Billy Nelson

AKA: William Nelson, William "Billy" Nelson, Bill Nelson
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1903-07-19

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Billy Nelson was an American vaudeville comedian.

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {57}

Ship's Captain (uncredited)

1951-08-15 6.642

His Kind of Woman

Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that the man who hired him may be ...
Genre :Crime, Comedy, Thriller

Bill

1943-05-21 0

Cowboy in Manhattan

Bob Allen, a struggling songwriter poses as a millionaire cowboy to win Broadway star Babs Lee. ...
Genre :Comedy, Music

Wino (uncredited)

1953-10-05 5.5

Vicki

A supermodel gets murdered. While investigating the case the story of a waitress turned glamor girl is revealed. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Hood (uncredited)

1961-12-18 7.3

Pocketful of Miracles

A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty. ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama

Horse Parlor Bouncer (uncredited)

1949-03-21 6.2

The Undercover Man

Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. Frank works undercover, posing as a criminal to seek information, but is frustrated when all he ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Butch

1944-06-10 5.1

Waterfront

A Nazi spy passes himself off as an optometrist in San Francisco's waterfront district. Someone robs him of his code book, and he must get it back. ...
Genre :Action, Thriller

Gunman in Back Seat of Car

1949-04-15 0

Search for Danger

The murders of a suspected thief and a rival private eye draw the attention of The Falcon. ...
Genre :Mystery

Bos'un 'Freshwater' Heims

1943-11-10 5

Minesweeper

A naval officer who had deserted several years earlier is drawn back to the Navy when World War II begins. He re-enlists under an assumed name, and is assigned to a minesweeper, where he has to perfor ...
Genre :Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War

Angry Man in Fight (uncredited)

1956-01-24 7.2

Ransom!

A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Thriller

Canvas Back Kirby

1943-11-22 4

Harvest Melody

Farmer Tommy and his girl Jane come in from the country for a night at the Hollywood Trocadero. There, they meet Chuck, Hollywood's Number One press agent, and his Girl Friday, Daisie. Hearing of the ...
Genre :Music

Union Sergeant (uncredited)

1951-09-01 5.4

Drums in the Deep South

Two old friends find themselves on opposite sides during the Civil War in a desperate battle atop an impregnable mountain. ...
Genre :Western

Fisherman (uncredited)

1951-03-04 6

Navy Bound

A sailor who is a champion boxer in the Navy is forced to leave the service because his family's business, a tuna fishing operation, is in financial trouble. He becomes a prizefighter and one day sign ...
Genre :Drama

Prof. Fabian Nelson

1934-02-16 6.2

Mixed Nuts

Oddly enough for a Roach comedy the premise of MIXED NUTS is grounded in topical political satire aimed at the New Deal, although the satire is of a very lightweight (and light-hearted) nature. The fi ...
Genre :

Longshot

1942-06-16 5.7

I Live on Danger

A cocky radio reporter sets out to prove an ex-convict is innocent in the murder of a mob boss. ...
Genre :Thriller

Billy

1934-05-12 0

A Duke for a Day

Movie star Gloria Blossom (Jeanette Loff) is unhappy with her press agent's (Eddie Foy, Jr.) attempts at publicity. After reading newspaper stories about other stars marrying into royalty, she demands ...
Genre :Comedy

Duke

1950-10-17 8

The Milkman

A dairy owner's son takes a job as milkman with a rival company. ...
Genre :Comedy

Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)

1934-06-23 0

I'll Be Suing You

Patsy is coerced into faking a broken leg in order to win an insurance settlement after an automobile accident. ...
Genre :Comedy

Burglar in Test (uncredited)

1934-05-19 0

Maid in Hollywood

Thelma, who came to Hollywood from Joplin to be a star, is ready to go home. She and her pal Patsy are packing up and packing it in. Then, through Patsy's deviousness, Thelma gets a call to come to th ...
Genre :Comedy

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1950-09-29 6.9

Mister 880

The Skipper is a charming old man loved by all his neighbors. What they don't know is that he is also Mr. 880, an amateurish counterfeiter who has amazingly managed to elude the Secret Service for 20 ...
Genre :Comedy, Crime, Romance

Bill Madden

1945-02-27 0

High Powered

Tim takes a job as a lowly chipper because he has been afraid to go high ever since a bad fall in which he was injured and another workman was killed. ...
Genre :Drama, Action, Adventure

Alf Chirk

1935-08-13 4.5

Look Up and Laugh

Gutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by a department store chain. She invokes the Market's foundation by Royal Charter just before ...
Genre :Comedy, Music

Unshaved Man (uncredited)

1957-03-06 5.7

The Shadow on the Window

Three delinquents murder a prosperous farmer at an isolated farm house. One witness to the crime - the dead man's secretary - is then taken hostage. The other witness - her young son - is thrown into ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Danny May

1944-04-27 5.75

Gambler's Choice

The professional gambler Ross Hadley is the owner of a posh gaming establishment in the heart of New York... ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

Louisville Driver

1944-08-21 6.1

When Strangers Marry

A naive small-town girl comes to New York City to meet her husband, and discovers that he may be a murderer. ...
Genre :Mystery, Crime, Drama

Commissioner (uncredited)

1956-07-04 7.256

Somebody Up There Likes Me

The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ. ...
Genre :Drama

Taxicab Driver

1945-10-12 5

Senorita from the West

Determined to become a radio singer, a young girl runs away from her family. She hooks up with a man who is actually the real voice of a famous radio crooner, who actually can't sing at all. ...
Genre :Comedy, Music, Western

Billy

1937-01-01 4

The Penny Pool

'The Penny Pool' (1937) features Duggie Wakefield and his Crazy Gang who come to the assistance of young lovers Tommy Bancroft and Renee Harland, who have been sacked from their jobs for filling in th ...
Genre :

Jimmy -- Cab Driver

1943-05-28 7

False Faces

A district attorney sets out to vindicate his son who's been accused of murdering a nightclub singer. ...
Genre :Mystery

Tom Kemp

1942-11-07 5.5

Wrecking Crew

Follows a crew as they work under a deadline set by their boss to complete the demolition of a building. Touches on the lives of several of the crew in their lives away from the job and shows rhe comr ...
Genre :Action, Drama

Ed (uncredited)

1951-10-01 5.6

The Whip Hand

A small-town reporter investigates a mysterious group holed up in a country lodge. ...
Genre :Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction

Guard

1952-03-20 6.3

My Six Convicts

A psychologist takes on the daunting task of getting into the mind of prisoners. He must gain the trust and cooperation from a group of men who have no reason to help him and who might enjoy killing h ...
Genre :Drama

Sailor (uncredited)

1945-08-13 6.8

Anchors Aweigh

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew. ...
Genre :Music, Comedy, Romance

Court Clerk (uncredited)

1957-04-10 8.5

12 Angry Men

The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and sh ...
Genre :Drama

Billy

1933-09-23 0

Crook's Tour

A down-and-out Englishman, mistaken for a duke, is invited (for $50.00) to meet the wife of a gangster who is a passenger on a boat chartered by gangsters. When he cannot initially find his wife, the ...
Genre :Comedy

Tommy (uncredited)

1942-05-08 5.5

Broadway

Gangsters, nightclubs and the Roaring '20s. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Mr. Sprague

1955-09-06 6.6

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp is a television western series loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp. The half-hour black-and-white program aired for 229 episodes on ABC from 1955 ...
Genre :Drama, Western

Louie

1952-09-19 6.7

Adventures of Superman

Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!" Voices: "Look up in the sky! It's a bird! ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Family

Murphy - Bartender

1957-10-16 6

Tombstone Territory

Tombstone Territory is an American Western series starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham. The series' first two seasons aired on ABC from 1957 to 1959. The third and final season aired in syndication ...
Genre :Western

Cab Driver

1955-10-02 7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. ...
Genre :Mystery, Drama, Crime

Chuck - Bartender (uncredited)

1955-09-06 6.6

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp is a television western series loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp. The half-hour black-and-white program aired for 229 episodes on ABC from 1955 ...
Genre :Drama, Western

Masterson Deputy (uncredited)

1955-09-06 6.6

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp is a television western series loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp. The half-hour black-and-white program aired for 229 episodes on ABC from 1955 ...
Genre :Drama, Western

Nick

1950-10-02 6.333

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy

Dan

1951-04-15 4.5

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is an American Western television series which ran for eight seasons from 1951 through 1958. The Screen Gems series began in syndication, but ran on CBS from 1955 th ...
Genre :Western

Sully

1952-09-19 6.7

Adventures of Superman

Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!" Voices: "Look up in the sky! It's a bird! ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Family

Al (uncredited)

1960-10-06 5

Surfside 6

Surfside 6 was an ABC television series which aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centered on a Miami Beach detective agency set on a houseboat and featured Troy Donahue as Sandy Winfield II; Van Willia ...
Genre :Drama

Larry McCoy

1952-09-19 6.7

Adventures of Superman

Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!" Voices: "Look up in the sky! It's a bird! ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Family

Ringmaster

1958-10-08 6.1

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson is an American Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal/gambler/dandy Bat Masterson. The title character was played by Gene Barry a ...
Genre :Western, Drama

Muscles McGurk

1952-09-19 6.7

Adventures of Superman

Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!" Voices: "Look up in the sky! It's a bird! ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Family

Corporal

1951-10-05 7.25

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The t ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy

Knuckles Nelson

1952-09-19 6.7

Adventures of Superman

Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!" Voices: "Look up in the sky! It's a bird! ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Family

Injured Townsman

1957-10-16 6

Tombstone Territory

Tombstone Territory is an American Western series starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham. The series' first two seasons aired on ABC from 1957 to 1959. The third and final season aired in syndication ...
Genre :Western

Rod Stellings

1957-10-16 6

Tombstone Territory

Tombstone Territory is an American Western series starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham. The series' first two seasons aired on ABC from 1957 to 1959. The third and final season aired in syndication ...
Genre :Western

Sam

1954-09-21 0

Studio 57

Studio 57 is an American anthology series that was broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network from September 1954 to September 1955, and in syndication from 1955 to 1956. ...
Genre :Drama, Family

Tex

1954-09-12 6.1

Lassie

Lassie is the pet of Jeff Miller, an 11-year-old farm boy. The two become best friends and enjoy family adventures in the American countryside, teaching each other about love, nature and commitment. ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Drama, Family, Comedy

1951-12-16 6.4

Dragnet

Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures f ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

Louie Gordon

1951-09-08 4

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

Genre :Crime, Drama

1950-10-02 6.333

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy