Daniel Hugh Kelly (born August 10, 1952) is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his role on the 1980s ABC TV series ''

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'' (1983–86) as the ex-con Mark "Skid" McCormick, co-starring with actor

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Early life

The middle of five children, Kelly was born and raised in

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, where his grandfather and father were police officers/detectives and his mother was a social worker. He attended and graduated from

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in 1970. A graduate of St. Vincent College (

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) in 1974, he pursued a

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(MFA) at

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(Washington, D.C.) on a full scholarship.

Career

Kelly appeared in numerous

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and

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productions, primarily at

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and

Second Stage Theatre Second Stage Theater is a theater company founded in 1979 by Robyn Goodman and Carole Rothman and located in Manhattan, New York City. It produces both new plays and revivals of contemporary American plays by new playwrights and established wri ...

. A product of regional repertory theater, Kelly has been a company member of the Williamstown Theater Festival (Massachusetts), the Folger Theater (DC), Arena Stage (DC), and the Actors Theatre of Louisville among others. He toured with the National Players, the oldest classical touring company in the United States. He starred on

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opposite

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's Billie in '' Born Yesterday'' in 1989, and as Brick opposite

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's Maggie in ''

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'' in 1990. In 2003, he appeared at the

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(Los Angeles), originating the role of Richard in ''Living Out'' by Lisa Loomer. Kelly starred on daytime TV in ''

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'' as Senator Frank Ryan (1978–1981). Aside from ''

'', he has starred in such television series as '' Chicago Story''; '' I Married Dora'', '' Second Noah'', '' Ponderosa'' and '' Walt Disney Presents The 100 Lives of Blackjack Savage'' (1991) which he also co-produced. He returned to daytime television on ''

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'', playing Col. Winston Mayer (2007–2009). He guest-starred in some television series, such as ''

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'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', '' Law & Order: Los Angeles'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', ''

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'', '' Major Crimes, Boston Legal'', ''

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'' and '' Walker, Texas Ranger''. He also appeared in miniseries and television movies, such as '' Passing Glory'', '' The Tuskegee Airmen'', '' Citizen Cohn'', '' From the Earth to the Moon'' and ''

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'', among others. His feature film roles include the

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horror film ''

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'', '' The Good Son'', '' The In Crowd'', '' Chill Factor'', '' Nowhere to Hide'', ''

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'', '' Someone to Watch Over Me'', and '' Star Trek: Insurrection''.

Stage

Broadway * '' Born Yesterday'' – Richard Rodgers Theater (1989) * ''

'' – Eugene O'Neill Theatre (1990) Off-Broadway * ''Miss Margarida's Way'' –

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(1977) * ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' –

(1977) * ''Fishing'' –

(1981) * ''Juno's Swans''

(1985) Regional * ''

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'' – National Players (1974) * ''

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'' – National Players (1974) * ''School for Wives'' – National Players (1974) * ''An Enemy of the People'' –

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(1975) * ''Once in a Lifetime'' –

(1975) * ''A Bird in the Hand'' – The Wayside Theater (1975) * '' No Time for Sergeants'' – The Wayside Theater (1975) * ''

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'' – Cohoes Music Hall (1976) * '' The Best Man'' – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1976) * '' Much Ado About Nothing'' – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1976) * ''

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'' – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1976) * ''Arturo Ui'' – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1977) * '' The Rainmaker'' – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1977) * ''Tennessee Williams: A Celebration'' –

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(1982) * ''

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(1982) * ''Enemies'' –

(1982) * ''Barbarians'' –

(1986) * ''Hawthorne Country'' –

(1986) * ''The Lucky Spot'' –

(1986) * ''Living Out'' –

(2003) * ''The Art of Losing'' – Blank Theatre Company (2012)

Filmography

References

External links

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