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| Born | Sam Kelly (1943-12-19) 19 December 1943 (age 81) Fulham, London, England, UK |
| Years active | 1967 - Present |
Sam Kelly (born 19 December 1943) is an English actor who has appeared in television, radio and theatre.
Early life
Kelly was born in Manchester on 19 December 1943.
Career
He has had roles in British sitcoms such as Porridge as Bunny Warren, 'Allo 'Allo! as Captain Hans Geering leaving after series three, On the Up as Dennis Waterman's chauffeur and We'll Think of Something as Les Brooks. From 1995 to 2003, he played Barbara's husband Ted in the British sitcom series Barbara.
He also appeared in the Doctor Who audio dramas "The Holy Terror" and "Return to the Web Planet" by Big Finish Productions. He played Bernard in Holding On (1997) and Carl Langbehn in the five-part television drama Christabel (1988). He appeared in Midsomer Murders: Down Among the Dead Men as Jack Fothergill and as the eccentric impoverished ghost writer, Majors, in the Inspector Morse episode "Second Time Around".
In the 1990s he co-starred in the comedy television series Haggard and in the miniseries Martin Chuzzlewit. He also performed in H.M.S. Pinafore with the new D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 2002. In 1998, Kelly appeared in an episode of the first series of Cold Feet, playing Algernon Gifford.
In radio he played the part of Carter Brandon in the BBC's Radio4 series of the continuing adventures of Uncle Mort and Carter Brandon in Uncle Mort's South Country and Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe. These were written by Peter Tinniswood.
In 2004, he appeared in EastEnders playing Stan Porter, and he also appeared in the comedy series Black Books as the father of Manny. In 2006 he appeared as the villain Guy Carse in New Tricks.
Kelly starred in Jean-Paul Sartre's play Kean alongside Antony Sher at the Theatre Royal, Bath, and in the West End in May 2007. In December 2007, a car struck and injured Kelly in the West End. The role he was to have played in the Doctor Who episode "Midnight," filmed that month, was played instead by David Troughton.
In 2008, he guest starred in the Sapphire and Steel audio drama Remember Me. In November 2008, he starred in the title role of Christopher Reason's radio dramatisation of Jaroslav Hašek's The Good Soldier Švejk, broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
Kelly recently starred as The Wizard in the London production of the musical, Wicked. He replaced Desmond Barrit on May 11, 2009, and played his final performance on March 27, 2010. He was succeeded by Clive Carter.
He has worked with director Mike Leigh on several occasions, including Grown-Ups (1980), Topsy-Turvy (1999), All or Nothing (2002) and currently (September 2011) on stage at the National Theatre in Grief.
Sam Kelly's latest role is as the ARP warden in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang.
2010 onwards
On 23 July 2010, Kelly starred as Martin in the sitcom My Family and he starred in the Heartbeat episode "Deadlier Than the Male". He also starred in "When We Are Married" at London's Garrick Theatre and in Mike Leigh's movie for the 2012 Olympics, "A Running Jump". He opened at the National Theatre on 21st September, 2011, in Mike Leigh's play, "Grief", starring with Lesley Manville.
References
- http://www.doylycarte.org.uk/Inside_doyly_carte/recent_history.htm
- Ozmopolitan e-newsletter
- Lee Mead to Join London's Wicked as Fiyero; Principals Confirmed
- Mike Leigh: Profile of a Playwright, Daily Telegraph 22nd September 2011.