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Sam Nelson

Directing

0.4 Popularity May 11, 1896 (66 years old) Whttier, California, USA

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...

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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Filmography 85

1987
What's Love Movie

Special Effects

1962
Experiment in Terror Movie

Assistant Director

1961
By Love Possessed Movie

Assistant Director

1961
A Raisin in the Sun Movie

Assistant Director

1960
The Wackiest Ship in the Army Movie

Assistant Director

1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph Movie

Assistant Director

1960
Comanche Station Movie

Assistant Director

1959
Some Like It Hot Movie

Assistant Director

1959
Good Day for a Hanging Movie

Assistant Director

1958
The Last Hurrah Movie

Assistant Director

1958
Fifi Blows Her Top Movie

Assistant Director

1958
Cowboy Movie

Assistant Director

1957
Decision at Sundown Movie

Assistant Director

1957
Rusty Romeos Movie

Assistant Director

1957
3:10 to Yuma Movie

Assistant Director

1957
The Tall T Movie

Assistant Director

1957
The Man Who Turned to Stone Movie

Assistant Director

1956
Don't Knock The Rock Movie

Assistant Director

1956
Reprisal! Movie

Assistant Director

1956
The White Squaw Movie

Assistant Director

Personal Details

Known For Directing
Gender Male
Birthday May 11, 1896 (66 years old)
Died May 01, 1963
Place of Birth Whttier, California, USA
Years Active 1925 - 1987
Popularity 0.4
Career Stats
85 Total Credits
8 Movie Roles