Daniel Hugh Kelly
Daniel Hugh Kelly (born August 10, 1952 in Elizabeth , New Jersey ) is an American actor .
Life
Kelly made his acting debut in the 1981 television movie Thin Ice . From 1978 he was seen as Frank Ryan in the soap opera Ryan’s Hope , through which he became known to US television audiences. By 1981 he appeared in 491 episodes of the series. In 1982 he was part of the regular cast of the Chicago Story crime series alongside Maud Adams and Dennis Franz , but only 13 episodes were produced. The following year he starred alongside Dee Wallace in one of the leading roles in the Stephen King film adaptation of Cujo . In 1983 he got alongside Brian Keith one of the leading roles in the television series Hardcastle & McCormick , which also made him internationally known. For the third season of the series, he wrote the script for the episode "A Crazy Story" himself. The series was discontinued in 1986 due to falling ratings. After several years in which he was mainly seen in guest appearances, he received the title role of Noah Beckett in the series Second Noah in 1996 , of which 21 episodes were created in two seasons until 1997. In 1998 he worked in the science fiction film Star Trek: The Uprising . In 2001 Kelly played the lead role of Ben Cartwright in the series Ponderosa , a remake of Bonanza . However, this was canceled after 20 episodes. Numerous series guest appearances and several roles in various films followed. From 2007 to 2009 he appeared as Colonel Winston Mayer in the soap opera Young and Passionate - How Life Works .
Kelly is married and has three children.
Filmography
Movies
- 1983: Cujo
- 1987: The Unforgiving ( Nowhere to Hide )
- 1993: The Second Face ( The Good Son )
- 1995: The Honor to Fly ( The Tuskegee Airmen )
- 1995: Bad Company
- 1998: Star Trek: Insurrection ( Star Trek: Insurrection )
- 1999: Chill Factor ( Chill Factor )
- 1999: Volatile fame ( Passing Glory )
- 2000: Defender - The Guardian Angel ( Guardian )
- 2000: The In Crowd ( The In Crowd )
TV Shows
- 1978-1981: Ryan's Hope
- 1982: Chicago Story
- 1983-1986: Hardcastle & McCormick
- 1995-2005: Law & Order
- 1999: The Outer Limits - The unknown dimension ( The Outer Limits , a series)
- 2001: Walker, Texas Ranger
- 2001-2002: Ponderosa
- 2003: Las Vegas
- 2004: The West Wing - In the Center of Power ( The West Wing )
- 2005: Supernatural
- 2008: Boston Legal
- 2010: Navy CIS: LA ( NCIS: Los Angeles )
- 2010: Law & Order: LA ( Law & Order: Los Angeles )
- 2011: Memphis Beat
- 2011: The Mentalist (Season 4, Episode 6)
- 2014: Navy CIS (season 11, episode 23)
Web links
- Daniel Hugh Kelly in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Daniel Hugh Kelly in the All Movie Guide (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kelly, Daniel Hugh |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1952 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Elizabeth (New Jersey) |