Portrait of Jack Kelly

Jack Kelly

Acting

Biography

Jack Kelly (September 16, 1927 – November 7, 1992) was an American actor. He started acting at age two, modeling in soap ads and garnering a lifetime supply of soap for his pay. Kelly continued to model until the age of nine, when he appeared in his first play with Hope Emerson called "Swing Your Lady". Broadway shows and radio followed until his family moved to California in 1938. He started in numerous films, including “A Holiday Affair,” “Forbidden Planet,” and “Black Tuesday.”

Born: September 16, 1927

Place of Birth: Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2014
Inherent Vice

as Burke Stodger (archive footage)

1985
The Master Ninja 5

as Brian Elkwood

1981
Bret Maverick

as Bart Maverick

1979
B. J. and the Bear

as Capt. Jim Dryer

1978
The New Maverick

as Bart Maverick

1978
Spawn of the Slithis

as Radio Announcer (voice)

1977
The Incredible Hulk

as Tony Kelly

1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Peter Devlin

1976
The Human Tornado

as Captain Ryan

1975
Ellery Queen

as Attorney J. T. Latimer

1974
The Rockford Files

as Alex Kasajian

1974
The Rockford Files

as Ralph Steel

1973
Faraday and Company

as Paul Coleman

1973
1972
Ghost Story

as Motorist

1972
Banacek

as Lou Wayne

1969
Young Billy Young

as John Behan

1968
Commandos

as Captain Valli

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Jim Spier

1968
The Name of the Game

as Frank Fowler

1968
The Name of the Game

as Creighton Howell

1967
The High Chaparral

as Dr. John Henry

1967
Ironside

as Johnny Corman

1967
Ironside

as Bobby Tucker

1966
Batman

as Jack O'Shea

1965
1965
Run for Your Life

as Harry Bevins

1965
Love and Kisses

as Jeff Pringle

1963
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Charles Glenn

1963
1963
FBI Code 98

as Robert P. Cannon

1962
The Lucy Show

as Bill Baker

1962
Red Nightmare

as Jerry Donavan

1961
A Fever in the Blood

as Dan Callahan

1958
Hong Kong Affair

as Steve Whalen

1957
Maverick

as Bart Maverick

1957
Wagon Train

as Fenton Canaby

1957
Sugarfoot

as Bart Maverick (uncredited)

1957
Taming Sutton’s Gal

as Jugger Phelps

1957
She Devil

as Dr. Dan Scott

1956
Julie

as Jack (co-pilot)

1956
Basket of Mexican Tales

as Eddie Winthrop

1956
Forbidden Planet

as Lt. Jerry Farman

1955
To Hell and Back

as Kerrigan

1955
Gunsmoke

as Cam Durbin

1955
The Night Holds Terror

as Gene Courtier

1955
Double Jeopardy

as Jeff Calder

1955
Cult of the Cobra

as Carl Turner

1955
The Violent Men

as De Rosa--Parrish Rider

1955
The Millionaire

as Fred Graham

1954
Black Tuesday

as Frank Carson

1954
They Rode West

as Lt. Raymond

1954
1954
Drive a Crooked Road

as Harold Baker

1953
Column South

as Vaness

1953
1953
Gunsmoke

as Curly Mather

1952
Cavalcade of America

as James E. West

1952
Sally and Saint Anne

as Mike O'Moyne

1952
No Room for the Groom

as Will Stubbins

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Patrick Henry

1951
1951
Submarine Command

as Lt. Paul Barton

1951
People Will Talk

as Student (uncredited)

1950
Where Danger Lives

as Dr. Mullenbach

1950
Peggy

as Lex - O.S.U. Player

1949
Holiday Affair

as Drunk on Train (uncredited)

1939
Young Mr. Lincoln

as Matt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)

1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

as Banker's Son (uncredited)