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Profile of Barry Nelson on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Barry Nelson  
   
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Date of Birth: 16th April 1920
   
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Barry Nelson (born April 16, 1920 in San Francisco, California), born Robert Haakon Nielson, is an American film, stage and television actor. One of his biggest claims to fame is that of having been the first person to play James Bond, on the television show Climax! in 1954, based on the novel Casino Royale.

Partial credits list

Barry Nelson was the first person to portray James Bond.
  • Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
  • Johnny Eager (1942)
  • Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
  • Bataan (1943)
  • A Guy Named Joe (1943)
  • The Human Comedy (1943)
  • Man with My Face (1951)
  • My Favorite Husband (1953-55 series)
  • "Casino Royale" (1954 episode of Climax!), playing James Bond
  • The Twilight Zone (1964 episode Stopover in a Quiet Town)
  • Airport (1970)
  • Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)
  • Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977 miniseries)
  • Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978 miniseries)
  • The Shining (1980)

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