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John Kelly(1901-1947)

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John Kelly in Dressed to Kill (1928)
John Kelly was born on 29 June 1901 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Bringing Up Baby (1938), My Gal Sal (1942) and Three Sons o' Guns (1941). He died on 9 December 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 29, 1901
DiedDecember 9, 1947(46)
BornJune 29, 1901
DiedDecember 9, 1947(46)
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Known for

Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Bringing Up Baby
7.8
  • Elmer
  • 1938
Rita Hayworth, Victor Mature, and Carole Landis in My Gal Sal (1942)
My Gal Sal
6.1
  • John L. Sullivan
  • 1942
William T. Orr, Tom Brown, Wayne Morris, and Irene Rich in Three Sons o' Guns (1941)
Three Sons o' Guns
5.5
  • Buffalo Bill Oxenstern
  • 1941
Charlotte Henry and Eddie Quillan in The Gentleman from Louisiana (1936)
The Gentleman from Louisiana
5.1
  • John L. Sullivan
  • 1936

Credits

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  • Sigrid Gurie and Gene Raymond in Sofia (1948)
    Sofia
    6.0
    • Lt. Comdr. Stark
    • 1948
  • Stewart Granger and Kathleen Ryan in Captain Boycott (1947)
    Captain Boycott
    6.5
    • Sheriff
    • 1947
  • Spike Jones, Eddie Bracken, Cass Daley, and Virginia Welles in Ladies' Man (1947)
    Ladies' Man
    6.5
    • Cabbie (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Wallace Beery, Dean Stockwell, and Dorothy Patrick in The Mighty McGurk (1947)
    The Mighty McGurk
    6.4
    • Punchdrunk Fighter (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Betty Hutton and Sonny Tufts in Cross My Heart (1946)
    Cross My Heart
    6.2
    • Juror (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, and Billy De Wolfe in Blue Skies (1946)
    Blue Skies
    6.4
    • Tough Guy in Nightclub (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox, Joe Louis, and Sam McDaniel in Joe Palooka, Champ (1946)
    Joe Palooka, Champ
    5.7
    • Sammy
    • 1946
  • Lucille Ball and Mark Stevens in The Dark Corner (1946)
    The Dark Corner
    7.1
    • Policeman in Galleries (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Jane Russell in Young Widow (1946)
    Young Widow
    6.0
    • Cab Driver (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Jane Adams, Kirby Grant, and Fuzzy Knight in Trail to Vengeance (1945)
    Trail to Vengeance
    5.0
    • Henchman Bully
    • 1945
  • Linda Stirling in The Tiger Woman (1945)
    The Tiger Woman
    6.3
    • Sylvester
    • 1945
  • Louise Allbritton, David Bruce, Susanna Foster, and Franchot Tone in That Night with You (1945)
    That Night with You
    6.4
    • Customer (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Bob Haymes and Lynn Merrick in Blonde from Brooklyn (1945)
    Blonde from Brooklyn
    5.7
    • Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Robert Benchley in Boogie Woogie (1945)
    Boogie Woogie
    8.6
    Short
    • Slats
    • 1945
  • Joan Bennett, Vivian Blaine, Peggy Ann Garner, and George Raft in Nob Hill (1945)
    Nob Hill
    6.3
    • Bouncer (uncredited)
    • 1945

Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • June 29, 1901
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • December 9, 1947
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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