Ed Nelson né à La Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane) le 21 décembre 1928, et mort à Greensboro (Caroline du Nord) le 9 août 2014, est un acteur américain.

Biographie

While living in Los Angeles, Nelson was an active member of the Screen Actors Guild and was elected to the union board for many years. Nelson was a long-standing member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and maintained a long tradition of participation in voting for the Academy Awards. He was mayor of San Dimas, California until a Federal Communications Commission ruling said that if he appeared in television programs his political opponents must be given equal time.

In 1999, Nelson returned to Tulane University to finish credits toward his undergraduate degree, which he completed the following year at age 71. He and his wife, Patsy, enjoyed semi-retirement visiting their six children and fourteen grandchildren. One of his children is actor Christopher S. Nelson.

Nelson died on August 9, 2014 in Greensboro, North Carolina from congestive heart failure.