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Lew Kelly

Acting Born Aug 24, 1879 Died Jun 10, 1944 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA 136 credits
136
Total Credits
1978
51 Years Career Span
8
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Lew Kelly works in acting. Born August 24, 1879 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Died June 10, 1944. Archytele lists 136 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Known for

Film

Blue Sunshine

as Zugführer

Balthazar

as Stagehand (uncredited)
Film

The Magnificent Ambersons

as Citizen (uncredited)
Film

Honky Tonk

as Miner (uncredited)

Les Shadoks

as Ticket Man (uncredited)

Hot Ones Versus

as Herbie

The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin

as Postman

Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures

as Drunken Passenger (uncredited)

Frequent co-stars

Noah Beery 1 shared title
Helen Christian 1 shared title
Reed Howes 1 shared title
John Carroll 1 shared title
John Wayne 1 shared title
Bob Kortman 1 shared title
Edmund Cobb 1 shared title
Brooks Benedict 1 shared title
Duncan Renaldo 1 shared title
Richard Alexander 1 shared title

Career timeline

Western von gestern
One Spooky Night
Main Street TodayTo Heir Is Human
Action in the North AtlanticLady of BurlesqueCrazy HouseSo's Your UncleKeep 'Em Slugging
The Magnificent AmbersonsIn Old CaliforniaBowery at MidnightThe Falcon Takes OverShut My Big Mouth
The Little FoxesHonky TonkThe Gay FalconRoad AgentRobin Hood of the Pecos
The WesternerYoung PeopleLucky Cisco Kid20 Mule TeamThe Villain Still Pursued Her
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe SpellbinderStar ReporterThree Texas SteersHome Boner
Tough KidLawless ValleyFlirting with FateBorn to Be WildMan from Music Mountain
Shall We DanceThe Man Who Found HimselfThey Gave Him a GunTrue ConfessionBorder Cafe
UppercutletsWinds of the WastelandCrash DonovanThe Plot ThickensLaughing at Trouble
Diamond JimMississippiIn PersonVagabond LadyCircumstantial Evidence
Something SimpleTake the StandWe're Rich AgainWhat's Your RacketThe Fuller Gush Man
Lady for a DayI'm No AngelStage MotherParole GirlHard to Handle
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangIf I Had a MillionAir MailMillion Dollar LegsAfraid to Talk
Queenie of HollywoodThe Devil PlaysHeaven on Earth
The Woman RacketLove Among the MillionairesUnder the Cock-eyed MoonRadio KissesHe Trumped Her Ace
Barnum Was Right
The Branded Sombrero

Full Filmography

136 titles
  • Western von gestern (1978) as Zugführer
  • One Spooky Night (1955) as Caretaker
  • Main Street Today (1944) as Electrician Art Hoover at Town Meeting (uncredited)
  • To Heir Is Human (1944) as A. Raven Sparrow
  • Action in the North Atlantic (1943) as Tony Gonzales (uncredited)
  • Lady of Burlesque (1943) as The Hermit
  • Crazy House (1943) as Policeman
  • So's Your Uncle (1943) as Doorman
  • Keep 'Em Slugging (1943) as Jailer
  • The Mad Ghoul (1943) as Stagehand (uncredited)
  • Footlight Glamour (1943) as Carpool rider
  • Spook Louder (1943) as Prof. J. O. Dunkfeather
  • Taxi, Mister (1943) as Burlesque Comic
  • The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) as Citizen (uncredited)
  • In Old California (1942) as Forty-Niner
  • Bowery at Midnight (1942) as Doc Brooks
  • The Falcon Takes Over (1942) as Coroner (Uncredited)
  • Shut My Big Mouth (1942) as Settler
  • The Mummy's Tomb (1942) as Bartender (uncredited)
  • Cooks and Crooks (1942) as Edgar's Client
  • The Little Foxes (1941) as Train Companion (uncredited)
  • Honky Tonk (1941) as Miner (uncredited)
  • The Gay Falcon (1941) as Elmer, Jailer (uncredited)
  • Road Agent (1941) as Luke
  • Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941) as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
  • The Great Train Robbery (1941) as Dad Halliday
  • Cyclone on Horseback (1941) as Thad Madison
  • Sweet Spirits of the Nighter (1941) as Grave Robber
  • The Westerner (1940) as Ticket Man (uncredited)
  • Young People (1940) as Farmer (uncredited)
  • Lucky Cisco Kid (1940) as Station Agent
  • 20 Mule Team (1940) as 1st Man
  • The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940) as Townsman Sam (uncredited)
  • Babies for Sale (1940) as The Kingsley's Gardener
  • The Border Legion (1940) as Miner
  • Trail of the Vigilantes (1940) as Bartender
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) as First Riverboat Pilot (uncredited)
  • The Spellbinder (1939) as Turnkey (uncredited)
  • Star Reporter (1939) as Janitor
  • Three Texas Steers (1939) as Postman
  • Home Boner (1939)
  • Thunder Afloat (1939) as Sailor (uncredited)
  • Panama Patrol (1939) as Captain Lacey
  • Saga of Death Valley (1939) as Meredith
  • Blondie Meets the Boss (1939) as Mr. Crane (uncredited)
  • Fixer Dugan (1939) as Sheriff #1
  • Tough Kid (1938) as Regan - Policeman
  • Lawless Valley (1938) as Fresno
  • Flirting with Fate (1938) as Herbie
  • Born to Be Wild (1938) as Reilly, Diner Counterman
  • Man from Music Mountain (1938) as Bowdie Bill
  • The Overland Express (1938) as Fred Greeley
  • Shall We Dance (1937) as Policeman at Jail (uncredited)
  • The Man Who Found Himself (1937) as Los Angeles Judge
  • They Gave Him a Gun (1937) as Turnkey (uncredited)
  • True Confession (1937) as Court Captain (uncredited)
  • Border Cafe (1937) as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
  • Small Town Boy (1937) as The Judge
  • Western Gold (1937) as Storekeeper Ezra
  • Some Blondes Are Dangerous (1937) as Jeff
  • Make a Wish (1937) as Mailman
  • Paradise Express (1937) as Tom Wilson
  • All Over Town (1937) as Martin
  • Forlorn River (1937) as Sheriff Jim Henry Warner
  • It Happened Out West (1937) as Diner Counterman
  • Uppercutlets (1936)
  • Winds of the Wasteland (1936) as Rocky O'Brien
  • Crash Donovan (1936) as Janitor (uncredited)
  • The Plot Thickens (1936) as Cassidy, a Policeman (uncredited)
  • Laughing at Trouble (1936) as Ed Johnson
  • Ellis Island (1936) as Farmer
  • The Stagecoach Race (1936) as Rocky O'Brien
  • Three of a Kind (1936) as Police Sgt. Cogarty
  • Lady Luck (1936) as Detective James Riley
  • Devil's Squadron (1936) as Night Watchman
  • Wild Brian Kent (1936) as Bill - ranchhand
  • Murder at Glen Athol (1936) as Police Sgt. Olsen
  • Wanted: Jane Turner (1936) as Mike - Plainclothesman (uncredited)
  • The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936) as Sheriff (uncredited)
  • Rainbow on the River (1936) as Cabman (uncredited)
  • Diamond Jim (1935) as Bartender
  • Mississippi (1935) as Man at Bar (uncredited)
  • In Person (1935) as Mountain Man (uncredited)
  • Vagabond Lady (1935) as Tony’s Old Crony (uncredited)
  • Circumstantial Evidence (1935) as Detective Taylor
  • Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935) as Adolph Berg
  • Ship Cafe (1935) as Lunch Wagon Man (uncredited)
  • The Nitwits (1935) as J. Gabriel Hazel
  • Two-Fisted (1935) as Attendant
  • Society Fever (1935) as Hanly
  • The Lady in Scarlet (1935) as Police Inspector Lewis Trainey
  • Public Opinion (1935) as Postman
  • Hit and Rum (1935) as Impostor
  • Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery (1935) as Victor Martin
  • His Bridal Sweet (1935) as Sick Guest
  • Death from a Distance (1935) as Det. Regan
  • One in a Million (1935) as Store Detective Rourke
  • Something Simple (1934) as Nut Doctor
  • Take the Stand (1934) as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
  • We're Rich Again (1934) as Dr. Duncan (uncredited)
  • What's Your Racket (1934) as Cameron
  • The Fuller Gush Man (1934) as Father
  • Fixing a Stew (1934) as Man at Leon's house (as Lew Kelley)
  • Lady for a Day (1933) as Reception Guest Harry the Horse (uncredited)
  • I'm No Angel (1933) as Joe - Animal Keeper (uncredited)
  • Stage Mother (1933) as Jake, Stagehand (uncredited)
  • Parole Girl (1933) as Prison Warden (uncredited)
  • Hard to Handle (1933) as Hash-Slinger (uncredited)
  • Laughter in Hell (1933) as Mileaway
  • King for a Night (1933) as Milk Wagon Driver
  • The Nuisance (1933) as Bartender (uncredited)
  • Strange People (1933) as Smith - the Insurance Agent
  • State Trooper (1933) as Graber
  • I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) as Diner Cook (uncredited)
  • If I Had a Million (1932) as Prison Barber (uncredited)
  • Air Mail (1932) as Drunken Passenger (uncredited)
  • Million Dollar Legs (1932) as Train Conductor (uncredited)
  • Afraid to Talk (1932) as Mailman
  • The Miracle Man (1932)
  • Virtue (1932) as Magistrate
  • The Devil Horse (1932) as The Boy's Father [Chs. 1 & 12] (as Lou Kelley)
  • Anybody's Goat (1932) as Pappy
  • Scandal for Sale (1932) as Compositor
  • Big Dame Hunting (1932) as Weedick
  • Vanity Street (1932) as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
  • Queenie of Hollywood (1931) as Hotel Manager
  • The Devil Plays (1931) as Sgt. Snyder
  • Heaven on Earth (1931) as Andy
  • The Woman Racket (1930) as Tish
  • Love Among the Millionaires (1930) as Railroad Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
  • Under the Cock-eyed Moon (1930) as Alkali Ike
  • Radio Kisses (1930)
  • He Trumped Her Ace (1930) as Judge
  • One Nutty Night (1930)
  • Barnum Was Right (1929) as Harrison
  • The Branded Sombrero (1928) as Lane Hallett

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Lew Kelly best known for?

Lew Kelly is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Blue Sunshine (1977), Balthazar (2018), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Honky Tonk (1941).

When and where was Lew Kelly born?

Lew Kelly was born on August 24, 1879 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. They passed away on June 10, 1944.

How many credits does Lew Kelly have?

Lew Kelly has accumulated over 136 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1928 to 1978.