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Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
May 11, 1896
Place of Birth:
Whttier, California, USA
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Sam Nelson
Biography
Sam Nelson was a director and assistant director who worked from the end of the silent era right up through the early 1960s. While most of his film work was in the assistant director role, he did direct over 20 films during the 1930s and 1940s, all of which were westerns. As an assistant director he worked on such notable films as Pennies from Heaven, And Then There Were None, All the King's Men, the original 3:10 to Yuma, Some Like It Hot, A Raisin in the Sun, and Spartacus. In addition he appeared in over a dozen films in small roles.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | The Lady from Shanghai | Captain of Yacht Circe (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Soldiers and Women | Pvt. Delehanty |
| 1929 | The Vagabond Cub | Bob McDonald |
| 1929 | The Little Savage | Norton |
| 1928 | The Circus Kid | Tad |
| 1927 | Breed of Courage | Alan Haliday |
| 1927 | The Swift Shadow | Jim |
| 1927 | The Boy Rider | Terry McNeil |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|