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Barry Nelson

Barry Nelson

Highest Rated: 89% Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

Lowest Rated: 67% A Guy Named Joe (1943)

Birthday: Apr 16, 1917

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA

This handsome, light-haired actor of Scandinavian heritage entered films in 1941 as a supporting player and second string lead. Nelson evolved into a dashing TV lead in the 50s and 60s and found his greatest success on the Broadway stage in a series of hit comedies and musicals. He proved adequate and good-humored in his often limited film roles, usually cast as the requisite male lead who provided support to his established leading ladies including Ginger Rogers in "The First Traveling Saleslady" (1956), Ann Sothern in "Undercover Maisie" (1947), Margaret O'Brien in "Tenth Avenue Angel" (1948) and Debbie Reynolds in "Mary, Mary" (1963).

Highest rated movies

89% Shadow of the Thin Man
83% The Shining
75% Airport
67% Pete 'n' Tillie
67% A Guy Named Joe

Photos

THE AFFAIRS OF MARTHA, Barry Nelson, Marsha Hunt, 1942 THE HUMAN COMEDY, Robert Mitchum, Dorothy Morris, Don DeFore, Donna Reed, Barry Nelson, Frank Morgan, 1943 BATAAN, Kenneth Spencer, Thomas Mitchell, Robert Taylor, Barry Nelson, Lloyd Nolan, Lee Bowman, Lucille Ball, Alex Havier, George Murphy (with gun) on set when Lucy visited the set, 1943 A GUY NAMED JOE, Barry Nelson, (background), Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson, 1943 SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN, Barry Nelson, 1941 THE FIRST TRAVELING SALESLADY, Barry Nelson, Ginger Rogers, 1956 THE FIRST TRAVELING SALESLADY, Barry Nelson, Ginger Rogers, 1956 SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN, from left: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Donna Reed, Barry Nelson, 1941 SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN, Barry Nelson, William Powell, Sam Levene, Henry O'Neill, 1941 SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN, Alan Baxter, Barry Nelson, 1941 SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN, from left, standing: Donna Reed, Barry Nelson, Myrna Loy, 1941 THE MAN WITH MY FACE, Barry Nelson, 1951 SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN, Barry Nelson, Donna Reed, 1941 RIO RITA, Barry Nelson, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, 1942 JOHNNY EAGER, Robert Taylor, Barry Nelson, 1942 THE FIRST TRAVELING SALESLADY, foreground from left: Barry Nelson, Ginger Rogers, 1956 UNDERCOVER MAISIE, Barry Nelson, Ann Sothern, Mark Daniels, 1947 TENTH AVENUE ANGEL, Angela Lansbury, Barry Nelson, 1948 THE FIRST TRAVELING SALESLADY, Ginger Rogers, Barry Nelson, 1956 SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN, William Powell, Henry O'Neill, Barry Nelson, Myrna Loy, 1941
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 8% The Night of the Claw Dr. McNeal (Character) - 1980
83% 93% The Shining Stuart Ullman (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Salvage I: Golden Orbit Dr. Singleton (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ring Once for Death Hugo Fane (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Death in Small Doses Hugo Fane (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fools, Females and Fun Dr. David Markham (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Climb an Angry Mountain Lt. Frank Bryant (Character) - 1972
67% 72% Pete 'n' Tillie Burt (Character) - 1972
75% 54% Airport Capt. Anson Harris (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Breakout to a Fast Buck Frank Sandler (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Seven in Darkness Alex Swain (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet 43% Mary, Mary Bob McKellaway (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet 21% The First Traveling Saleslady Charles Masters (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Man With My Face Charles `'Chick'` Graham/Albert `'Bert'` Rand (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet 54% Tenth Avenue Angel Al Parker (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet Undercover Maisie Lt. Paul Scott (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Luckiest Guy in the World Charles Verne (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Winged Victory Bobby Crills (Character) - 1944
67% 73% A Guy Named Joe Dick Rumney (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet 67% Bataan F.X. Matowski (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Affairs of Martha Danny O'Brien (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet 77% Johnny Eager Lew Rankin (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Kildare's Victory Samuel Z. Cutter (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet 36% Eyes in the Night Mr. Busch (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet 42% Rio Rita Harry Gantley (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet No Score Yet Don't Talk FBI Agent Freed (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Yank on the Burma Road Joe Tracey (Character) - 1942
89% 78% Shadow of the Thin Man Paul Clarke (Character) - 1941

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 89% Murder, She Wrote Eugene McClenden (Guest Star) 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fantasy Island Unknown (Guest Star) 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dallas Unknown (Guest Star) 1981
No Score Yet 62% Taxi Dr. Jeffries (Guest Star) 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nero Wolfe Unknown (Guest Star) 1981
43% 82% Battlestar Galactica Bogan (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Washington: Behind Closed Doors Unknown (Character) 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet What's My Line? Unknown (Character),
Guest 		1969 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cannon Gus Quigley (Guest Star) 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Longstreet Unknown (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Name of the Game Unknown (Guest Star) 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alfred Hitchcock Hour Unknown (Character) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Kildare Unknown (Guest Star) 1964
92% 96% The Twilight Zone Bob Frazier (Character) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ben Casey Dr. Joe Garry (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zane Grey Theatre Unknown (Character) 1960
No Score Yet 85% Alfred Hitchcock Presents Raymond Houston (Character) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Climax! Unknown (Character) 1954 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Producers' Showcase Unknown (Character) 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet Screen Directors Playhouse Unknown (Character) 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet Suspense Unknown (Character) 1950-1951