Personal Info
Birth date
1927-09-16 (97 Years)
Day of death
1992-11-07
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
John Augustus Kelly Jr.
John Kelly
Jack 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.”
Filmography
Maverick
6.782
Overview:
The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than messing up their fine clothing with actual work. Sly and clever, none of the Mavericks are much for acts of derring do, but they can be courageous when the situation calls for it. Most often, however, they live by their wits and considerable charm.Hawaii Five-O
7.122
Overview:
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".Wagon Train
6.3
Overview:
The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by lookalike Robert Fuller a year after Horton had decided to leave the series. The series was inspired by the 1950 film Wagon Master directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. and Ward Bond, and harkens back to the early widescreen wagon train epic The Big Trail starring John Wayne and featuring Bond in his first major screen appearance playing a supporting role. Horton's buckskin outfit as the scout in the first season of the television series resembles Wayne's, who also played the wagon train's scout in the earlier film.The Rockford Files
7.564
Overview:
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.Batman
7.3
Overview:
Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon often calls with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the Batmobile, Batman and Robin must (with the help of their trusty Bat-utility-belt) thwart the efforts of a variety of master criminals, including The Riddler, The Joker, Catwoman, and The Penguin.Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.714
Overview:
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967. The show was hosted by Bob Hope, but it had a variety of formats, including musical, dramatic, and comedy.The Lucy Show
7
Overview:
The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program for its second season, remained. For the first three seasons, Vivian Vance was the co-star. The earliest scripts were entitled The Lucille Ball Show, but when this title was declined, producers thought of calling the show This Is Lucy or The New Adventures of Lucy, before deciding on the title The Lucy Show. Ball won consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series' final two seasons, 1966–67 and 1967–68.Quincy, M.E.
7.495
Overview:
Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.The Name of the Game
6.8
Overview:
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.Ironside
6.844
Overview:
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.The Incredible Hulk
7.249
Overview:
During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transformations, David Banner searches for a cure as he crosses the country, fugitive-style, with a dogged tabloid reporter on his trail.Gunsmoke
6.6
Overview:
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.The Fall Guy
7.568
Overview:
Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers picks up some extra pocket money by using his rough-and-tumble skills to track and capture bail jumpers.McCloud
7.1
Overview:
Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the metropolitan New York City Police Department (NYPD) as a special investigator.The Millionaire
5
Overview:
An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were given one million dollars from a benefactor who insisted they never know him, with one exception.Run for Your Life
7.2
Overview:
Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only a short time to live. It ran on NBC from 1965 to 1968. The series was created by Roy Huggins, who had previously explored the "man on the move" concept with The Fugitive.Sugarfoot
4.8
Overview:
Sugarfoot is an American western television series that aired on ABC from 1957 to 1961. The series stars Will Hutchins as Tom Brewster, an Easterner who comes to the Oklahoma Territory to become a lawyer. Jack Elam is cast in occasional episodes as sidekick Toothy Thompson. Brewster was a correspondence-school student whose apparent lack of cowboy skills earned him the nickname "Sugarfoot", a designation even below that of a tenderfoot.Kraft Suspense Theatre
5.3
Overview:
Kraft Suspense Theatre is an American anthology series that was telecast from 1963 to 1965 on NBC. Sponsored by Kraft Foods, it was seen three weeks out of every four and was pre-empted for Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall specials once monthly. Como's production company, Roncom Films, also produced Kraft Suspense Theatre. Writer, editor, critic and radio playwright Anthony Boucher served as consultant on the series. Later syndicated under the title Crisis, it was one of the few suspense series telecast in color at the time. While most of NBC's shows were in color then, all-color network line-ups did not become the norm until the 1966-67 season.The High Chaparral
6.5
Overview:
The High Chaparral is an American Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell which aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The series, made by Xanadu Productions in association with NBC Productions, was created by David Dortort, who had previously created the hit Bonanza for the network. The theme song was also written and conducted by Bonanza scorer David Rose, who also scored the two-hour pilot.The Bionic Woman
6.977
Overview:
After fully recovering from her near fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers, the first female cyborg, is assigned to spy missions of her own.The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
7.1
Overview:
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC. The series starred Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy as amateur sleuth brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, respectively, and Pamela Sue Martin as girl detective Nancy Drew. The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries was unusual in that it often dealt with the characters individually, in an almost anthological style. That is, some episodes featured only the Hardy Boys and others only Nancy Drew.Ellery Queen
7.4
Overview:
Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 television season and stars Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard Queen, and Tom Reese as Sgt. Velie. Created by the writing/producing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, the title character "breaks" the fourth wall to ask the audience to consider their solution.Lux Video Theatre
6.333
Overview:
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.Inherent Vice
6.542
Overview:
In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.Laredo
6.3
Overview:
Laredo is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from September 16, 1965, to April 7, 1967. Laredo stars Neville Brand, William Smith, Peter Brown, and Philip Carey as Texas Rangers. It is set on the Mexican border about Laredo, Texas. The program was produced by Universal Television. The pilot episode of Laredo aired on NBC's The Virginian under the title, "We've Lost a Train". It was released theatrically in 1969 under the title Backtrack. Three episodes from the first season of the series were edited into the 1968 feature film Three Guns for Texas.Banacek
8.6
Overview:
Banacek is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network from 1972 to 1974. The series was part of the rotating NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie anthology. It alternated in its time slot with several other shows but was the only one to last beyond its first season.Alias Smith and Jones
6.9
Overview:
Alias Smith and Jones is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to 1973. It stars Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah "Kid" Curry, a pair of cousin outlaws trying to reform. The governor offers them a conditional amnesty, as he wants to keep the pact under wraps for political reasons. The condition is that they will still be wanted— until the governor can claim they have reformed and warrant clemency.Commandos
5.786
Overview:
Sgt. Sullivan puts together a group of Italian-Americans into disguise as Italian soldiers in order to infiltrate a North African camp held by the Italians. After the soldiers have knifed the Italians in their beds, they find a hooker living at the camp. Sullivan's commandos are to hold this camp and its weaponry until an American battalion arrives, all the while these Italian-Americans pretend to be Italian soldiers, often hosting the enemy. Lt. Valli is a young, "green," by-the-book officer who constantly argues with Sgt. Sullivan, who tells his superior that he has no idea what he is doing. One man on the base, probably a touch from Argento, is an entomologist who is needlessly killed. Things go terribly wrong after that.Deadlock
NYR
Overview:
A woman walks into a police station with a pistol and a vial of nitroglycerin. It turns out that she is the widow of an infamous criminal shot and killed by a detective. She notifies the police that she is waiting for the detective who shot her husband and intends to kill him in front of his fellow officers.Acting
2014Inherent Vice as Burke Stodger (archive footage)
1991The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw as Bart Maverick
1985The Master Ninja 5 as Brian Elkwood
1981Bret Maverick (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981The Fall Guy (1 Episode) as Unknown
1979When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion as Self
1979B. J. and the Bear (1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Capt. Jim Dryer
1978Flying High (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978The New Maverick as Bart Maverick
1978Spawn of the Slithis as Radio Announcer (voice)
1978A Double Life as Unknown
1977The Incredible Hulk (1 Episode) as Tony Kelly
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (9, 1 Episode) as Harry Hammond, Helms
1976Quincy, M.E. (1 Episode) as Peter Devlin
1976The Human Tornado as Captain Ryan
1976The Bionic Woman (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1975Ellery Queen (1 Episode) as Attorney J. T. Latimer
1974The Rockford Files (1, 1 Episode) as Alex Kasajian, Ralph Steel
1974Get Christie Love! (23 Episodes) as Unknown
1973Faraday and Company (1 Episode) as Paul Coleman
1973Toma (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972Ghost Story (1 Episode) as Motorist
1972Banacek (1 Episode) as Lou Wayne
1971Alias Smith and Jones (1 Episode) as Unknown
1970McCloud (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969Young Billy Young as John Behan
1969Sale of the Century (1 Episode) as Host
1968Commandos as Captain Valli
1968Hawaii Five-O (1 Episode) as Jim Spier
1968The Name of the Game (1, 1 Episode) as Frank Fowler, Creighton Howell
1967The High Chaparral (1 Episode) as Dr. John Henry
1967Deadlock as Det. Ray Baker
1967Ironside (1, 1 Episode) as Johnny Corman, Bobby Tucker
1966Batman (2 Episodes) as Jack O'Shea
1965Laredo (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1965Run for Your Life (1 Episode) as Harry Bevins
1965Love and Kisses as Jeff Pringle
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Pete Braven, Charles Glenn, Tony Camion
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Frederick Piper, Fred Piper, Det. Ray Baker, Al Packer
1963FBI Code 98 as Robert P. Cannon
1962The Lucy Show (1 Episode) as Bill Baker
1962Red Nightmare as Jerry Donavan
1961A Fever in the Blood as Dan Callahan
1958The Western: A Lost TV Special as Self
1958Hong Kong Affair as Steve Whalen
1957Maverick (124 Episodes) as Bart Maverick
1957Wagon Train (1 Episode) as Fenton Canaby
1957Sugarfoot (1 Episode) as Bart Maverick (uncredited)
1957Taming Sutton’s Gal as Jugger Phelps
1957She Devil as Dr. Dan Scott
1956Julie as Jack (co-pilot)
1956State Trooper (1 Episode) as Johnny Bledsoe
1956Basket of Mexican Tales as Eddie Winthrop
1956Forbidden Planet as Lt. Jerry Farman
1955Frontier (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955To Hell and Back as Kerrigan
1955Gunsmoke (1 Episode) as Cam Durbin
1955The Night Holds Terror as Gene Courtier
1955Double Jeopardy as Jeff Calder
1955Cult of the Cobra as Carl Turner
1955The Violent Men as De Rosa--Parrish Rider
1955The Millionaire (1 Episode) as Fred Graham
1954Black Tuesday as Frank Carson
1954They Rode West as Lt. Raymond
1954The Bamboo Prison as Slade
1954Drive a Crooked Road as Harold Baker
1953City Detective (1 Episode) as Unknown
1953The Stand at Apache River as Hatcher
1953Column South as Vaness
1953Law and Order as Jed
1953Gunsmoke as Curly Mather
1953The Redhead from Wyoming as Sandy
1952This Is Your Life (1 Episode) as Self
1952Cavalcade of America (1 Episode) as James E. West
1952Sally and Saint Anne as Mike O'Moyne
1952No Room for the Groom as Will Stubbins
1952The Red Ball Express as Heyman
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 Episode) as Patrick Henry
1951The Wild Blue Yonder as Lt. Jessup
1951Submarine Command as Lt. Paul Barton
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1 Episode) as Unknown
1951People Will Talk as Student (uncredited)
1950Where Danger Lives as Dr. James Mullenbach
1950Lux Video Theatre (1, 1 Episode) as Fred Newcombe, Self - Intermission Guest
1950Peggy as Lex - O.S.U. Player
1949Holiday Affair as Drunk on Train (uncredited)
1939Young Mr. Lincoln as Matt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
1939The Story of Alexander Graham Bell as Banker's Son (uncredited)