Gary Nelson (born 1934 in Los Angeles, California) is an American television and film director. He has directed many well-known television series, including Gunsmoke, The Patty Duke Show, Gilligan's Island and Happy Days among dozens of others. In addition, Nelson has directed five films, including two for Walt Disney Pictures.

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

He is still married to actress Judi Meredith and has two sons.

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

Biography

Pour la télévision, il réalise plusieurs téléfilms et de nombreux épisodes de séries télévisées. Il signe notamment l'adaptation d'un roman de Robert Daley, tourne deux téléfilms consacrés aux aventures du détective privé Mike Hammer incarné par Stacy Keach et adapte le roman Drame en trois actes d'Agatha Christie qui met en scène le détective belge Hercule Poirot.

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