Ricky Nelson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Eric Hilliard Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985), better known as Ricky Nelson or Rick Nelson, was an American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and actor. He placed fifty-three songs on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1957 and 1973, including nineteen top-ten hits, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 21, 1987. Nelson began his entertainment career in 1949 playing himself in the radio sitcom series, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, and, in 1952, appeared in his first feature film, Here Come the Nelsons. In 1957, he recorded his first single, debuted as a singer on the television version of the sitcom, and recorded a number one album, Ricky. In 1958, Nelson recorded his first number one single, "Poor Little Fool", and, in 1959, received a Golden Globe Most Promising Male Newcomer nomination after starring in the western film, Rio Bravo. A few films followed, and, when the television series was cancelled in 1966, Nelson made occasional appearances as a guest star on various television programs. Nelson and Sharon Kristin Harmon were married on April 20, 1963, and divorced in December 1982. They had four children: Tracy Kristine, twin sons Gunnar Eric and Matthew Gray, and Sam Hilliard. On February 14, 1981, a son was born to Nelson and Georgeann Crewe. A blood test in 1985 confirmed Nelson was the child's father. Nelson was engaged to Helen Blair at the time of his death in an airplane crash on December 31, 1985. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ricky Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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- 2010 · Kenny Rogers and Friends as Self
- 2008 · The Wrecking Crew as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2005 · Ricky Nelson Sings as
- 1993 · La Classe américaine as George's Friend (archive footage)
- 1984 · High School U.S.A. as Principal Pete Kinney
- 1980 · Men Who Rate a 10 as Self
- 1980 · Solid Gold as Self
- 1978 · Three on a Date as Bob Oakes
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Ted Wilcox
- 1977 · The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries as
- 1976 · The Shootist as Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 1974 · Petrocelli as Country Boy White
- 1974 · Sonic Boom as Jess of the Van
- 1973 · Rock Concert as Self
- 1973 · The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks as Self (archive footage)
- 1972 · The Streets of San Francisco as
- 1972 · Fol-de-Rol as The Minstrel (as Rick Nelson)
- 1971 · Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Vic
- 1970 · The Resurrection of Broncho Billy as Voice Over
- 1970 · McCloud as
- 1969 · The Jim Nabors Hour as
- 1969 · The Over the Hill Gang as Jeff Rose
- 1969 · The Johnny Cash Show as Self
- 1968 · The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
- 1967 · Hondo as
- 1967 · Malibu U as Self - Host
- 1966 · On The Flip Side as Carlos O'Connor
- 1966 · ABC Stage 67 as Carlos O'Connor
- 1965 · Love and Kisses as Buzzy Pringle
- 1963 · Miss USA as Entertainment
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1960 · The Wackiest Ship in the Army as Tommy Hanson
- 1959 · Disneyland '59 as Self
- 1959 · Rio Bravo as Colorado Ryan
- 1953 · The Story of Three Loves as Young Tommy
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Lonnie Follett
- 1952 · The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as Ricky
- 1952 · Here Come the Nelsons as Ricky Nelson
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Singer
- Future · Ricky Nelson & Fats Domino - Rockin' With Rick and Fats as