Gary Nelson

Known for: Directing
Born: October 6, 1934, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: May 25, 2022
Movies: 37

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

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Best-Known Movies

5.8

The Black Hole

1979

4.9

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

1986

6.1

Freaky Friday

1976

7.2

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

6.0

Murder in Three Acts

1986

5.5

Get Smart, Again!

1989

7.1

Murder in Coweta County

1983

5.5

Santee

1973

5.1

The Return of Ironside

1993

5.6

More Than Murder

1984

Filmography

2014	Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films	Self - Director, Allan Quatermain
1979	The Black Hole	Drone with Mask Removed (uncredited)

Directing, Writing & Producing

1997	Melanie Darrow	Director
1995	Fast Company	Director
1995	Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder	Director
1994	Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice	Director
1993	Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert	Director
1993	The Return of Ironside	Director
1992	The Sands of Time	Director
1992	Revolver	Director
1991	The Hit Man	Director
1990	The Lookalike	Director
1989	Get Smart, Again!	Director
1988	Police Story: The Watch Commander	Director
1988	Shooter	Director
1986	Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold	Director
1986	Murder in Three Acts	Director
1984	The Baron and the Kid	Director
1984	More Than Murder	Director
1983	For Love and Honor	Director
1983	Murder Me, Murder You	Director
1983	Murder in Coweta County	Director
1982	Jimmy the Kid	Director
1981	The Pride of Jesse Hallam	Director
1979	The Black Hole	Director
1979	A Movie Star's Daughter	Director
1978	It's a Mile from Here to Glory	Director
1978	To Kill a Cop	Director
1976	Freaky Friday	Director
1976	Panache	Director
1975	The Boy Who Talked to Badgers	Director
1975	Medical Story	Director
1974	The Girl on the Late, Late Show	Director
1973	Santee	Director
1972	Molly and Lawless John	Director
1971	The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou	Director
1969	Secrets of the Pirate's Inn	Director

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