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Sam Nelson(1896-1963)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
  • Actor
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Sam Nelson was born on 11 May 1896 in Whittier, California, USA. He was an assistant director and director, known for All the King's Men (1949), The Lady from Shanghai (1947) and Some Like It Hot (1959). He died on 1 May 1963 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornMay 11, 1896
DiedMay 1, 1963(66)
BornMay 11, 1896
DiedMay 1, 1963(66)
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John Derek, Broderick Crawford, Joanne Dru, John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, and Shepperd Strudwick in All the King's Men (1949)
All the King's Men
7.4
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1949
Rita Hayworth in The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
The Lady from Shanghai
7.5
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1947
Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot
8.2
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1959
Judith Anderson, Mischa Auer, June Duprez, Barry Fitzgerald, Richard Haydn, Louis Hayward, Walter Huston, C. Aubrey Smith, and Roland Young in And Then There Were None (1945)
And Then There Were None
7.3
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1945

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Danny Kaye, Telly Savalas, Martha Hyer, Jay Novello, Kaye Stevens, and Cara Williams in The Man from the Diners' Club (1963)
    The Man from the Diners' Club
    6.0
    • assistant director
    • 1963
  • Joyce Taylor in 13 Frightened Girls (1963)
    13 Frightened Girls
    5.3
    • assistant director
    • 1963
  • Charlton Heston and Yvette Mimieux in Diamond Head (1962)
    Diamond Head
    6.0
    • assistant director
    • 1962
  • Nancy Kovack in The Wild Westerners (1962)
    The Wild Westerners
    5.0
    • assistant director
    • 1962
  • Chubby Checker in Don't Knock the Twist (1962)
    Don't Knock the Twist
    5.2
    • assistant director
    • 1962
  • Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, and Stefanie Powers in Experiment in Terror (1962)
    Experiment in Terror
    7.3
    • assistant director
    • 1962
  • Frankie Avalon, Robert Wagner, Dolores Hart, Carolyn Jones, and Ernie Kovacs in Sail a Crooked Ship (1961)
    Sail a Crooked Ship
    6.0
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • George Hamilton, Jason Robards, Lana Turner, Susan Kohner, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in By Love Possessed (1961)
    By Love Possessed
    5.4
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    A Raisin in the Sun
    8.0
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)
    The Wackiest Ship in the Army
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Ricardo Montalban, Shelley Winters, James Darren, Ella Fitzgerald, Burl Ives, and Jean Seberg in Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
    Let No Man Write My Epitaph
    7.0
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov in Spartacus (1960)
    Spartacus
    7.9
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Randolph Scott and Nancy Gates in Comanche Station (1960)
    Comanche Station
    7.0
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Joan Evans, Jeanne Manet, Evy Norlund, Roger Perry, and John van Dreelen in The Flying Fontaines (1959)
    The Flying Fontaines
    5.4
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Alcoa Theatre (1957)
    Alcoa Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1959

Director

  • Tim Holt and Ann Summers in The Avenging Rider (1943)
    The Avenging Rider
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Tim Holt in Sagebrush Law (1943)
    Sagebrush Law
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Charles Starrett in Outlaws of the Panhandle (1941)
    Outlaws of the Panhandle
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Bill Elliott and Evelyn Young in Prairie Schooners (1940)
    Prairie Schooners
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Lorna Gray and Charles Starrett in Bullets for Rustlers (1940)
    Bullets for Rustlers
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Bill Elliott in Pioneers of the Frontier (1940)
    Pioneers of the Frontier
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Lorna Gray, Sons of the Pioneers, and Charles Starrett in The Stranger from Texas (1939)
    The Stranger from Texas
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Johnny Downs and Jean Parker in Parents on Trial (1939)
    Parents on Trial
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Rochelle Hudson and Fred Stone in Konga, the Wild Stallion (1939)
    Konga, the Wild Stallion
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Bill Elliott and Iris Meredith in Overland with Kit Carson (1939)
    Overland with Kit Carson
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Charles Starrett in The Man from Sundown (1939)
    The Man from Sundown
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Iris Meredith and Charles Starrett in Western Caravans (1939)
    Western Caravans
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Edward Earle, Warren Hull, and Doris Weston in Mandrake, the Magician (1939)
    Mandrake, the Magician
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Dorothy Comingore, Sons of the Pioneers, and Charles Starrett in North of the Yukon (1939)
    North of the Yukon
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Community Sing: Series 3, No. 7 (1939)
    Community Sing: Series 3, No. 7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1939

Actor

  • Rita Hayworth in The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
    The Lady from Shanghai
    7.5
    • Captain of Yacht Circe (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Grant Withers in Soldiers and Women (1930)
    Soldiers and Women
    • Pvt. Delehanty
    • 1930
  • John Boles and Bebe Daniels in Rio Rita (1929)
    Rio Rita
    6.0
    • McGinn (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • The Little Savage
    • Norton
    • 1929
  • The One Man Dog
    • Larry
    • 1929
  • The Vagabond Cub
    6.7
    • Bob McDonald
    • 1929
  • Tracked
    6.1
    • Jed Springer
    • 1928
  • Helene Costello and Frankie Darro in The Circus Kid (1928)
    The Circus Kid
    7.5
    • Tad
    • 1928
  • Law of Fear
    5.2
    • Bud Hardy
    • 1928
  • Charlie Hall, Ralph Lewis, Sam Nelson, and Eugene Strong in Crooks Can't Win (1928)
    Crooks Can't Win
    • Danny Malone
    • 1928
  • Fangs of the Wild
    5.2
    • Larry Holbrook
    • 1928
  • The Swift Shadow
    • Jim
    • 1927
  • Buzz Barton in The Boy Rider (1927)
    The Boy Rider
    • Terry McNeil
    • 1927
  • Breed of Courage
    • Alan Haliday
    • 1927

Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • May 11, 1896
    • Whittier, California, USA
  • Died
    • May 1, 1963
    • Hollywood, California, USA

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  • Trivia
    Father of Gary Nelson.

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