Daniel Hugh Kelly

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Daniel Hugh Kelly
Born (1952-08-10) August 10, 1952 (age 72)
Alma mater Saint Vincent College
The Catholic University of America
OccupationActor
Years active1974–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.

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Early life

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

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

Broadway

Off-Broadway

Regional

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Cujo Vic TrentonFilm 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
2001GuardianAgent Taylor
2005 American Gun Don
2006Once Not Far from HomeThe FatherShort
2011 God's Country Mr. Randolph Whittaker
2013 The Monkey's Paw Gillespie
2013 Mischief Night David Walton
2013 Devil May Call Tony Taylor
2014Red Velvet CakeSpencerShort
2015 Sex, Death and Bowling Dick McAllister
2016ToYSteven
2016Holiday BreakupWilliam
2019 Crazy Alien The President of the United States
2019 Among the Shadows Bittencourt
2019ShevengeHemSegment: "The Fetch"
2020Skipping StonesMr. McDowell
2021Far MoreDick McAllister
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1978–1981 Ryan's Hope Frank Ryan (#3) Regular, 491 episodes
1981Thin IceJackTV movie
1982 Chicago Story Det. Frank WajorskiRegular, 13 episodes
1983Murder InkUnknownTV movie
1983–1986 Hardcastle and McCormick Mark 'Skid' McCormickRegular, 67 episodes
1987Night of CouragePaul ForrestTV movie
1987 Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder Mike GeorgeMiniseries (3 episodes)
1987–1988 I Married Dora Peter FarrellRegular, 13 episodes
1991 The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage Barry TarberryTV movie + 7 episodes
1992 Citizen Cohn Congressman Neil GallagherTV movie
1993–1994 All My Children Travis Montgomery (#2) Regular
1994MacShayne: The Final Roll of the DiceFranklin CarterTV movie
1994Moment of Truth: Cult RescueDr. Brian AllenTV movie
1994 A Child's Cry for Help Donald PrescottTV movie
1995 Law & Order Councilman Kevin CrossleyGuest, 1 episode
1995 The Tuskegee Airmen Col. RogersTV movie
1995Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall StorySteve SohmerTV movie
1995Dark EyesMichael McGannPilot (not picked up)
1996 No Greater Love Ben JonesTV movie
1996–1997 Second Noah Noah BeckettRegular, 21 episodes
1997Stranger in my HomeDoug MartinTV movie
1997Five Desperate HoursJim BallardTV movie
1998 Atomic Dog Brook YatesTV movie
1998 Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story Lonn ReismanTV movie
1998 Labor of Love Gordon ConnellTV movie
1998 From the Earth to the Moon Gene CernanMiniseries (5 episodes)
1998 Oh Baby GrantPilot
1999 Passing Glory Mike Malone Sr.TV movie
1999 Law & Order Julian SpectorGuest, 1 episode
1999 The Outer Limits Alex BuchananGuest, 1 episode
2000 Twice in a Lifetime Rex Stanford / CharlesGuest, 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 PrestonGuest, 1 episode
2001–2002 Ponderosa Ben CartwrightRegular, 19 episodes
2001 Law & Order Lawrence GarberGuest, 1 episode
2002 Joe and Max Jack DempseyTV movie
2003 For the People Ted HardfordGuest, 1 episode
2003 Las Vegas Senator William Percy HendersonGuest, 1 episode
2004 The West Wing James CookGuest, 1 episode
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mark DobbinsGuest, 1 episode
2005 Supernatural Sheriff Jake DevinsGuest, 1 episode
2005 Law & Order Leland BarnesGuest, 1 episode
2007–2009 As the World Turns Colonel Winston MayerRecurring, 31 episodes
2008 Boston Legal William BrewsterGuest, 1 episode
2008 Cold Case Elliot Glock '08Guest, 1 episode
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles ManGuest, 2 episodes
2010–2011 Memphis Beat Tony BellewRecurring, 6 episodes
2010 Law & Order: LA Judge RoyceGuest, 1 episode
2011 The Mentalist Philip CarmichaelGuest, 1 episode
2013The ExterminatorsDavidTV movie
2014 Castle Evan PotterGuest, 1 episode
2014 Growing Up Fisher Tom HawkinsGuest, 1 episode
2014 NCIS Admiral KendallGuest, 1 episode
2016A Father's SecretCaswell FoxTV movie
2016 Legends & Lies John HancockGuest, 1 episode
2017 Major Crimes Jerry PearlGuest, 1 episode

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