Kenneth Nelson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 24, 1930
- Died
- October 7, 1993 (aged 63)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
Nightbreed
Movie · as Emergency Doctor
Red King, White Knight
Movie
Hellraiser
Movie · as Bill
Hold the Dream
TV · as Marriot Watson · 4 eps
Cuban Breeze
Movie · as Larry Steiner
Lace 2
Movie · as Interviewer at Premiere
Edge of Darkness
TV · as Grogan · 3 eps
Lace
TV · as New York Hotel Manager · 2 eps
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
TV · as Jack · 1 ep
The Lonely Lady
Movie
Reilly: Ace of Spies
TV · as Auctioneer · 1 ep
Hallelujah, Mary Plum
Movie · as American Newsman
The Brute
Movie · as Psychiatrist
Playhouse
TV · as American Newsman · 1 ep
The Boys in the Band
Movie · as Michael
The Games
Movie · as Frat Boy in Drinking Contest
The Aldrich Family
TV · as Henry Aldrich · 13 eps