| Barry Nelson  AKA Robert Haakon Nielsen
Born: 16-Apr-1920
Birthplace: Oakland, CA
Died: 7-Apr-2007
Location of death: Bucks County, PA
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Yank on the Burma Road Military service: US Army (WWII) In the 1950s, actor Barry Nelson worked frequently on live TV, on shows like The Philco Television Playhouse and Schlitz Playhouse of Stars. In 1954, Nelson appeared on CBS's anthology show Climax!, in an episode based on Ian Fleming's Casino Royale. But since James Bond wasn't yet an icon, CBS tinkered with the book -- Nelson's 007 was thoroughly American, "Jimmy Bond" instead of James, and he was a CIA agent, not on her majesty's secret service. The bad guy was Peter Lorre.
Nelson later starred on TV's My Favorite Wife. He also made a few dozen movies, including the original Airport, where Nelson was the pilot to Dean Martin's co-pilot. In his last movie, The Shining, Nelson played the manager of the Overlook Hotel, who hired Jack Nicholson as the inn's winter caretaker. Wife: Teresa Celli (b. 3-Jun-1924, div.)
Wife: Nansilee Hoy ("Nansi", m. 12-Nov-1992, until his death)
University: University of California at Berkeley (1941)
James Bond
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6253 Hollywood Blvd. (television)
TELEVISION
To Tell the Truth Panelist (1962-65)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Shining (23-May-1980) · Stuart Ullman
Pete 'n' Tilly (17-Dec-1972)
Airport (5-Mar-1970)
Mary, Mary (1963) · Bob McKellaway
The First Traveling Saleslady (Aug-1956) · Charles Masters
The Man with My Face (14-Jun-1951)
Tenth Avenue Angel (20-Feb-1948) · Al Parker
Undercover Maisie (1-Mar-1947)
The Beginning or the End (19-Feb-1947) · Col. Paul Tibbetts, Jr.
Winged Victory (20-Dec-1944)
A Guy Named Joe (23-Dec-1943)
Bataan (3-Jun-1943)
The Human Comedy (2-Mar-1943)
Eyes in the Night (16-Oct-1942)
The Affairs of Martha (21-Jun-1942) · Danny O'Brien
Dr. Kildare's Victory (4-Feb-1942) · Samuel Z. Cutler
Yank on the Burma Road (19-Jan-1942) · Joe Tracey
Johnny Eager (17-Jan-1942)
Rio Rita (1942)
Shadow of the Thin Man (21-Nov-1941) · Paul
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