Kenneth Nelson

Kenneth Nelson

Born: March 24, 1930
Died: October 7, 1993
in Rocky 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.

Movies for Kenneth Nelson...

Nightbreed
Title: Nightbreed
Character: Emergency Doctor
Released: February 16, 1990
Type: Movie
Set up as the fall guy in a string of slasher murders, Boone decides he'll hide by crossing the threshold that separates "us" from "them" and sneak into the forbidden subterranean realm of Midian.
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Red King, White Knight
Title: Red King, White Knight
Released: November 25, 1989
Type: Movie
The CIA hears of a KGB scheme to assassinate the Soviet General Secretary and enlists Stoner, an agent retired for 10 years, to go to Russia to investigate. He verifies the plot, but then has trouble leaving the country. In the meantime, the U.S. policy makers struggle over whether or not to inform the Soviets of the plot. Stoner's problems are complicated by the renewal of an affair with Anna, a Russian, as he tries to convince her to defect.
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Hellraiser
Title: Hellraiser
Character: Bill (uncredited)
Released: September 11, 1987
Type: Movie
Hedonist Frank Cotton finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons the Cenobites, who open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.
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Cuban Breeze
Title: Cuban Breeze
Character: Larry Steiner
Released: October 24, 1986
Type: Movie
Irishman Vincent Coke is facing execution on the electric chair after a lifetime of adventures, including smuggling rich Cubans from Cuba to the USA. While rebelling against the system, he finds an unexpected lifeline offered to him by the very system he is rebelling against.
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Title: Edge of Darkness
Character: Grogan
Released: November 4, 1985
Type: TV
Yorkshire detective Ronald Craven is haunted by the murder of his daughter and begins his own investigation into her death.
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Lace 2
Title: Lace 2
Character: Interviewer at Premiere
Released: September 1, 1985
Type: Movie
While in the first part, Lili searched for her mother, she now questions her mom on the identity of her father.
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Title: Lace
Character: New York Hotel Manager
Released: February 26, 1984
Type: TV
A young actress gathers three former school friends to find out which one is her natural mother, who gave her up for adoption as a newborn.
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The Lonely Lady
Title: The Lonely Lady
Released: October 2, 1983
Type: Movie
A young screenwriter allows others to exploit her in the hopes of "making it" in Hollywood.
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Title: Reilly: Ace of Spies
Character: Auctioneer
Released: September 5, 1983
Type: TV
Reilly, Ace of Spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatizing the life of Sidney Reilly, a Russian Jew who became one of the greatest spies ever to work for the British. Among his exploits, in the early 20th century, were the infiltration of the German General Staff in 1917 and a near-overthrow of the Bolsheviks in 1918. His reputation with women was as legendary as his genius for espionage.
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The Brute
Title: The Brute
Character: Psychiatrist
Released: March 22, 1977
Type: Movie
Glamour model Diane Shepherd is routinely being beaten by her husband Tim, who accuses her of infidelity. When she can't take it anymore, she finds shelter with photographer Mark and his girlfriend Carrie. They introduce Diane to Millie, who is in a similar situation. Meanwhile, Tim informs Diane that if she doesn't come back to him, he will see to it that he gains custody of their son, Timmy.
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The Games
Title: The Games
Character: Frat Boy in Drinking Contest
Released: August 7, 1970
Type: Movie
From Great Britain, the United States, France, Italy, Australia and behind the Iron Curtain. They are the most superbly conditioned animals in the world. They are also the pawns of powerful nations, the victims of dangerous drugs and the object of many men's ambitions. Once every four years they come together... for the Olympic Games.
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The Boys in the Band
Title: The Boys in the Band
Character: Michael
Released: March 16, 1970
Type: Movie
A witty, perceptive and devastating look at the personal agendas and suppressed revelations swirling among a group of gay men in Manhattan. Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other friends to help commemorate the event. As the evening progresses, the alcohol flows, the knives come out, and Michael's demand that the group participate in a devious telephone game, unleashing dormant and unspoken emotions.