Jack Nelson

Biography

Career Overview

Jack Nelson has 81 screen credits in a career dating back to 1912. Signature works include Two-Gun Caballero, The Shadow of Silk Lennox, The Border Menace. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

81

Birth Date

1882-10-15 00:00:00

Birth Place

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Known For

• 

  Two-Gun Caballero
• 

  The Shadow of Silk Lennox
• 

  The Border Menace
• 

  The Rawhide Terror
• 

  Border Guns
• 

  The Diamond Master

Frequent Collaborators

• Bill Cody (2 collaborations)
• George Chesebro (2 collaborations)
• Jimmy Aubrey (2 collaborations)
• William Desmond (2 collaborations)
• Fred Parker (2 collaborations)
• Robert Frazer (1 collaborations)
• Consuelo Dawn (1 collaborations)
• Carmen Laroux (1 collaborations)
• Bobby Nelson (1 collaborations)
• Jack Perrin (1 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (35 credits)

  • The Shadow of Silk Lennox

    director

    directing
    1935
  • The Border Menace

    director

    directing
    1934
  • The Rawhide Terror

    director

    directing
    1934
  • Border Guns

    director

    directing
    1934
  • Two-Gun Caballero

    director

    directing
    1931
  • The Diamond Master

    director

    directing
    1929
  • Tarzan the Mighty

    director

    directing
    1928
  • Through Thick and Thin

    director

    directing
    1927
  • Perils of the Jungle

    director

    directing
    1927
  • Bulldog Pluck

    director

    directing
    1927
  • Say It with Diamonds

    director

    directing
    1927
  • The Fighting Hombre

    director

    directing
    1927
  • The Shamrock and the Rose

    director

    directing
    1927
  • Life of an Actress

    director

    directing
    1927
  • The Trouble Chaser

    director

    directing
    1926
  • Sunshine of Paradise Alley

    director

    directing
    1926
  • The Call of the Wilderness

    director

    directing
    1926
  • The Dude Cowboy

    director

    directing
    1926
  • Hair-Trigger Baxter

    director

    directing
    1926
  • The Devil's Gulch

    director

    directing
    1926
  • The Dead Line

    director

    directing
    1926
  • Modern Youth

    director

    directing
    1926
  • The Fighting Boob

    director

    directing
    1926
  • Beyond the Rockies

    director

    directing
    1926
  • The Prince of Pep

    director

    directing
    1925
  • The Isle of Hope

    director

    directing
    1925
  • The Mysterious Stranger

    director

    directing
    1925
  • A Fighting Heart

    director

    directing
    1924
  • After a Million

    director

    directing
    1924
  • Thru the Flames

    director

    directing
    1923
  • Watch Him Step

    director

    directing
    1922
  • One a Minute

    director

    directing
    1921
  • I Am Guilty

    director

    directing
    1921
  • The Home Stretch

    director

    directing
    1921
  • The Rookie's Return

    director

    directing
    1920

• writing (5 credits)

  • The Rawhide Terror

    screenplay

    writing
    1934
  • Pirate Treasure

    screenplay

    writing
    1934
  • Two-Gun Caballero

    screenplay

    writing
    1931
  • The Fighting Boob

    scenario writer

    writing
    1926
  • A Fighting Heart

    story

    writing
    1924

• actors (41 credits)

  • Love Madness

    Pussyfoot Connor

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Haunted Bedroom

    Daniel

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • 23 1/2 Hours' Leave

    General's Aide

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Rough-Riding Romance

    Pietro, The Spy

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Wilderness Trail

    Half-Breed

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Fighting for Gold

    Curley Brandon

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Girl Dodger

    Billy

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Girl with No Regrets

    Dale Morgan

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Cabaret Girl

    Percival Terwiller

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • When Do We Eat?

    'Soup' McCool

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Riders of the Purple Sage

    Cowboy

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Winner Takes All

    Banjo Gibson

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • The Biggest Show on Earth

    Ross

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • The Flash of Fate

    Joe Freeman

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • The Lash of Power

    Oliver Mullen

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Scarlet Pimpernel

    Armand St. Just

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Man Trap

    Burton Grange

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Spotted Lily

    Pere Anatole

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • A Jewel in Pawn

    Percival Van Dyke

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Better Man

    Jerry Henley

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • If My Country Should Call

    Donald

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Pasquale

    Charlie Larkin

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Long Chance

    Bob McGraw

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • Business Is Business

    Xavier Lechat

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Alien

    Phil Griswold

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Secret of Lost River

    Ramon Valdez

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Riddle of the Wooden Leg

    Sauntry

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • A Case of Poison

    Mr. Barr

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow

    Bill Todd

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Finger Print

    Dan Wood

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Suwanee River

    Bob Lucas - the Colonel's Son

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Post-Impressionists

    Dick Carew

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • Roses of Yesterday

    Jack - John Ralston's Nephew

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • Dixieland

    Farley - Emily's Brother

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy

    Watershine

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Ex-Convict

    Frank Fink - the Degenerate Convict

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Ferrets

    Jim Stone of the Green Gang

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • A Husband Won by Election

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Lesson

    Jerry Brooks - Rosie's Sweetheart

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • A Loyal Deserter

    Paul Worthington

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • Geronimo’s Last Raid

    James Random

    actor

    actors
    1912