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Full Name
  
John Daly Kelk

Role
  
TV actor

Name
  
Jackie Kelk

Years active
  
1931–1960

Occupation
  
Actor, comedian


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Born
  
August 6, 1923 (
1923-08-06
)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Died
  
September 5, 2002, Rancho Mirage, California, United States

Movies and TV shows
  
Similar People
  
Lowell Sherman, Nydia Westman, Robert Wise, Stanley Donen, George Abbott

John Daly "Jackie" Kelk (August 6, 1923 – September 5, 2002) was an American stage, radio, film, and television actor and stand-up comedian. He is best known for portraying the role of Homer Brown on the radio series The Aldrich Family and as the original voice of Jimmy Olsen on The Adventures of Superman.

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Early years

Kelk was born John Daly Kelk in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willy Kelk. He attended St. Gregory's Academy before changing to Professional Children's School in New York.

Career

Kelk began his career as a child actor in the 1930s. He made his film debut Sam in the 1931 short, Play Ball, made by Warner Bros. In 1932, he was cast as a snobby bow-tied boy named "Georgie Bassett" in the Penrod Vitaphone comedy shorts. The shorts were similar to the popular and long running Our Gang shorts, and were based on books by Booth Tarkington.

At age 10, Kelk appeared in the 1934 drama Born to Be Bad. He also had roles in Broadway productions included Young Jim Bailey in No More Frontier (1931), Peter Burroughs in Bridal Wise (1932), Henri, the Son in The Perfect Marriage (1932), Mr. Clayton in Goodbye Again (1932-1933), Prince Rudolph in Jubilee (1935-1936), "Chub" Tolliver in The County Chairman (1936), Percy in Flare Path (1942-1943), Elliot Smollens in Tenting Tonight (1947), and Herbie in Me and Juliet (1953-1954).

Kelk's debut in network radio came on The Cohens, which starred Fanny Brice. He also portrayed Chester in The Gumps. In the early 1940s, Kelk played Pete on the radio soap opera Mother of Mine, and in January 1946 he joined the cast of Celebrity Club on CBS. He played Jimmy Olsen from 1940-1947 on the radio show The Adventures of Superman and Homer Brown, best friend of Henry Aldrich on the teenage radio comedy The Aldrich Family. He had the role of Oliver in the soap opera Valiant Lady. From 1949 to 1950, Kel reprised his role as Homer Brown in the television adaptation of The Aldrich Family.

During the 1950s, Kelk continued with roles in both film and television. In 1951, he starred in title role on the NBC live sitcom Young Mr. Bobbin. The series debuted on August 26, 1951 and was canceled after one season. Kelk later had guest starring roles on Those Whiting Girls, The Lineup, Date with the Angels and Leave It to Beaver. He also appeared in bit parts in Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) and The Pajama Game (1957). From 1958 to 1959, Kelk had a recurring role as obstetrician Dr. Bo Boland during the first season of the ABC sitcom The Donna Reed Show. It was Kelk's final acting role.

Death

On September 5, 2002, Kelk died of a lung infection at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California at the age of 79. He is buried in Lakeview Cemetery in New Canaan, Connecticut.

Filmography

Actor
1958
The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) as
Dr. Boland / Bo
- Donna Plays Cupid (1959) - Bo (as Jack Kelk)
- Jeff vs. Mary (1959) - Dr. Boland (as Jack Kelk)
- Weekend Trip (1958) - Dr. Boland (as Jack Kelk)
1958
Bachelor Father (TV Series) as
Jerry
- Uncle Bentley Loans Out Peter (1958) - Jerry (as Jack Kelk)
1958
Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) as
Mr. Merkel
- The Paper Route (1958) - Mr. Merkel (as Jack Kelk)
1957
Date with the Angels (TV Series) as
Phonebooth New Father
- Everybody's Baby (1957) - Phonebooth New Father (as Jack Kelk)
1957
The Pajama Game as
First Helper
1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me as
George (uncredited)
1955
The Life of Riley (TV Series) as
Burglar
- Dudley the Burglar (1955) - Burglar
1955
The Lineup (TV Series) as
Larry Hope
- The Silk Stocking Case (1955) - Larry Hope (as Jack Kelk)
1955
Those Whiting Girls (TV Series) as
Jackie
- Vive La France, Vive L'Amour (1955) - Jackie (as Jackie Kelk)
1951
Young Mr. Bobbin (TV Series) as
Alexander Bobbin / Alexander Hawthorne Bobbin
- Episode dated 9 March 1952 (1952) - Alexander Bobbin
- Premiere Show (1951) - Alexander Hawthorne Bobbin
1950
The Aldrich Family (TV Series) as
Homer Brown
- April Fool's Joke (1951) - Homer Brown
- The Storm (1951) - Homer Brown
- Henry bites off more than he can chew (1950) - Homer Brown
- Never Quiet on the Home Front (1950) - Homer Brown
- Mrs. Aldrich buys Henry and Homer a jalopy (1950) - Homer Brown
- The Fountain Pen (1950) - Homer Brown
1934
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk (Short) as
Junior
1934
Born to Be Bad as
Mickey Strong
1933
Nothing But the Tooth (Short) as
Undetermined Secondary Role
1933
Wrongorilla (Short) as
Well-Wisher (uncredited)
1932
The Run Around (Short)
1932
Penrod's Bull Pen (Short) as
Georgie Bassett
1932
Hot Dog (Short) as
Georgie Bassett
1932
His Honor -- Penrod (Short) as
Georgie Bassett
1932
Detectuvs (Short) as
Georgie Bassett
1931
One Good Deed (Short) as
Georgie Bassett
1931
Batter Up! (Short) as
Georgie Bassett
1931
Snakes Alive (Short) as
Georgie Bassett
1931
Moving In (Short) as
Junior (uncredited)
Self
1951
Crawford Mystery Theatre (TV Series) as
Self - celebrity contestant
- Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE GLAMOUR GIRLS (1951) - Self - celebrity contestant

References

Jackie Kelk Wikipedia


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