Gary Nelson
American film director · United States · On the map · Directors · Lived 1934 to 2022 · aged 87
Gary Nelson was an American television and film director. He directed many television series, including Get Smart, Gunsmoke, Have Gun - Will Travel, The Patty Duke Show, Gilligan's Island and Happy Days.
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsFilm1996
Early EditionSeries, Director1995
Fast CompanyFilm, Director1993
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the DesertFilm, Director1992
RevolverFilm, Director1990
The LookalikeFilm, Director1988
Police Story: The Watch CommanderFilm, Director, Producer1987
Houston KnightsSeries, Director1984
More Than MurderFilm, Director1983
For Love and HonorFilm, Director1981
The Pride of Jesse HallamFilm, Director1978
It's a Mile from Here to GloryFilm, Director1975
Medical StoryFilm, Director1974
The Girl on the Late, Late ShowFilm, Director1973
KojakSeries, Director1972
Molly and Lawless JohnFilm, Director1971
McMillan & WifeSeries, Director1969
Love, American StyleSeries, Director
Secrets of the Pirate's InnFilm, 1969Director1967
Captain NiceSeries, Director1965
F TroopSeries, Director1964
Gilligan's IslandSeries, Director1960
The Andy Griffith ShowSeries, Director1955
GunsmokeSeries, Director1934Born6 October 1934People around Gary
Don Adams Gary directed Get Smart and The Partners
Johnny Cash Gary directed The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981)
Andy Griffith Gary directed Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)
Stacy Keach Gary directed Murder Me, Murder You (1983)
Roddy McDowall Gary directed The Black Hole (1980)
Dana Wynter Gary directed Santee and The Return of Ironside
Harold Gould Gary directed Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)
Deborah Raffin Gary directed Noble House and The Sands of Time
James Algar Produced The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou (1971)
Barbara Feldon Gary directed Get Smart and Get Smart, Again!
Robert Donner Gary directed Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987)
Fritz Feld Gary directed Freaky Friday (1981)
Ron W. Miller Produced Freaky Friday and The Black Hole- Hillard Elkins Produced Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice (1994)
June Carter Cash Gary directed Murder in Coweta County (1983)
Delta Burke Produced Melanie Darrow (1997)
Danny Goldman Also in More Than Murder and Get Smart, Again!
Lew Gallo Produced Murder Me, Murder You (1983)- Robert Karvelas Also in Panache and Get Smart, Again!
Pierce Brosnan Gary directed Noble House
Sharon Stone Gary directed Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987)
Tony Curtis Gary directed Murder in Three Acts (1986)
Richard Chamberlain Gary directed Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987)
Robert Forster Gary directed The Black Hole (1980)
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films 2014
Freaky Friday 1976
Murder in Three Acts 1986
The Black Hole 1979
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold 1986
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Television 24
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In addition, Nelson directed five feature films, including Disney's Freaky Friday (1976), and many television movies, including Murder in Coweta County starring Johnny Cash and Andy Griffith.
