Directed credits
0
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Dick Nelson
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 35
TMDB ID: 1212969
IMDb ID: nm0625314
Known for: Writing
Born: April 7, 1929
Died: October 27, 2025
Age: 96
Place of birth: Portland, Oregon, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 1987
Years active: 33
Average TMDB rating: 6.72
Also known as
Richard Nelson
Frequent jobs
Writer (29)Teleplay (4)Screenplay (2)
Biography
Dick Nelson was a writer, known for Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) and Hunter (1984).
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Dick Nelson.
Writer • 3 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
1968 • Series
Teleplay • 1 eps
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
Wonder Woman
1975 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Gunsmoke
1955 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
T. J. Hooker
1982 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
Dynasty
1981 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Dick Nelson.
Teleplay
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
1977 • Movie
Screenplay
One More Train to Rob
1971 • Movie
Teleplay
Terror in the Sky
1971 • Movie
Teleplay
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
1974 • Movie
Screenplay
The Challengers
1970 • Movie
Writer
The Sound of Anger
1968 • Movie
Writer
Houston, We've Got a Problem
1974 • Movie
Writer
Kingston
1976 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Dick Nelson.
Writer • 3 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
1968 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
Falcon Crest
1981 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
Dynasty
1981 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
The Virginian
1962 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Rawhide
1959 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
T. J. Hooker
1982 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
The F.B.I.
1965 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Gunsmoke
1955 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Jake and the Fatman
1987 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
1973 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Medical Center
1969 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Dick Nelson.
Teleplay
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
1977 • Movie
Writer
Kingston
1976 • Movie
Writer
Houston, We've Got a Problem
1974 • Movie
Teleplay
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
1974 • Movie
Teleplay
Terror in the Sky
1971 • Movie
Screenplay
One More Train to Rob
1971 • Movie
Screenplay
The Challengers
1970 • Movie
Writer
The Sound of Anger
1968 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Dick Nelson.
Writer • 1 eps
Jake and the Fatman
1987 • Series
Writer • 3 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Boone
1983 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
T. J. Hooker
1982 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Nero Wolfe
1981 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
Falcon Crest
1981 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
Dynasty
1981 • Series
Writer • 3 eps
Freebie and the Bean
1980 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
A Man Called Sloane
1979 • Series
Teleplay • 1 eps
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
How the West Was Won
1977 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
Wonder Woman
1975 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Three for the Road
1975 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
1973 • Series
Writer • 8 eps
Alias Smith and Jones
1971 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Medical Center
1969 • Series