Editing Ed Nelson (section)

{{short description|American actor, AMPAs member; mayor (1928–2014)}}
{{other people|Ed Nelson|Edward Nelson (disambiguation)}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = Ed Nelson 
| birth_name  = Edwin Stafford Nelson
| image       = Ed Nelson.jpg
| caption     = Nelson as Dr. Michael Rossi in ''[[Peyton Place (TV series)|Peyton Place]]''
|occupation   = Actor
| birth_date  = {{birth date|mf=yes|1928|12|21}}
| birth_place = [[New Orleans]], Louisiana, United States
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2014|8|9|1928|12|21}}
| death_place = [[Greensboro, North Carolina]], U.S.
| spouse      = {{marriage |Patricia Miller "Patsy" Nelson |1951}}
| children    = 6 
| alma_mater  = [[Tulane University]]
| yearsactive = 1952&ndash;2003}}

'''Edwin Stafford Nelson''' (December 21, 1928&nbsp;– August 9, 2014)<ref name="rp">{{cite book| last1=Wilson| first1=Scott| title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, (2 volume set)| edition=3d| date=September 5, 2016| publisher=McFarland| isbn=978-0-7864-7992-4| page=545|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7-DgDAAAQBAJ&q=%22Edwin+Stafford+Nelson%22&pg=PA545| access-date=24 November 2017| language=en}}</ref> was an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Michael Rossi in the television series ''[[Peyton Place (TV series)|Peyton Place]]''.

Nelson appeared in episodes of many TV programs, more than 50 movies, and hundreds of stage productions.