Kenneth Nelson

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Hellraiser (1987) — Bill
2. Nightbreed (1990) — Emergency Doctor
3. The Boys in the Band (1970) — Michael
4. Edge of Darkness (1985) — Grogan
5. Lace (1984) — New York Hotel Manager
6. Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983) — Auctioneer
7. The Lonely Lady (1983)
8. The Brute (1977) — Psychiatrist
9. Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984) — Jack
10. The Games (1970) — Frat Boy in Drinking Contest
11. Hold the Dream (1987) — Marriot Watson
12. Red King, White Knight (1989)
13. Playhouse (1974) — American Newsman
14. Cuban Breeze (1986) — Larry Steiner
15. Lace 2 (1985) — Interviewer at Premiere
16. Hallelujah, Mary Plum (1980) — American Newsman
17. The Aldrich Family (1949) — Henry Aldrich