Barry Nelson (born Robert Haakon Nielsen, April 16, 1917 â€" April 7,
2007) was an American actor, noted as the first actor to portray Ian
Fleming's secret agent James Bond.Nelson was born in San Francisco,
California, the son of Norwegian immigrants, Betsy (née
Christophersen) and Trygve Nielsen His year of birth has been subject
to some debate, but is listed as 1917 on both his 1943 Army enlistment
record and his 1993 voter registration records.With MGM, Nelson made
his screen debut in the role as Paul Clark in Shadow of the Thin Man
(1941) starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, with Donna Reed. He
followed that with his role as Lew Rankin in the film noir Johnny
Eager (1942) starring Robert Taylor and Lana Turner.
2007) was an American actor, noted as the first actor to portray Ian
Fleming's secret agent James Bond.Nelson was born in San Francisco,
California, the son of Norwegian immigrants, Betsy (née
Christophersen) and Trygve Nielsen His year of birth has been subject
to some debate, but is listed as 1917 on both his 1943 Army enlistment
record and his 1993 voter registration records.With MGM, Nelson made
his screen debut in the role as Paul Clark in Shadow of the Thin Man
(1941) starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, with Donna Reed. He
followed that with his role as Lew Rankin in the film noir Johnny
Eager (1942) starring Robert Taylor and Lana Turner.
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