James Neilson was born on October 1, 1909 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Ford Television Theatre (1952), Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (1954) and Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954). He died on December 9, 1979 in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
American war photographer, who became a prolific director of episodic television from the mid-1950's. He graduated to feature films having joined the Disney Organisation in the late 50's.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tom Sawyer
1973
TV Movie
Circle of Fear
1973
TV Series 1 episode
Adam-12
1970-1972
TV Series 19 episodes
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971-1972
TV Series 3 episodes
Ironside
1970-1971
TV Series 3 episodes
Longstreet
1971
TV Series 1 episode
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1958-1971
TV Series 27 episodes
The High Chaparral
1970
TV Series 1 episode
Bonanza
1960-1970
TV Series 4 episodes
The Virginian
1970
TV Series 1 episode
Bracken's World
1969
TV Series 1 episode
Flareup
1969
The First Time
1969
Where Angels Go Trouble Follows!
1968
Gentle Giant
1967
We'll Take Manhattan
1967
TV Movie
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967
Return of the Gunfighter
1967
The World: Color It Happy
1967
TV Movie segments "Storm Island", "The Neighbors"
Batman
1966
TV Series 2 episodes
The Fugitive
1966
TV Series 1 episode
The Moon-Spinners
1964
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
1963
Summer Magic
1963
Bon Voyage!
1962
Moon Pilot
1962
The Lawless Years
1959-1961
TV Series 4 episodes
Whispering Smith
1961
TV Series 1 episode
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1961
TV Series 1 episode
Zorro
1961
TV Series 2 episodes
The Donna Reed Show
1961
TV Series 1 episode
Tate
1960
TV Series 1 episode
Adventures in Paradise
1960
TV Series 4 episodes
Have Gun - Will Travel
1960
TV Series 1 episode
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959-1960
TV Series 4 episodes
Pony Express
1960
TV Series 1 episode
Law of the Plainsman
1959
TV Series 1 episode
The Rifleman
1959
TV Series 2 episodes
The Detectives
1959
TV Series 1 episode
Wagon Train
1959
TV Series 3 episodes
Shotgun Slade
1959
TV Series 1 episode
Schlitz Playhouse
1957-1959
TV Series 6 episodes
General Electric Theater
1954-1959
TV Series 15 episodes
M Squad
1958-1959
TV Series 3 episodes
Cimarron City
1958
TV Series 1 episode
Lux Playhouse
1958
TV Series 1 episode
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
TV Series 2 episodes
Buckskin
1958
TV Series 1 episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1956-1958
TV Series 12 episodes
Leave It to Beaver
1958
TV Series 1 episode
Studio 57
1958
TV Series 1 episode
Suspicion
1957-1958
TV Series 4 episodes
The Restless Gun
1957
TV Series 1 episode
Boots and Saddles
1957
TV Series 2 episodes
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
TV Series 1 episode
Night Passage
1957
The George Sanders Mystery Theater
1957
TV Series 1 episode
The Ford Television Theatre
1952-1957
TV Series 41 episodes
Playhouse 90
1956-1957
TV Series 2 episodes
Celebrity Playhouse
1955-1956
TV Series 9 episodes
Ford Star Jubilee
1956
TV Series 1 episode
Four Star Playhouse
1955
TV Series 1 episode
The Ray Milland Show
1955
TV Series 3 episodes
TV Reader's Digest
1955
TV Series 1 episode
Stage 7
1955
TV Series 1 episode
For the Defense
1954
TV Movie
Father Knows Best
1954
TV Series 1 episode
Janet Dean, Registered Nurse
1954
TV Series 33 episodes
The Revlon Mirror Theater
1953
TV Series 1 episode
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Perry Mason
1961
TV Series
Operative
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1970
TV Series novel - 1 episode
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1959
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Best Direction of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour