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Kenneth Nelson

1930-03-24 – 1993-10-07 (age 63) Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
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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

Hellraiser
Hellraiser

1987

as Bill

Nightbreed
Nightbreed

1990

as Emergency Doctor

The Lonely Lady
The Games
The Games

1970

as Frat Boy in Drinking Contest

The Boys in the Band
The Boys in the Band

1970

as Michael

Lace 2
Lace 2

1985

as Interviewer at Premiere

Cuban Breeze
Cuban Breeze

1986

as Larry Steiner

The Brute
The Brute

1977

as Psychiatrist

Hallelujah, Mary Plum
Hallelujah, Mary Plum

1980

as American Newsman