Directing

Gary Nelson

Born 1934-10-06 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Died 2022-05-25

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.

Credits

Newest first

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Director, Allan Quatermain
2014
Melanie Darrow
Director
1997
Early Edition
Director
1996
Fast Company
Director
1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Director
1995
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Director
1994
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
Director
1993
The Return of Ironside
Director
1993
The Sands of Time
Director
1992
Revolver
Director
1992
Memories of Midnight
Director
1991
The Hit Man
Director
1991
The Lookalike
Director
1990
The Nutt House
Director
1989
Get Smart, Again!
Director
1989
Police Story: The Watch Commander
Director
1988
Police Story: The Watch Commander
Executive Producer
1988
Police Story
Director
1988
Shooter
Director
1988
Noble House
Director
1988
Houston Knights
Director
1987
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Director
1986
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Finance
1986
Murder in Three Acts
Director
1986
Crazy like a Fox
Director
1984
The Baron and the Kid
Director
1984
More Than Murder
Director
1984
For Love and Honor
Director
1983
For Love and Honor
Director
1983
Murder Me, Murder You
Director
1983
Murder in Coweta County
Director
1983
Jimmy the Kid
Director
1982
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Director
1982
McClain's Law
Director
1981
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
Director
1981
The Black Hole
as Drone with Mask Removed (uncredited)
1979
The Black Hole
Director
1979
A Movie Star's Daughter
Director
1979
It's a Mile from Here to Glory
Director
1978
To Kill a Cop
Director
1978
To Kill a Cop
Director
1978
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Director
1977
Hunter
Director
1977
Freaky Friday
Director
1976
Panache
Director
1976
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
Director
1975
Medical Story
Director
1975
Medical Story
Director
1975
Archer
Director
1975
Born Free
Director
1974
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
Director
1974
Kojak
Director
1973
Toma
Director
1973
Faraday and Company
Director
1973
Adam's Rib
Director
1973
Santee
Director
1973
Police Story
Director
1973
Molly and Lawless John
Director
1972
The Brian Keith Show
Director
1972
McMillan & Wife
Director
1971
The Partners
Director
1971
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
Director
1971
Arnie
Director
1970
Nanny and the Professor
Director
1970
Secrets of the Pirate's Inn
Director
1969
Love, American Style
Director
1969
Bracken's World
Director
1969
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Director
1969
Room 222
Director
1969
The Doris Day Show
Director
1968
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
Director
1968
Accidental Family
Director
1967
Good Morning World
Director
1967
Captain Nice
Director
1967
Occasional Wife
Director
1966
Shane
Director
1966
Shane
Creator
1966
Get Smart
Director
1965
Get Smart
Producer
1965
O.K. Crackerby
Director
1965