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Known for Acting
Born 1930-03-24 · Died 1993-10-07 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.
Nightbreed (1990) — Emergency Doctor
Red King, White Knight (1989)
Hellraiser (1987) — Bill
Hold the Dream (1987) — Marriot Watson · 4 episodes
Cuban Breeze (1986) — Larry Steiner
Lace 2 (1985) — Interviewer at Premiere
Edge of Darkness (1985) — Grogan · 3 episodes
Lace (1984) — New York Hotel Manager · 2 episodes
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984) — Jack · 1 episode
The Lonely Lady (1983)
Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983) — Auctioneer · 1 episode
Hallelujah, Mary Plum (1980) — American Newsman
The Brute (1977) — Psychiatrist
Playhouse (1974) — American Newsman · 1 episode
The Boys in the Band (1970) — Michael
The Games (1970) — Frat Boy in Drinking Contest
The Aldrich Family (1949) — Henry Aldrich · 13 episodes