Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson, later known as Rick Nelson, was a singer,
musician, and Golden Globe-nominated actor. With fifty-three Hot 100
hits between 1957 and 1973, including nineteen top-ten hits, Nelson was   
second only to Elvis Presley as the most popular rock and roll artist of the  
1950s and 1960s. Nelson began his entertainment career in 1949 playing 
himself, along with his mother and father and big brother David, in the  
radio sitcom series, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. 

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet on CBS radio, 1949 

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet aired on ABC-TV from October
3, 1952 to September 3, 1966.

1952 movie

1958