Kelly (about James Garner): He was Maverick. I was his brother.
Kelly died on the same day that Bill Clinton got elected President of the United States.
Was the original host of the game show Sale of the Century.
Kelly turned down friend and co-star James Garner's offer to campaign for him when he ran for city council in Huntington Beach CA because he didn't want the voters to think he was running for office merely on the strength of his Hollywood name.
Kelly once played the Catwoman's "moll" in an episode of Batman.
His most famous film role was as an astronaut in the sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet.
Jack Kelly had one child: a daughter named Nicole.
Kelly came from a theatrical family. Both his parents were stage actors.
Kelly's future political career was foretold in an episode of Maverick entitled The People's Friend. In that episode Kelly's character, Bart Maverick, was drafted to run for the State Senate.
Kelly claimed in an interview to have made a lot of money in the California real estate boom of the 1960's.
In an interview Kelly once stated that he enjoyed working with Robert Colbert who joined the cast of Maverick for a couple of episodes as Brent Maverick. He also said that he never saw Colbert again after the series ended.
Kelly only had a cameo appearance in one episode of the 1982 revival series Bret Maverick.
Kelly was the only actor to stay with Maverick throughout the show's five year run.
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