Irish architect.
In 1927, he spent 25 months in Californias infamous San Quentin prison for beating to death Ray Raymond, the first husband of Dorothy Mackaye , an actress who would later become his wife (judged an accomplice for withholding information, she herself was briefly imprisoned).
Won Broadways 1948 Tony Award as Best Actor for "Command Decision." The award was shared with Henry Fonda for "Mister Roberts" and Basil Rathbone for "The Heiress.".
Died after voting for Adlai Stevenson.
In an episode of the popular TV series "Historys Mysteries" entitled "Five Points Gangs," which chronicled the infamous New York gangster-ridden slum, a picture of Kelly in character from "The Roaring Twenties" is used to represent notorious racketeer Paolo Antonio Vaccarelli (AKA Paul Kelly 1876-1936).
Kellys last film before the manslaughter charge was The Poor Nut which was not released until the following August, by which time Kelly was behind bars. As a result, the films distributors opted to remove Kellys name from the credits, even though he played a prominent supporting role.
Father of Memphis Kelly
He has an extremely large family spread all over Australia. Nearly all of them have musical and drama talent.
Pictured on a 60 Australian commemorative postage stamp in the Living Legends series, issued 18 January 2013. Other performers honored in this issue were John Farnham , Ian Molly Meldrum , Kylie Minogue , Olivia Newton-John , AC/DC , Cold Chisel , INXS , Men at Work , and The Seekers.
He was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (Officer in the General Division) in the 2017 Australia Day honors for distinguished service to the performing arts and to the promotion of the national identity through contributions as a singer, songwriter and musician.
