Rickey William Kelman (born July 6, 1950), is a former child and young
adult actor who appeared in film and on television from 1954 to 1974.
He had supporting roles in two single-season situation comedies, The
Dennis O'Keefe Show (1959-1960) on CBS and Our Man Higgins (1962-1963)
on ABC.On The Dennis O'Keefe Show, Kelman played 10-year-old Randy
Towne, reared by a single father, Hal Towne (Dennis O'Keefe), who
writes a newspaper column entitled "All Around Towne". Kelman appeared
in all thirty-two episodes of the series. Hope Emerson was cast as
Amelia "Sarge" Sargent, the stern housekeeper, hence her name. Emerson
died fifteen days before the last new episode of the series was aired,
but she had finished her commitment to the program prior to her death
and acted in the final segment which aired on May 10, 1960. Eloise
Hardt was another regular cast member in the role of Karen Hadley,
Hal's girlfriend.On Our Man Higgins, Kelman was Tommy MacRoberts, one
of the three children of a suburban American couple, Duncan and Alice
MacRoberts, played by Frank Maxwell and Audrey Totter. Stanley
Holloway carried the title role of the MacRoberts' erudite English
butler. Kelman appeared in all thirty-four episodes of Our Man
Higgins, which might be loosely compared to the more successful NBC
sitcom, Hazel starring Shirley Booth as a nosy housekeeper for an
attorney, played by Don DeFore, his wife, and their son.Kelman's first
appearances were in 1954 and 1955 as a choirboy on The Red Skelton
Hour. He had an uncredited role in the 1955 film A Man Called Peter,
based on the life of Peter Marshall, the Presbyterian pastor who was
twice appointed chaplain of the U.S. Senate. In 1957, he portrayed
Jimmy Logan in "Bentley and the Baby Sitter" on CBS's then-new sitcom,
Bachelor Father, with John Forsythe and Noreen Corcoran. In 1957,
Kelman played "Elmer" in the final Ma and Pa Kettle film, The Kettles
on Old MacDonald's Farm, the last screen role for Marjorie Main. Her
co-star was Parker Fennelly, rather than Percy Kilbride.
adult actor who appeared in film and on television from 1954 to 1974.
He had supporting roles in two single-season situation comedies, The
Dennis O'Keefe Show (1959-1960) on CBS and Our Man Higgins (1962-1963)
on ABC.On The Dennis O'Keefe Show, Kelman played 10-year-old Randy
Towne, reared by a single father, Hal Towne (Dennis O'Keefe), who
writes a newspaper column entitled "All Around Towne". Kelman appeared
in all thirty-two episodes of the series. Hope Emerson was cast as
Amelia "Sarge" Sargent, the stern housekeeper, hence her name. Emerson
died fifteen days before the last new episode of the series was aired,
but she had finished her commitment to the program prior to her death
and acted in the final segment which aired on May 10, 1960. Eloise
Hardt was another regular cast member in the role of Karen Hadley,
Hal's girlfriend.On Our Man Higgins, Kelman was Tommy MacRoberts, one
of the three children of a suburban American couple, Duncan and Alice
MacRoberts, played by Frank Maxwell and Audrey Totter. Stanley
Holloway carried the title role of the MacRoberts' erudite English
butler. Kelman appeared in all thirty-four episodes of Our Man
Higgins, which might be loosely compared to the more successful NBC
sitcom, Hazel starring Shirley Booth as a nosy housekeeper for an
attorney, played by Don DeFore, his wife, and their son.Kelman's first
appearances were in 1954 and 1955 as a choirboy on The Red Skelton
Hour. He had an uncredited role in the 1955 film A Man Called Peter,
based on the life of Peter Marshall, the Presbyterian pastor who was
twice appointed chaplain of the U.S. Senate. In 1957, he portrayed
Jimmy Logan in "Bentley and the Baby Sitter" on CBS's then-new sitcom,
Bachelor Father, with John Forsythe and Noreen Corcoran. In 1957,
Kelman played "Elmer" in the final Ma and Pa Kettle film, The Kettles
on Old MacDonald's Farm, the last screen role for Marjorie Main. Her
co-star was Parker Fennelly, rather than Percy Kilbride.
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