Nelson Olmsted
Nelson Olmsted | |
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Olmsted and his two children in 1947. | |
| Born | Leroy Nelson Olmsted Jr. January 28, 1914 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | April 8, 1992 (aged 78) Torrance, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1937–1978 |
Nelson Olmsted (January 28, 1914, Minneapolis, Minnesota – April 8, 1992, Torrance, California) was an actor in films and recordings, and on radio and television, from the 1950s to the 1970s. Sometimes billed as Nelson Olmstead, he was best known for an unusual NBC radio series, Sleep No More (1956–57), in which he narrated his own adaptations of terror tales and science-fantasy stories.