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Frank Kelly

Acting Born Dec 28, 1938 Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland 23 credits

Biography

Francis O'Kelly (December 28, 1938 – February 28, 2016), known as Frank Kelly, was an Irish actor, known for Father Ted (1995), Evelyn (2002), and Rat (2000). He was married to Bairbre Neldon.

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Known for

Father Ted

as Father Jack Hackett

Full filmography

  • Lexx (1997) as Father Pickle
  • Remington Steele (1982) as Willard Skeggs
  • Father Ted (1995) as Father Jack Hackett
  • Troubles (1988) as DI Murdoch
  • Evelyn (2002) as Henry Doyle
  • Second City Firsts (1973) as Surveyor
  • The Deal (2003) as John Smith
  • War of the Buttons (1994) as Gorilla's Dad
  • Taffin (1988) as Liam
  • The Running Mate (2007) as Paul 'Polly' O'Sullivan
  • The Boys & Girl from County Clare (2003) as The Chairman
  • Hear My Song (1991) as Taxi Driver 2
  • Turning Green (2005) as Father O'Hara
  • Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie (2014) as Justice Cannon
  • Rat (2000) as Uncle Matt
  • Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom (2003) as Paddy
  • Cowboys & Angels (2004) as Jerry
  • Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted (2011)
  • Soft Sand, Blue Sea (1998) as Insp. Fitzgerald
  • The Unusual Inventions of Henry Cavendish (2005) as Mr. Thomas Palmerston
  • Dermot Morgan: Fearless Funnyman (2013) as Self
  • O Mary This London (1994) as Hotel priest
  • Tea with the Dead (2014) as Frank Finnegan