Directed credits
75
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Gary Nelson
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 35Directed series: 40All crew credits: 75
TMDB ID: 47893
IMDb ID: nm0625379
Known for: Directing
Born: October 6, 1934
Died: May 25, 2022
Age: 87
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2014
Years active: 60
Average TMDB rating: 6.68
Wikidata: Q3098592
Frequent jobs
Director (74)Second Assistant Director (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Gary Nelson.
Melanie Darrow
Director
1997 Movie
Fast Company
Director
1995 Movie
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Director
1995 Movie
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Director
1994 Movie
4.5
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
Director
1993 Movie
4.8
The Return of Ironside
Director
1993 Movie
The Sands of Time
Director
1992 Movie
Revolver
Director
1992 Movie
The Hit Man
Director
1991 Movie
3.7
The Lookalike
Director
1990 Movie
5.2
Get Smart, Again!
Director
1989 Movie
Police Story: The Watch Commander
Director
1988 Movie
5.5
Shooter
Director
1988 Movie
4.8
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Director
1986 Movie
5.8
Murder in Three Acts
Director
1986 Movie
The Baron and the Kid
Director
1984 Movie
4.0
More Than Murder
Director
1984 Movie
10.0
For Love and Honor
Director
1983 Movie
6.6
Murder Me, Murder You
Director
1983 Movie
6.9
Murder in Coweta County
Director
1983 Movie
5.1
Jimmy the Kid
Director
1982 Movie
5.0
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
Director
1981 Movie
5.8
The Black Hole
Director
1979 Movie
8.5
A Movie Star's Daughter
Director
1979 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Gary Nelson.
7.3
Early Edition
Director • 17 eps
1996 Series
3.5
Memories of Midnight
Director • 2 eps
1991 Series
7.0
Noble House
Director • 4 eps
1988 Series
4.3
Houston Knights
Director • 2 eps
1987 Series
7.1
Crazy like a Fox
Director • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.3
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Director • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.5
McClain's Law
Director • 2 eps
1981 Series
7.3
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Director • 6 eps
1977 Series
8.0
Hunter
Director • 2 eps
1977 Series
3.0
Medical Story
Director • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.1
Kojak
Director • 1 eps
1973 Series
Faraday and Company
Director • 1 eps
1973 Series
5.0
Adam's Rib
Director • 4 eps
1973 Series
7.8
Toma
Director • 1 eps
1973 Series
6.9
Police Story
Director • 6 eps
1973 Series
5.0
The Brian Keith Show
Director • 5 eps
1972 Series
6.9
McMillan & Wife
Director • 2 eps
1971 Series
5.0
The Partners
Director • 8 eps
1971 Series
3.0
Arnie
Director • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.0
Nanny and the Professor
Director • 10 eps
1970 Series
6.1
Love, American Style
Director • 17 eps
1969 Series
5.0
Bracken's World
Director • 1 eps
1969 Series
6.0
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Director • 3 eps
1969 Series
6.0
Room 222
Director • 1 eps
1969 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Gary Nelson.
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Director, Allan Quatermain
2014 Movie
7.0
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Second Assistant Director
1957 Movie
6.1
Freaky Friday
Director
1976 Movie
5.8
The Black Hole
Director
1979 Movie
4.8
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Director
1986 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Gary Nelson.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Gary Nelson.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Gary Nelson.
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
Director • 1 eps
1960 Series
7.9
Get Smart
Director • 23 eps
1965 Series
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
Director • 2 eps
1957 Series
6.1
Love, American Style
Director • 17 eps
1969 Series
7.1
Kojak
Director • 1 eps
1973 Series
6.6
Gunsmoke
Director • 1 eps
1955 Series
7.4
Gilligan's Island
Director • 8 eps
1964 Series
7.3
Early Edition
Director • 17 eps
1996 Series
7.0
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Director • 2 eps
1964 Series
6.9
McMillan & Wife
Director • 2 eps
1971 Series
7.1
Crazy like a Fox
Director • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.8
The Doris Day Show
Director • 8 eps
1968 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Gary Nelson.