Kenneth Nelson

Known for ActingBorn 1930-03-24Died 1993-10-07Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Edge of Darkness

The Games

Lace

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Hellraiser

Playhouse

The Boys in the Band

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

Red King, White Knight

Nightbreed

The Brute

The Lonely Lady

Hold the Dream

Cuban Breeze

Lace 2

Hallelujah, Mary Plum