Kenneth Nelson
Known For
Acting
Born
1930-03-24 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Died
1993-10-07
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.
Most Known For
Playhouse
as American Newsman
Nightbreed
as Emergency Doctor
Hellraiser
as Bill
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
as Jack
Edge of Darkness
as Grogan
Lace 2
as Interviewer at Premiere
Reilly: Ace of Spies
as Auctioneer
Lace
as New York Hotel Manager
Cuban Breeze
as Larry Steiner
Hold the Dream
as Marriot Watson
The Lonely Lady
The Boys in the Band
as Michael
The Games
as Frat Boy in Drinking Contest
Red King, White Knight
The Brute
as Psychiatrist
Hallelujah, Mary Plum
as American Newsman