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Actor Born: December 21, 1928 in New Orleans, LA Biography:Muscular leading man "Ed Nelson" started out as a member of quickie-filmmaker "Roger Corman"'s stock company, appearing in such drive-in fodder as "Hot Rod Girl" (1956), "Invasion of the Saucer Men" (1957) and "Cry Baby Killer". In these and other low-budgeters of the late 1950s, Nelson not only starred, but doubled on the technical crew: he was one of several production assistants portraying the title crustacean in "The Attack of the Crab Monsters" (1956), and designed and operated the parasite props in 1958's "The Brain Eaters", which he also produced. Eventually outgrowing such things, Nelson rose to TV stardom as Dr. Michael Rossi on the prime time soap opera "Peyton Place", which ran from 1964 through 1969. He later starred as Ward Fuller on "The Silent Force" (1970) and as Dr. Michael Wise in "Doctor's Private Lives" (1979). In 1969, Nelson hosted a daily, syndicated talk show, which he was... Full Biography
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