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Gary Nelson

Known for directing · Born 6 October 1934 · Died 25 May 2022 · aged 87 · Los Angeles, California, USA

84 credits

An American television and film director. He has directed many well-know television series, including Gunsmoke, The Patty Duke Show, Gilligan's Island and Happy Days among dozens of others. In addition, Nelson has directed five films, including two for Walt Disney Pictures. In 1978, Nelson was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Directoral Achievement for Washington: Behind Closed Doors. He was married to actress Judi Meredith and has two sons. Nelson has semi-retired, but continues to occasionally teach the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Nelson (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Known for

Get Smart

1965

Early Edition

1996

Gilligan's Island

1964

The Black Hole

1979

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

1986

Freaky Friday

1976

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

Kojak

1973

Love, American Style

1969

Gunsmoke

1955

Noble House

1988

The Patty Duke Show

1963

Acting (2)

2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsSelf - Director, Allan QuatermainFilm
1979The Black HoleDrone with Mask Removed (uncredited)Film

Directing (80)

1997Melanie DarrowDirectorFilm
1996Early EditionDirectorSeries
1995Fast CompanyDirectorFilm
1995Ray Alexander: A Menu for MurderDirectorFilm
1994Ray Alexander: A Taste For JusticeDirectorFilm
1993The Return of IronsideDirectorFilm
1993Fugitive Nights: Danger in the DesertDirectorFilm
1992The Sands of TimeDirectorFilm
1992RevolverDirectorFilm
1991Memories of MidnightDirectorSeries
1991The Hit ManDirectorFilm
1990The LookalikeDirectorFilm
1989Get Smart, Again!DirectorFilm
1989The Nutt HouseDirectorSeries
1988Noble HouseDirectorSeries
1988ShooterDirectorFilm
1988Police Story: The Watch CommanderDirector, Executive ProducerFilm
1988Police StoryDirectorSeries
1987Houston KnightsDirectorSeries
1986Murder in Three ActsDirectorFilm
1984More Than MurderDirectorFilm
1984Crazy like a FoxDirectorSeries
1984The Baron and the KidDirectorFilm
1983Murder in Coweta CountyDirectorFilm
1983Murder Me, Murder YouDirectorFilm
1983For Love and HonorDirectorFilm
1983For Love and HonorDirectorSeries
1982Seven Brides for Seven BrothersDirectorSeries
1982Jimmy the KidDirectorFilm
1981The Pride of Jesse HallamDirectorFilm
1981McClain's LawDirectorSeries
1979The Black HoleDirectorFilm
1979A Movie Star's DaughterDirectorFilm
1978It's a Mile from Here to GloryDirectorFilm
1978To Kill a CopDirectorSeries
1978To Kill a CopDirectorFilm
1977HunterDirectorSeries
1977Washington: Behind Closed DoorsDirectorSeries
1976Freaky FridayDirectorFilm
1976PanacheDirectorFilm
1975The Boy Who Talked to BadgersDirectorFilm
1975Medical StoryDirectorSeries
1975ArcherDirectorSeries
1975Medical StoryDirectorFilm
1974The Girl on the Late, Late ShowDirectorFilm
1974Born FreeDirectorSeries
1973KojakDirectorSeries
1973Police StoryDirectorSeries
1973SanteeDirectorFilm
1973TomaDirectorSeries
1973Adam's RibDirectorSeries
1973Faraday and CompanyDirectorSeries
1972Molly and Lawless JohnDirectorFilm
1972The Brian Keith ShowDirectorSeries
1971McMillan & WifeDirectorSeries
1971The PartnersDirectorSeries
1971The Boy from Dead Man's BayouDirectorFilm
1970Nanny and the ProfessorDirectorSeries
1970ArnieDirectorSeries
1969Love, American StyleDirectorSeries
1969Room 222DirectorSeries
1969The Courtship of Eddie's FatherDirectorSeries
1969Secrets of the Pirate's InnDirectorFilm
1969Bracken's WorldDirectorSeries
1968The Ghost & Mrs. MuirDirectorSeries
1968The Doris Day ShowDirectorSeries
1967Good Morning WorldDirectorSeries
1967Captain NiceDirectorSeries
1967Accidental FamilyDirectorSeries
1966ShaneDirector, CreatorSeries
1966Occasional WifeDirectorSeries
1965F TroopDirectorSeries
1965O.K. CrackerbyDirectorSeries
1964Gilligan's IslandDirectorSeries
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.DirectorSeries
1963The Patty Duke ShowDirectorSeries
1960The Andy Griffith ShowDirectorSeries
1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralSecond Assistant DirectorFilm
1957Have Gun, Will TravelDirectorSeries
1955GunsmokeDirectorSeries

Production (2)

1986Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of GoldFinance, DirectorFilm
1965Get SmartProducer, DirectorSeries