Nedrick Young

Biography

Nedrick Young was an American actor and screenwriter whose career extended from the 1940s into the 1960s. Born in Philadelphia, he acted in feature films over those years and wrote scripts under the name Nathan E. Douglas as well as his own. His screenwriting credits included the story for Jailhouse Rock (1957), the Elvis Presley film. With Harold Jacob Smith, he wrote The Defiant Ones (1958), which won the Academy Award for best screenplay written directly for the screen; the Mystery Writers of America gave the same script its Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay in 1959. Inherit the Wind received an Academy Award nomination in 1960 but did not win.

54years old at death

Born March 23, 1914Philadelphia
Died September 16, 1968Los Angeles
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Also credited as Nathan E. Douglas

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 15 years1943 to 1958

Genres

Crime63%, 5 films
Drama63%, 5 films
Film-Noir38%, 3 films
Western25%, 2 films
Horror13%, 1 film

First and latest

Nedrick Young movies on Netflix

Terror in a Texas Town1958IMDb rating 6.8as Johnny Crale
The Defiant Ones1958IMDb rating 7.5as Prison Guard
Riding Shotgun1954IMDb rating 6.4as Manning
Crime Wave1953IMDb rating 7.3as Gat Morgan
A Lady Without Passport1950IMDb rating 6.1as Harry Nordell
Gun Crazy1950IMDb rating 7.6as Dave Allister
Border Incident1949IMDb rating 7.0as Happy
Dead Men Walk1943IMDb rating 4.8as Dr. David Bentley

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Gun Crazy1950 Crime, Drama, Film-Noiras Dave Allister
IMDb rating 7.617K votes
Dead Men Walk1943 Drama, Horroras Dr. David Bentley
IMDb rating 4.81.9K votes
Crime Wave1953as Gat Morgan
IMDb rating 7.35.5K votes
Terror in a Texas Town1958as Johnny Crale
IMDb rating 6.82.7K votes
The Defiant Ones1958as Prison Guard
IMDb rating 7.520K votes
A Lady Without Passport1950as Harry Nordell
IMDb rating 6.11.3K votes
Border Incident1949as Happy
IMDb rating 7.03.1K votes
Riding Shotgun1954as Manning
IMDb rating 6.41.7K votes

Most often with

Joseph H. Lewis directed three of these films, André De Toth two. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Charles Bronson

Fritz Feld

Charles McGraw

Trevor Bardette

James Bell

Sterling HaydenJoseph H. LewisDirector, 3 films

André De TothDirector, 2 films

Films together

Charles Bronson2 films together, 1953 to 1954
Charles Bronson's page
- Riding Shotgun1954IMDb rating 6.4Young as ManningBronson as Pinto
- Crime Wave1953IMDb rating 7.3Young as Gat MorganBronson as Ben Hastings
Fritz Feld2 films together, 1953 to 1954
Fritz Feld's page
- Riding Shotgun1954IMDb rating 6.4Young as ManningFeld as Fritz
- Crime Wave1953IMDb rating 7.3Young as Gat MorganFeld as Jess
Charles McGraw2 films together, 1949 to 1958
Charles McGraw's page
- The Defiant Ones1958IMDb rating 7.5Young as Prison GuardMcGraw as Capt. Frank Gibbons
- Border Incident1949IMDb rating 7.0Young as HappyMcGraw as Jeff Amboy
Trevor Bardette2 films together, 1950
Trevor Bardette's page
- A Lady Without Passport1950IMDb rating 6.1Young as Harry NordellBardette as Lt. Carfagno, Cuban Cop
- Gun Crazy1950IMDb rating 7.6Young as Dave AllisterBardette as Sheriff Boston
James Bell2 films together, 1953 to 1954
James Bell's page
- Riding Shotgun1954IMDb rating 6.4Young as ManningBell as Doc Winkler
- Crime Wave1953IMDb rating 7.3Young as Gat MorganBell as Daniel O'Keefe
Sterling Hayden2 films together, 1953 to 1958
Sterling Hayden's page
- Terror in a Texas Town1958IMDb rating 6.8Young as Johnny CraleHayden as George Hansen
- Crime Wave1953IMDb rating 7.3Young as Gat MorganHayden as Det. Lt. Sims
Joseph H. LewisDirector, 3 films, 1950 to 1958
All films by Joseph H. Lewis
- Terror in a Texas Town1958IMDb rating 6.8Young as Johnny Crale
- A Lady Without Passport1950IMDb rating 6.1Young as Harry Nordell
- Gun Crazy1950IMDb rating 7.6Young as Dave Allister
André De TothDirector, 2 films, 1953 to 1954
All films by André De Toth
- Riding Shotgun1954IMDb rating 6.4Young as Manning
- Crime Wave1953IMDb rating 7.3Young as Gat Morgan
Also two films together1 more actor
- Robert OsterlohA Lady Without Passport (1950) and Gun Crazy (1950)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

Three awards and honors, one of them major.

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Nedrick Young's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Academy Awards
1959	Best Writing, Original Screenplay	The Defiant Ones	Won
Other honors
	Edgar Awards		Won
	Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay		Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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