List of Ricky Nelson's radio, television, film, and album works

This is a '''List of [[Ricky Nelson]]'s radio and television appearances, filmography, and LP discography'''.
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f9f9f9
|- align="center"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Radio
|- align="center"
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes
|-
|1949-1952
|''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]''
|Ricky Nelson
|
|-
|- align="center"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television
|- align="center"
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes
|-
|1952-1966
|''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]''
|Ricky Nelson
|352 episodes
|-
|1961
|''[[General Electric Theater]]''
|Lonnie Follett
|1 episode: "The Wish Book"
|
|-
|1966
|''[[ABC Stage 67]]''
|Carlos O'Connor
|1 episode: "On the Flip Side"
|-
|1967
|''[[Hondo]]''
|Jesse James
|1 episode: "Hondo and the Judas"
|-
|1969
|''Over-the-Hill-Gang''
|Jeff Rose
|TV movie
|-
|1970
|''Swing Out, Sweet Land''
|Confederate soldier
|TV movie. Alternate title: ''John Wayne's Tribute to America'' (USA: DVD cover title)
|-
|rowspan=3|1972
|''[[Fol-de-Rol]]''
|The Minstrel
|TV movie. Alternate title: ''Sid and Marty Krofft Present Fol-de-Rol'' (USA: complete title)
|-
|''[[McCloud]]''
|Jimmy Roy Taylor
|1 episode: "The New Mexican Connection"
|-
|''[[Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law]]''
|Gar Kellerman
|1 episode: "Victim in Shadow"
|-
|1973
|''[[Streets of San Francisco]]''
|William T. 'Billy' Jeffers
|1 episode: "Harem"
|-
|rowspan=3|1974
|''Sonic Boom''
|
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law]]''
|Vic
|1 episode: "A Foreigner Among Us"
|-
|''[[Petrocelli]]''
|Country Boy White
|1 episode: "Music to Die By"
|-
|rowspan=2|1977
|''[[Tales of the Unexpected]]''
|Sonny Blue
|1 episode: "A Hand for Sonny Blue"
|-
|''[[The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries]]''
|Tony Eagle
|1 episode: "The Flickering Torch Mystery"
|-
|rowspan=2|1978
|''[[The Love Boat]]''
|Ted Wilcox
|1 episode: "Computerman/Parlez-Vous/Memories of You"
|-
|''Three on a Date''
|Bob Oakes
|TV movie
|-
|1981
|''CBS Library''
|Skeeter
|1 episode: "A Tale of Four Wishes"
|-
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f9f9f9
|- align="center"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
|- align="center"
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes
|-
|1952
|''[[Here Come the Nelsons]]''
|Ricky Nelson
|Alternate title: ''Meet the Nelsons''
|-
|1953
|''[[The Story of Three Loves]]''
|Tommy (as a child)
|Alternate titles: ''Equilibrium'' and ''Three Stories of Love''
|-
|1959
|''[[Rio Bravo (film)|Rio Bravo]]''
|Colorado Ryan
|Alternate title: ''Howard Hawks’ Rio Bravo''
|-
|1960
|''[[The Wackiest Ship in the Army]]''
|Ensign Tommy J. Hanson
|
|-
|1965
|''[[Love and Kisses]]''
|Buzzy Pringle
|
|-
|1970
|''[[The Resurrection of Broncho Billy]]''
|Voice over
|
|-
|1976
|''[[The Shootist]]''
|Lawman in flashback
|Not credited
|-
|- align="center"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Albums
|- align="center"
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Label + Cat. No.
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Chart Position; First charted; Notes
|-
|rowspan=2|1957
|''[[Ricky (album)|Ricky]]''
|Imperial LP 9048 / LP 12392 (Stereo)
|1; 1957-11-11
|-
|''Teen Time''
|Verve MGV-2083
|none; released 1957-11; various artists
|-
|1958
|''[[Ricky Nelson (album)|Ricky Nelson]]''
|Imperial LP 9050 / LP 12393 (Stereo)
|7; 1958-7-28
|-
|rowspan=2|1959
|''[[Ricky Sings Again]]''
|Imperial LP 9061 / LP 12090 (Stereo)
|14; 1959-2-2
|-
|''Songs by Ricky''
|Imperial LP 9082 / LP 12030 (Stereo)
|22; 1959-9-28
|-
|1960
|''More Songs by Ricky''
|Imperial LP 9122 / LP 12059 (Stereo)
|18; 1960-8-29
|-
|1961
|''Rick Is 21''
|Imperial LP 9152 / LP 12071 (Stereo)
|8; 1961-5-29
|-
|1962
|''Album 7 by Rick''
|Imperial LP 9167 / LP 12082
|27; 1962-4-14
|-
|rowspan=5|1963
|''Best Sellers By Rick Nelson''
|Imperial LP 9218 / LP 12218
|112; 1963-3-2
|-
|''It's Up to You''
|Imperial LP 9223 / LP 12223
|128; 1963-5-4
|-
|''For Your Sweet Love''
|Decca DL 4419 / DL 74419
|20; released 1963-5-27
|-
|''Million Sellers''
|Imperial LP 9244 / LP 12232
|none; released July 1963
|-
|''A Long Vacation''
|Imperial LP 9244 / LP 12244
|none; released 1963-10
|-
|rowspan=2|1964
|''Rick Nelson Sings "For You"''
|Decca DL 4479 / DL 74479
|14; released 1963-12-9
|-
|''The Very Thought of You''
|Decca DL 4559 / DL 74559
|none; released August 3, 1964
|-
|rowspan=2|1965
|''Best Always, Rick Nelson''
|Decca DL 4660 / DL 74660
|none; released April 19, 1965
|-
|''Spotlight on Rick''
|Decca DL 4608 / DL 74608
|none; released November 23, 1964
|-
|rowspan=2|1966
|''Bright Lights and Country Music''
|Decca DL 4779 / DL 74779
|none; released May 30, 1966
|-
|''Love and Kisses''
|Decca DL 4678 / DL 74678
|none; released November 15, 1965
|-
|1967
|''Country Fever''
|Decca DL 4837 / DL 74837
|none; released April 17, 1967
|-
|rowspan=2|1968
|''I Need You''
|
|
|-
|''Perspective''
|
|
|-
|1969
|''Another Side of Rick''
|
|
|-
|rowspan=3|1970
|''[[In Concert at the Troubadour, 1969]]''
|Decca
|
|-
|''Rick Nelson in Concert''
|
|54
|-
|''[[Rick Sings Nelson]]''
|Decca/MCA
|196
|-
|1971
|''[[Rudy the Fifth]]''
|Decca/MCA
|
|-
|1972
|''[[Garden Party (album)|Garden Party]]''
|Decca
|32
|-
|1974
|''[[Windfall (album)|Windfall]]''
|MCA
|190
|-
|1977
|''Intakes''
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1981
|''Playing to Win''
|
|153
|-
|''Four You''
|
|
|-
|1985
|''All My Best''
|
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|-
|}

==References==
* {{cite book |author=Bashe, Philip |date=1992 |title=Teenage Idol, Travelin' Man: The Complete Biography of Rick Nelson |location=New York |publisher=Hyperion |isbn=1-56282-969-6 |pages=290-2}}
* Lists have been compiled from various web sources including IMDb.

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