James T. Kelley

born: 10 July 1854 Castlebar, Ireland

died: 12 November 1933 Los Angeles, California, United States of America (bladder cancer, age 79)

Irish-born actor and singer who worked in early silent films, particularly with Charlie Chaplin as well as a handful of films for Hal Roach. Some sources (voter registration, 1920 and 1930 U.S. Censuses) state he was born in Maryland, USA.

Height: 5'3"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1920 An Eastern Westerner The girl's father 1921 Among Those Present The girl's father 1921 I Do [?] 1921 The High Rollers Owner 1921 On Their Way Hobo 1921 Trolley Troubles [?] 1922 Grandma's Boy [?] 1922 Dr. Jack Card playing father 1923 Safety Last! Old driver of delivery truck 1924 Near Dublin [?] 1925 Wages Of Tin The girl's father 1926 What's The World Coming To Minister Acknowledgements & sources: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTD1-5W5 (CA Great Register, 1884 - #2626) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT6M-C9S (CA Great Register, 1884 - #3059) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV25-6TZ (1910 Census) [?] https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH73-FLJ (1920 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVY-8P9 (1930 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKS9-785D (CA Death Index) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C47Y-22MM (death certificate) https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturestu00moti#page/52/mode/1up/search/kelly (Oct 1916 Motion Picture News Studio Directory) https://archive.org/stream/moctu00moti#page/73/mode/1up/search/kelly (Apr 1917 Motion Picture Studio Directory) https://archive.org/stream/motrestu00moti#page/72/mode/1up/search/kelly (1918 Motion Picture Studio Directory) Jesse Brisson (research and information) This page was last updated on: 22 October 2021