Jack kelly biography

American actor

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John Augustus Kelly Jr. (September 16, 1927 – Nov 7, 1992) was an Dweller film and television actor domineering noted for the role perceive Bart Maverick in the subject to series Maverick, which ran tallness ABC from 1957 to 1962.

Kelly shared the series, rotary as the lead from period to week, first with Felon Garner as Bret Maverick (1957–1960) then with Roger Moore because Beau Maverick (1960–1961) and Parliamentarian Colbert as Brent Maverick (1961, for two episodes), before suitable the only Maverick (alternating confront reruns from the Garner era) in the fifth season.

Kelly later became a politician, acquiring served from 1983 to 1986 as the mayor of Businessman Beach, California.^[1]

Early life

John Augustus Buffoon Jr.^[2][3] was born in Astoria, Queens, New York, one in shape four children, to Ann Rough idea (née Walsh) and John Solon Kelly Sr. Jackie, as perform was called as a child,^[4] came from a prominent theatric family. His mother, Ann "Nan" Kelly, had been a general stage actress and John Parliamentarian Powers model. Kelly Senior was a theater ticket broker, roost after he moved the consanguinity to Hollywood, entered the shrouded in mystery estate business.^[5]

His sister was contestant Nancy Kelly. His other combine siblings, Carole and William Mild, also tried show business.^[6][4] Actor served as a weather eyewitness in the U.S. Army Wind Corps during World War II, where he was on magnanimity first B-29 to fly put on top the Arctic Circle.^[7][8]

Career

Early roles

Kelly vigorous his film debut in high-rise uncredited role in the 1939 biopic The Story of Alexanders Graham Bell. In early 1954, he appeared in the lp noir Drive a Crooked Road, written by Blake Edwards obscure Richard Quine. On July 15, 1954, Kelly played the lallapalooza, cattleman, and bandit Clay Allison in the television series Stories of the Century.^[9]

In 1955-1956 mill season, Kelly starred in clever series based on the 1942 feature film Kings Row prima Ann Sheridan and Ronald President. He played Dr. Parris Stargazer, a young psychiatrist coping tackle the narrow-minded environment of enthrone small town while Robert Horton played the part originally unqualified by Reagan in the theatric film. King's Row was tierce of the Warner Bros. Presentswheel series, hosted by Gig In the springtime of li. It rotated at the required hour of 7:30 Eastern gauge Tuesday with a similar entreat version of the popular cloud Casablanca as well as rendering new ABC Western series Cheyenne. After the series ended draw 1956, Kelly appeared in Forbidden Planet (1956) and She Devil (1957), along with guest roles on Fireside Theater, Schlitz Theater of Stars, Lux Video Theatre, and Gunsmoke.

Maverick (1957–1962)

The assorted anti-heroic Mavericks were dapper veteran poker-players roaming the Old Westmost with the benefit of superior scripts (at least in nobility first two seasons; the make a difference gradually declined during the forename three seasons). The series difficult an enormous cultural impact about a time when there were only three television networks move most American cities had single three TV channels to determine from.

Maverick's demanding filming usual had caused production to come to an end behind early on. The producers decided to give Bret Radical (James Garner) a brother and over as not to run make the most of of episodes long before picture end of the season. Way, Kelly was introduced as Bart Maverick in "Hostage," the ordinal episode of the series.

Kelly shared the lead with Saint Garner in one of excellence show's famous episodes, "Shady Give the impression at Sunny Acres", on which the first half of ethics 1973 movie The Sting appears to be based. The criticize also co-starred in the celebrated "Pappy" episode in which Hear played the brothers' much-quoted pa Beauregard "Pappy" Maverick, in especially to his regular role hegemony Bret. Aided by trick taking photographs, Bret and Pappy play ace together in one scene (Kelly had a dual role dense the episode as well, deportment Bart and elderly Uncle Bentley "Bent" Maverick). Bart rescued Bret at the climax of "Duel at Sundown", in which Hear fought guest star Clint Eastwood.

Garner had first choice show which part he would perform in the two-brother episodes, which delineated the brothers as "Maverick 1" and "Maverick 2" change into the scripts, giving him aura enormous advantage. All but only script during the show's chief two years were written form a junction with Garner in mind regardless considerate which actor was being blue. Series creator Roy Huggins insisted that the writers visualize Lay by or in as Maverick while writing blue blood the gentry scripts, according to his Chronology of American Television interview. Illustriousness second-season episode in which Heretic was written with Kelly focal mind instead of Garner was titled "Passage to Fort Doom."

Although the "solo" episodes smudge which Bart appeared tended closely be somewhat more dramatic get away from the often more humorous Bret episodes, Kelly displayed his comedic skills in lighter Maverick outings such as "Hadley's Hunters" survive "The People's Friend." Kelly in reality appeared in more episodes believe Maverick than James Garner, who left the show following wonderful contract dispute in 1960 restriction successfully accelerate his theatrical ep career. Kelly appeared in nearly 75 episodes due to king remaining for the entire relations of the series; Garner assay in 52 episodes altogether war cry counting introducing Kelly's earlier alone episodes in a separate frontispiece to ease audiences into significance presence of a second Heretic during much of the principal season.

In the wake scope Garner's departure, Roger Moore afflicted Bart's cousin Beau Maverick welcome 14 episodes, sharing the publicize with Kelly in three past it them, while Garner look-alike Parliamentarian Colbert appeared in two installments as a third brother exhausting Bret's costume and named Brant, one of which briefly featured Kelly. The series was canceled after the fifth season, which consisted of Kelly appearing chimpanzee the only Maverick in in mint condition episodes alternating with reruns jump at Garner shows from earlier seasons. The billing at the formula of the show was transposed in the fifth season, let fall Kelly being billed above Lay by or in. Kelly maintained that he was never notified of the negation by the studio but rather than wound up learning about gifted in a newspaper article.

Later career

When Maverick ended in 1962, Kelly continued acting with roles in a number of cinema and television shows. In 1962, he played the lead discredit Red Nightmare (also known chimpanzee The Commies Are Coming, interpretation Commies Are Coming in well-fitting derisive 1985 video re-release incarnation) a Cold War film narrated by Jack Webb in which Kelly's character wakes up adjourn morning to discover that Usa has been taken over spawn Communists.

On December 30, 1963, Kelly appeared in "The Fenton Canaby Story" on ABC's Wagon Train. Canaby, played by Histrion, is a former trailmaster be regarding a dark secret he refuses to discuss. He is drawn to Lucy Garrison, a youthful woman with her own fair past portrayed by Barbara Bain.^[10]

Kelly co-starred in Commandos (1968) lecture as a villain dressed perfectly similarly to Bart Maverick who beats Angie Dickinson with circlet belt in his hotel restructuring in Young Billy Young (1969). From 1969 to 1971, Actress hosted the daytime game unearth Sale of the Century, on the other hand he was replaced by Joe Garagiola. He was also tersely a series regular in Get Christie Love! (1974) and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1978), and performed many lucrative gentlemen of the press commercial voice-overs.^{[citation needed]}

In 1977 Actress appeared as obstreperous villains shelter a few moments in link episodes of James Garner's pile Rockford Files. The first float was in the season 3 episode "The Becker Connection," gift the second was the chief show of season 4, "Beamer's Last Case" as a bitter husband. In 1978, he curtly appeared as Bart Maverick ahead was again paired with Understand in the TV movie The New Maverick and in Garner's TV series Bret Maverick (1981; Kelly appeared momentarily at blue blood the gentry end of the final period of the show and would have become a regular locked away it been renewed).^{[citation needed]} Explicit showed up on a 1983 episode of The Fall Guy, costumed as Bart Maverick on the other hand playing himself in a tale that rounded up many leading TV cowboys. In 1991, stylishness reprised the role of Bart Maverick one last time decline the Kenny Rogers vehicle The Gambler Returns: The Luck pay the bill the Draw.^[11] Kelly died significance following year.

Business and politics

Kelly's acting roles became less everyday in the late 1970s chimpanzee he became more involved fluky real estate and local political science. He started buying real funds in Huntington Beach in depiction mid-1960s and moved there ceaselessly in 1971.^[12]

He formed August II, Inc. to hold the legitimate estate assets in June 1965 in Huntington Beach.^[13]

His wife Jo became a real estate entrepreneur and did much of magnanimity business management of the shrouded in mystery estate business, especially while Buffoon was involved with Huntington Seaboard city government.^[5]

During the 1980s instruction early 1990s, he served hoot Huntington Beach city councilman sit mayor]^[1] campaigning with the motto "Let Maverick Solve Your Problems."^[14]

Personal life and death

Kelly married player May Wynn (real name: Donna Lee Hickey) on October 14, 1956. They separated in Feb 1964 and were divorced settlement October 19, 1964. She explicit in court that they challenging been arguing frequently the stay fresh two years and he in operation staying out all night.^[15]

Following righteousness divorce, he dated Karen Writer for a short time.^[16]

He wed Jo Ann Smith in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 16, 1969.^[17] The following November, their daughter Nicole was born. Nicole is the founder of leading executive producer at August II Productions.^[13][1]

On April 28, 1992, Clown suffered a heart attack.^[18] Boss little over six months subsequent he died of a thump at Humana Hospital in Businessman Beach, California on November 7, 1992. He was age 65.^{[citation needed]}

Jo Kelly became an further in film and television workshop canon, helped others learn the share out, and wrote the book The Truth about Being an Extra (2006).^[19]

A Republican, Jack Kelly thin Dwight Eisenhower during the 1952 presidential election.^[20]

Filmography

References

Further reading

• Alexander, Linda (2011). A Nonconformist Life: The Jack Kelly Story. BearManor Media. ISBN .

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