Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

James Kelley(1931-1978)

  • Writer
  • Director
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
James Kelley was born in 1931 in Birkenhead, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961), The Beast in the Cellar (1971) and What the Peeper Saw (1972). He died in 1978 in London, England, UK.
Born1931
Died1978
Born1931
Died1978
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)
Doctor Blood's Coffin
5.0
  • Writer(as James Kelly)
  • 1961
The Beast in the Cellar (1971)
The Beast in the Cellar
4.9
  • Writer(as James Kelly)
  • 1971
What the Peeper Saw (1972)
What the Peeper Saw
5.7
  • Director(as James Kelly)
  • 1972
W (1974)
W
4.7
  • Writer(as James Kelly)
  • 1974

Credits

IMDbPro

Writer

  • W (1974)
    W
    4.7
    • screenplay
    • story (as James Kelly, as James Kelly)
    • 1974
  • The Beast in the Cellar (1971)
    The Beast in the Cellar
    4.9
    • original screenplay (as James Kelly)
    • 1971
  • Ty Hardin in Riptide (1969)
    Riptide
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1969
  • Leslie Phillips in Our Man at St. Mark's (1963)
    Our Man at St. Mark's
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer (as James Kelly)
    • 1963–1966
  • Edward Judd and Caroline Mortimer in Intrigue (1966)
    Intrigue
    TV Series
    • Writer (as James Kelly)
    • 1966
  • Barbara Shelley and William Sylvester in Man in the Dark (1964)
    Man in the Dark
    6.8
    • screenplay (as James Kelly)
    • 1964
  • Happily Ever After (1961)
    Happily Ever After
    TV Series
    • Writer (as James Kelly)
    • 1961–1964
  • Comedy Four
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1963
  • Tomorrow at Ten (1963)
    Tomorrow at Ten
    6.7
    • original story
    • screenplay (as James Kelly, as James Kelly)
    • 1963
  • Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser in Bootsie and Snudge (1960)
    Bootsie and Snudge
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1963
  • No Hiding Place (1959)
    No Hiding Place
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer (as James Kelly)
    • 1962–1963
  • Bernard Fox, Michael Medwin, and George Roderick in Three Live Wires (1961)
    Three Live Wires
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1961
  • Mary Had a Little... (1961)
    Mary Had a Little...
    4.9
    • adaptation
    • 1961
  • Carole Lesley and Jack Watling in Three on a Spree (1961)
    Three on a Spree
    5.7
    • revised screenplay (as James Kelly)
    • 1961
  • Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)
    Doctor Blood's Coffin
    5.0
    • adaptation (as James Kelly)
    • 1961

Director

  • What the Peeper Saw (1972)
    What the Peeper Saw
    5.7
    • directed by (as James Kelly)
    • 1972
  • The Beast in the Cellar (1971)
    The Beast in the Cellar
    4.9
    • Director (as James Kelly)
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • James Kelly
  • Born
    • 1931
    • Birkenhead, England, UK
  • Died
    • 1978
    • London, England, UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    British writer of comedy scripts and director of horror movies in the early 70's.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.