Sam Nelson

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Born on May 11, 1896 (129 years old)

Passed Away on May 01, 1963

From Whttier, California, USA

Known for Directing

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cast Credits

1947
- The Lady from Shanghai
  as
  Captain of Yacht Circe (uncredited)
  1947
1930
- Soldiers and Women
  as
  Pvt. Delehanty
  1930
1929
- no image
  The Vagabond Cub
  as
  Bob McDonald
  1929
- no image
  The Little Savage
  as
  Norton
  1929
1928
- The Circus Kid
  as
  Tad
  1928
1927

Crew Credits

1987
- What's Love
  as
  Special Effects
  1987
1962
- Experiment in Terror
  as
  Assistant Director
  1962
1961
- A Raisin in the Sun
  as
  Assistant Director
  1961
- By Love Possessed
  as
  Assistant Director
  1961
1960
- Comanche Station
  as
  Assistant Director
  1960
- The Wackiest Ship in the Army
  as
  Assistant Director
  1960
- Let No Man Write My Epitaph
  as
  Assistant Director
  1960
1959
- Some Like It Hot
  as
  Assistant Director
  1959
- Good Day for a Hanging
  as
  Assistant Director
  1959
1958
- The Last Hurrah
  as
  Assistant Director
  1958
- Cowboy
  as
  Assistant Director
  1958
- Fifi Blows Her Top
  as
  Assistant Director
  1958
1957
- The Tall T
  as
  Assistant Director
  1957
- Decision at Sundown
  as
  Assistant Director
  1957
- Rusty Romeos
  as
  Assistant Director
  1957
- 3:10 to Yuma
  as
  Assistant Director
  1957
- The Man Who Turned to Stone
  as
  Assistant Director
  1957
1956
- Don't Knock The Rock
  as
  Assistant Director
  1956
- The White Squaw
  as
  Assistant Director
  1956
- Reprisal!
  as
  Assistant Director
  1956
1955
- The Violent Men
  as
  Assistant Director
  1955
- The Last Frontier
  as
  Assistant Director
  1955
- My Sister Eileen
  as
  Assistant Director
  1955
1954
- Three Hours to Kill
  as
  Assistant Director
  1954
1952
- Affair in Trinidad
  as
  Assistant Director
  1952
1951
- Santa Fe
  as
  Assistant Director
  1951
1950
- No Sad Songs for Me
  as
  Assistant Director
  1950
1949
- The Doolins of Oklahoma
  as
  Assistant Director
  1949
- All the King's Men
  as
  Assistant Director
  1949
- Tell It to the Judge
  as
  Assistant Director
  1949
- The Walking Hills
  as
  Assistant Director
  1949
1948
- The Return of October
  as
  Assistant Director
  1948
1947
- The Lady from Shanghai
  as
  Assistant Director
  1947
- It Had to Be You
  as
  Assistant Director
  1947
1946
- Gallant Journey
  as
  Assistant Director
  1946
1945
- A Walk in the Sun
  as
  Assistant Director
  1945
- And Then There Were None
  as
  Assistant Director
  1945
1944
- Guest in the House
  as
  Assistant Director
  1944
1943
- The Outlaw
  as
  Assistant Director
  1943
- Sagebrush Law
  as
  Director
  1943
- The Avenging Rider
  as
  Director
  1943
- Jack London
  as
  Assistant Director
  1943
1942
- Bandit Ranger
  as
  Second Unit
  1942
1941
- Outlaws of the Panhandle
  as
  Director
  1941
- The Corsican Brothers
  as
  Assistant Director
  1941
1940
- Bullets for Rustlers
  as
  Director
  1940
- Pioneers of the Frontier
  as
  Director
  1940
- Prairie Schooners
  as
  Director
  1940
- Mandrake the Magician
  as
  Director
  1940
1939
- Mandrake the Magician
  as
  Director
  1939
- Overland with Kit Carson
  as
  Director
  1939
- Konga, the Wild Stallion
  as
  Director
  1939
- The Man from Sundown
  as
  Director
  1939
- The Stranger from Texas
  as
  Director
  1939
- Western Caravans
  as
  Director
  1939
- Texas Stampede
  as
  Director
  1939
- Parents on Trial
  as
  Director
  1939
- North of the Yukon
  as
  Director
  1939
- The Thundering West
  as
  Director
  1939
1938
- The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
  as
  Director
  1938
- West of the Santa Fe
  as
  Director
  1938
- Rio Grande
  as
  Director
  1938
- Colorado Trail
  as
  Director
  1938
- Cattle Raiders
  as
  Director
  1938
- Law of the Plains
  as
  Director
  1938
1937
- Outlaws of the Prairie
  as
  Director
  1937
1936
- Pennies from Heaven
  as
  Assistant Director
  1936
1933
- Ann Carver's Profession
  as
  Assistant Director
  1933
1932
- Washington Merry-Go-Round
  as
  Assistant Director
  1932
- No More Orchids
  as
  Assistant Director
  1932
- The Menace
  as
  Producer
  1932
- Virtue
  as
  Assistant Director
  1932
1931
- Way Back Home
  as
  Assistant Director
  1931
- The Miracle Woman
  as
  Assistant Director
  1931
1930
- Rain or Shine
  as
  Assistant Director
  1930
1929
- Mexicali Rose
  as
  Assistant Director
  1929
1925
- The Midnight Flyer
  as
  Assistant Director
  1925

Sam Nelson

Biography

Cast Credits

The Lady from Shanghai

Soldiers and Women

The Vagabond Cub

The Little Savage

The Circus Kid

Breed of Courage

The Swift Shadow

The Boy Rider

Crew Credits

What's Love

Experiment in Terror

A Raisin in the Sun

By Love Possessed

Comanche Station

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Some Like It Hot

Good Day for a Hanging

The Last Hurrah

Cowboy

Fifi Blows Her Top

The Tall T

Decision at Sundown

Rusty Romeos

3:10 to Yuma

The Man Who Turned to Stone

Don't Knock The Rock

The White Squaw

Reprisal!

The Violent Men

The Last Frontier

My Sister Eileen

Three Hours to Kill

Affair in Trinidad

Santa Fe

No Sad Songs for Me

The Doolins of Oklahoma

All the King's Men

Tell It to the Judge

The Walking Hills

The Return of October

The Lady from Shanghai

It Had to Be You

Gallant Journey

A Walk in the Sun

And Then There Were None

Guest in the House

The Outlaw

Sagebrush Law

The Avenging Rider

Jack London

Bandit Ranger

Outlaws of the Panhandle

The Corsican Brothers

Bullets for Rustlers

Pioneers of the Frontier

Prairie Schooners

Mandrake the Magician

Mandrake the Magician

Overland with Kit Carson

Konga, the Wild Stallion

The Man from Sundown

The Stranger from Texas

Western Caravans

Texas Stampede

Parents on Trial

North of the Yukon

The Thundering West

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

West of the Santa Fe

Rio Grande

Colorado Trail

Cattle Raiders

Law of the Plains

Outlaws of the Prairie

Pennies from Heaven

Ann Carver's Profession