# Daniel Hugh Kelly

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 Hardcastle and McCormick (1983–1986) as the ex-con Mark "Skid" McCormick, co-starring with actor Brian Keith.

## Early life

The middle of five children, Kelly was born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where his grandfather and father were police officers/detectives and his mother was a social worker. He attended and graduated from Roselle Catholic High School in 1970. A graduate of St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pennsylvania) in 1974, he pursued a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at Catholic University (Washington, D.C.) on a full scholarship.

## Career

Kelly appeared in numerous Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions, primarily at The Public Theater and Second Stage Theatre. 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 Broadway opposite Madeline Kahn's Billie in Born Yesterday in 1989, and as Brick opposite Kathleen Turner's Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1990. In 2003, he appeared at the Mark Taper Forum (Los Angeles), originating the role of Richard in Living Out by Lisa Loomer.
Kelly starred on daytime TV in Ryan's Hope as Senator Frank Ryan (1978–1981). Aside from Hardcastle and McCormick, 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 As the World Turns, playing Col. Winston Mayer (2007–2009). He guest-starred in some television series, such as Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Los Angeles, Memphis Beat, The West Wing, NCIS: Los Angeles, Supernatural, Major Crimes, Boston Legal, Las Vegas 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 The Nutcracker, among others. His feature film roles include the 1983 horror film Cujo, The Good Son, The In Crowd, Chill Factor, Nowhere to Hide, Bad Company, Someone to Watch Over Me, and Star Trek: Insurrection.

## Stage

Broadway
* Born Yesterday – Richard Rodgers Theater (1989)
* Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – Eugene O'Neill Theatre (1990)
Off-Broadway
* Miss Margarida's Way – Public Theater (1977)
* The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Public Theater (1977)
* Fishing – Second Stage Theatre (1981)
* Juno's Swans Second Stage Theatre (1985)
Regional
* Henry IV Part 1 – National Players (1974)
* Charley's Aunt – National Players (1974)
* School for Wives – National Players (1974)
* An Enemy of the People – Arena Stage (1975)
* Once in a Lifetime – Arena Stage (1975)
* A Bird in the Hand – The Wayside Theater (1975)
* No Time for Sergeants – The Wayside Theater (1975)
* Of Mice and Men – Cohoes Music Hall (1976)
* The Best Man – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1976)
* Much Ado About Nothing – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1976)
* A Christmas Carol – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1976)
* Arturo Ui – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1977)
* The Rainmaker – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1977)
* Tennessee Williams: A Celebration – Williamstown Theatre Festival (1982)
* Room Service Williamstown Theatre Festival (1982)
* Enemies – Williamstown Theatre Festival (1982)
* Barbarians – Williamstown Theatre Festival (1986)
* Hawthorne Country – Williamstown Theatre Festival (1986)
* The Lucky Spot – Williamstown Theatre Festival (1986)
* Living Out – Mark Taper Forum (2003)
* The Art of Losing – Blank Theatre Company (2012)

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | Cujo | Vic Trenton | Film debut |
| 1987 | Nowhere to Hide | Rob Cutter | |
| 1987 | Someone to Watch Over Me | Scotty | |
| 1993 | The Good Son | Wallace Evans | |
| 1995 | Bad Company | Les Goodwin | |
| 1998 | Star Trek: Insurrection | Sojef, a Ba'ku man | |
| 1999 | Chill Factor | Colonel Leo Vitelli | |
| 2000 | The In Crowd | Dr. Henry Thompson | |
| 2001 | Guardian | Agent Taylor | |
| 2005 | American Gun | Don | |
| 2006 | Once Not Far from Home | The Father | Short |
| 2011 | God's Country | Mr. Randolph Whittaker | |
| 2013 | The Monkey's Paw | Gillespie | |
| 2013 | Mischief Night | David Walton | |
| 2013 | Devil May Call | Tony Taylor | |
| 2014 | Red Velvet Cake | Spencer | Short |
| 2015 | Sex, Death and Bowling | Dick McAllister | |
| 2016 | ToY | Steven | |
| 2016 | Holiday Breakup | William | |
| 2019 | Crazy Alien | The President of the United States | |
| 2019 | Among the Shadows | Bittencourt | |
| 2019 | Shevenge | Hem | Segment: "The Fetch" |
| 2020 | Skipping Stones | Mr. McDowell | |
| 2021 | Far More | Dick McAllister | |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978–1981 | Ryan's Hope | Frank Ryan (#3) | Regular, 491 episodes |
| 1981 | Thin Ice | Jack | TV movie |
| 1982 | Chicago Story | Det. Frank Wajorski | Regular, 13 episodes |
| 1983 | Murder Ink | Unknown | TV movie |
| 1983–1986 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Mark 'Skid' McCormick | Regular, 67 episodes |
| 1987 | Night of Courage | Paul Forrest | TV movie |
| 1987 | Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder | Mike George | Miniseries (3 episodes) |
| 1987–1988 | I Married Dora | Peter Farrell | Regular, 13 episodes |
| 1991 | The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage | Barry Tarberry | TV movie + 7 episodes |
| 1992 | Citizen Cohn | Congressman Neil Gallagher | TV movie |
| 1993–1994 | All My Children | Travis Montgomery (#2) | Regular |
| 1994 | MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice | Franklin Carter | TV movie |
| 1994 | Moment of Truth: Cult Rescue | Dr. Brian Allen | TV movie |
| 1994 | A Child's Cry for Help | Donald Prescott | TV movie |
| 1995 | Law & Order | Councilman Kevin Crossley | Guest, 1 episode |
| 1995 | The Tuskegee Airmen | Col. Rogers | TV movie |
| 1995 | Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story | Steve Sohmer | TV movie |
| 1995 | Dark Eyes | Michael McGann | Pilot (not picked up) |
| 1996 | No Greater Love | Ben Jones | TV movie |
| 1996–1997 | Second Noah | Noah Beckett | Regular, 21 episodes |
| 1997 | Stranger in my Home | Doug Martin | TV movie |
| 1997 | Five Desperate Hours | Jim Ballard | TV movie |
| 1998 | Atomic Dog | Brook Yates | TV movie |
| 1998 | Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story | Lonn Reisman | TV movie |
| 1998 | Labor of Love | Gordon Connell | TV movie |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Gene Cernan | Miniseries (5 episodes) |
| 1998 | Oh Baby | Grant | Pilot |
| 1999 | Passing Glory | Mike Malone Sr. | TV movie |
| 1999 | Law & Order | Julian Spector | Guest, 1 episode |
| 1999 | The Outer Limits | Alex Buchanan | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2000 | Twice in a Lifetime | Rex Stanford / Charles | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2000 | Growing Up Brady | Robert Reed | TV movie |
| 2001 | Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot | John F. Kennedy | Miniseries (2 episodes) |
| 2001 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Tim Preston | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2001–2002 | Ponderosa | Ben Cartwright | Regular, 19 episodes |
| 2001 | Law & Order | Lawrence Garber | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2002 | Joe and Max | Jack Dempsey | TV movie |
| 2003 | For the People | Ted Hardford | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | Senator William Percy Henderson | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2004 | The West Wing | James Cook | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mark Dobbins | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2005 | Supernatural | Sheriff Jake Devins | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2005 | Law & Order | Leland Barnes | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2007–2009 | As the World Turns | Colonel Winston Mayer | Recurring, 31 episodes |
| 2008 | Boston Legal | William Brewster | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Elliot Glock '08 | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Man | Guest, 2 episodes |
| 2010–2011 | Memphis Beat | Tony Bellew | Recurring, 6 episodes |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Judge Royce | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2011 | The Mentalist | Philip Carmichael | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2013 | The Exterminators | David | TV movie |
| 2014 | Castle | Evan Potter | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2014 | Growing Up Fisher | Tom Hawkins | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2014 | NCIS | Admiral Kendall | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2016 | A Father's Secret | Caswell Fox | TV movie |
| 2016 | Legends & Lies | John Hancock | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2017 | Major Crimes | Jerry Pearl | Guest, 1 episode |