David Oswald Nelson (October 24, 1936 – January 11, 2011) was an American actor. He was the elder son of entertainment couple Harriet Hilliard Nelson and Ozzie Nelson and the older brother of musician Ricky Nelson. Nelson's acting career started in 1949 when he and his brother began playing themselves on his parents' radio series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, which lasted until 1954. His film debut came in Here Come the Nelsons, released in 1952. Also in 1952 Nelson continued playing himself on the television version of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, which ran until 1966.Starting in the early 1960s, he directed about a dozen episodes of the show. From the 1970s through 1990 Nelson had roles in Smash-Up on Interstate 5, Up In Smoke, The Love Boat, High School U.S.A., and A Family for Joe. Nelson's last film appearance was in John Waters' 1990 film Cry-Baby. Nelson died on January 11, 2011, in Century City, California, of complications of colon cancer.

Фільмографія

• 1995The Courtyard — Cop
• 1990Плаксій — Wanda's Father
• 1987Off the Mark — Current Resident
• 1985America, You're Too Young to Die — Director
• 1984A Rare Breed — Director
• 1983High School U.S.A. — Mr. Krinsky, Janitor
• 1983Last Plane Out — Director, Producer
• 1982Death Screams — Director
• 1979In Search of Historic Jesus — Leper
• 1978Обкурені — Roxy Doorman
• The Love Boat — Gary Gage
• 1976Smash-Up on Interstate 5 — Berman
• 1974Sonic Boom — Co-Pilot
• 1973Easy to Be Free — Director
• 1970Swing Out, Sweet Land — Union Soldier
• 1969Childish Things — Director
• Adam-12 — Director
• Hondo
• 1965Love and Kisses — Cameo Appearance
• O.K. Crackerby — Director
• 1961The Big Show — Eric Solden
• 1959-30- — Earl Collins
• 1959Day of the Outlaw — Gene, Bruhn's Gang
• 1959The Big Circus — Tommy Gordon
• 1959The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker — Henry Pennypacker
• 1957Peyton Place — Ted Carter
• 1952Here Come the Nelsons — David Nelson
• The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet — David, Director
• An LA Christmas Story — Comedy Club Patron

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (5)

• 1999Television: The First Fifty Years — Self (archive footage)
• 1968The Movie Orgy — Self (archive footage)
• The Hollywood Palace — Self - Trapeze Artist
• 1959Disneyland '59 — Self
• The Steve Allen Show — Self - Recipient