Portrait of Paul Kelly

Acting

Paul Kelly

Career

Active from 1913 to 1957, with up to 7 main titles a year.

Leading roles
73
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Kelly Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Classic Western 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Classic Film Noir 4
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Cold War Era 2
  • Police Procedural 2
  • Historical Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

112
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Born and Bred
Born and Bred (1978)

TV show ยท as Luke

1950s

19 titles ยท average score 58
Bailout at 43,000
Bailout at 43,000 (1957)
GoodWatch score 55

as Colonel William Hughes

Curfew Breakers
Curfew Breakers (1957)

as Police Lieutenant Lacey

Storm Center
Storm Center (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

as Judge Robert Ellerbe

Duffy of San Quentin
Duffy of San Quentin (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

as Warden Clinton T. Duffy

The Steel Cage
The Steel Cage (1954)

as Warden Clinton T. Duffy

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dan Saxon

Springfield Rifle
Springfield Rifle (1952)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lt. Col John Hudson

The Painted Hills
The Painted Hills (1951)
GoodWatch score 32

as Jonathan Harvey

Frenchie
Frenchie (1950)
GoodWatch score 71

as Pete Lambert

Guilty of Treason
Guilty of Treason (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

as Tom Kelly

The Secret Fury
The Secret Fury (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as Eric Lowell

Side Street
Side Street (1950)
GoodWatch score 78

as Capt. Walter Anderson

1940s

33 titles ยท average score 60
The File on Thelma Jordon
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Miles Scott

Fear in the Night
Fear in the Night (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

as Cliff Herlihy

Adventure Island
Adventure Island (1947)
GoodWatch score 51

as Donald Lochlin

Crossfire
Crossfire (1947)
GoodWatch score 79

as The Man

Strange Journey
Strange Journey (1946)

as Lucky Leeds

The Cat Creeps
The Cat Creeps (1946)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ken Grady

Grissly's Millions
Grissly's Millions (1945)

as Joe Simmons

Allotment Wives
Allotment Wives (1945)
GoodWatch score 52

as Major Pete Martin

Dead Man's Eyes
Dead Man's Eyes (1944)
GoodWatch score 47

as Dr. Alan Bittaker

Mr. and Mrs. North
Mr. and Mrs. North (1942)
GoodWatch score 49

as Lieutenant Weigand

Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jimmie Shields

Tough as They Come
Tough as They Come (1942)

as Dan Stevens

1930s

41 titles ยท average score 61
Within the Law
Within the Law (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Joe Garson

The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
GoodWatch score 84

as Nick Brown

Torchy Blane in Panama
Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

as Detective Lieutenant Steve 'Stevie' McBride

Adventure in Sahara
Adventure in Sahara (1938)
GoodWatch score 38

as Jim Wilson

The Devil's Party
The Devil's Party (1938)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jerry Donovan

Fit for a King
Fit for a King (1937)

as Briggs

Song and Dance Man
Song and Dance Man (1936)

as Hap Farrell

Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble (1936)

as Duke Donovan

Speed Devils
Speed Devils (1935)

as Martin Gray

Star of Midnight
Star of Midnight (1935)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jim Kinland

Side Streets
Side Streets (1934)
GoodWatch score 61

as Tim O'Hara

Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)
GoodWatch score 63

as Frank Rocci

1920s

4 titles ยท average score 68
Slide, Kelly, Slide
Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dillon

The New Klondike
The New Klondike (1926)

as Bing Allen

The Old Oaken Bucket
The Old Oaken Bucket (1921)

as The Youth

The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure (1921)

as Another Leek Son

1910s

14 titles
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables (1919)

as Gilbert Blythe

Fit to Win
Fit to Win (1919)

as Hank Simpson

A Family Picnic
A Family Picnic (1915)

as Jimmie Jones

A Horseshoe for Luck
A Horseshoe for Luck (1914)

as Edwards' son

Lillian's Dilemma
Lillian's Dilemma (1914)

as Dick Denby

A Good Little Devil
A Good Little Devil (1914)

as Undetermined Role

Polishing Up
Polishing Up (1914)

as The Bellhop

The Mouse and the Lion
The Mouse and the Lion (1913)

as The Mouse - Tim - Burling's Hallboy

Cutey Tries Reporting
Cutey Tries Reporting (1913)

as Tommy - Ethel's Little Brother

Heartsease
Heartsease (1913)

as One of the Sons

The Feudists
The Feudists (1913)

as Young Boy

A Juvenile Love Affair
A Juvenile Love Affair (1912)

as Jaspar's Son