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Daniel Hugh Kelly

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Daniel Hugh Kelly
Born(1952-08-10)August 10, 1952(age 71)
Alma materSaint Vincent College
The Catholic University of America
OccupationActor
Years active1978–present

Daniel Hugh Kelly(born August 10, 1952) is an American stage, film and televisionactor.He is best known for his role on the 1980sABCTV seriesHardcastle and McCormick(1983–1986) as the ex-con Mark "Skid" McCormick, co-starring with actorBrian Keith.

Early life[edit]

The middle of five children, Kelly was born and raised inElizabeth, New Jersey,where his grandfather and father were police officers/detectives and his mother was a social worker. He attended and graduated fromRoselle Catholic High Schoolin 1970.[1][2]A graduate ofSt. Vincent College(Latrobe, Pennsylvania) in 1974, he pursued aMaster of Fine Arts(MFA) atCatholic University(Washington, D.C.) on a full scholarship.[3]

Career[edit]

Kelly appeared in numerousOff-BroadwayandOff-Off-Broadwayproductions, primarily atThe Public TheaterandSecond Stage Theatre.A product of regional repertory theater, Kelly has been a company member of theWilliamstown Theater Festival(Massachusetts), the Folger Theater (DC), Arena Stage (DC), and the Actors Theatre of Louisville among others.

He toured with theNational Players,the oldest classical touring company in the United States. He starred onBroadwayoppositeMadeline Kahn's Billie inBorn Yesterdayin 1989, and as Brick oppositeKathleen Turner's Maggie inCat on a Hot Tin Roofin 1990. In 2003, he appeared at theMark Taper Forum(Los Angeles), originating the role of Richard inLiving OutbyLisa Loomer.[citation needed]

Kelly starred ondaytime TVinRyan's Hopeas SenatorFrank Ryan(1978–1981). Aside fromHardcastle and McCormick,he has starred in such television series asChicago Story,I Married Dora,Second Noah,PonderosaandWalt Disney Presents The 100 Lives of Blackjack Savage(1991) which he also co-produced. He returned to daytime television onAs the World Turns,playing Col. Winston Mayer (2007–2009). He guest-starred in some television series, such asLaw & Order,Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,Law & Order: Los Angeles,Memphis Beat,The West Wing,NCIS: Los Angeles,Supernatural,Major Crimes, Boston Legal,Las VegasandWalker, Texas Ranger.[4]

He also appeared in miniseries and television movies, such asPassing Glory,The Tuskegee Airmen,Citizen Cohn,From the Earth to the MoonandThe Nutcracker,among others.[4]His feature film roles include the1983horror filmCujo,The Good Son,The In Crowd,Chill Factor,Nowhere to Hide,Bad Company,Someone to Watch Over Me,andStar Trek: Insurrection.[4]

Stage[edit]

Broadway

Off-Broadway

Regional

Filmography[edit]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1983 Cujo Vic Trenton Film debut
1987 Nowhere to Hide Rob Cutter
1987 Someone to Watch Over Me Scotty
1993 The Good Son Wallace Evans
1995 Bad Company Les Goodwin
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection Sojef, a Ba'ku man
1999 Chill Factor Colonel Leo Vitelli
2000 The In Crowd Dr. Henry Thompson
2001 Guardian Agent Taylor
2005 American Gun Don
2006 Once Not Far from Home The Father Short
2011 God's Country Mr. Randolph Whittaker
2013 The Monkey's Paw Gillespie
2013 Mischief Night David Walton
2013 Devil May Call Tony Taylor
2014 Red Velvet Cake Spencer Short
2015 Sex, Death and Bowling Dick McAllister
2016 ToY Steven
2016 Holiday Breakup William
2019 Crazy Alien The President of the United States
2019 Among the Shadows Bittencourt
2019 Shevenge Hem Segment: "The Fetch"
2020 Skipping Stones Mr. McDowell
2021 Far More Dick McAllister
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1978–1981 Ryan's Hope Frank Ryan (#3) Regular, 491 episodes
1981 Thin Ice Jack TV movie
1982 Chicago Story Det. Frank Wajorski Regular,13 episodes
1983 Murder Ink Unknown TV movie
1983–1986 Hardcastle and McCormick Mark 'Skid' McCormick Regular,67 episodes
1987 Night of Courage Paul Forrest TV movie
1987 Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder Mike George Miniseries (3 episodes)
1987–1988 I Married Dora Peter Farrell Regular,13 episodes
1991 The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage Barry Tarberry TV movie +7 episodes
1992 Citizen Cohn Congressman Neil Gallagher TV movie
1993–1994 All My Children Travis Montgomery (#2) Regular
1994 MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice Franklin Carter TV movie
1994 Moment of Truth: Cult Rescue Dr. Brian Allen TV movie
1994 A Child's Cry for Help Donald Prescott TV movie
1995 Law & Order Councilman Kevin Crossley Guest,1 episode
1995 The Tuskegee Airmen Col. Rogers TV movie
1995 Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story Steve Sohmer TV movie
1995 Dark Eyes Michael McGann Pilot (not picked up)
1996 No Greater Love Ben Jones TV movie
1996–1997 Second Noah Noah Beckett Regular,21 episodes
1997 Stranger in my Home Doug Martin TV movie
1997 Five Desperate Hours Jim Ballard TV movie
1998 Atomic Dog Brook Yates TV movie
1998 Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story Lonn Reisman TV movie
1998 Labor of Love Gordon Connell TV movie
1998 From the Earth to the Moon Gene Cernan Miniseries (5 episodes)
1998 Oh Baby Grant Pilot
1999 Passing Glory Mike Malone Sr. TV movie
1999 Law & Order Julian Spector Guest,1 episode
1999 The Outer Limits Alex Buchanan Guest, 1 episode
2000 Twice in a Lifetime Rex Stanford / Charles Guest,1 episode
2000 Growing Up Brady Robert Reed TV movie
2001 Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot John F. Kennedy Miniseries (2 episodes)
2001 Walker, Texas Ranger Tim Preston Guest,1 episode
2001–2002 Ponderosa Ben Cartwright Regular,19 episodes
2001 Law & Order Lawrence Garber Guest,1 episode
2002 Joe and Max Jack Dempsey TV movie
2003 For the People Ted Hardford Guest,1 episode
2003 Las Vegas Senator William Percy Henderson Guest,1 episode
2004 The West Wing James Cook Guest,1 episode
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mark Dobbins Guest,1 episode
2005 Supernatural Sheriff Jake Devins Guest,1 episode
2005 Law & Order Leland Barnes Guest,1 episode
2007–2009 As the World Turns Colonel Winston Mayer Recurring, 31 episodes
2008 Boston Legal William Brewster Guest,1 episode
2008 Cold Case Elliot Glock '08 Guest,1 episode
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Man Guest,2 episodes
2010–2011 Memphis Beat Tony Bellew Recurring,6 episodes
2010 Law & Order: LA Judge Royce Guest,1 episode
2011 The Mentalist Philip Carmichael Guest,1 episode
2013 The Exterminators David TV movie
2014 Castle Evan Potter Guest,1 episode
2014 Growing Up Fisher Tom Hawkins Guest,1 episode
2014 NCIS Admiral Kendall Guest,1 episode
2016 A Father's Secret Caswell Fox TV movie
2016 Legends & Lies John Hancock Guest,1 episode
2017 Major Crimes Jerry Pearl Guest,1 episode

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"Ryan's Hopeactor had varied career ".Ottawa Citizen.July 21, 1979. p. 38.RetrievedDecember 20,2018.Dan grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey, attended Roselle Catholic High School and took an immediate interest in theatrical productions the school offered.
  2. ^Roselle Catholic High School Alumni Directory 1993.White Plains, New York: Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, Inc. 1993. p. 26.
  3. ^Reed, Jon-Michael (February 15, 1978)."A New Frank Ryan Joins Cast".Ocala Star-Banner.RetrievedAugust 29,2015.
  4. ^abcDaniel Hugh KellyatIMDb
  5. ^Beaufort, John (February 10, 1989)."Born YesterdayAgain Blending Romantic and Political Comedy. Kahn and Asner star in revival of Garson Kanin's play ".The Christian Science Monitor.RetrievedAugust 29,2015.
  6. ^Kuchwara, Michael (March 22, 1990)."Capsule Review: 'Big Daddy' Ferrets Out Truth inCat".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedAugust 29,2015.
  7. ^Rich, Frank(April 27, 1981)."Play: Weller'sFishingRevived at Second Stage ".The New York Times.RetrievedAugust 29,2015.
  8. ^"'Juno's Swans' cast keeps play float ".The Hour.Associated Press.June 1, 1985.RetrievedAugust 29,2015.
  9. ^abc"Production History".National Players.RetrievedDecember 20,2018.
  10. ^ab"History – About – Arena Stage".Arenastage.org.Retrieved28 November2014.
  11. ^"Tennessee Williams: A Celebration".Williamstown Theatre Festival.1982. Archived fromthe originalon 20 March 2014.
  12. ^ab"Room Service".Williamstown Theatre Festival.1982. Archived fromthe originalon 20 March 2014.
  13. ^"Barbarians".Williamstown Theatre Festival.1986. Archived fromthe originalon 20 March 2014.
  14. ^"Hawthorne Country".Williamstown Theatre Festival.1986. Archived fromthe originalon 20 March 2014.
  15. ^"The Lucky Spot".Williamstown Theatre Festival.1986. Archived fromthe originalon 20 March 2014.
  16. ^"Nanny Boo-Boo too much L.A. Humor Undercuts 'Living Out'".Thefreelibrary.com.Retrieved28 November2014.

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