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Desmond Kelly
Acting
24 Jul 1928
† 04 Feb 2024
Nelson, New Zealand
Biography
Desmond Lance Kelly was a New Zealand stage, film and television actor. After earning a science degree, he worked as a geologist and spent around 25 years in education before leaving his post at Wellington Teachers’ College in 1977 to pursue acting full time. He became a familiar presence in Wellington theatre, including at Downstage, Circa and Bats, and appeared in numerous New Zealand film and television productions, including Smash Palace, The Scarecrow, Klynham Summer, Mirror, Mirror and Pet...
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Desmond Kelly's Movies
70%
The Frighteners
19 Jul 1996
62%
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
15 Dec 1988
63%
Smash Palace
01 May 1981
47%
Dancers
09 Oct 1987
69%
Bad Blood
12 Nov 1982
57%
The Scarecrow
30 Apr 1982
56%
The Last Tattoo
01 Jul 1994
80%
Illustrious Energy
01 Nov 1988
80%
Absent Without Leave
20 Feb 1993
100%
Song of the Siren
01 Jan 1997
0%
Rage
04 Sept 2011
0%
