Gerard Kelly
Born: 1959-05-27 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Died: 2010-10-28
Known For: Acting
Biography
Paul "Gerard" Kelly (27 May 1959 – 28 October 2010) was a Scottish actor who appeared in many comedies, most notably in City Lights, Rab C Nesbitt, and Scotch and Wry. He also had more serious roles, including PC David Gallagher in Juliet Bravo (1982), the villainous Jimmy in EastEnders (1994) and the villainous Callum Finnegan in Brookside (1997–2000). He is perhaps best known, however, for his starring role as the hapless would-be author Willie Melvin in City Lights, which ran for six series, several Christmas specials and two stage tours from 1986 to 1992.
Filmography
2025
- City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant as Self (archive footage)
2022
- Ooh the Banter! as Self
2010
- Love/Hate as Compo Joe
- Gerard Kelly: A Celebration as Self (archival)
2007
- Rikki & Me as Jack Milroy
2006
2005
- Extras as Bunny
2004
- Ae Fond Kiss... as Parish Priest
- The Barn as Thug #1
1999
- Holby City as Jerry Campbell
1997
- Caught in the Act as Ronnie Rich
- Brookside: The Lost Weekend as Callum Finnegan
1996
- Dalziel and Pascoe as George Dunbar
1995
- Hamish Macbeth as PC Duggan
1990
- The Big Day as Host
1989
- Leaving as Nick's Father
1988
- The Play on One as Charley Hood
- More Bad News as Promo Director
- Mr Jolly Lives Next Door as Hilary
- A Wholly Healthy Glasgow as Charley Hood
1986
- City Lights as Willie Melvin
- Scotch & Wry
1984
- Blind Date as Subway Punk
1982
- The Young Ones as White Youth
- The Comic Strip Presents... as Hilary
- The Nuclear Family as Gary
1981
- Going Out as Arty Jackson
- Take It or Leave It as Dick the Ted
- Days at the Beach as PC Honsey
1980
- Hammer House of Horror as Andrew
- Juliet Bravo as PC David Gallagher
1979
- Shoestring as Hi-Fi Salesman
- The Slab Boys as George 'Spanky' Farrell
1978
- Donal and Sally as Donal
- Loyalties as Boy (as Paul Kelly)
- Jackie McCafferty's Romance as Jackie McCafferty
1974
- Playhouse as PC Honsley
1970
- Play for Today as Donal