Barry Kelley

Barry Kelley
Edward Barry Kelley (August 19, 1908 – June 5, 1991) was an American actor on Broadway in the 1930s and 1940s and in films during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The heavy-set actor created the role of Ike in Oklahoma! on Broadway. His large size and acting range had him playing primarily judges, detectives, and police officers.
Early years
The 6'4", 230-pound Kelley was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePaul University).
Stage
Kelley began acting on the stage in the 1930s. His Broadway credits include Within the Gates (1934-1935), Parnell (1935-1936), Saint Joan (1936), Hamlet (1936-1937), The Wingless Victory (1936-1937), The Star-Wagon (1937-1938), Mamba's Daughters (1940), Strip for Action (1942-1943), Oklahoma (1943-1948), Loco (1946), Wonderful Journey (1946-1947), and Portrait in Black (1947).
Film
In films, Kelley often portrayed cops or judges in films, including Boomerang (his first film in 1947), Knock on Any Door, Ma and Pa Kettle, and The Asphalt Jungle. (Another source says, "His film debut was in the 1948 film noir Force of Evil.") One of his best roles (for which he received third billing) was as the good-bad half brother of Joel McCrea in The Tall Stranger (1957). Kelley had an uncredited role as a police chief in the 1964 Frank Sinatra musical Robin and the 7 Hoods.
Television
Kelley also appeared in dozens of television series. As in the movies, he was usually in westerns or crime dramas. In 1954 he appeared in a TV episode of The Lone Ranger entitled Texas Draw.
In 1959, Kelley appeared as Josh Teller on Lawman in the episode titled "The Outsider." He portrayed the recurring character Jim Rafferty in five episodes of the 1960–1961 situation comedy The Tom Ewell Show. In 1961 he appeared as Governor Johnson on the TV western Lawman in the episode titled "Owny O'Reilly."
In 1961, Kelley played Mr. Slocum, the boss of insurance agent Pete Porter, in six episodes of the CBS situation comedy, Pete and Gladys, starring Harry Morgan and Cara Williams. Also in 1961, he played "Danceman" in the episode "Everyman" in Have Gun-Will Travel, plus as villain Frank Williams in the episode "Ledger of Guilt" in Bat Masterson. Other western series he appeared in during this period included: Tales of Wells Fargo, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Laramie and Bronco.
In 1962, Kelley played Captain Donovan in the episode "The Parish Car" of the ABC drama series, Going My Way, starring Gene Kelly. Kelley guest starred three times in the western television series Bonanza between 1959 and 1965, playing different roles. He played Judge Bryant in the episode "Trial at Tablerock" in Have Gun - Will Travel. He also appeared occasionally as Alan Young's father-in-law on the situation comedy Mister Ed (1961–1966).
In 1964, he portrayed Hurley Feasel in the episode "Kate Flat on Her Back" of the CBS sitcom Petticoat Junction; in the credits of that episode his last name was spelled "Kelly." In 1966 he played murderer Park Milgrave in the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Fanciful Frail." He portrayed a mayor on Rango in 1967 in the episode ""If You Can't Take It with You, Don't Go."
Kelley's last television role was as Sheriff Vic Crandall in three episodes of Petticoat Junction in 1967 and 1968.
Death
Kelley died in 1991 at the age of 82 in Woodland Hills, California.
Broadway roles
Within the Gates (1934) as the gardener
Parnell (1935) as first leader
The Wingless Victory (1936) as Happy Penny
The Star-Wagon (1937) as first thug
Selected filmography
Boomerang (1947) - Desk Sgt. Dugan (uncredited)
Force of Evil (1948) - Det. Egan
Knock on Any Door (1949) - Judge Drake
The Undercover Man (1949) - Attorney Edward J. O'Rourke
Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) - Mr. Victor Tomkins
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) - Police Sgt. Griggs
Too Late for Tears (1949) - Police Lt. Breach
Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949) - William McCandles
Red, Hot and Blue (1949) - Lt. Gorman
Fighting Man of the Plains (1949) - Slocum
The File on Thelma Jordon (1950) - District Attorney Melvin Pierce
Singing Guns (1950) - Mike Murphy
Black Hand (1950) - Police Capt. Thompson
Wabash Avenue (1950) - Sam - Bouncer
The Capture (1950) - Mahoney
Love That Brute (1950) - Burly Lieutenant
The Asphalt Jungle (1950) - Lt. Ditrich
711 Ocean Drive (1950) - Vince Walters
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) - Treasury Agent Johnson
Right Cross (1950) - Allan Goff
Southside 1-1000 (1950) - Bill Evans
The Great Missouri Raid (1951) - Mr. Bauer
Francis Goes to the Races (1951) - Roy Square Deal Mallory
Flying Leathernecks (1951) - Brigadier General
The Well (1951) - Sam Packard
Carrie (1952) - Slawson
Woman of the North Country (1952) - O'Hara
Back at the Front (1952) - Brig. Gen. Dixon
Law and Order (1953) - Fin Elder
Remains to Be Seen (1953) - Lt. O'Flair
South Sea Woman (1953) - Col. Hickman
Vice Squad (1953) - Dwight Foreman
Champ for a Day (1953) - Tom Healy
The Long Wait (1954) - Tucker
The Shanghai Story (1954) - Ricki Dolmine
Women's Prison (1955) - Warden Brock
New York Confidential (1955) - Robert Frawley
Trial (1955) - Jim Brackett
Accused of Murder (1956) - Police Capt. Art Smedley
The Wings of Eagles (1957) - Capt. Jock Clark
Monkey on My Back (1957) - Big Ralph
The Joker Is Wild (1957) - Captain Hugh McCarthy
The Tall Stranger (1957) - Hardy Bishop
Gunfire at Indian Gap (1957) - Sheriff Daniel Harris
Buchanan Rides Alone (1958) - Lew Agry
The Buccaneer (1958) - Commodore Patterson
Ice Palace (1960) - Einer Wendt
Elmer Gantry (1960) - Police Capt. Holt
The Police Dog Story (1961) - Officer Bert Dana
Secret of Deep Harbor (1961) - Milo Fowler
The Clown and the Kid (1961) - Barker
Jack the Giant Killer (1962) - Sigurd
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) - Secretary of Defense
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) - Police Chief Oscar C. Brockton (uncredited)
Rio Conchos (1964) - Croupier
How to Murder Your Wife (1965) - Club Member in Steam Room
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966) - 'D.G.', Movie Studio Boss (uncredited)
The Love Bug (1968) - Police Sgt.
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969) - Adm. Barnwell (final film role)
References
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American male film actors
1908 births
1991 deaths
Male actors from Chicago
20th-century American male actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
Western (genre) television actors