Kenneth Nelson
Birthday: 1930-03-24 | Place of Birth: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USANelson 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2025
Hellraiser
as Bill (uncredited)
1986
Cuban Breeze
as Larry Steiner
1980
Hallelujah, Mary Plum
as American Newsman
1977
The Brute
as Psychiatrist
1970
The Boys in the Band
as Michael
