Barry Nelson Autographs
Robert Haakon Nielsen (April 16, 1917 – April 7, 2007), known as Barry Nelson, was an American stage, film, and television actor. He is noted as the first actor to portray Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond, in the 1954 American television adaptation of Casino Royale. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for the Broadway musical The Act (1977).
Nelson was born in San Francisco, the son of Norwegian immigrants, Betsy (née Christophersen) and Trygve Nielsen. His year of birth has been subject to some debate, but is listed as 1917 on both his 1943 Army Air Forces enlistment record and his 1993 voter registration records. He attended high school in Oakland, California, having lead roles in school plays, and graduated from UC Berkeley in 1941, where he performed as an actor in student theatre productions. While there he earned part of his tuition expenses by acting on radio programs in San Francisco.
With MGM, Nelson made his screen debut in the role as Paul Clark in Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, with Donna Reed. He followed that with his role as Lew Rankin in the film noir Johnny Eager (1942) starring Robert Taylor and Lana Turner.
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Traded items with a signature of Barry Nelson
The most expensive item with a signature of Barry Nelson (BARRY NELSON - DOCUMENT DOUBLE SIGNED 10/31/1946) was sold in September 2025 for $764.85 while the cheapest item (Barry Nelson - 1st Actor to Play James Bond - Autographed 5 x 3 Card) found a new owner for $2.50 in August 2024. The month with the most items sold (7) was June 2025 with an average selling price of $145.99 for an autographed item of Barry Nelson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2025 with $764.85 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.50 was August 2024. In average, an autographed item from Barry Nelson is worth $39.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Barry Nelson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | BARRY NELSON - CHRISTMAS / HOLIDAY CARD SIGNED | $165.99 |  |
| BARRY NELSON - DOCUMENT DOUBLE SIGNED 10/31/1946 | $764.85 | |
 | Barry Nelson - Dual Signed Autograph Book Page - Casino Royale - Twilight Zone | $85.98 | |
| BARRY NELSON - SELF-CARICATURE SIGNED | $145.99 | |
| BARRY NELSON - SELF-CARICATURE SIGNED | $145.99 | |
 | BARRY NELSON 007 RARE REAL FIRST ON SCREEN JAMES BOND 1954 SIGNED AUTOGRAPH | $48.49 | |
| BARRY NELSON 007 RARE REAL FIRST ON SCREEN JAMES BOND 1954 SIGNED AUTOGRAPH | $411.99 | |
| BARRY NELSON 007 RARE REAL FIRST ON SCREEN JAMES BOND 1954 SIGNED AUTOGRAPH | $411.99 | |
 | BARRY NELSON 007 REAL 1st JAMES BOND IN 1954 SIGNED JEFF MARSHALL LITHOGRAPHY | $328.99 | |
| BARRY NELSON 007 REAL 1st JAMES BOND IN 1954 SIGNED JEFF MARSHALL LITHOGRAPHY | $323.99 | |
| Barry Nelson signed cut PSA DNA Slabbed James Bond Auto C5449 | $156.59 | |
| Barry Nelson signed cut PSA DNA Slabbed James Bond Auto C5450 | $156.59 | |
| Barry Nelson The Twilight Zone Stopover In A Quiet Town Signed Autograph Photo | $74.99 | |
| HELEN HAYES - AUTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: BARRY NELSON | $125.99 | |
 | signed card BARRY NELSON as JAMES BOND in Casino Royale First JAMES BOND .. COA | $110.00 | |
