Desmond Kelly
- Schauspiel
- 24. Juli 1928 · Nelson, New Zealand
- 4. Februar 2024
Biografie
Desmond Lance Kelly was a New Zealand stage, film and television actor. After earning a science degree, he worked as a geologist and spent around 25 years in education before leaving his post at Wellington Teachers’ College in 1977 to pursue acting full time. He became a familiar presence in Wellington theatre, including at Downstage, Circa and Bats, and appeared in numerous New Zealand film and television productions, including Smash Palace, The Scarecrow, Klynham Summer, Mirror, Mirror and Peter Jackson’s The Frighteners (1996), in which he played Harry Sinclair. Kelly was also a teacher, photographer, writer and singer, and was involved in the early development of PhotoForum in Wellington. He died on 4 February 2024, aged 95.
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Filmografie
- The Strange Calls · Burt Ferguson
- Rage · Ces Blazey
- Changi · Older Tom
- Conor, der Kelte · Furbaide
- Song of the Siren · Dad
- The Frighteners · Harry Sinclair
- Xena · Elkton
- Der unsichtbare Tod · Monty McGurr
- Absent Without Leave · Daisy's Father
- Der Navigator · Smithy
- Illustrious Energy · Surveyor
- Dancers · Duke of Courland
- Die fliegenden Ärzte · Ben Connell, Alf Lang
- Böses Blut · Mr. Ridley
- Schatten des Schreckens · Mr. Poindexter
- Smash Palace - Keine Chance für Al · Tiny
- Xmas for Lou · Jock