- Films
- 26
- Avg rating
- 5.49
- Peak run
- 1959’77
Every film, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 25+ votes
Ed by the numbers
Average
5.49
16 rated films
Vote weighted
5.78
bigger films count more
Median
5.8
half are better
Consistency
±1.39
rating spread
Career
52y
1952 to 2003
Total votes
6.5K
across every film
Best
8.0
Judgment at Nuremberg
Worst
5.8
Airport 1975
Newest first
Filmography
| 2003 |  Runaway Jury | George Dressler | 6.9 | 1,622 |
| 1998 |  Who Am I? | General Sharman | 7.2 | 1,049 |
| 1991 |  The Boneyard | Jersey Callum | 5.7 | 51 |
| 1986 |  Police Academy 3: Back in Training | Governor Neilson | 5.8 | 1,425 |
| 1977 |  For the Love of Benji | Chandler Dietrich | 5.8 | 56 |
| 1976 |  Midway | Admiral Harry Pearson | 6.6 | 343 |
| 1975 | That's the Way of the World | Carlton James | · | 8 |
| 1974 |  Airport 1975 | Major John Alexander | 5.8 | 306 |
| 1963 | Soldier in the Rain | James Priest | · | 23 |
| 1961 |  Judgment at Nuremberg | Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited) | 8.0 | 999 |
| 1961 | Devil's Partner | Nick Richards / Pete Jensen | · | 19 |
| 1959 | T-Bird Gang | Alex Hendricks | · | 11 |
| 1959 |  A Bucket of Blood | Art Lacroix | 6.6 | 170 |
| 1959 | I, Mobster | Sid - Henchman (uncredited) | · | 7 |
| 1958 | She Gods of Shark Reef | Guard (uncredited) | 3.2 | 25 |
| 1958 |  Night of the Blood Beast | Dave Randall | 3.8 | 60 |
| 1958 | The Brain Eaters | Dr. Paul Kettering | 4.9 | 46 |
| 1958 | Cry Baby Killer | Rick Connor | · | 21 |
| 1958 | Teenage Cave Man | Blonde Tribe Member | 4.0 | 26 |
| 1957 | Teenage Doll | Police Officer 'Dutch' / Blind Man | · | 17 |
Better together?
Ed Nelson's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Roger Corman and Ed Nelson movies
Takes