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James Neilson(1909-1979)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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James Neilson was born on 1 October 1909 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. He was a director and actor, known for General Electric Theater (1953), Night Passage (1957) and Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958). He died on 9 December 1979 in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
BornOctober 1, 1909
DiedDecember 9, 1979(70)
BornOctober 1, 1909
DiedDecember 9, 1979(70)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
General Electric Theater
6.7
TV Series
  • Director
James Stewart and Audie Murphy in Night Passage (1957)
Night Passage
6.6
  • Director
  • 1957
Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
Shirley Temple's Storybook
7.3
TV Series
  • Director
Ella Raines in Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (1954)
Janet Dean, Registered Nurse
7.7
TV Series
  • Director

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Director

  • The Delphi Bureau (1972)
    The Delphi Bureau
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Tom Sawyer (1973)
    Tom Sawyer
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Circle of Fear (1972)
    Circle of Fear
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Kent McCord and Martin Milner in Adam-12 (1968)
    Adam-12
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970–1972
  • O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971)
    O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971–1972
  • Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)
    Ironside
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970–1971
  • Bruce Lee and James Franciscus in Longstreet (1971)
    Longstreet
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1958–1971
  • Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, and Mark Slade in The High Chaparral (1967)
    The High Chaparral
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960–1970
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Bracken's World (1969)
    Bracken's World
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Raquel Welch in Flareup (1969)
    Flareup
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1969
  • The Name of the Game (1968)
    The Name of the Game
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969
  • The First Time (1969)
    The First Time
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1969

Actor

  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Operative (as James D. Neilson)
    • 1961
  • Angela Lansbury and Howard Duff in The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
    The Ford Television Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • 1954

Writer

  • Tom Sawyer (1973)
    Tom Sawyer
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • treatment (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1970

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • James D. Neilson
  • Born
    • October 1, 1909
    • Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • December 9, 1979
    • Flagstaff, Arizona, USA(undisclosed)

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  • Trivia
    American war photographer, who became a prolific director of episodic television from the mid-1950's. He graduated to feature films having joined the Disney Organisation in the late 50's.

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