I was just checking his credits and he had almost 200. No more character actors like him anymore. Back in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s there were tons of really good actors working and now they are all gone. Very good underrated folks who knew their craft and were good at it.
Pathetic what we have now.
It was almost like a repertory theater back then, in terms of tv productions and the roster of talent. They had the acting chops to deliver the goods again and again, often being tapped at very short notice.
A somewhat sadly unheralded group, all those fine character actors and such. One thing about that generation of performers is that they usually had a broad range of living and life-experience before they found acting success. Came from places all across the country and mid-america, often suffered through the Depression and/or fought in WW2 or Korea, did construction jobs and such. That was quickly lost with the later crop of actors, directors, creators, that followed... and it was noticeable.
Anyway, like I said, I always liked Ed Nelson.