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Jack Kelly

Jack Kelly

Actor · Died November 7, 1992, aged 65 · Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Jack Kelly (September 16, 1927 – November 7, 1992) was an American actor. He started acting at age two, modeling in soap ads and garnering a lifetime supply of soap for his pay. Kelly continued to model until the age of nine, when he appeared in his first play with Hope Emerson called "Swing Your Lady". Broadway shows and radio followed until his family moved to California in 1938. He started in numerous films, including “A Holiday Affair,” “Forbidden Planet,” and “Black Tuesday.”

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 16, 1927
Died
November 7, 1992 (aged 65)
From
Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 85 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Jack Kelly's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
42%
Survival
20%
Bonds
12%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Self
4%
Ideas
4%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 16 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 12 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 10 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 10
Shadow
2 of 10
Ally
1 of 10
Shapeshifter
1 of 10
Herald
1 of 10
Threshold guardian
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Dread
8
Melancholic
6
Romantic
6
Thrilling
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jack Kelly's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jack Kelly's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

85 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Inherent Vice(2014)

    as Burke Stodger (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw(1991)

    as Bart Maverick

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Master Ninja 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Brian Elkwood

  • Bret Maverick(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Bart Maverick

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Fall Guy(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • B. J. and the Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Dryer

  • Flying High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Double Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • The New Maverick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Bart Maverick

  • Slithis(1978)

    as Radio Announcer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Hulk(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Kelly

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 9 episodes · as Harry Hammond · as Helms

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Devlin

  • The Human Tornado(1976)

    as Captain Ryan

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Bionic Woman(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Attorney J. T. Latimer

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Alex Kasajian · as Ralph Steel

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Get Christie Love! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 23 episodes · as Captain Arthur P. Ryan

  • Toma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Faraday and Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Coleman

  • Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Motorist

  • Banacek(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Lou Wayne

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Alias Smith and Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • McCloud(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Young Billy Young(1969)

    as John Behan

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Sale of the Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Host

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Spier

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Commandos(1968)

    as Captain Valli

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Creighton Howell · as Frank Fowler

  • The High Chaparral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. John Henry

  • Deadlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Det. Ray Baker

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Bobby Tucker · as Johnny Corman

  • Batman(1966)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jack O'Shea

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Bevins

  • Love and Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Jeff Pringle

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Glenn · as Pete Braven · as Tony Camion

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 3 episodes · as Al Packer · as Fred Piper · as Ray Baker

  • FBI Code 98(1963)

    as Robert P. Cannon

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Lucy Show(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Baker

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Red Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Jerry Donavan

  • A Fever in the Blood(1961)

    as Dan Callahan

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Hong Kong Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Steve Whalen

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 124 episodes · as Bart Maverick

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Fenton Canaby

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Sugarfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Bart Maverick (uncredited)

  • Taming Sutton’s Gal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Jugger Phelps

  • She Devil(1957)

    as Dr. Dan Scott

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Julie(1956)

    as Jack (co-pilot)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • State Trooper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny Bledsoe

  • Basket of Mexican Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Eddie Winthrop

  • Forbidden Planet(1956)

    as Lt. Jerry Farman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • To Hell and Back(1955)

    as Kerrigan

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Cam Durbin

  • The Night Holds Terror(1955)

    as Gene Courtier

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Double Jeopardy(1955)

    as Jeff Calder

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Cult of the Cobra(1955)

    as Carl Turner

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Violent Men(1955)

    as De Rosa--Parrish Rider

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Graham

  • Black Tuesday(1954)

    as Frank Carson

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • They Rode West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Lt. Raymond

  • The Bamboo Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Slade

  • Drive a Crooked Road(1954)

    as Harold Baker

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • City Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Stand at Apache River(1953)

    as Hatcher

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Column South(1953)

    as Vaness

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Law and Order(1953)

    as Jed

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Gunsmoke(1953)

    as Curly Mather

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Redhead from Wyoming(1953)

    as Sandy

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as James E. West

  • Sally and Saint Anne(1952)

    as Mike O'Moyne

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • No Room for the Groom(1952)

    as Will Stubbins

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Red Ball Express(1952)

    as Heyman

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick Henry

  • The Wild Blue Yonder(1951)

    as Lt. Jessup

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Submarine Command(1951)

    as Lt. Paul Barton

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • People Will Talk(1951)

    as Student (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Where Danger Lives(1950)

    as Dr. Mullenbach

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Newcombe · as Self - Intermission Guest

  • Peggy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Lex - O.S.U. Player

  • Holiday Affair(1949)

    as Drunk on Train (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Young Mr. Lincoln(1939)

    as Matt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Alexander Graham Bell(1939)

    as Banker's Son (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 85 titles from 1939 to 2014; peak year 1968.

Biggest box office

To Hell and Back (1955)

$4.8K worldwide

Highest rated

Forbidden Planet (1956)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Maverick (1957)

Film career

19392014

Peak 1968 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting85 of 85: 85 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1930s2 · acting1940s1 · acting1950s40 · acting1960s18 · acting1970s19 · acting1980s3 · acting1990s1 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Jack Kelly's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 33; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Sally and Saint Anne (1952)

69th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

Midcredits 94th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Jack Kelly work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jack Kelly's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gregg Palmer shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers