Gary Nelson (director)

Gary Nelson
Born	1934 (age 89–90) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation(s)	Film director, television director

Gary Nelson (born January 1934) is an American television and film director. He has directed many well-known television series, including Get Smart, Gunsmoke, Have Gun Will Travel, The Patty Duke Show, Gilligan's Island and Happy Days. In addition, Nelson has directed five feature films, including two for Walt Disney Pictures, and many television movies, including Murder in Coweta County starring Johnny Cash and Andy Griffith.

In 1978, Nelson was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Directoral Achievement for Washington: Behind Closed Doors.

Nelson was born in Los Angeles, California. He was married to actress Judi Meredith, who died in April 2014, and has two sons.

Nelson has semi-retired, but continues to occasionally guest lecture at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Films directed

• Molly and Lawless John (1972)
• Santee (1973)
• Freaky Friday (1976)
• The Black Hole (1979)
• Nighthawks (1981) (uncredited)
• Jimmy the Kid (1982)
• Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)

External links

• Gary Nelson at IMDb
• Gary Nelson at the TCM Movie Database