Jack Kelly (September 16, 1927 – November 7, 1992) was an American film and television actor most noted for the role of Bart Maverick in the TV series Maverick, which ran on ABC from 1957 to 1962. Kelly shared the series, rotating as the lead from week to week, first with James Garner as Bret Maverick (1957-1960) then with Roger Moore as Beau Maverick (1960-1961) and Robert Colbert as Brent Maverick (1961; for two episodes) before becoming the on...
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Jack Kelly (September 16, 1927 – November 7, 1992) was an American film and television actor most noted for the role of Bart Maverick in the TV series Maverick, which ran on ABC from 1957 to 1962. Kelly shared the series, rotating as the lead from week to week, first with James Garner as Bret Maverick (1957-1960) then with Roger Moore as Beau Maverick (1960-1961) and Robert Colbert as Brent Maverick (1961; for two episodes) before becoming the only Maverick (alternating with reruns from the Garner era) in the fifth season.
Kelly later became a politician, serving as mayor of Huntington Beach, California from 1983 to 1986.
Kelly was born in Astoria, Queens, New York. He came from a prominent acting family. His mother, Nan Kelly, had been a popular stage actress and John Robert Powers model. His sister, Nancy Kelly, was a major leading lady in the 1930s, appearing in thirty-six films between 1926 and 1977.
Kelly made his film debut in an uncredited role in the 1939 biopic The Story of...
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