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Nelson Leigh

Acting

Born January 1, 1905 · Mississippi, USA

Died July 3, 1985

Also known as Sydney Talbot Christie · Sid Christy

Biography

Nelson Leigh was born on January 1, 1905 in Mississippi, USA as Sydney Talbot Christie. He was an actor, known for Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), World Without End (1956) and The Pilgrimage Play (1949). He died on July 3, 1985 in Hemet, California, USA.

Filmography37 titles

Perry Mason

1957as Judge

Imitation of Life

1959as Doctor

Rebel Without a Cause

1955as Desk Sergeant #1 (uncredited)

Operation Petticoat

1959as Admiral Koenig (uncredited)

Sahara

1943as British Soldier (uncredited)

Lover Come Back

1961as Northcross, Ad Council Chairman (uncredited)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957as Mayor Kelly

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

The Gallant Hours

1960as Adm. Dan Callaghan (uncredited)

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957as Director (uncredited)

Friendly Persuasion

1956as Methodist Minister (uncredited)

A Guy Named Joe

1943as Man (uncredited)

Lassie Come Home

1943as Joe's Teacher (uncredited)

Big House, U.S.A

1955as Madden's FBI Supervisor (uncredited)

Letter to Loretta

as Dr. James

The Hangman

1959as Col. Hammond (uncredited)

Ocean's Eleven

1960as Doctor / Specialist (uncredited)

The Black Shield of Falworth

1954as Archbishop at Myles' Knighting (uncredited)

Medic

as Dr. Moore

Ma Barker's Killer Brood

1960as George Barker

Vice Raid

1959as Louise's Doctor

Where Jesus Walked

1995as Jesus (archive footage: The Pilgrimage Play)

The Silencers

1966as Tung-Tze Agent (uncredited)

The Adventures of Kit Carson

A Gathering of Eagles

1963

Jesse James vs. the Daltons

1954as Father Kerrigan

The Christmas Carol

1949as Ghost of Christmas Past

Bombers B-52

1957as Brig. Gen. Wayne Action

World Without End

1956as Dr Eldon Galbraithe

Submarine Command

1951

The F.B.I.

1965as Judge Harold Leverette

Identity Unknown

1945as Col. F.A. Marlin

Hopalong Cassidy

The Pilgrimage Play

1949as Jesus Christ

Home Town Story

1951as Dr. Johnson

Cavalcade of America

Incident in an Alley

1962as Police Commissioner Bell (uncredited)