Lew Kelly
Highest Rated: 71% Lady of Burlesque (1943)
Lowest Rated: 71% Lady of Burlesque (1943)
Birthday: Aug 24, 1879
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Lew Kelly was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Kelly's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as "Heaven on Earth" (1931), the action film "Air Mail" (1932) with Pat O'Brien and "The Miracle Man" (1932) with Sylvia Sidney. He also appeared in the Tom Brown drama "Tom Brown of Culver" (1932), "I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang" (1932) with Paul Muni and "Lady and Gent" (1932). His film career continued throughout the thirties in productions like "The Old-Fashioned Way" (1934), the Edward Arnold drama "Diamond Jim" (1935) and "Death From a Distance" (1935). He also appeared in the comedy "Man on the Flying Trapeze" (1935) with W C Fields. Nearing the end of his career, he continued to act in the western "Western Gold" (1937) with Smith Ballew, "All Over Town" (1937) and "Flirting With Fate" (1938). He also appeared in "Lawless Valley" (1938) and the Ralph Byrd western "Born to Be Wild" (1938). Kelly last acted in the Barbara Stanwyck crime picture "Lady of Burlesque" (1943). Kelly passed away in June 1944 at the age of 65.
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Lew Kelly
Filmography
Movies
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Lady of Burlesque | The Hermit (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Taxi, Mister | Man with the Invisible Dog Act (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Great Train Robbery | Dad Halliday (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet |
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Three Texas Steers | Postman (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Saga of Death Valley | Meredith (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tough Kid | Regan (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Man From Music Mountain | Bowdie Bill (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lawless Valley | Fresno (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Western Gold | Storekeeper Ezra (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All Over Town | Martin (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lady Luck | Unknown (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Death From a Distance | Det. Regan (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet |
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Winds of the Wasteland | Rocky O'Briend (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wild Brian Kent | Bill (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet |
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The Man on the Flying Trapeze | Adolph Berg (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet |
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The Nitwits | J. Gabriel Hazel (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Public Opinion | Unknown (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laughter in Hell | Mileaway (Character) | - | 1933 |
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Pack Up Your Troubles | Saunders (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Devil Plays | Snyder (Character) | - | 1931 |