Gary Nelson

Los Angeles, California, USA

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.​

Appearances

Crew

Houston Knights
5.5
Houston Knights
Director
The Andy Griffith Show
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
Director
Arnie
5.3
Arnie
Director
F Troop
6.3
F Troop
Director
Early Edition
7.3
Early Edition
Director
Love, American Style
6.1
Love, American Style
Director
Gilligan's Island
7.4
Gilligan's Island
Director
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.1
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Director
Kojak
7.1
Kojak
Director
Gunsmoke
6.7
Gunsmoke
Director
Room 222
6.1
Room 222
Director
Get Smart
7.9
Get Smart
Director, Producer
Shane
6.2
Shane
Director, Creator
Murder in Three Acts
5.8
Murder in Three Acts
Director
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
6.2
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Director
Crazy like a Fox
7.3
Crazy like a Fox
Director
The Black Hole
5.8
The Black Hole
Director
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
4.8
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Finance, Director
Nanny and the Professor
6.4
Nanny and the Professor
Director
Police Story
7.0
Police Story
Director
The Doris Day Show
6.2
The Doris Day Show
Director
The Partners
6.5
The Partners
Director
Adam's Rib
7.5
Adam's Rib
Director
Occasional Wife
8.0
Occasional Wife
Director
McMillan & Wife
7.0
McMillan & Wife
Director
Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
Director
Good Morning World
6.5
Good Morning World
Director
McClain's Law
7.7
McClain's Law
Director
The Patty Duke Show
6.3
The Patty Duke Show
Director
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
6.6
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
Director
Bracken's World
7.5
Bracken's World
Director
Accidental Family
6.5
Accidental Family
Director
Noble House
7.0
Noble House
Director
Toma
6.8
Toma
Director
Captain Nice
6.3
Captain Nice
Director
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
7.8
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Director
Born Free
7.0
Born Free
Director
Freaky Friday
6.1
Freaky Friday
Director
The Brian Keith Show
6.3
The Brian Keith Show
Director
Murder in Coweta County
7.0
Murder in Coweta County
Director
Faraday and Company
7.0
Faraday and Company
Director
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
7.0
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Second Assistant Director
Police Story
Police Story
Director
Medical Story
5.0
Medical Story
Director
For Love and Honor
6.0
For Love and Honor
Director
Archer
7.7
Archer
Director
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
7.8
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Director
Hunter
8.2
Hunter
Director
O.K. Crackerby
10.0
O.K. Crackerby
Director
Get Smart, Again!
5.3
Get Smart, Again!
Director
Jimmy the Kid
5.0
Jimmy the Kid
Director
To Kill a Cop
8.0
To Kill a Cop
Director
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
5.5
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
Director
Memories of Midnight
4.8
Memories of Midnight
Director
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
5.4
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
Director
Santee
5.5
Santee
Director
More Than Murder
4.6
More Than Murder
Director
Murder Me, Murder You
7.1
Murder Me, Murder You
Director
The Return of Ironside
5.1
The Return of Ironside
Director
A Movie Star's Daughter
8.0
A Movie Star's Daughter
Director
The Lookalike
3.7
The Lookalike
Director
Molly and Lawless John
3.8
Molly and Lawless John
Director
Revolver
10.0
Revolver
Director
Shooter
6.2
Shooter
Director
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
6.3
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
Director
The Baron and the Kid
8.0
The Baron and the Kid
Director
Secrets of the Pirate's Inn
8.0
Secrets of the Pirate's Inn
Director
It's a Mile from Here to Glory
10.0
It's a Mile from Here to Glory
Director
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
6.7
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
Director
To Kill a Cop
To Kill a Cop
Director
The Hit Man
10.0
The Hit Man
Director
For Love and Honor
9.7
For Love and Honor
Director
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
10.0
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Director
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
7.0
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Director
Fast Company
10.0
Fast Company
Director
Melanie Darrow
9.0
Melanie Darrow
Director
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
10.0
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
Director
Medical Story
7.0
Medical Story
Director
Panache
10.0
Panache
Director
The Sands of Time
10.0
The Sands of Time
Director
Police Story: The Watch Commander
9.0
Police Story: The Watch Commander
Director, Executive Producer
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