Person
Kenneth Nelson
Acting · 1930–1993 · 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
Playhouse
American Newsman
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Jack
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Auctioneer
Hellraiser
Bill
The Aldrich Family
Henry Aldrich
Edge of Darkness
Grogan
Lace
New York Hotel Manager
Nightbreed
Emergency Doctor
Hold the Dream
Marriot Watson
The Lonely Lady
1983
Filmography
- 1990NightbreedEmergency Doctor
- 1989Red King, White Knight
- 1987HellraiserBill
- 1987Hold the DreamMarriot Watson
- 1986Cuban BreezeLarry Steiner
- 1985Edge of DarknessGrogan
- 1985Lace 2Interviewer at Premiere
- 1984Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseJack
- 1984LaceNew York Hotel Manager
- 1983The Lonely Lady
- 1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesAuctioneer
- 1980Hallelujah, Mary PlumAmerican Newsman
- 1977The BrutePsychiatrist
- 1974PlayhouseAmerican Newsman
- 1970The GamesFrat Boy in Drinking Contest
- 1970The Boys in the BandMichael
- 1949The Aldrich FamilyHenry Aldrich
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