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Frank Kelly

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Biography

Frank Kelly, married to Baibre Neldon (1964-present), has featured prominately in many of the performing arts, including Radio, TV, theatre, music, writing and films.…more

Born

1/1/1938, Ireland

Birth Name

Francis O'Kelly

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (1)

Role
- Father Ted
  Jack Hackert
  - S 3: Ep 8 Going to America
    5/1/98
  - S 3: Ep 7 Night of the Nearly Dead
    4/24/98
  - S 3: Ep 6 Kicking Bishop Brennan up the Arse
    4/17/98
  - S 3: Ep 5 Escape from Victory
    4/10/98
  - S 3: Ep 4 The Mainland
    4/3/98
  - + 20 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Emmerdale
  Dermot Macey
  - S 42: Ep 206 31 August 2011
    8/31/11
  - S 42: Ep 205 30 August 2011
    8/30/11
  - S 42: Ep 203 26 August 2011
    8/26/11
  - S 42: Ep 108 6 May 2011
    5/6/11
  - S 42: Ep 27 2 February 2011
    2/2/11
  - + 4 More Credits
Guest Star (5)

Role
- Comedy Connections
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 3 Father Ted
    7/12/04
- Lexx
  Father Pickle
  - S 4: Ep 6 The Rock
    8/17/01
- Remington Steele
  Willard Skeggs
  - S 3: Ep 6 Steele Your Heart Away
    11/13/84
- The Irish R. M.
  Bat Callaghan
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Dispensary Doctor
    7/19/84
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Performance
  - S 21: Ep 1 5th January 1984
    1/5/84

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- Frank Kelly:It took me two hours to be made up as Father Jack. I found it repulsive. If I was in costume, nobody would sit beside me. And I don't blame them. I had vaseline coming out of my ears as discharge, incontinence marks on my trousers, prosthetic teeth which I took out to eat, and one blind eye with an opaque lens.
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- Frank Kelly played the role of a prisoner in the 1969 movie, 'The Italian Job.' He was uncredited for this role.
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- Frank Kelly made it into the UK top 30s in December of 1983. His humerous song 'Christmas Countdown' reached number 26 on the charts. He also got a letter from the queen, explaining how the song gave her great pleasure.
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- (After Dermot Morgan had died) "Dermot's mind was mercurial. I think he was a kind of comedic meteor. He burned himself out."
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- Frank: It took me two hours to be made up as Father Jack. I found it repulsive. If I was in costume, nobody would sit beside me. And I don't blame them. I had vaseline coming out of my ears as discharge, incontinence marks on my trousers, prosthetic teeth which I took out to eat, and one blind eye with an opaque lens.
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