Personal Info
Known Credits
26
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1920-03-24 (105 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Astoria, Oregon, USA
Also Known For
Gene BergEugene A. NelsonLeander Eugene Berg
Gene Nelson
Biography
Gene Nelson was an American dancer, actor, screenwriter, and director. Born Leander Eugene Berg in Astoria, Oregon, he moved to Seattle when he was a year old. He was inspired to become a dancer by watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers when he was a child. After serving in the Army during World War II during which he also performed in the musical This Is the Army, Nelson landed his first Broadway role in Lend an Ear, for which he received the Theatre World Award. He also appeared onstage in Fo ...
Acting
1981 --
S.O.B.
| Clive Lytell
1973 --
A Brand New Life
| Harry
1972 --
Family Flight
| Aircraft Carrier Captain
1963 --
Thunder Island
| Billy Poole
1961 --
The Purple Hills
| Gil Shepard
1961 --
20,000 Eyes
| Dan Warren
1955 --
Dial 999
| Greg Carradine
1955 --
Timeslip
| Mike Delaney
1955 --
Oklahoma!
| Will Parker
1954 --
So This Is Paris
| Al Howard
1953 --
Three Sailors and a Girl
| Twitch
1953 --
Crime Wave
| Steve Lacey
1953 --
She's Back on Broadway
| Gordon Evans
1952 --
She's Working Her Way Through College
| Don Weston
1951 --
Starlift
| Gene Nelson
1951 --
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
| Ted
1951 --
Lullaby of Broadway
| Tom Farnham
1950 --
The West Point Story
| Hal Courtland
1950 --
Tea for Two
| Tommy Trainor
1950 --
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
| Doug Martin
1948 --
The Walls of Jericho
| Legal Assistant
1948 --
Apartment for Peggy
| Jerry (uncredited)
1947 --
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
| Tommy Yale
1943 --
This Is the Army
| Soldier (uncredited)
1939 --
Everything Happens at Night
| Skater
1939 --
Second Fiddle
| Minor Role