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Ed Nelson

Bio: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edwin Stafford Nelson (born December 21, 1928) is an American actor
Born: Fri, Dec 21 1928
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Death: Sat, Aug 09 2014
Ed Nelson is 85 years old
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Movies (Acting Roles)

Poster of Runaway Jury
Runaway Jury
Ed Nelson was
74 in Runaway Jury
as 'George Dressler'.
Thu, Jan 16 2003
Poster of Who Am I?
Who Am I?
Ed Nelson was
69 in Who Am I?
as 'General Sharman'.
Sat, Jan 17 1998
Poster of Cries of Silence
Cries of Silence
Ed Nelson was
67 in Cries of Silence
as 'Dr. August Claiborne'.
Wed, May 01 1996
Poster of The Boneyard
The Boneyard
Ed Nelson was
62 in The Boneyard
as 'Jersey Callum'.
Wed, Jun 12 1991
Poster of Deadly Weapon
Deadly Weapon
Ed Nelson was
60 in Deadly Weapon
as 'General Stone'.
Tue, Aug 15 1989
Poster of Sworn to Silence
Sworn to Silence
Ed Nelson was
58 in Sworn to Silence
as 'Victor Handler'.
Mon, Apr 06 1987
Poster of Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Ed Nelson was
57 in Police Academy 3: Back in Training
as 'Governor Neilson'.
Thu, Mar 20 1986
Poster of Peyton Place: The Next Generation
Peyton Place: The Next Generation
Ed Nelson was
56 in Peyton Place: The Next Generation
as 'Dr. Michael Rossi'.
Mon, May 13 1985
Poster of Help Wanted: Male
Help Wanted: Male
Ed Nelson was
53 in Help Wanted: Male
as 'George Dobbs'.
Sat, Jan 16 1982
Poster of Born to Be Sold
Born to Be Sold
Ed Nelson was
52 in Born to Be Sold
as 'Carl Strickland'.
Mon, Nov 02 1981
Poster of Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Ed Nelson was
51 in Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
as 'President Harry S. Truman'.
Sun, Nov 23 1980
Poster of The Return of Frank Cannon
The Return of Frank Cannon
Ed Nelson was
51 in The Return of Frank Cannon
as 'Mike Danvers'.
Fri, Oct 31 1980
Poster of The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
Ed Nelson was
51 in The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
as 'Joseph Locordolos'.
Fri, Jun 13 1980
Poster of Anatomy of a Seduction
Anatomy of a Seduction
Ed Nelson was
50 in Anatomy of a Seduction
as 'Mark Kane'.
Tue, May 08 1979
Poster of The Crash of Flight 401
The Crash of Flight 401
Ed Nelson was
49 in The Crash of Flight 401
as 'Philip Mulwray'.
Sun, Oct 29 1978
Poster of Leave Yesterday Behind
Leave Yesterday Behind
Ed Nelson was
49 in Leave Yesterday Behind
as 'Mr. Clarkson'.
Sun, May 14 1978
Poster of Doctors' Private Lives
Doctors' Private Lives
Ed Nelson was
49 in Doctors' Private Lives
as 'Dr. Mike Wise'.
Mon, Mar 20 1978
Poster of Superdome
Superdome
Ed Nelson was
49 in Superdome
as 'George Beldridge'.
Mon, Jan 09 1978
Poster of Murder in Peyton Place
Murder in Peyton Place
Ed Nelson was
48 in Murder in Peyton Place
as 'Dr. Michael Rossi'.
Mon, Oct 03 1977
Poster of For the Love of Benji
For the Love of Benji
Ed Nelson was
48 in For the Love of Benji
as 'Chandler Dietrich'.
Fri, Jun 10 1977
Poster of Midway
Midway
Ed Nelson was
47 in Midway
as 'Admiral Harry Pearson'.
Fri, Jun 18 1976
Poster of Acapulco Gold
Acapulco Gold
Ed Nelson was
47 in Acapulco Gold
as 'Ray Hollister'.
Tue, Jun 01 1976
Poster of Riding with Death
Riding with Death
Ed Nelson was
47 in Riding with Death
as 'Robert Denby'.
Thu, Jan 01 1976
Poster of That's the Way of the World
That's the Way of the World
Ed Nelson was
46 in That's the Way of the World
as 'Carlton James'.
Sun, Jun 01 1975
Poster of The Missing Are Deadly
The Missing Are Deadly
Ed Nelson was
46 in The Missing Are Deadly
as ''.
Wed, Jan 08 1975
Poster of Airport 1975
Airport 1975
Ed Nelson was
45 in Airport 1975
as 'Major John Alexander'.
Fri, Oct 18 1974
Poster of Police Headquarters
Police Headquarters
Ed Nelson was
45 in Police Headquarters
as 'Lt. Calvin Zenger'.
Mon, May 13 1974
Poster of Houston, We've Got a Problem
Houston, We've Got a Problem
Ed Nelson was
45 in Houston, We've Got a Problem
as 'Gene Kranz, Flight Director'.
Sat, Mar 02 1974
Poster of Linda
Linda
Ed Nelson was
44 in Linda
as 'Paul Reston'.
Sat, Nov 03 1973
Poster of Runaway!
Runaway!
Ed Nelson was
44 in Runaway!
as 'Nick Staffo'.
Sat, Sep 29 1973
Poster of Time to Run
Time to Run
Ed Nelson was
44 in Time to Run
as 'Warren Cole'.
Wed, Jan 24 1973
Poster of The Screaming Woman
The Screaming Woman
Ed Nelson was
43 in The Screaming Woman
as 'Carl Nesbitt'.
Sat, Jan 29 1972
Poster of Brink of Disaster!
Brink of Disaster!
Ed Nelson was
43 in Brink of Disaster!
as ''.
Sat, Jan 01 1972
Poster of A Little Game
A Little Game
Ed Nelson was
42 in A Little Game
as 'Paul Hamilton'.
Sun, Oct 31 1971
Poster of Along Came a Spider
Along Came a Spider
Ed Nelson was
41 in Along Came a Spider
as 'Dr. Martin Becker'.
Tue, Feb 03 1970
Poster of The Man from Galveston
The Man from Galveston
Ed Nelson was
34 in The Man from Galveston
as 'Cole Marteen'.
Wed, Dec 18 1963
Poster of Soldier in the Rain
Soldier in the Rain
Ed Nelson was
34 in Soldier in the Rain
as 'James Priest'.
Wed, Nov 27 1963
Poster of Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg
Ed Nelson was
32 in Judgment at Nuremberg
as 'Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)'.
Mon, Dec 18 1961
Poster of Devil's Partner
Devil's Partner
Ed Nelson was
32 in Devil's Partner
as 'Nick Richards / Pete Jensen'.
Tue, Sep 19 1961
Poster of Code Of Silence
Code Of Silence
Ed Nelson was
31 in Code Of Silence
as ''.
Sun, May 29 1960
Poster of Valley of the Redwoods
Valley of the Redwoods
Ed Nelson was
31 in Valley of the Redwoods
as 'Dino Michaelis'.
Sun, May 08 1960
Poster of A Bucket of Blood
A Bucket of Blood
Ed Nelson was
30 in A Bucket of Blood
as 'Art Lacroix'.
Wed, Oct 21 1959
Poster of T-Bird Gang
T-Bird Gang
Ed Nelson was
30 in T-Bird Gang
as 'Alex Hendricks'.
Fri, Oct 16 1959
Poster of The Young Captives
The Young Captives
Ed Nelson was
30 in The Young Captives
as 'Norm Britt'.
Sun, Feb 01 1959
Poster of The Brain Eaters
The Brain Eaters
Ed Nelson was
29 in The Brain Eaters
as 'Dr. Paul Kettering'.
Mon, Sep 01 1958
Poster of The Cry Baby Killer
The Cry Baby Killer
Ed Nelson was
29 in The Cry Baby Killer
as 'Rick Connor'.
Fri, Aug 15 1958
Poster of Night of the Blood Beast
Night of the Blood Beast
Ed Nelson was
29 in Night of the Blood Beast
as 'Dave Randall'.
Fri, Aug 01 1958
Poster of She Gods of Shark Reef
She Gods of Shark Reef
Ed Nelson was
29 in She Gods of Shark Reef
as 'Guard (uncredited)'.
Fri, Aug 01 1958
Poster of Teenage Cave Man
Teenage Cave Man
Ed Nelson was
29 in Teenage Cave Man
as 'Blonde Tribe Member'.
Tue, Jul 01 1958
Poster of Teenage Doll
Teenage Doll
Ed Nelson was
28 in Teenage Doll
as 'Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man'.
Thu, Sep 19 1957
Poster of Carnival Rock
Carnival Rock
Ed Nelson was
28 in Carnival Rock
as 'Cannon'.
Sun, Sep 01 1957
Poster of Invasion of the Saucer-Men
Invasion of the Saucer-Men
Ed Nelson was
28 in Invasion of the Saucer-Men
as 'Tom'.
Sat, Jun 01 1957
Poster of Bayou
Bayou
Ed Nelson was
28 in Bayou
as 'Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)'.
Sat, Jun 01 1957
Poster of Rock All Night
Rock All Night
Ed Nelson was
28 in Rock All Night
as 'Pete'.
Mon, Apr 01 1957
Poster of Attack of the Crab Monsters
Attack of the Crab Monsters
Ed Nelson was
28 in Attack of the Crab Monsters
as 'Ensign Quinlan'.
Sun, Feb 10 1957
Poster of Swamp Women
Swamp Women
Ed Nelson was
27 in Swamp Women
as 'Police Sergeant'.
Sun, Apr 01 1956
Poster of New Orleans Uncensored
New Orleans Uncensored
Ed Nelson was
26 in New Orleans Uncensored
as 'Charlie'.
Tue, Mar 01 1955

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages
Poster of J.J. Starbuck
J.J. Starbuck
Ed Nelson was
58+ in J.J. Starbuck
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 26 1987
Poster of Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman
Ed Nelson was
58+ in Jake and the Fatman
as 'D.A. Marcus Packard'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 26 1987
Poster of MacGyver
MacGyver
Ed Nelson was
56+ in MacGyver
as ''.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 29 1985
Poster of Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Ed Nelson was
55+ in Murder, She Wrote
as 'Raymond 'Ray' Bascomb, Mayor Albert Simpson, Carl Turnball, Judge Willard Clinton, Henry Post'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984
Poster of Finder of Lost Loves
Finder of Lost Loves
Ed Nelson was
55+ in Finder of Lost Loves
as 'Bill Garnett'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 22 1984
Poster of Matt Houston
Matt Houston
Ed Nelson was
53+ in Matt Houston
as ''.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 26 1982
Poster of Hotel
Hotel
Ed Nelson was
53+ in Hotel
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Aug 21 1982
Poster of Capitol
Capitol
Ed Nelson was
53+ in Capitol
as ''.
First Air Date
Fri, Mar 26 1982
Poster of Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey
Ed Nelson was
53+ in Cagney & Lacey
as 'Sgt. Steingrove'.
First Air Date
Thu, Mar 25 1982
Poster of Hagen
Hagen
Ed Nelson was
51+ in Hagen
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Mar 15 1980
Poster of Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D.
Ed Nelson was
50+ in Trapper John, M.D.
as ''.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 23 1979
Poster of Doctors' Private Lives
Doctors' Private Lives
Ed Nelson was
50+ in Doctors' Private Lives
as ''.
First Air Date
Thu, Apr 05 1979
Poster of Vega$
Vega$
Ed Nelson was
49+ in Vega$
as ''.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 20 1978
Poster of Dallas
Dallas
Ed Nelson was
49+ in Dallas
as 'Jeb Amos'.
First Air Date
Sun, Apr 02 1978
Poster of Lou Grant
Lou Grant
Ed Nelson was
48+ in Lou Grant
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 20 1977
Poster of Logan's Run
Logan's Run
Ed Nelson was
48+ in Logan's Run
as ''.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 16 1977
Poster of CHiPs
CHiPs
Ed Nelson was
48+ in CHiPs
as ''.
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 15 1977
Poster of Gibbsville
Gibbsville
Ed Nelson was
47+ in Gibbsville
as ''.
First Air Date
Thu, Nov 11 1976
Poster of Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
Ed Nelson was
47+ in Quincy, M.E.
as ''.
First Air Date
Sun, Oct 03 1976
Poster of Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
Ed Nelson was
47+ in Charlie's Angels
as 'George Starrett'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 22 1976
Poster of The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman
Ed Nelson was
47+ in The Bionic Woman
as ''.
First Air Date
Wed, Jan 14 1976
Poster of The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
Ed Nelson was
45+ in The Rockford Files
as 'Edgar 'Bud' Clement, Blake Sternlight'.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974
Poster of Police Woman
Police Woman
Ed Nelson was
45+ in Police Woman
as ''.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974
Poster of Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
Ed Nelson was
44+ in Barnaby Jones
as 'Larry Kinner'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jan 28 1973
Poster of Kung Fu
Kung Fu
Ed Nelson was
43+ in Kung Fu
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Oct 14 1972
Poster of The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
Ed Nelson was
43+ in The Streets of San Francisco
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 23 1972
Poster of Search
Search
Ed Nelson was
43+ in Search
as ''.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 13 1972
Poster of Banacek
Banacek
Ed Nelson was
43+ in Banacek
as 'Geoff Holden'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 13 1972
Poster of The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
Ed Nelson was
43+ in The Sixth Sense
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Jan 15 1972
Poster of Cannon
Cannon
Ed Nelson was
42+ in Cannon
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 14 1971
Poster of Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
Ed Nelson was
42+ in Alias Smith and Jones
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Jan 05 1971
Poster of Night Gallery
Night Gallery
Ed Nelson was
41+ in Night Gallery
as 'Tom Burke (segment “Little Girl Lost”)'.
First Air Date
Wed, Dec 16 1970
Poster of The Silent Force
The Silent Force
Ed Nelson was
41+ in The Silent Force
as ''.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 21 1970
Poster of Medical Center
Medical Center
Ed Nelson was
40+ in Medical Center
as 'Hank'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 24 1969
Poster of The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
Ed Nelson was
39+ in The Mod Squad
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1968
Poster of Adam-12
Adam-12
Ed Nelson was
39+ in Adam-12
as 'Abe Strayhorn'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 21 1968
Poster of Ironside
Ironside
Ed Nelson was
38+ in Ironside
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Mar 28 1967
Poster of Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
Ed Nelson was
37+ in Mission: Impossible
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 17 1966
Poster of The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
Ed Nelson was
36+ in The F.B.I.
as 'Walter Swenson, Hamilton'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 19 1965
Poster of Peyton Place
Peyton Place
Ed Nelson was
35+ in Peyton Place
as 'Michael Rossi'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 15 1964
Poster of Redigo
Redigo
Ed Nelson was
34+ in Redigo
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1963
Poster of Channing
Channing
Ed Nelson was
34+ in Channing
as 'Deke Allison'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 18 1963
Poster of The Fugitive
The Fugitive
Ed Nelson was
34+ in The Fugitive
as 'Paul Clements, Steve Edson'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 17 1963
Poster of The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
Ed Nelson was
34+ in The Outer Limits
as 'Col. Luke Stone'.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 16 1963
Poster of Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial
Ed Nelson was
34+ in Arrest and Trial
as ''.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 15 1963
Poster of The Dakotas
The Dakotas
Ed Nelson was
34+ in The Dakotas
as ''.
First Air Date
Mon, Jan 07 1963
Poster of The Gallant Men
The Gallant Men
Ed Nelson was
33+ in The Gallant Men
as ''.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1962
Poster of Stoney Burke
Stoney Burke
Ed Nelson was
33+ in Stoney Burke
as ''.
First Air Date
Mon, Oct 01 1962
Poster of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Ed Nelson was
33+ in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as 'Tom Keller, Alex Trevor'.
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 20 1962
Poster of The Virginian
The Virginian
Ed Nelson was
33+ in The Virginian
as 'Ralph Slocum'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 19 1962
Poster of Saints and Sinners
Saints and Sinners
Ed Nelson was
33+ in Saints and Sinners
as 'Ray'.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 17 1962
Poster of Sam Benedict
Sam Benedict
Ed Nelson was
33+ in Sam Benedict
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 15 1962
Poster of The New Breed
The New Breed
Ed Nelson was
32+ in The New Breed
as 'Jefty Bright, Roger Sykes'.
First Air Date
Tue, Oct 03 1961
Poster of Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
Ed Nelson was
32+ in Dr. Kildare
as 'Dr. Keith Judge'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 27 1961
Poster of 87th Precinct
87th Precinct
Ed Nelson was
32+ in 87th Precinct
as ''.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 25 1961
Poster of Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred
Ed Nelson was
32+ in Cain's Hundred
as 'Peter Stull'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 19 1961
Poster of Surfside 6
Surfside 6
Ed Nelson was
31+ in Surfside 6
as ''.
First Air Date
Thu, Oct 06 1960
Poster of Checkmate
Checkmate
Ed Nelson was
31+ in Checkmate
as 'Gil Stoneham, Chuck Palmer'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 17 1960
Poster of The Aquanauts
The Aquanauts
Ed Nelson was
31+ in The Aquanauts
as 'Chris Garland'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 14 1960
Poster of Thriller
Thriller
Ed Nelson was
31+ in Thriller
as 'Brundage, Charlie, Tom Ellison / Daniel Le Jean'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 13 1960
Poster of The Tall Man
The Tall Man
Ed Nelson was
31+ in The Tall Man
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1960
Poster of Coronado 9
Coronado 9
Ed Nelson was
31+ in Coronado 9
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 06 1960
Poster of The Detectives
The Detectives
Ed Nelson was
30+ in The Detectives
as ''.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 16 1959
Poster of The Rebel
The Rebel
Ed Nelson was
30+ in The Rebel
as 'Chad, Doug, The Stalker, Clint Mowbree'.
First Air Date
Sun, Oct 04 1959
Poster of Johnny Ringo
Johnny Ringo
Ed Nelson was
30+ in Johnny Ringo
as 'Tomstedter, Kirk'.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959
Poster of The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
Ed Nelson was
30+ in The Twilight Zone
as 'Philip Redfield'.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959
Poster of Laramie
Laramie
Ed Nelson was
30+ in Laramie
as 'Sable'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 15 1959
Poster of Riverboat
Riverboat
Ed Nelson was
30+ in Riverboat
as 'Jim Tyler'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 13 1959
Poster of Tightrope
Tightrope
Ed Nelson was
30+ in Tightrope
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 08 1959
Poster of Black Saddle
Black Saddle
Ed Nelson was
30+ in Black Saddle
as 'Roy Corey, Lee Coogan'.
First Air Date
Sat, Jan 10 1959
Poster of Rawhide
Rawhide
Ed Nelson was
30+ in Rawhide
as 'Lt. Cory Clemens, Sam Weber'.
First Air Date
Fri, Jan 09 1959
Poster of 77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
Ed Nelson was
29+ in 77 Sunset Strip
as ''.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 10 1958
Poster of Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
Ed Nelson was
29+ in Bat Masterson
as 'Jedrow, Browder'.
First Air Date
Wed, Oct 08 1958
Poster of The Rifleman
The Rifleman
Ed Nelson was
29+ in The Rifleman
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 30 1958
Poster of Tombstone Territory
Tombstone Territory
Ed Nelson was
28+ in Tombstone Territory
as 'Cowboy'.
First Air Date
Wed, Oct 16 1957
Poster of Harbor Command
Harbor Command
Ed Nelson was
28+ in Harbor Command
as ''.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 11 1957
Poster of Maverick
Maverick
Ed Nelson was
28+ in Maverick
as ', 2nd Classmate (uncredited)'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 22 1957
Poster of Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Ed Nelson was
28+ in Perry Mason
as 'Ward Nichols, Dirk Blake'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 21 1957
Poster of M Squad
M Squad
Ed Nelson was
28+ in M Squad
as 'Lenny Maston'.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1957
Poster of Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
Ed Nelson was
28+ in Have Gun, Will Travel
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1957
Poster of Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ed Nelson was
27+ in Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as 'Nelson, Jack Bowen, Albie, Tantasi, Vince Harwell'.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1956
Poster of Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Ed Nelson was
26+ in Highway Patrol
as ''.
First Air Date
Mon, Oct 03 1955
Poster of Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Ed Nelson was
26+ in Gunsmoke
as 'Lee Prentice, Rusk, Perce, Seth, Burt Cury, Tom'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955
Poster of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Ed Nelson was
26+ in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 06 1955