Actor
Kenneth Nelson
Born March 24, 1930 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Died October 7, 199310 films
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.
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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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First watchThe Boys in the Band19707.0as MichaelA leading role.Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other friends to help commemorate the event.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
10 films as actor- 1990NightbreedEmergency Doctor
- 1989Red King, White Knight
- 1987HellraiserBill
- 1986Cuban BreezeLarry Steiner
- 1985Lace 2Interviewer at Premiere
- 1983The Lonely Lady
- 1980Hallelujah, Mary PlumAmerican Newsman
- 1977The BrutePsychiatrist
- 1970The GamesFrat Boy in Drinking Contest
- 1970The Boys in the BandMichael