Actor

Stanley Nelson

Directing

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.3

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Movies: 49Series: 6Crew credits: 53

TMDB ID: 115893

IMDb ID: nm0625747

Known for: Directing

Born: July 7, 1955

Age: 71

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1976 - 2026

Years active: 51

Average TMDB rating: 6.89

Wikidata: Q7599819

Also known as

Stanley Nelson Jr.

Other jobs

Director (25)Executive Producer (19)Producer (3)Writer (3)Script Supervisor (1)Sound (1)Sound Recordist (1)

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Biography

Stanley Earl Nelson Jr. (born June 7, 1951) is an American documentary filmmaker and a MacArthur Fellow known as a director, writer and producer of documentaries examining African-American history and experiences. He is a recipient of the 2013 National Humanities Medal from President Obama. He has won three Primetime Emmy Awards. Among his notable films are Freedom Riders (2010), Wounded Knee (2009), Jonestown: The Life & Death of People's Temple (2006), Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice (2005), A Place of Our Own (2004), The Murder of Emmett Till (2003), and The Black Press: Soldiers without Swords (1998).

Movies

Movie credits linked with Stanley Nelson.