Nelson Leigh
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Nelson Leigh was a prolific motion picture actor of the 1940s and 1950s.
and in popular TV shows such as Bonanza
and The F.B.I..
Leigh tended to play authority figures such as military officers and clergymen, but also played roles varied as Jesus Christ in a religious film The Living Bible.
Leigh also played the Apostle Paul in the "Life of St. Paul" series and again in the "Acts of the Apostles" series. In 1954, he played a priest, Father Kerrigan, in the western
film, Jesse James v. the Daltons.
Leigh was a graduate of the University of Southern California
, class of 1929.
Career
Leigh made over 130 appearances in motion pictures of the era, mainly in supporting roles. He appeared in the cult science fiction movie World Without End as "Dr. Gailbraithe." Later in his career he appeared mainly on television, such as in the 1955 anthology drama series Police CallPolice Call
Police Report is a weekend RTHK programme in Hong Kong, similar to Crimewatch in the UK or America's Most Wanted in the United States. It is broadcast in English and Cantonese versions , and each episode differ only in broadcast language and cast...
and in popular TV shows such as Bonanza
Bonanza
Bonanza is an American western television series that both ran on and was a production of NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series and still continues to air in syndication. It centers on the...
and The F.B.I..
Leigh tended to play authority figures such as military officers and clergymen, but also played roles varied as Jesus Christ in a religious film The Living Bible.
Leigh also played the Apostle Paul in the "Life of St. Paul" series and again in the "Acts of the Apostles" series. In 1954, he played a priest, Father Kerrigan, in the western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
film, Jesse James v. the Daltons.
Leigh was a graduate of the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, class of 1929.