Robert Nelson
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 1, 1930
- Died
- January 9, 2012
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
Born in 1930 to a family of Swedish immigrants, Robert Nelson studied painting until changing his focus to concentrate on filmmaking in the early 1960s. Strong influences included the Bay Area bohemian Beat scene and the improvisatory theatre of the San Francisco Mime Troupe, with which he would ultimately collaborate on several films. His marriage to experimental filmmaker Gunvor Nelson also helped jumpstart his early filmmaking impulse and instigated many films.
Filmography
- Hauling Toto Big
Hauling Toto Big 1998
Director
- Special Warning
Special Warning 1998
Director
- Limitations
Limitations 1988
Director
- Mecca of the Frigid
Mecca of the Frigid 1988
Actor
Hamlet Act 1982
Director
- Suite California Stops & Passes Part 2: San Francisco to the Sierra Nevadas & Back Again
Suite California Stops & Passes Part 2: San Francisco to the Sierra Nevadas & Back Again 1978
Director
Suite California Stops & Passes Part 1: Tijuana to Hollywood via Death Valley 1976
Director
Deep Westurn 1974
Actor, Director
- Picasso
Picasso 1973
as Pablo Picasso
Five Artists: BillBobBillBillBob 1971
as Himself
Bleu Shut 1970
Director
- King David
King David 1970
Director
Riverbody 1970
Actor
Travelogue: Portraits – Images from a journey 1969
Actor
- War is Hell
War is Hell 1968
Director
Grateful Dead 1967
Director
The Awful Backlash 1967
Director
- 1/2 Bright, 1/2 Open, 1/2 Withered, 1/2 Lumpy
1/2 Bright, 1/2 Open, 1/2 Withered, 1/2 Lumpy 1967
Director
- Soup or Spread
Soup or Spread 1967
Director
- Gourley in 67
Gourley in 67 1967
Director
The Great Blondino 1967
Director
- The Great Blondino Preview
The Great Blondino Preview 1967
Director
- Half-Open & Lumpy
Half-Open & Lumpy 1967
Director
Penny Bright & Jimmy Witherspoon 1967
Director
- Hot Leatherette
Hot Leatherette 1967
Director
The Off-Handed Jape... & How to Pull It Off 1967
as Butch Babad, Director
Oh Dem Watermelons 1966
Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
- Confessions of a Black Mother Succuba
Confessions of a Black Mother Succuba 1965
Director
- Sixty Lazy Dogs
Sixty Lazy Dogs 1965
Director
- T.P.II
T.P.II 1965
Director
- Oily Peloso the Pumph Man
Oily Peloso the Pumph Man 1965
Director
- T.P.I.
T.P.I. 1965
Director
Plastic Haircut 1963
Director
Credits from TMDB.