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Jack Kelly

Jack Kelly

Born: 1927-09-16 • Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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
Inherent Vice poster
Inherent Vice
2014 • Burke Stodger (archive footage)
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw poster
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991 • Bart Maverick
The Master Ninja 5 poster
The Master Ninja 5
1985 • Brian Elkwood
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion poster
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979 • Self
A Double Life poster
A Double Life
1978
The New Maverick poster
The New Maverick
1978 • Bart Maverick
Spawn of the Slithis poster
Spawn of the Slithis
1978 • Radio Announcer (voice)
The Human Tornado poster
The Human Tornado
1976 • Captain Ryan
Young Billy Young poster
Young Billy Young
1969 • John Behan
Commandos poster
Commandos
1968 • Captain Valli
No Image
Deadlock
1967 • Det. Ray Baker
Love and Kisses poster
Love and Kisses
1965 • Jeff Pringle
FBI Code 98 poster
FBI Code 98
1963 • Robert P. Cannon
Red Nightmare poster
Red Nightmare
1962 • Jerry Donavan
A Fever in the Blood poster
A Fever in the Blood
1961 • Dan Callahan
The Western: A Lost TV Special poster
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958 • Self
Hong Kong Affair poster
Hong Kong Affair
1958 • Steve Whalen
Taming Sutton’s Gal poster
Taming Sutton’s Gal
1957 • Jugger Phelps
She Devil poster
She Devil
1957 • Dr. Dan Scott
Julie poster
Julie
1956 • Jack (co-pilot)
Basket of Mexican Tales poster
Basket of Mexican Tales
1956 • Eddie Winthrop
Forbidden Planet poster
Forbidden Planet
1956 • Lt. Jerry Farman
To Hell and Back poster
To Hell and Back
1955 • Kerrigan
The Night Holds Terror poster
The Night Holds Terror
1955 • Gene Courtier
Double Jeopardy poster
Double Jeopardy
1955 • Jeff Calder
Cult of the Cobra poster
Cult of the Cobra
1955 • Carl Turner
The Violent Men poster
The Violent Men
1955 • De Rosa--Parrish Rider
Black Tuesday poster
Black Tuesday
1954 • Frank Carson
They Rode West poster
They Rode West
1954 • Lt. Raymond
The Bamboo Prison poster
The Bamboo Prison
1954 • Slade
Drive a Crooked Road poster
Drive a Crooked Road
1954 • Harold Baker
The Stand at Apache River poster
The Stand at Apache River
1953 • Hatcher
Column South poster
Column South
1953 • Vaness
Law and Order poster
Law and Order
1953 • Jed
Gunsmoke poster
Gunsmoke
1953 • Curly Mather
The Redhead from Wyoming poster
The Redhead from Wyoming
1953 • Sandy
Sally and Saint Anne poster
Sally and Saint Anne
1952 • Mike O'Moyne
No Room for the Groom poster
No Room for the Groom
1952 • Will Stubbins
The Red Ball Express poster
The Red Ball Express
1952 • Heyman
The Wild Blue Yonder poster
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951 • Lt. Jessup
Submarine Command poster
Submarine Command
1951 • Lt. Paul Barton
People Will Talk poster
People Will Talk
1951 • Student (uncredited)
Where Danger Lives poster
Where Danger Lives
1950 • Dr. Mullenbach
Peggy poster
Peggy
1950 • Lex - O.S.U. Player
Holiday Affair poster
Holiday Affair
1949 • Drunk on Train (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln poster
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939 • Matt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell poster
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939 • Banker's Son (uncredited)