Paul Kelly (actor)
Paul Michael Kelly (born August 9, 1899 in Brooklyn , New York City , New York - † November 6, 1956 in Beverly Hills , California ) was an American film and stage actor .
Life
Paul Kelly was already active as a child actor in silent films at the age of seven . He was able to continue his career into adulthood and starred in over a hundred films by the time he died. Between 1927 and 1929 he served a 25-month sentence for manslaughter in California's San Quentin Prison . He had killed actor Ray Raymond in a fist fight. Raymond's widow, Dorothy MacKaye, was briefly jailed for complicity. She married Kelly in 1931, the marriage lasted until her death in 1940 in a car accident. Kelly was married to Mardelle Zwicker from 1941 until his death.
After his prison sentence, Hollywood took the actor back on as a character actor in major supporting roles in the late 1930s. He also played regularly in the theater, including several productions on Broadway . Kelly died of a heart attack in 1956 at the age of 57. He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
Awards
Kelly received the 1948 Tony Award for Best Actor for Command Decision . He shared this award with Henry Fonda for No Time for Heroism (Mister Roberts) and Basil Rathbone for The Heiress .
Filmography (selection)
- 1911: Jimmie's job
- 1912: A Juvenile Love Affair
- 1919: Anne of Green Gables
- 1927: Special Delivery
- 1927: Slide, Kelly, Slide
- 1937: Naval Cadets (Navy Blue and Gold)
- 1938: Juvenile Court
- 1939: 6,000 enemies
- 1939: The Roaring Twenties (The Roaring Twenties)
- 1939: Twelve months probation period (Invisible Stripes)
- 1940: Flight Command
- 1940: The Howards of Virginia
- 1941: Girls in the Spotlight ( Ziegfeld Girl )
- 1942: Company Tigersprung (Flying Tigers)
- 1942: Tarzan's New York Adventure (Tarzan's New York Adventure)
- 1944: Dead Man's Eyes
- 1945: A Man of Action (San Antonio)
- 1947: In the Crossfire (Crossfire)
- 1947: Fear in the Night
- 1950: Thelma Jordon criminal case (The File on Thelma Jordon)
- 1950: The Secret Fury
- 1950: Lassie and the Gold Diggers (The Painted Hills)
- 1950: Side Street
- 1953: Muzzle flash (Gunsmoke)
- 1954: The High and the Mighty (The High and the Mighty)
- 1955: Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
- 1955: The beater of Chicago (The Square Jungle)
- 1956: Storm Center
- 1957: Get out at 43,000 (at Bailout 43,000)
Web links
- Paul Kelly in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Paul Kelly in the database of Find a Grave (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kelly, Paul |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kelly, Paul Michael (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1899 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City, New York, United States |
DATE OF DEATH | November 6, 1956 |
Place of death | Beverly Hills , California, United States |