Daniel Hugh Kelly
Daniel Hugh Kelly | |
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| Born | August 10, 1952 Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Saint Vincent College The Catholic University of America |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Daniel Hugh Kelly (born August 10, 1952) is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his role on the 1980s ABC TV series Hardcastle and McCormick (1983–1986) as the ex-con Mark "Skid" McCormick, co-starring with actor Brian Keith.
Early life
[edit]The middle of five children, Kelly was born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where his grandfather and father were police officers/detectives and his mother was a social worker. He attended and graduated from Roselle Catholic High School in 1970.[1][2] A graduate of St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pennsylvania) in 1974, he pursued a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at Catholic University (Washington, D.C.) on a full scholarship.[3]
Career
[edit]Kelly appeared in numerous Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions, primarily at The Public Theater and Second Stage Theatre. A product of regional repertory theater, Kelly has been a company member of the Williamstown Theater Festival (Massachusetts), the Folger Theater (DC), Arena Stage (DC), and the Actors Theatre of Louisville among others.
He toured with the National Players, the oldest classical touring company in the United States. He starred on Broadway opposite Madeline Kahn's Billie in Born Yesterday in 1989, and as Brick opposite Kathleen Turner's Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1990. In 2003, he appeared at the Mark Taper Forum (Los Angeles), originating the role of Richard in Living Out by Lisa Loomer.[citation needed]
Kelly starred on daytime TV in Ryan's Hope as Senator Frank Ryan (1978–1981). Aside from Hardcastle and McCormick, he has starred in such television series as Chicago Story, I Married Dora, Second Noah, Ponderosa and Walt Disney Presents The 100 Lives of Blackjack Savage (1991) which he also co-produced. He returned to daytime television on As the World Turns, playing Col. Winston Mayer (2007–2009). He guest-starred in some television series, such as Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Los Angeles, Memphis Beat, The West Wing, NCIS: Los Angeles, Supernatural, Major Crimes, Boston Legal, Las Vegas and Walker, Texas Ranger.[4]
He also appeared in miniseries and television movies, such as Passing Glory, The Tuskegee Airmen, Citizen Cohn, From the Earth to the Moon and The Nutcracker, among others.[4] His feature film roles include the 1983 horror film Cujo, The Good Son, The In Crowd, Chill Factor, Nowhere to Hide, Bad Company, Someone to Watch Over Me, and Star Trek: Insurrection.[4]
Stage
[edit]Broadway
- Born Yesterday – Richard Rodgers Theater (1989)[5]
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – Eugene O'Neill Theatre (1990)[6]
Off-Broadway
- Miss Margarida's Way – Public Theater (1977)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Public Theater (1977)
- Fishing – Second Stage Theatre (1981)[7]
- Juno's Swans Second Stage Theatre (1985)[8]
Regional
- Henry IV Part 1 – National Players (1974)[9]
- Charley's Aunt – National Players (1974)[9]
- School for Wives – National Players (1974)[9]
- An Enemy of the People – Arena Stage (1975)[10]
- Once in a Lifetime – Arena Stage (1975)[10]
- A Bird in the Hand – The Wayside Theater (1975)[1]
- No Time for Sergeants – The Wayside Theater (1975)
- Of Mice and Men – Cohoes Music Hall (1976)
- The Best Man – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1976)
- Much Ado About Nothing – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1976)
- A Christmas Carol – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1976)
- Arturo Ui – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1977)
- The Rainmaker – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1977)
- Tennessee Williams: A Celebration – Williamstown Theatre Festival (1982)[11]
- Room Service Williamstown Theatre Festival (1982)[12]
- Enemies – Williamstown Theatre Festival (1982)[12]
- Barbarians – Williamstown Theatre Festival (1986)[13]
- Hawthorne Country – Williamstown Theatre Festival (1986)[14]
- The Lucky Spot – Williamstown Theatre Festival (1986)[15]
- Living Out – Mark Taper Forum (2003)[16]
- The Art of Losing – Blank Theatre Company (2012)
Filmography
[edit]| 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 |
| 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]- ^ a b "Ryan's Hope actor had varied career". Ottawa Citizen. July 21, 1979. p. 38. Retrieved December 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.
- ^ Roselle Catholic High School Alumni Directory 1993. White Plains, New York: Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, Inc. 1993. p. 26.
- ^ Reed, Jon-Michael (February 15, 1978). "A New Frank Ryan Joins Cast". Ocala Star-Banner. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ a b c Daniel Hugh Kelly at IMDb
- ^ Beaufort, John (February 10, 1989). "Born Yesterday Again Blending Romantic and Political Comedy. Kahn and Asner star in revival of Garson Kanin's play". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ Kuchwara, Michael (March 22, 1990). "Capsule Review: 'Big Daddy' Ferrets Out Truth in Cat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ Rich, Frank (April 27, 1981). "Play: Weller's Fishing Revived at Second Stage". The New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "'Juno's Swans' cast keeps play float". The Hour. Associated Press. June 1, 1985. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Production History". National Players. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "History – About – Arena Stage". Arenastage.org. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ "Tennessee Williams: A Celebration". Williamstown Theatre Festival. 1982. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Room Service". Williamstown Theatre Festival. 1982. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Barbarians". Williamstown Theatre Festival. 1986. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Hawthorne Country". Williamstown Theatre Festival. 1986. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014.
- ^ "The Lucky Spot". Williamstown Theatre Festival. 1986. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Nanny Boo-Boo too much L.A. Humor Undercuts 'Living Out'". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
External links
[edit]- ‹The template AllMovie name is being considered for deletion.› Daniel Hugh Kelly at AllMovie
- Daniel Hugh Kelly at IMDb
- Daniel Hugh Kelly at the TCM Movie Database
- Daniel Hugh Kelly at the Internet Broadway Database
- Daniel Hugh Kelly at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
| International | |
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| National | |
| Other | |
- 1952 births
- American male film actors
- American male soap opera actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Elizabeth, New Jersey
- Male actors from New York (state)
- Saint Vincent College alumni
- Catholic University of America alumni
- Roselle Catholic High School alumni