
Acting
Bobby Nelson
Born — Died
1922-01-17 — 1974-12-05
Place of birth
Santa Monica, California, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
36 titles
Bobby Nelson was primarily a child actor in films in the 1930s. He later became a public accountant for a 43 year career.
Known for
5.3Kit Cardigan seeks the killer of his father...among other plot threads leading up to the famous historical incident.
Custer's Last Stand
1936
7.5Johnny Mack Brown goes in search of a treasure map tattooed on the chest of a man who once betrayed his father.
Valley of the Lawless
1936
5.4Buck Bonham is a country singer on the road caught in a romantic triangle with Dyan Cannon and Amy Irving, the daughter of one of his longtime musical sidekick.
Honeysuckle Rose
1980
Fireman Bob Darrow invents an original chemical fire extinguisher, and his rival, Dan Mitchell, for June Madison, also has his eyes on Bob's invention. Chapter 1: The Red Peril, Chapter 2: Flaming Hate, Chapter 3: The Fire Trap, Chapter 4: Death's Chariot, Chapter 5: The Avalanche, Chapter 6: The Jaws of Death, Chapter 7: Forest of Fire, Chapter 8: Blank Cartridges, Chapter 9: The House of Terror / The House of Horror, Chapter 10: The Depths of Doom, Chapter 11: A Flaming Death, Chapter 12: The Last Alarm.
Heroes of the Flames
1931
5.8Rancher Reynolds has fired his men and hired killers and is now using a crooked land deal to put the other ranchers off their land. Calico finds the reason why when he runs into his old nemesis Porter.
Boothill Brigade
1937
6.3Jim Bullard escapes from prison and returns to settle matters with the Rascob's that framed him. He kills two of them leaving an ace as his calling card. Bull remembers the deck of cards that fell when he fought Dave had no aces and the Rascob's set out after him. Trapped in a cabin, Dave receives unexpected help from Bullard.
The Ghost Rider
1935
Film credits
1930s · 24 titles
5.3Kit Cardigan seeks the killer of his father...among other plot threads leading up to the famous historical incident.
Custer's Last Stand
1936
7.5Johnny Mack Brown goes in search of a treasure map tattooed on the chest of a man who once betrayed his father.
Valley of the Lawless
1936
Fireman Bob Darrow invents an original chemical fire extinguisher, and his rival, Dan Mitchell, for June Madison, also has his eyes on Bob's invention. Chapter 1: The Red Peril, Chapter 2: Flaming Hate, Chapter 3: The Fire Trap, Chapter 4: Death's Chariot, Chapter 5: The Avalanche, Chapter 6: The Jaws of Death, Chapter 7: Forest of Fire, Chapter 8: Blank Cartridges, Chapter 9: The House of Terror / The House of Horror, Chapter 10: The Depths of Doom, Chapter 11: A Flaming Death, Chapter 12: The Last Alarm.
Heroes of the Flames
1931
5.8Rancher Reynolds has fired his men and hired killers and is now using a crooked land deal to put the other ranchers off their land. Calico finds the reason why when he runs into his old nemesis Porter.
Boothill Brigade
1937
6.3Jim Bullard escapes from prison and returns to settle matters with the Rascob's that framed him. He kills two of them leaving an ace as his calling card. Bull remembers the deck of cards that fell when he fought Dave had no aces and the Rascob's set out after him. Trapped in a cabin, Dave receives unexpected help from Bullard.
The Ghost Rider
1935
6.0A con man posing as a lawyer tries to sell copies of a phony law book. Things get serious when he has to defend a young man falsely accused of robbery.
The Cowboy Counsellor
1932
6.0Brett runs a protection racket for an unknown boss. When Jeff Hayes arrives and opens a gambling den, they try to shut him down. Unlike the others who have given in, he plans to fight back.
The Gambling Terror
1937
9.0Hanson is using Bobby's carrier pigeons to receive messages. His man Slim shoots them down before they reach Bobby. When Slim is injured, Ranger Daniels posing as a drunk gets the job. He misses the next pigeon on purpose and gets the message from Bobby. But his identity has now become known and the gang rides to get him.
Rough Riding Ranger
1935
8.5Mysterious deaths have been occurring in the same towns as Miller's Circus and the Governor has sent Ken Kenton to investigate. Ken joins the show but when he realizes that Bargoff is involved, Bargoff has fled and taken Mary Hiller as a hostage. The trail leads to Baron Petroff who concocted the deadly chemical and Ken quickly finds himself the Baron's prisoner.
King of the Arena
1933
8.0The manager of The Big Circus plots to marry the owner's daughter and gain control of the outfit.
Spell of the Circus
1930
7.0Bill travels to a new state after the outlaw Scarface saves him from a lynch mob. There he takes a job on the Barton ranch and joins in the fight against gang leader Larkin. Finding a wounded Scarface he helps him recover. Arrested by Larkin's stooge Sheriff, and with another lynch mob after him, he once again needs Scarface's help.
The Cowboy and the Bandit
1935
8.0The feature length version of the serial by the same name. A mystical medicine arrow, the key to a lost gold treasure, is lost in one of many Indian attacks. It is recovered by the only two survivors, a Major and his daughter, who become the targets of those who wish to possess it. General George Armstrong Custer and army scout Kid Cardigan attempt to stop the ensuing war over the arrow, but fail in their efforts, which becomes the historic Custer's Last Stand.
Custer's Last Stand
1936
7.0Government agent Gordon, working undercover, is investigating a cattleman sheepman war. The Culprit is Horton and when Horton kills Parker he frames Gordon. His identity revealed, the Sheriff lets Gordon escape to go after the real killer.
The Way of the West
1934
9.0A rancher is arrested for murdering his young partner's grandfather, but he escapes to try to prove his innocence.
Partners
1932
8.0A cowboy on the run from the law gets mixed up with a crooked horse race scheme.
The Texan
1932
4.8A cowhand named Bob Blake visits with Sally Thompson and her kid-brother, Jimmy, on their hard-scrabble homestead adjoining the Steele Ranch where Bob works. He learns that their father just died, and he plans on seeing if he can make things a bit easier for them.
Two-Gun Caballero
1931
6.7An ex-con makes for a backwoods town intending to rob the bank, and becomes involved in protecting three orphans from land swindlers instead.
On Your Guard
1933
7.0An unscrupulous lawyer uses alcohol to swindle an innocent family.
The Drunkard
1935
8.0A pair of crooked deputies steal a gold shipment, murder a young boy's father and pin the blame on a cowboy. The murdered man's son and his dog set out to prove the cowboy's innocence.
Thunderbolt
1935
5.8Sent by the Army, Andy Thomas poses as a renegade to find out who has been harassing the wagon trains.
Cyclone of the Saddle
1935
6.5Brade has hired Rattler Haynes to kill Tom Shaw. But when Shaw intercepts a message between the two, he alters it hoping it will cause the two outlaws to fight each other.
The Red Rope
1937
4.8A feud between two gangs in Chinatown breaks out into a tong war.
Captured in Chinatown
1935
10.0Cowboy fights to keep his ranch after oil is discovered on it.
Roaring Ranch
1930
9.0It's good guy Carson and the Poncho Riders against bad guy Slavin and his gang.
Two Fisted Justice
1931
1920s · 10 titles
7.0A young woman and her father search for hidden treasure in the African jungle.
Perils of the Jungle
1927
7.2The film begins with Snub going off to war in WWI. He manages to get lost behind enemy lines and spends most of the movie hiding or just barely escaping encounter after encounter with German soldiers.
The Doughboy
1926
The film explores the journey of Nora Dowen as she rises to fame and stardom, facing the challenges and temptations that come with the industry.
Life of an Actress
1927
A 1927 short
The Bum's Rush
1927
6.8Mary and Bobby Trevor are castaways befriended by Tarzan. When Lord arrives, looking for the family heir, Black John tries to fill that role and marry Mary in England. Tarzan shows up and marries her instead.
Tarzan the Mighty
1928
Jasper Steele, a wealthy rancher on the border, sends for Timothy, his nephew, to assist him in a feud with Hawksby, a rival rancher.
The Fighting Boob
1926
8.0Con Benteen, an undercover agent for the Cattlemen's Protective Association, rides into a lawless town to investigate a band of cattle rustlers known as the Cloaked Riders.
Beyond the Rockies
1926
8.0A film directed by John P. McCarthy
The Border Whirlwind
1926
8.0No synopsis available yet.
The Cheer Leader
1928
7.0The story of a decent, law-abiding saloon owner who gets himself in trouble with the corrupt city fathers when he attempts to close down the town's watering holes at midnight and on Sundays.
Bulldog Pluck
1927

