Francis Kelly (28 December 1938 â€" 28 February 2016) was an Irish
actor, singer and writer, whose career covered television, radio,
theatre, music, screenwriting and film. He is best known for playing
Father Jack Hackett in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted.He was the son
of the cartoonist Charles E. Kelly.Kelly was born, in 1938, in
Blackrock, south County Dublin, where he lived most of his life. His
parents were Kathleen and Charles E. Kelly, cartoonist and founder of
the satirical magazine Dublin Opinion. He was educated at Blackrock
College and went on to study law at University College Dublin and
tried journalism, working for years as a subeditor at Irish
newspapers, before moving on to acting. He worked at Dublin's Eblana
Theatre with Cecil Sheridan and as a feed to Cruise. Other work
included pantomime and reviews.
actor, singer and writer, whose career covered television, radio,
theatre, music, screenwriting and film. He is best known for playing
Father Jack Hackett in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted.He was the son
of the cartoonist Charles E. Kelly.Kelly was born, in 1938, in
Blackrock, south County Dublin, where he lived most of his life. His
parents were Kathleen and Charles E. Kelly, cartoonist and founder of
the satirical magazine Dublin Opinion. He was educated at Blackrock
College and went on to study law at University College Dublin and
tried journalism, working for years as a subeditor at Irish
newspapers, before moving on to acting. He worked at Dublin's Eblana
Theatre with Cecil Sheridan and as a feed to Cruise. Other work
included pantomime and reviews.
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