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Mervyn Nelson(1915-1991)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Mervyn Nelson was born on 18 November 1915. He was an actor and director, known for The Boys from Brazil (1978), Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971) and Fun and Games (1973). He died on 15 August 1991 in New York, New York, USA.
BornNovember 18, 1915
DiedAugust 15, 1991(75)
BornNovember 18, 1915
DiedAugust 15, 1991(75)
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Known for

The Boys from Brazil (1978)
The Boys from Brazil
7.0
  • Stroop
  • 1978
Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971)
Some of My Best Friends Are...
5.9
  • Director
  • 1971
Fun and Games (1973)
Fun and Games
  • Director
  • 1973
Amerikanische Impressionen
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1960

Credits

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Actor

  • Anne Bancroft and Ron Silver in Garbo Talks (1984)
    Garbo Talks
    6.4
    • Movie Shop Owner
    • 1984
  • The Boys from Brazil (1978)
    The Boys from Brazil
    7.0
    • Stroop
    • 1978
  • The Passover Plot (1976)
    The Passover Plot
    3.8
    • 1976
  • Rony Clanton in The Education of Sonny Carson (1974)
    The Education of Sonny Carson
    6.8
    • Parole Board Chairman
    • 1974
  • Your Money or Your Wife (1972)
    Your Money or Your Wife
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • 1972
  • Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (1971)
    Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!
    5.8
    • 1971

Director

  • Fun and Games (1973)
    Fun and Games
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971)
    Some of My Best Friends Are...
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Amerikanische Impressionen
    TV Movie
    • theatre director
    • 1960
  • Leave It to Larry
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1952

Writer

  • Fun and Games (1973)
    Fun and Games
    • writer
    • 1973
  • Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971)
    Some of My Best Friends Are...
    5.9
    • written by
    • 1971
  • Amerikanische Impressionen
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1960

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 18, 1915
  • Died
    • August 15, 1991
    • New York, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote / directed the musical "Jazz Train" at the Piccadilly Theatre in London, England.

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    Died at age 76.

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