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John Kelly

Director

John Kelly worked as a director on Fireball XL5 and Stingray. He also worked as a dubbing editor on Four Feather Falls and Crossroads to Crime.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 23% in 30 days

What are John Kelly's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Morality
20%
Survival
17%
Self
10%
Society
7%
Ideas
7%

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Joyful
2
Hopeful
2
Tense
1

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 John Kelly's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for John 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

16 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Presented in Supercolorisation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Stingray: The Reunion Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Invaders from the Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Stingray: Aquanaut of the Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Stingray: The Golden Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Stingray: The Master Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Stingray: Sea of Oil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Stingray: Secret of the Giant Oyster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Stingray: The Man From The Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Stingray: Emergency Marineville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Stingray(1964)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
  • Fireball XL5(1962)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Crossroads to Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Sound Editor

  • Four Feather Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 39 episodes · Sound Editor

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1960 to 2022.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing14 of 16: 14 only directing, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 16: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s11 · crew1980s2 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Who does John Kelly work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Kelly's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alan Pattillo shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers