Gary Nelson
Known for: Directing
Born: October 6, 1934
Died: May 25, 2022
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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Filmography
37 movies · 46 TV shows, newest first
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
9.0
Melanie Darrow
1997
7.4
Early Edition
1996
10.0
Fast Company
1995
7.0
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995
10.0
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994
6.2
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
1993
5.1
The Return of Ironside
1993
10.0
The Sands of Time
1992
10.0
Revolver
1992
4.8
Memories of Midnight
1991
10.0
The Hit Man
1991
3.7
The Lookalike
1990
6.2
The Nutt House
1989
5.4
Get Smart, Again!
1989
9.0
Police Story: The Watch Commander
1988NR
Police Story
1988
6.2
Shooter
1988
7.1
Noble House
1988
5.5
Houston Knights
1987
4.8
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986
6.0
Murder in Three Acts
1986
7.2
Crazy like a Fox
1984
8.0
The Baron and the Kid
1984
5.1
More Than Murder
1984
9.7
For Love and Honor
19836.0
For Love and Honor
1983
7.3
Murder Me, Murder You
1983
7.0
Murder in Coweta County
1983
6.1
Jimmy the Kid
1982
7.8
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1982
7.7
McClain's Law
1981
5.4
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
1981
5.8
The Black Hole
1979
8.0
A Movie Star's Daughter
1979
10.0
It's a Mile from Here to Glory
1978
NR
To Kill a Cop
1978
8.0
To Kill a Cop
1978
7.8
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
1977
8.2
Hunter
1977
6.1
Freaky Friday
1976
10.0
Panache
1976
6.7
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
1975
7.0
Medical Story
1975
5.0
Medical Story
1975
7.7
Archer
1975
7.0
Born Free
1974
5.5
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974
7.2
Kojak
1973
6.8
Toma
1973
7.0
Faraday and Company
1973
7.5
Adam's Rib
1973
5.5
Santee
1973
7.0
Police Story
1973
3.3
Molly and Lawless John
1972
6.3
The Brian Keith Show
1972
7.1
McMillan & Wife
19716.5
The Partners
1971
10.0
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
1971
5.3
Arnie
1970
6.7
Nanny and the Professor
1970
8.0
Secrets of the Pirate's Inn
1969
6.2
Love, American Style
1969
7.5
Bracken's World
1969
6.2
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
6.1
Room 222
1969
6.2
The Doris Day Show
1968
6.6
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
1968
6.5
Accidental Family
1967
6.4
Good Morning World
1967
6.3
Captain Nice
1967
8.0
Occasional Wife
1966
6.2
Shane
1966
8.0
Get Smart
1965
10.0
O.K. Crackerby
1965
6.3
F Troop
1965
7.4
Gilligan's Island
1964
7.1
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
6.2
The Patty Duke Show
1963
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
7.0
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955