Nelson Leigh

Nascimento : 1905-01-01,

Morte : 1985-07-03

História

Nelson Leigh was born on January 1, 1905 in Mississippi, USA as Sydney Talbot Christie. He was an actor, known for Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), World Without End (1956) and The Pilgrimage Play (1949). He died on July 3, 1985 in Hemet, California, USA.

Filmes

Scorpio Rising
Jesus Christ (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scorpio e sua gangue de motociclistas se preparam para uma noite na cidade repleta de drogas, brigas e roupas de couro. A narrativa, entrecortada numa colagem pop-art, une imagens de Hitler, James Dean, Brando e Jesus a uma trilha com as músicas mais populares dos anos 50.
Águias em Alerta
Coronel da Força Aérea Americana é designado como comandante de um B-52 depois que o responsável anterior foi afastado por falhar na inspeção da aeronave. O Coronel só terá um grande problema: a esposa, que não contava que o marido fosse destacado para nova missão.
Incident in an Alley
Police Commissioner Bell (uncredited)
A policeman is accused of manslaughtering a 14-year-old boy but is acquitted of all charges. Still, he feels a lot of guilt and begins to doubt if he really is innocent after all.
Volta Meu Amor
Northcross, Ad Council Chairman (uncredited)
Uma série de mal-entendidos deixa um executivo de publicidade com uma campanha para o VIP, um produto que ainda não foi inventado. E começa um romance com sua rival sob o disfarce de ser o inventor do VIP. (e 14)
Onze Homens e Um Segredo
Doctor / Specialist (uncredited)
Em Las Vegas, onze homens tomam parte de um fantástico plano de assaltar cinco cassinos ao mesmo tempo, durante a virada do ano. Tudo parece perfeito, mas algo acaba saindo errado.
O Amanhecer da Glória
Adm. Dan Callaghan (uncredited)
A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
George Barker
Ma Barker and her four sons terrorize the 1930s South and Midwest with a string of kidnappings, robberies and murders, and even get to work with such famous criminals as John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson.
Anáguas a Bordo
Admiral Koenig (uncredited)
Uma comédia da 2 ª Guerra Mundial sobre um comandante de submarino que se encontra 'amarrado' com um decrépito e cor-de-rosa submarino, um oficial de suprimentos vigarista e um grupo de enfermeiras do exército. Um submarino recentemente comissionado é danificado logo no início da WW II. Um capitão, à procura de um comando insiste que pode leva-lo para um estaleiro e consertar. Indo lentamente nessa viagem, eles encontram um grupo de enfermeiras do Exército 'encalhadas' numa ilha e devem dar uma carona. Mulheres a bordo. Pode piorar? Tentando aplicar uma camada de tinta primer no submarino, eles têm que misturar branco e vermelho, a fim de ter tinta bastante para o serviço. Quando forçados a fugir da doca durante um ataque aéreo, eles se veem no único submarino cor-de-rosa do mundo, e com cinco mulheres nas cabines apertadas de um submarino.
Vice Raid
Louise's Doctor
A prostitute sets out to frame a cop.
Imitação da Vida
Doctor
O ano é 1947 e Lora Meredith (Lana Turner) é uma aspirante a atriz, viúva, que mora com sua sua única filha, Susie (Sandra Dee), e vive ignorando-a, enquanto busca construir uma carreira. Quando ela conhece Annie Johnson (Juanita Moore), uma afrodescendente também viúva e mãe solteira, convida-a a trabalhar na sua casa e criar as filhas das duas juntas. No momento em que Annie e sua filha Sarah Jane (Susan Kohner) se mudam para a casa de Lora, a menina passa a renegar as suas origens: por ter a pele bem mais clara que sua mãe, ela se declara branca para todos. Já Susie se sente rejeitada pela mãe e acaba encontrando conforto nos braços de um homem mais velho (John Gavin).
Espera Angustiosa
Brig. Gen. Wayne Action
Sgt. Chuch Brennan always disliked playboy and hotshot, Col. Jim Herlihy. Now Chuck has even more reason to, Jim is dating his daughter, Lois.
God Is My Partner
Rev. William Goodwin
A retired surgeon starts giving away money to religious causes and his family tries to file suit, claiming that he's incompetent.
Sem Lei e Sem Alma
Mayor Kelly
Earp (burt Lancaster) é um homem da lei que chega a tombstone para limpar a cidade dos bandidos. Holliday (Kirk Douglas) é um dentista de formação, famoso pela rapidez no gatilho e pelo gosto pelos jogos de carta. Eles se unem para enfrentar Ike Clanton (Lyle Bettger) e seu perverso bando.
Sublime Tentação
Methodist Minister (uncredited)
Em 1862, no estado de Indiana, Jess Birdwell (Gary Cooper), sua esposa Eliza (Dorothy McGuire), seus filhos adolescentes Josh (Anthony Perkins) e Mattie e o pequeno Jess, uma família de religiosos, vivem pacificamente em sua fazenda. Eliza é ministra em sua igreja e todos seguem os rígidos princípios de sua religião. Porém, quando às tropas rebeldes do sul ameaçam a família Birdweell e seus vizinhos e amigos, Jess decide lutar para defender duas terras e Jess, um homem de poucas palavras e muitos dons, é obrigado a tomar uma grande e difícil decisão de manter sua fé, indo contra os princípios de sua religião, ou lutar por aquilo que ama…
Strange Intruder
Doctor
A Korean War veteran must find his buddy's widow and children to keep a bizarre promise.
Noite Sangrenta
Lt. Col. Toomey
A Marine officer (John Payne) goes through Korea with the bottle of Scotch that his wife (Mona Freeman) gave him in the last war.
The First Texan
Col. Hockley
After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle, keep a low profile, and stay out of any political intrigue. However, when President Jackson personally orders him to lead the fight for Texan independence, he overcomes his reluctance to become involved and leads his compatriots to a string of victories over the Mexican army.
World Without End
Dr Eldon Galbraithe
Four astronauts returning from man's first mission to Mars enter a time warp and crash on a 26th Century Earth devastated by atomic war. At first unaware where they are, but finding the atmosphere safe to breathe, they start exploring and find themselves in a divided future where disfigured mutants living like cavemen inhabit the surface, while the normals live comfortably below the surface but are dying as a race from lack of natural water, air and sunlight.
The Black Panther
Holy Man
Principal scenes from this kids' film, minus all shots featuring Sabu, were also used in the semi-adult film "Untamed Mistress", made and released by the same people in the same year.
Untamed Mistress
Holy Man
Two men search the jungle for a woman who has been captured by a tribe of murderous gorillas. When they finally find her, they must fight off attacks by the gorillas, who are determined to keep her.
Lincoln Speaks for Himself
Senator
Lincoln Speaks for Himself (1955) uses Lincoln's own words to dramatize his progression from the first political speech he gave in 1832, as a candidate for the Illinois state legislature, to those immortal words spoken at Gettysburg to his second inaugural in 1865.
Juventude Transviada
Desk Sergeant #1 (uncredited)
Em uma das performances que mais influenciaram a história do cinema, James Dean interpreta um jovem recém-chegado a uma cidade e cuja solidão, frustação e fúria e que espelharia os adolescentes do pós-guerra — e ainda reverberaria pelos 50 anos seguintes...
O Cadáver Atômico
Dr. Kenneth C. Norton (uncredited)
Murders, with victims dying from spines broken by brute strength, erupt in the city and the killers, when encountered, walk away unharmed by police bullets which strike them. A police doctor's investigation of the deaths leads to the discovery of an army of dead criminal musclemen restored to life, remotely controlled by a vengeful former crime boss and a former Nazi scientist, from the latter's laboratory hidden in the suburbs.
The Matchmaking Marshal
Clyde Manson
Two episodes of the TV series "Wild Bill Hickok" edited together and released as a feature.
Fuga para a Morte
A tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) demands ransom paid against a young runaway whose fate lands Barker in Casabel Island Prison.
Outlaw's Daughter
Jim Dalton
Led astray by outlaw leader Jess, the "outlaw's daughter" Kate joins Jess' gang and follows in her dad's footsteps. Town marshal Dan tries his best to reform the girl, but this proves difficult inasmuch as Kate holds Dan responsible for her father's death. Only after most of the bad guys have been decimated by Dan does Kate discover the true identity of her dad's murderer. Having fallen in love with Kate, marshal Dan offers to let her escape prosecution, but she's made of sterner stuff than that.
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
Father Kerrigan
Joe Branch, reputed to be the son of Jesse James, comes riding into Coffeyville Kansas, looking for proof one way or the other regarding the question of who his father was.
Texas Bad Man
Bradley
Wayne Morris' B-western series was the last of its kind to be produced in Hollywood. Texas Bad Man casts Morris as a sheriff who happens to be the son of inveterate thief Frank Ferguson. Knowing full well that Ferguson's gang intends to steal a shipment of gold, Morris must stay up nights trying to second-guess his crafty dad. While there's no shortage of action, the resolution to the story relies more on brawn than brain. Western "regulars" Sheb Wooley, Myron Healey and Denver Pyle do their usual in secondary roles, as does Elaine Riley as the requisite (but hardly crucial) heroine.
Sua Lei é Matar
Alf Slade
A young boy witnesses his father murdered by bandits and grows into adulthood vowing revenge.
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
Robert Langdon
Two British officers are assigned to collect information to convict Captain Kidd of piracy.
Valley of Head Hunters
Mr.Bradley
Bad guys trying to steal the mineral rights away from African natives find it isn't so easy fighting Jungle Jim.
Savage Mutiny
Dr. Parker
Jungle Jim (Johnny Weissmuller) battles enemy agents while helping a local tribe relocate from an atomic test bomb site.
A Princesa de Damasco
Ben Jammal
Um general consegue a ajuda de três personagens clássicos da história das mil e uma noites: Simbad, Aladim e Ali Babá, para salvar uma princesa prisioneira de um tirano.
Submarine Command
Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another crew member to die outside the sub during WW II. Subsequent years of meaningless navy ground assignments and the animosity of a former sailor, leave White (now a captain) feeling guilty and empty. His life spirals downward and his wife is about to leave him. Suddenly, he is forced into a dangerous rescue situation at the start of the Koren War.... reassigned to the same submarine where all of his problems began.
Hurricane Island
Padre
Ponce de Leon searches for the Fountain of Youth, but it's not an easy quest, thanks to bad weather, a treacherous lady pirate, warring Florida tribesmen, and a ship's cargo of man-hungry, marriage-minded maidens.
Yukon Manhunt
Jim Kenmore
In this North Woods adventure, the Mounties investigate a series of payroll robberies and discover that it is an inside job.
Em Cada Lar, Um Romance
Dr. Johnson
Blake Washburn blames manufacturer MacFarland for his defeat in the race for re-election to the state legislature. He takes over his uncle's newspaper to take on big business as an enemy of the people. Miss Martin works in the "Herald" newspaper office. When tragedy strikes, Blake must re-examine his views.
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Joseph of Arimathea
The story of the Crucifixion, set within the context of the Korean War.
Captive Girl
Reverend E.R. Holcom
Jungle Jim is out to save Joan from an evil witch doctor whilst simultaneously fighting evil treasure hunter Barton.
The Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Past
A Christmas Carol was a 1949 low-budget, black and white television special narrated by Vincent Price.
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
King Arthur
Sir Galahad, a knight of the Round Table, searches for the legendary sword of Excalibur.
The Pilgrimage Play
Jesus Christ
Nelson Leigh assumes the role of Jesus Christ in this drama that depicts such historical events as the Sermon on the Mount and the Last Supper while portraying the period in which Christ roamed the countryside preaching the gospel.
Barbary Pirate
Rindeff
U.S. agent Major Tom Blake is sent to Tripoli to uncover who it is in Washington that is tipping off the pirates as to what's being shipped where. A fast-moving story with lots of sabers and rapiers.
Jolson Sings Again
Theater Manager (uncredited)
In this sequel to The Jolson Story, we pick up the singer's career just as he has returned to the stage after a premature retirement. But his wife has left him and the appeal of the spotlight isn't what it used to be. This time Jolson trades in the stage for life in the fast lane: women, horses, travel. It takes the death of Moma Yoelson and World War II to bring Jolson back to earth - and to the stage. Once again teamed with manager Steve Martin, Jolson travels the world entertaining troops everywhere from Alaska to Africa. When he finally collapses from exhaustion it takes young, pretty nurse Ellen Clark to show him there's more to life than "just rushing around".
The Lost Tribe
Zoron
Jungle Jim fights a lion and sharks trying to save an African village from those who would despoil it.
Congo Bill
Dr. Greenway
Congo Bill is hired to locate an heiress lost somewhere in Africa.
Angels' Alley
Fr. O'Hanlon
Slip invites his cousin Jimmy to stay with his family after he is released from prison. However, Jimmy soon gets mixed up with an auto-theft ring.
Faith of Jairus
Jesus Christ
This is the Loyola Films version of Cathedral Films original version of "The Story of Jairus' Daughter."
The Blind Beggar of Jerusalem
Jesus
A story from the New Testament about Jesus' conflict with the high priests and working the miracle of restoring sight to the Blind Beggar. The beggar, no longer blind, is examined by the priests and cast out of the temple.
Cornered
Dominion Official (uncredited)
A World War II veteran hunts down the Nazi collaborators who killed his wife.
Identity Unknown
Col. F.A. Marlin
A soldier survives a bombing in which his three fellow soldiers were killed. When he recovers he discovers he has amnesia, and since his companions' bodies were burned beyond recognition, the army doesn't know which one of the four he is. He goes AWOL and searches out the families of the three dead soldiers, hoping to find out his own identity.
O Coração de uma Cidade
British Army Officer (uncredited)
Uma garota americana estrelando num music hall britânico se apaixona por um piloto da RAF. Um fotógrafo da revista Life vai a Londres para fazer uma materia sobre uma trupe de teatro musical local que nunca perdeu uma apresentação durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Flashbacks também revelam o caso de amor nos bastidores entre a estrela Rosalind Bruce e um aviador Lider de Esquadrão da RAF Paul Lundy.
Evocação
British Naval Officer (uncredited)
American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, she never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. At the outbreak of World War I, John is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.
O Impostor do Texas
James Corwin
A young Eastern lawyer, seriously injured in a stage holdup, secures the help of Hoppy, California and Jimmy in completing his mission to his woman cousin's ranch in Texas. The ranch, as are others in the same area, is being plagued by a gang called the Night Riders, while the friendly local town lawyer is trying to cajole the cousin into selling out to him. Hoppy begins by arriving in the town, separate from his pals, all spiffed up and dandified, posing as the Eastern lawyer...
Dois no Céu
Man
Uma sentimental, patriótica (se não propagandística) fantasia de Hollywood sobre um piloto de bombardeiro morto na Segunda Guerra Mundial, Maj. Pete Sandidge que se torna anjo da guarda para outro piloto, o capitão. Ted Randall, orientando Randall através de batalhas e ajudando-o no romance de sua ex-namorada, apesar de sua devoção excessiva a memória do Sandidge.
Lassie: A Força do Coração
Joe's Teacher (uncredited)
A cadela Lassie é vendida por sua família, que está com sérios problemas financeiros. Não satisfeita, Lassie viaja 1.000 milhas para retornar à casa de seus verdadeiros donos. Baseado no romance de Eric Knight.
Corvetas em Ação
Naval Officer
The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.
Sahara: Em Busca da Sobrevivência
British Soldier (uncredited)
O sargento Joe Gunn e sua tripulação de tanque acolhem cinco soldados britânicos, um francês e um sudanês com um prisioneiro italiano, e cruzam o deserto da Líbia para voltar ao comando após a queda de Tobruk. Tambul, o sudanês leva-os a uma fortaleza abandonada no deserto onde eles esperam encontrar água. Logo um destacamento de soldados alemães chega e tenta barganhar comida por água, mas Gunn e sua turma recusam. Quando os alemães atacam, Gunn leva seus homens cansados do deserto em uma batalha desesperada, esperando que os reforços britânicos possam chegar a tempo.