Ricky Nelson in Saturday Night Live (1975)

Ricky Nelson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)

Ed Gilbert, Ricky Nelson, and John Pleshette in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)

Will Mackenzie and Ricky Nelson in ABC Stage 67 (1966)

Ricky Nelson and Joanie Sommers in ABC Stage 67 (1966)

Ricky Nelson, Steven Perry, and Joanie Sommers in ABC Stage 67 (1966)

Ricky Nelson, Joanie Sommers, and Donna Jean Young in ABC Stage 67 (1966)

Ricky Nelson, Steven Perry, Jeff Siggins, Joanie Sommers, and Tyrone Cooper in ABC Stage 67 (1966)

Ricky Nelson in The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)

Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ozzie Nelson, and Ricky Nelson in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)

Ricky Nelson in The Story of Three Loves (1953)

Walter Brennan and Ricky Nelson in Rio Bravo (1959)

Walter Brennan, Dean Martin, and Ricky Nelson in Rio Bravo (1959)

Angie Dickinson, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Ricky Nelson, and Estelita Rodriguez in Rio Bravo (1959)

Jackie Cooper and Ricky Nelson in McCloud (1970)

Sandra Dee and Ricky Nelson in The Juke Box Jury (1953)

Tuesday Weld and Ricky Nelson in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)

John Wayne, Dean Martin, and Ricky Nelson in Rio Bravo (1959)

Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson in The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)

Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ozzie Nelson, and Ricky Nelson in Here Come the Nelsons (1952)