Dick Nelson

Biography

Dick Nelson was a writer, known for Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) and Hunter (1984).

Career Overview

Dick Nelson has 22 screen credits in a career dating back to 1955. Signature works include One More Train to Rob, The Challengers, Mayday at 40,000 Feet. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

22

Birth Date

1929-04-07 00:00:00

Birth Place

Portland, Oregon, USA

Known For

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  One More Train to Rob
• 

  The Challengers
• 

  Mayday at 40,000 Feet
• 

  Kingston
• 

  Houston, We've Got a Problem
• 

  Shootout in a One-Dog Town

Frequent Collaborators

• Jerry Gatlin (2 collaborations)
• John Pickard (2 collaborations)
• George Peppard (1 collaborations)
• Diana Muldaur (1 collaborations)
• John Vernon (1 collaborations)
• France Nuyen (1 collaborations)
• Steve Sandor (1 collaborations)
• Soon-Tek Oh (1 collaborations)
• Richard Loo (1 collaborations)
• Robert Donner (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (22 credits)

  • Murder, She Wrote

    - Showdown in Saskatchewan (1988) ... writer writing

    - Murder in the Electric Cathedral (1986) ... writer writing

    - Funeral at Fifty-Mile (1985) ... writer writing
    1984
  • T. J. Hooker

    - Outcall (1985) ... writer writing

    - Death Strip (1984) ... executive story editor writing

    - Death on the Line (1984) ... executive story editor writing

    - Hot Property (1984) ... executive story editor writing

    - Hooker's Run (1984) ... executive story editor writing
    1982
  • Falcon Crest

    - Living Nightmare (1986) ... writer writing

    - Unholy Alliance (1986) ... writer writing

    - Finders and Losers (1986) ... writer writing

    - Storm Warning (1985) ... writer writing

    - Justice For All (1985) ... writer writing
    1981
  • Dynasty

    - Danny (1983) ... writer writing

    - The Locket (1982) ... writer writing
    1981
  • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

    - A Blast for Buck (1980) ... teleplay writing
    1979
  • Mayday at 40,000 Feet

    teleplay

    writing
    1977
  • How the West Was Won

    - The Slavers (1979) ... writer writing
    1977
  • Kingston

    writer

    writing
    1976
  • Houston, We've Got a Problem

    writer

    writing
    1974
  • Shootout in a One-Dog Town

    teleplay

    writing
    1974
  • Barnaby Jones

    - The Killing Defense (1973) ... writer writing
    1973
  • Terror in the Sky

    teleplay

    writing
    1971
  • One More Train to Rob

    screenplay

    writing
    1971
  • The Challengers

    screenplay

    writing
    1970
  • The Sound of Anger

    writer

    writing
    1968
  • Hawaii Five-O

    - The $100,000 Nickel (1973) ... writer writing
    1968
  • The F.B.I.

    - A Second Life (1972) ... writer writing
    1965
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    - The Odd Man Affair (1965) ... writer writing

    - The Mad, Mad, Tea Party Affair (1965) ... writer writing

    - The Deadly Games Affair (1964) ... writer writing
    1964
  • The Virginian

    - The Brothers (1965) ... writer writing
    1962
  • Ben Casey

    - Pas de Deux (1965) ... writer writing
    1961
  • Rawhide

    - Incident of the Peyote Cup (1964) ... writer writing
    1959
  • Gunsmoke

    - The Schoolmarm (1974) ... writer writing
    1955