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Apr 7, 2007 · Find a Grave Memorial ID: 18915609. Source citation. Actor. He is best remembered as the first actor to play author Ian Fleming's British secret agent and super-spy 'James Bond', which he did in a 1954 adaptation of Casino Royale, on the television series Climax!
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.
He was 86. The cause was not immediately known. His wife, Nansi Nelson, said he died while traveling in Bucks County, Pa., The Associated Press reported. Mr. Nelson became familiar to many...
Apr 13, 2007 · LOS ANGELES (AP) - 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 on screen, has died. He was 89.
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Barry Nelson. Actor: The Shining. A genial, well-respected, all-around "nice guy", the breezily handsome Barry Nelson was born Haakon Robert Nielsen on April 16, 1917, in San Francisco, California, to Betsy (Christophersen) and Trygve "Ted" Nielsen, both Norwegian immigrants.
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Barry Nelson, an MGM contract player during the 1940's who later had a prolific theater career, was the first actor to play James Bond on screen. Nelson died on April 7th 2007 while traveling in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, along with his wife, Nansi Nelson.
Apr 7, 2007 · Barry Nelson (April 16, 1917 – April 7, 2007) was an American actor, noted as the first actor to portray Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond.
