Known For
Acting
Known Credits
17
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 24, 1930 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 1990 | Nightbreedas Emergency Doctor | |
| 1989 | Red King, White Knightas | |
| 1987 | Hellraiseras Bill | |
| 1987 | Hold the Dreamas Marriot Watson | |
| 1986 | Cuban Breezeas Larry Steiner | |
| 1985 | Edge of Darknessas Grogan | |
| 1985 | Lace 2as Interviewer at Premiere | |
| 1984 | Hammer House of Mystery and Suspenseas Jack | |
| 1984 | Laceas New York Hotel Manager | |
| 1983 | The Lonely Ladyas | |
| 1983 | Reilly: Ace of Spiesas Auctioneer | |
| 1980 | Hallelujah, Mary Plumas American Newsman | |
| 1977 | The Bruteas Psychiatrist | |
| 1974 | Playhouseas American Newsman | |
| 1970 | The Gamesas Frat Boy in Drinking Contest | |
| 1970 | The Boys in the Bandas Michael | |
| 1949 | The Aldrich Familyas Henry Aldrich |
