Drama Series - 1955, 16 episodes as Jim Melville

6.2 / 10
WesternDrama

Cheyenne Bodie was a big man, a former army scout who went west after the American Civil War and drifted from job to job, here a cowboy, there a lawman, and always a larger-than-life hero. CHEYENNE is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on ABC from 1955 to 1963. The show was the first hour-long western, and in fact the first hour-long dramatic series of any kind, with continuing characters, to last more than one season. It was also the first series to be made by a major Hollywood film studio which did not derive from its established film properties, and the first of a long chain of Warner Brothers original series produced by William T. Orr.

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#7Daniel Boone

Drama Series - 1964, 16 episodes as Thaddeus King

7.0 / 10
Action & AdventureWestern

Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Cherokee friend, for the first four seasons of the series. Albert Salmi portrayed Boone's companion Yadkin in season one only. Dallas McKennon portrayed innkeeper Cincinnatus. Country Western singer-actor Jimmy Dean was a featured actor as Josh Clements during the 1968–1970 seasons. Actor and former NFL football player Rosey Grier made regular appearances as Gabe Cooper in the 1969 to 1970 season. The show was broadcast "in living color" beginning in fall 1965, the second season, and was shot entirely in California and Kanab, Utah.

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#8The Invaders

Drama Series - 1967, 16 episodes as Amos Foster

6.9 / 10
Action & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

The Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to make it their world. David Vincent has seen them, for him it began one lost night on a lonely country road, looking for a shortcut that he never found. It began with a closed deserted diner, and a man too long without sleep to continue his journey. It began with the landing of a craft from another galaxy. Now, David Vincent knows that the Invaders are here, that they have taken human form. Somehow he must convince a disbelieving world that the nightmare has already begun.

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#9Kojak

Drama Series - 1973, 16 episodes as Manager

7.2 / 10
CrimeDramaMystery

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

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#10Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Drama Series - 1964, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

7.1 / 10
ComedyFamily

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot was aired as the finale of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show on May 18, 1964. The show ran for five seasons and a total of 150 episodes. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008. The series was created by Aaron Ruben, who also produced the show with Sheldon Leonard and Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California, it stars Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, a naive but good-natured gas-station attendant from the town of Mayberry, North Carolina, who enlists in the United States Marine Corps. Frank Sutton plays Gomer's high-octane, short-fused Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter, and Ronnie Schell plays Gomer's friend Gilbert "Duke" Slater. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Sergeant Charley Hacker. The series never discussed nor addressed the then-current Vietnam War, instead focusing on the relationship between Gomer and Sergeant Carter. The show retained high ratings throughout its run.

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#11Sea Hunt

Drama Series - 1958, 16 episodes as Marineland Aquarium Director

6.7 / 10
Action & AdventureDrama

Sea Hunt is an American adventure television series that aired in syndication from 1958 to 1961 and was popular in syndication for decades afterwards. The series originally aired for four seasons, with 155 episodes produced. It stars Lloyd Bridges as ex-Navy frogman Mike Nelson, and was produced by Ivan Tors.

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#12Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Movie - 1969, 2h 15m as Photographer

7.6 / 10
WesternCrimeDrama

As the west rapidly becomes civilized, a pair of outlaws in 1890s Wyoming find themselves pursued by a posse and decide to flee to South America in hopes of evading the law.

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#13Saints and Sinners

Drama Series - 1962, 16 episodes as Logan

7.0 / 10
Drama

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#14General Electric Theater

Drama Series - 1953, 16 episodes as J.D. Evans

6.8 / 10
ComedyDrama

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.

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#15That Touch of Mink

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m as Paul Hackett

6.5 / 10
ComedyRomance

Cathy Timberlake is en route to a job interview when a car transporting businessman Philip Shayne covers her in mud. He sends his assistant, Roger, to apologize, but upon meeting Cathy, Roger knows that she would be a suitable match for his boss. Despite their mutual attraction, Cathy and Philip want different things. Philip wants a fling, while Cathy wants a marriage. As they travel to exotic locales, their differing motivations are put to the test.

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#16Lover Come Back

Movie - 1961, 2h 15m as District Attorney Wesson (uncredited)

7.0 / 10
ComedyRomance

Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client out from under her cute little nose, revenge prompts her to infiltrate his secret "VIP" campaign in order to persuade the mystery product’s scientist to switch to her firm.

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#17Middle of the Night

Movie - 1959, 2h 15m as Erskine

7.0 / 10
DramaRomance

Jerry Kingsley is a wealthy garment manufacturer left lonely in his 50s when his wife dies. Despite the difference in their ages, he strikes up a romance with divorced 24-year-old receptionist Betty. The relationship is dismissed by his daughter, Lillian, discouraged by his sister, Evelyn, and denounced by Betty's mother. But when Jerry begins to mention marriage, even Betty is forced to confront her ambivalence.

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#18In Like Flint

Movie - 1967, 2h 15m as Captain

6.2 / 10
ActionAdventureComedy

Flint is again called out of retirement when his old boss finds that he seems to have missed 3 Minutes while golfing with the President. Flint finds that the President has been replaced by an actor (Flint's line [with a wistful look] is "An Actor as President?") Flint finds that a group of women have banded together to take over the world through subliminal brainwashing in beauty salons they own.

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#19Fitzwilly

Movie - 1967, 2h 15m as Simmons

6.2 / 10
ComedyRomance

When Miss Vicki's father dies, she becomes the world's greatest philanthropist. Unfortunately, she is flat broke! Her loyal butler, Claude Fitzwilliam, leads the household staff to rob from various businesses by charging goods to various wealthy people and misdirecting the shipments, all to keep Miss Vicki's standard of living.

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#20Moon Pilot

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m as Police Officer Dennis (uncredited)

5.5 / 10
ComedyFamilySci-Fi

An Air Force captain inadvertently volunteers to make the first manned flight around the moon. He immediately falls under the watchful protection of various security agencies, but despite all their precautions, a young woman who may be an enemy spy succeeds in making contact with the captain. The captain eventually discovers that this woman is not an enemy but rather a friend from a very unusual source.

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#21Diary of a Madman

Movie - 1963, 2h 15m as Dr. Borman

6.1 / 10
Horror

Simon Cordier, a French magistrate and amateur sculptor comes into contact with a malevolent entity. The invisible - yet corporeal - being, called a "horla" is capable of limited psychokinesis and complete mind control.

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#22The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m as Scientist (archive footage)

10.0 / 10
DocumentarySci-FiMystery

Six episodes of the original series, restored and on the big screen for the first time, and a special retrospective documentary encompass this Fathom Event.

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#23Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

Movie - 1969, 2h 15m as Janitor

9.7 / 10
ActionAdventure

Jim Phelps leads the IMF on an assignment to destroy a criminal empire headed by Frank Wayne.

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#24Dear Heart

Movie - 1965, 2h 15m as Herb

6.5 / 10
ComedyRomance

A lonely Ohio spinster hopes to find romance when she travels to New York City for a postmasters' convention.

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#25She Waits

Movie - 1972, 2h 15m as Kurawicz

5.9 / 10
HorrorTV Movie

When a newlywed woman is taken to her husband's hometown to meet his mother, she is possessed by the vengeful spirit of his previous wife.

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#26Our Town

Movie - 1955, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
MusicDramaRomance

Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks their front doors. This musicalization of Thornton Wilder's classic play stars Frank Sinatra, who introduces the song, "Love and Marriage," which would go on to be immortalized as the theme song to the sitcom "Married with Children."

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#27Should I Marry Outside My Faith?

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

2.5 / 10
Drama

A short drama which seeks to explore some of the problems in inter-faith relationships.

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#28Lad: A Dog

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m as Dog Show Judge

7.7 / 10
Drama

Remember when your favorite face in the world had a wet nose? Eight-year-old Angela Clure is just discovering the special bond that comes with a special canine friend. And through the joy, tragedy and triumph to come, she'll learn a lot about growing up too.

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#29The First Woman President

Movie - 1974, 2h 15m as Thomas Marshall

8.8 / 10
DramaHistoryTV Movie

This acclaimed television drama tells the story of Edith Wilson, second wife of President Woodrow Wilson. It deals specifically with how, after his severe stroke in 1919, she played an influential role in his administration. For the remainder of his presidency, she managed his staff and determined which communication and matters of state were important enough to bring to her husband's attention. Thus, she came to be known as "the first woman president."

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#30Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell

Movie - 1978, 2h 15m as Judge

4.5 / 10
Drama

Tycoon Howard Hughes and actress Jean Harlow have an affair while making his 1930 "Hell's Angels."

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#31What Makes Sammy Run?

Movie - 1959, 2h 15m as Ben Osborne

7.0 / 10
TV Movie

An adaptation of Budd Schulberg's incendiary 1941 novel about the rise of an unscrupulous Hollywood producer. The production was divided into two parts and aired on NBC's Sunday Showcase.

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