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Jack Kelly

Acting

Born September 16, 1927 · Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Died November 7, 1992

Also known as John Augustus Kelly Jr. · John Kelly

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.”

Filmography42 titles

Banacek

1972as Lou Wayne

The Fall Guy

1981

The Rockford Files

1974as Alex Kasajian

Quincy, M.E.

1976as Peter Devlin

Batman

1966as Jack O'Shea

The Incredible Hulk

1977as Tony Kelly

McCloud

1970

Hawaii Five-O

1968as Jim Spier

Forbidden Planet

1956as Lt. Jerry Farman

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939as Matt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977as Harry Hammond

The Lucy Show

1962as Bill Baker

People Will Talk

1951as Student (uncredited)

The Bionic Woman

1976

Ironside

1967as Bobby Tucker

Maverick

1957as Bart Maverick

Holiday Affair

1949as Drunk on Train (uncredited)

The High Chaparral

1967as Dr. John Henry

Gunsmoke

1955as Cam Durbin

Lux Video Theatre

as Self - Intermission Guest

Wagon Train

1957as Fenton Canaby

Gunsmoke

1953as Curly Mather

Inherent Vice

2014as Burke Stodger (archive footage)

The Violent Men

1955as De Rosa--Parrish Rider

Where Danger Lives

1950as Dr. Mullenbach

The Redhead from Wyoming

1953as Sandy

Bret Maverick

1981as Bart Maverick

Black Tuesday

1954as Frank Carson

Column South

1953as Vaness

The Human Tornado

1976as Captain Ryan

Drive a Crooked Road

1954as Harold Baker

Young Billy Young

1969as John Behan

Cult of the Cobra

1955as Carl Turner

Julie

1956as Jack (co-pilot)

The Red Ball Express

1952as Heyman

Submarine Command

1951as Lt. Paul Barton

Commandos

1968as Captain Valli

Law and Order

1953as Jed

FBI Code 98

1963as Robert P. Cannon

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

1991as Bart Maverick

Cavalcade of America

as James E. West

Spawn of the Slithis

1978as Radio Announcer (voice)