Daniel Hugh Kelly

Daniel Hugh Kelly (born August 10, 1952) is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his role on the 1980s ABC TV series Hardcastle and McCormick (1983–1986) as the ex-con Mark "Skid" McCormick, co-starring with 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 (Latrobe, Pennsylvania) in 1974, he pursued a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at Catholic University (Washington, D.C.) 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 (Massachusetts), the Folger Theater (DC), Arena Stage (DC), 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 (Los Angeles), originating the role of Richard in Living Out by Lisa Loomer.

Kelly starred on daytime TV in Ryan's Hope as Senator Frank Ryan (1978–1981). He became well known for his role on the ABC television series crime drama Hardcastle and McCormick (1983–1986) 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 (1991) which he also co-produced. He returned to daytime television on As the World Turns, playing Col. Winston Mayer (2007–2009). 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.

Stage Broadway Born Yesterday – Richard Rodgers Theater (1989) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – Eugene O'Neill Theatre (1990)

Off-Broadway Miss Margarida's Way – Public Theater (1977) The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Public Theater (1977) Fishing – Second Stage Theatre (1981) Juno's Swans Second Stage Theatre (1985)

Regional Henry IV Part 1 – National Players (1974) Charley's Aunt – National Players (1974) Once in a Lifetime – Arena Stage (1975) No Time for Sergeants – The Wayside Theater (1975) Of Mice and Men – Cohoes Music Hall (1976) The Best Man – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1976) Much Ado About Nothing – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1976) A Christmas Carol – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1976) Arturo Ui – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1977) The Rainmaker – Actors Theatre of Louisville (1977) Tennessee Williams: A Celebration – Williamstown Theatre Festival (1982) Room Service – Williamstown Theatre Festival (1982) Enemies – Williamstown Theatre Festival (1982) Hawthorne Country – Williamstown Theatre Festival (1986) The Lucky Spot – Williamstown Theatre Festival (1986) Living Out – Mark Taper Forum (2003) The Art of Losing – Blank Theatre Company (2012)

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 1983 Cujo Vic Trenton Film debut 1987 Nowhere to Hide Rob Cutter 1987 Someone to Watch Over Me Scotty 1993 The Good Son Wallace Evans 1995 Bad Company Les Goodwin 1998 Star Trek: Insurrection Sojef, a Ba'ku man 1999 Chill Factor Colonel Leo Vitelli 2000 The In Crowd Dr. Henry Thompson 2001 Guardian Agent Taylor 2005 American Gun Don 2006 Once Not Far from Home The Father Short 2011 God's Country Mr. Randolph Whittaker 2013 The Monkey's Paw Gillespie 2013 Mischief Night David Walton 2013 Devil May Call Tony Taylor 2014 Red Velvet Cake Spencer Short 2015 Sex, Death and Bowling Dick McAllister 2016 ToY Steven 2016 Holiday Breakup William 2019 Crazy Alien The President of the United States 2019 Among the Shadows Bittencourt 2019 Shevenge Hem Segment: "The Fetch" 2020 Skipping Stones Mr. McDowell 2021 Far More Dick McAllister

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 1978–1981 Ryan's Hope Frank Ryan (#3) Regular, 491 episodes 1981 Thin Ice Jack TV movie 1982 Chicago Story Det. Frank Wajorski Regular, 13 episodes 1983 Murder Ink Unknown TV movie 1983–1986 Hardcastle and McCormick Mark 'Skid' McCormick Regular, 67 episodes 1987 Night of Courage Paul Forrest TV movie 1987 Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder Mike George Miniseries (3 episodes) 1987–1988 I Married Dora Peter Farrell Regular, 13 episodes 1991 The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage Barry Tarberry TV movie + 7 episodes 1992 Citizen Cohn Congressman Neil Gallagher TV movie 1993–1994 All My Children Travis Montgomery (#2) Regular 1994 MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice Franklin Carter TV movie 1994 Moment of Truth: Cult Rescue Dr. Brian Allen TV movie 1994 A Child's Cry for Help Donald Prescott TV movie 1995 Law & Order Councilman Kevin Crossley Guest, 1 episode 1995 The Tuskegee Airmen Col. Rogers TV movie 1995 Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story Steve Sohmer TV movie 1995 Dark Eyes Michael McGann Pilot (not picked up) 1996 No Greater Love Ben Jones TV movie 1996–1997 Second Noah Noah Beckett Regular, 21 episodes 1997 Stranger in my Home Doug Martin TV movie 1997 Five Desperate Hours Jim Ballard TV movie 1998 Atomic Dog Brook Yates TV movie 1998 Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story Lonn Reisman TV movie 1998 Labor of Love Gordon Connell TV movie 1998 From the Earth to the Moon Gene Cernan Miniseries (5 episodes) 1998 Oh Baby Grant Pilot 1999 Passing Glory Mike Malone Sr. TV movie 1999 Law & Order Julian Spector Guest, 1 episode 1999 The Outer Limits Alex Buchanan Guest, 1 episode 2000 Twice in a Lifetime Rex Stanford / Charles Guest, 1 episode 2000 Growing Up Brady Robert Reed TV movie 2001 Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot John F. Kennedy Miniseries (2 episodes) 2001 Walker, Texas Ranger Tim Preston Guest, 1 episode 2001–2002 Ponderosa Ben Cartwright Regular, 19 episodes 2001 Law & Order Lawrence Garber Guest, 1 episode 2002 Joe and Max Jack Dempsey TV movie 2003 For the People Ted Hardford Guest, 1 episode 2003 Las Vegas Senator William Percy Henderson Guest, 1 episode 2004 The West Wing James Cook Guest, 1 episode 2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mark Dobbins Guest, 1 episode 2005 Supernatural Sheriff Jake Devins Guest, 1 episode 2005 Law & Order Leland Barnes Guest, 1 episode 2007–2009 As the World Turns Colonel Winston Mayer Recurring, 31 episodes 2008 Boston Legal William Brewster Guest, 1 episode 2008 Cold Case Elliot Glock '08 Guest, 1 episode 2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Man Guest, 2 episodes 2010–2011 Memphis Beat Tony Bellew Recurring, 6 episodes 2010 Law & Order: LA Judge Royce Guest, 1 episode 2011 The Mentalist Philip Carmichael Guest, 1 episode 2013 The Exterminators David TV movie 2014 Castle Evan Potter Guest, 1 episode 2014 Growing Up Fisher Tom Hawkins Guest, 1 episode 2014 NCIS Admiral Kendall Guest, 1 episode 2016 A Father's Secret Caswell Fox TV movie 2016 Legends & Lies John Hancock Guest, 1 episode 2017 Major Crimes Jerry Pearl Guest, 1 episode