Acting

James T. Kelley

Born July 10, 1854 · Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland

Died November 12, 1933 · aged 79

No biography available.

Known For

When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

The Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.

Triple Trouble · 1918

Triple Trouble

★ 5.01918

MovieComedy

As Colonel Nutt is experimenting with explosives, a new janitor is joining his household. The inept janitor proceeds to make life difficult for the rest of staff.

The Adventurer · 1917

The Adventurer

★ 6.91917

MovieComedyAdventure

The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him…

At the urging of Mary Wilson, his schoolteacher sweetheart, Buck Hayden becomes a reporter for the local newspaper.

A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his hometown.

A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives at the pawnshop.

A tailor's apprentice burns Count Broko's clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note explaining that the count cannot attend a dance party, so he dresses as such to take his place; but the apprentice has also gone to the mansion where the party is celebrated and bumps into the tailor in disguise…

Filmography

Sort

When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

Old Driver of Delivery Truck (uncredited)

The Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.

Tamale Customer/Unemployed/Market Owner/Musician (uncredited)

Triple Trouble · 1918

Triple Trouble

★ 5.01918

MovieComedy

As Colonel Nutt is experimenting with explosives, a new janitor is joining his household. The inept janitor proceeds to make life difficult for the rest of staff.

Singing Drunk

The Adventurer · 1917

Old Man (uncredited)

At the urging of Mary Wilson, his schoolteacher sweetheart, Buck Hayden becomes a reporter for the local newspaper.

Angus MacGregor

A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his hometown.

Fishbowl Client

Butler (uncredited)

A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.

Shabby Diner (uncredited)

Behind the Screen · 1916

Behind the Screen

★ 6.51916

MovieComedyRomance

During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike.

Cameraman (uncredited)

Thundering Hoofs · 1922

Thundering Hoofs

★ 8.01922

MovieDrama

A young woman returns to Kentucky after several years in boarding school, and discovers that a very valuable horse that is to be entered in the Derby is about to be forfeited due to the machinations of a rival. She determines to ride the horse in the Derby and win the race.

Jimmy O'Brien (as James Kelly)

The Chaplin Revue · 1959

The Chaplin Revue

★ 7.41959

MovieComedy

Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin provides new music, narration, and a small amount of new connecting material. "Shoulder Arms" is now described as taking place in a time before "the atom bomb".

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.

Fireman

Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.

Drunk with Pockets Picked / Second Flophouse Customer

A tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous competition.

Gypsy and Musician (uncredited)

After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.

Her Father

A Victorian couple dancing.

A Night in the Show · 1915

A Night in the Show

★ 6.21915

MovieComedy

Two disruptive theater patrons, the wealthy drunk Mr. Pest (played by Charlie Chaplin) and the rowdy working-class Mr. Rowdy (also played by Chaplin), attend a live vaudeville theater production. Their constant antics, seat-hopping, and physical altercations quickly overshadow the acts on stage and plunge the entire theater into absolutely hilarious chaos.

Trombone Player and Singer

The Floorwalker · 1916

The Floorwalker

★ 6.41916

MovieComedy

An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant plot to steal the money kept in the establishment's safe.

Lift Boy (uncredited)

The story is set in the Black Hills of South Dakota circa 1876. While making their way through the Badlands, a religious cult is terrorized by a bandit known only as Black Roger.

Piney (as James Kelly)

An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.

Sanitarium Attendant

The Kid Reporter · 1923

The Kid Reporter

★ 7.01923

MovieComedy

The 'secretary' of a busy newspaperman is revealed to be a cherubic small child, Baby Peggy. When a rich woman's pearl necklace is stolen, Baby Peggy's employer promises to make the reporter who cracks the case Editor-in-Chief. The little girl seizes the opportunity, and - several disguises and chases later, with the grudging aid of the office-boy - duly returns with the jewels to achieve promotion, with all the adults scurrying to serve her.

Newspaper Editor

Quiet and fairminded Jack Bliss traces his missing father to Hell's Hole, where he meets Helen Turner and Jack Hall, the leader of an outlaw gang rendezvousing at Hell's Hole. Hall kills Helen's father but fails in his attempts to get rid of Bliss and Helen, and Bliss, singlehanded, takes on the gang while the neighboring ranchers, settlers, and herders unite to clean out the outlaws.

Jimmie Donahue

Among Those Present · 1921

Among Those Present

★ 6.01921

MovieComedy

An ambitious coat-room checker impersonates an English nobleman.

Mr. O'Brien, the Father