Name
Kenneth Nelson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1930-03-24
Deathday
1993-10-07 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Biography
Nelson was the original Boy in the popular Off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks but he made his mark as Michael, the self-hating homosexual in play The Boys in the Band.
After reprising the role for the 1971 London production of The Boys in the Band, he decided to stay in England, and went on to appear in West End productions of such American musicals as Show Boat, Annie and 42nd Street.
Nelson spent much of the later part of his career in small roles on television and in movies.
Nelson died in 1993 of AIDS-related complications in London.
Known For
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- 1987 Hellraiser as Bill
- 1970 The Boys in the Band as Michael
- 1986 Cuban Breeze as Larry Steiner
- 1983 The Lonely Lady
- 1985 Lace 2 as Interviewer at Premiere
- 1989 Red King, White Knight
- 1970 The Games as Frat Boy in Drinking Contest
- 1977 The Brute as Psychiatrist
- 1990 Nightbreed as Emergency Doctor
- 1980 Hallelujah, Mary Plum as American Newsman
- 1984 Lace ( 2 episodes ) as New York Hotel Manager
- 1984 Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense ( 1 episode ) as Jack
- 1983 Reilly: Ace of Spies ( 1 episode ) as Auctioneer
- 1974 Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as American Newsman
- 1987 Hold the Dream ( 4 episodes ) as Marriot Watson
- 1985 Edge of Darkness ( 3 episodes ) as Grogan
- 1949 The Aldrich Family ( 13 episodes ) as Henry Aldrich
