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Barry Nelson (born Robert Haakon Nielsen; April 16, 1917 – April 7, 2007) was an American actor, noted as the first actor to portray Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond.
Barry Nelson was a versatile and well-respected actor who appeared in films, TV shows and Broadway plays. He was the first to play James Bond on TV, starred in The Shining and Airport, and received a Tony nomination for The Act.
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Barry Nelson, an actor who had a long career in film and television, starred in some of the more durable Broadway comedies of the 1950s and ’60s, and achieved a permanent place in the minds...
Apr 14, 2007 · Barry Nelson, an MGM contract player during the 1940s who later had a prolific theater career and was the first actor to play James Bond onscreen, has died. He was 89.
Apr 16, 2007 · Barry Nelson, a Broadway leading man who launched his career at MGM in the 1940s and earned a niche in show business history as the first actor to play British secret agent James Bond – as an...
Barry Nelson was an American actor who played the first James Bond in a 1954 TV adaptation of Casino Royale. He also appeared in many other films and TV shows, such as The Shining, Airport, and The Twilight Zone.
Barry Nelson was a versatile actor who appeared in films, TV and theatre, most notably in The Moon Is Blue, Mary Mary and The Act. He also played James Bond in a 1954 TV adaptation of Casino Royale.
