James Nelson

Career Overview

James Nelson has 52 screen credits in a career dating back to 1957. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently Beach Party Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Badlands, American Graffiti, Johnny Got His Gun. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Sound

Gender

male

Known Credits

52

Birth Date

1932-09-25

Birth Place

California, USA

Known For

• 

  Badlands
• 

  American Graffiti
• 

  Johnny Got His Gun
• 

  Psych-Out
• 

  The Shooting
• 

  Mandingo

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

• Beach Party Collection (2 titles)
• Star Wars (1 titles)
• Mandingo Collection (1 titles)
• American Graffiti Collection (1 titles)
• Billy Jack Collection (1 titles)
• Tarzan (Mike Henry) Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Warren Oates (2 collaborations)
• Diane Varsi (2 collaborations)
• David Soul (2 collaborations)
• Anthony Geary (2 collaborations)
• Jack Nicholson (2 collaborations)
• Martin Sheen (1 collaborations)
• Sissy Spacek (1 collaborations)
• Ramon Bieri (1 collaborations)
• Alan Vint (1 collaborations)
• Gary Littlejohn (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (2 credits)

  • Scene Missing

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • The Girl, the Body, and the Pill

    Roy Stanton

    actor

    actors
    1967

• production (6 credits)

  • The Seventh Coin

    executive producer

    production
    1993
  • Solar Crisis

    producer

    production
    1992
  • Borderline

    producer

    production
    1980
  • The China Syndrome

    associate producer

    production
    1979
  • Star Wars

    associate producer

    production
    1977
  • No Drums, No Bugles

    executive producer

    production
    1972

• sound (41 credits)

  • Hey Good Lookin'

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1982
  • Coonskin

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1975
  • Mandingo

    sound effects editor

    sound
    1975
  • Freebie and the Bean

    sound effects

    sound
    1974
  • Hearts and Minds

    sound editor

    sound
    1974
  • Badlands

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1973
  • The Last Foxtrot in Burbank

    sound editor

    sound
    1973
  • American Graffiti

    sound editor

    sound
    1973
  • The King of Marvin Gardens

    sound effects

    sound
    1972
  • They Call Him Marcado

    sound editor

    sound
    1971
  • The Christian Licorice Store

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1971
  • A Safe Place

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1971
  • Johnny Got His Gun

    sound effects editor

    sound
    1971
  • Two-Lane Blacktop

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1971
  • Drive, He Said

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1971
  • The Projectionist

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1970
  • The Baby Maker

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1970
  • Five Easy Pieces

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1970
  • The Cheyenne Social Club

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1970
  • The Grasshopper

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1970
  • To Catch a Pebble

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1970
  • The Picasso Summer

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1969
  • Head

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1968
  • The Name of the Game Is Kill

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1968
  • Psych-Out

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1968
  • The Fox

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1967
  • The Trip

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1967
  • The Born Losers

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1967
  • The War Wagon

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1967
  • The Wild Angels

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1966
  • The Shooting

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1966
  • Queen of Blood

    sound effects

    sound
    1966
  • Sergeant Deadhead

    sound editor

    sound
    1965
  • Motorpsycho!

    sound

    sound
    1965
  • Beach Blanket Bingo

    sound editor

    sound
    1965
  • How to Murder Your Wife

    sound effects editor

    sound
    1965
  • Pajama Party

    sound editor

    sound
    1964
  • The Comedy of Terrors

    sound editor

    sound
    1964
  • Walk on the Wild Side

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    1962
  • The Fearmakers

    sound effects editor

    sound
    1958
  • The James Dean Story

    sound designer

    sound
    1957

• crew (2 credits)

  • Badlands

    thanks

    crew
    1973
  • Hootenanny Hoot!

    post production supervisor

    crew
    1963

• editing (1 credits)

  • Tarzan and the Great River

    editor

    editing
    1967