Daniel Hugh Kelly


Daniel Hugh Kelly is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his role on the 1980s ABC TV series Hardcastle and McCormick 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 in 1974, he pursued a Master of Fine Arts at Catholic University 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, the Folger Theater, Arena Stage, 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, originating the role of Richard in Living Out by Lisa Loomer.
Kelly starred on daytime TV in Ryan's Hope as Senator Frank Ryan. He became well known for his role on the ABC television series crime drama Hardcastle and McCormick as the ex-con Mark "Skid" McCormick. 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 which he also co-produced. He returned to daytime television on As the World Turns, playing Col. Winston Mayer. 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.
Kelly 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 horror film Cujo, Nowhere to Hide, Someone to Watch Over Me, The Good Son, Bad Company, Star Trek: Insurrection, Chill Factor, and The In Crowd.

Stage

Broadway
Off-Broadway
Regional
  • Henry IV Part 1 – National Players
  • Charley's Aunt – National Players
  • School for Wives – National Players
  • An Enemy of the People – Arena Stage
  • Once in a Lifetime – Arena Stage
  • A Bird in the Hand – The Wayside Theater
  • No Time for Sergeants – The Wayside Theater
  • Of Mice and Men – Cohoes Music Hall
  • The Best Man – Actors Theatre of Louisville
  • Much Ado About Nothing – Actors Theatre of Louisville
  • A Christmas Carol – Actors Theatre of Louisville
  • Arturo Ui – Actors Theatre of Louisville
  • The Rainmaker – Actors Theatre of Louisville
  • Tennessee Williams: A Celebration – Williamstown Theatre Festival
  • Room Service Williamstown Theatre Festival
  • Enemies – Williamstown Theatre Festival
  • Barbarians – Williamstown Theatre Festival
  • Hawthorne Country – Williamstown Theatre Festival
  • The Lucky Spot – Williamstown Theatre Festival
  • Living Out – Mark Taper Forum
  • The Art of Losing – Blank Theatre Company

    Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978–1981Ryan's HopeFrank Ryan Regular, 491 episodes
1981Thin IceJackTV movie
1982Chicago StoryDet. Frank WajorskiRegular, 13 episodes
1983Murder InkUnknownTV movie
1983–1986Hardcastle and McCormickMark 'Skid' McCormickRegular, 67 episodes
1987Night of CouragePaul ForrestTV movie
1987Nutcracker: Money, Madness and MurderMike GeorgeMiniseries
1987–1988I Married DoraPeter FarrellRegular, 13 episodes
1991The 100 Lives of Black Jack SavageBarry TarberryTV movie + 7 episodes
1992Citizen CohnCongressman Neil GallagherTV movie
1993–1994All My ChildrenTravis Montgomery Regular
1994MacShayne: The Final Roll of the DiceFranklin CarterTV movie
1994Moment of Truth: Cult RescueDr. Brian AllenTV movie
1994A Child's Cry for HelpDonald PrescottTV movie
1995Law & OrderCouncilman Kevin CrossleyGuest, 1 episode
1995The Tuskegee AirmenCol. RogersTV movie
1995Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall StorySteve SohmerTV movie
1995Dark EyesMichael McGannPilot
1996No Greater LoveBen JonesTV movie
1996–1997Second NoahNoah BeckettRegular, 21 episodes
1997Stranger in my HomeDoug MartinTV movie
1997Five Desperate HoursJim BallardTV movie
1998Atomic DogBrook YatesTV movie
1998Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman StoryLonn ReismanTV movie
1998Labor of LoveGordon ConnellTV movie
1998From the Earth to the MoonGene CernanMiniseries
1998Oh BabyGrantPilot
1999Passing GloryMike Malone Sr.TV movie
1999Law & OrderJulian SpectorGuest, 1 episode
1999The Outer LimitsAlex BuchananGuest, 1 episode
2000Twice in a LifetimeRex Stanford / CharlesGuest, 1 episode
2000Growing Up BradyRobert ReedTV movie
2001Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of CamelotJohn F. KennedyMiniseries
2001Walker, Texas RangerTim PrestonGuest, 1 episode
2001–2002PonderosaBen CartwrightRegular, 19 episodes
2001Law & OrderLawrence GarberGuest, 1 episode
2002Joe and MaxJack DempseyTV movie
2003For the PeopleTed HardfordGuest, 1 episode
2003Las VegasSenator William Percy HendersonGuest, 1 episode
2004The West WingJames CookGuest, 1 episode
2005Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMark DobbinsGuest, 1 episode
2005SupernaturalSheriff Jake DevinsGuest, 1 episode
2005Law & OrderLeland BarnesGuest, 1 episode
2007–2009As the World TurnsColonel Winston MayerRecurring, 31 episodes
2008Boston LegalWilliam BrewsterGuest, 1 episode
2008Cold CaseElliot Glock '08Guest, 1 episode
2010NCIS: Los AngelesManGuest, 2 episodes
2010–2011Memphis BeatTony BellewRecurring, 6 episodes
2010Law & Order: LAJudge RoyceGuest, 1 episode
2011The MentalistPhilip CarmichaelGuest, 1 episode
2013The ExterminatorsDavidTV movie
2014CastleEvan PotterGuest, 1 episode
2014Growing Up FisherTom HawkinsGuest, 1 episode
2014NCISAdmiral KendallGuest, 1 episode
2016A Father's SecretCaswell FoxTV movie
2016Legends & LiesJohn HancockGuest, 1 episode
2017Major CrimesJerry PearlGuest, 1 episode