Biography
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.
Acted in 17
1990s
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
Red King, White Knight
Movie
- 1987
Hold the Dream
Marriot Watson · 4 episodes
- 1986
Cuban Breeze
Larry Steiner
- 1985
Edge of Darkness
Grogan · 3 episodes
Lace 2
Interviewer at Premiere
- 1984
Lace
New York Hotel Manager · 2 episodes
- 1983
The Lonely Lady
Movie
- 1980
Hallelujah, Mary Plum
American Newsman
1970s
- 1977
The Brute
Psychiatrist
- 1974
- 1970
The Games
Frat Boy in Drinking Contest
