Gary Nelson

Gary Nelson is an American television and film director. He has directed many well-known television series, including Gunsmoke, The Patty Duke Show, Gilligan's Island and Happy Days among dozens of others. In addition, Nelson has directed five feature films, including two for Walt Disney Pictures, and many television movies, including "Murder in Coweta County" starring Johnny Cash and Andy Griffith. In 1978, Nelson was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Directoral Achievement for Washington: Behind Closed Doors.

He was married to actress Judi Meredith, who died in April 2014, and has two sons. Nelson has semi-retired, but continues to occasionally guest lecture at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.