Kenneth Nelson
Born: 1930-03-24 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Died: 1993-10-07
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1990
- Nightbreed as Emergency Doctor
1987
- Hellraiser as Bill
1986
- Cuban Breeze as Larry Steiner
1985
- Edge of Darkness as Grogan
- Lace 2 as Interviewer at Premiere
1984
- Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense as Jack
- Lace as New York Hotel Manager
1983
- Reilly: Ace of Spies as Auctioneer
- The Lonely Lady
1980
- Hallelujah, Mary Plum as American Newsman
1977
- The Brute as Psychiatrist
1974
- Playhouse as American Newsman
1970
- The Boys in the Band as Michael
- The Games as Frat Boy in Drinking Contest