Career
He also had more serious roles, including Personal Computer David Gallagher in Juliet Bravo (1982), the villainous Jimmy in EastEnders (1994) and the villainous Callum Finnegan in Brookside (1997–2000). In 1983 Kelly was featured in "Killer", the pilot episode of the crime drama series Taggart. Between 2005 and 2007 he appeared in Ricky Gervais"s comedy series Extras as Ian "Bunny" Bunton.
From 2007 to 2010 he appeared regularly as Father Henderson, a camp Doctor Who-loving priest, in the award-winning British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4 comedy Fags, Mags and Bags.
In 2011, after Kelly"s death, reference was made in the series to Father Henderson"s move to another parish and to the fact that the new priest can never replace him. In 1994 Kelly played Felix Ungar in a Scottish touring production of The Odd Couple, relocated to modern-day Glasgow, alongside Craig Ferguson as Oscar Madison.
Kelly reprised the role at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2002, this time opposite his former City Lights co-star Andy Gray. In 2006 and 2007 Kelly directed and starred in a Scottish play, Rikki and Maine, celebrating the life of the comedian Rikki Fulton, in which he played the role of Jack Milroy.
Kelly played the Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show in Edinburgh and Aberdeen from 21 June to 3 July 2010.
He was due to revive this performance for one week at the King"s Theatre, Glasgow, from 8 to 13 November 2010. Kelly was well known for his appearances in pantomime at the King"s Theatre. He headlined the show for 20 years and was crowned King of Panto.
In 2008 he appeared in Cinderella, and the following year (2009/10) he starred in Aladdin, his last pantomime.
Kelly was due to star in the 2010/11 production of Snow White, but died on 28 October 2010 at the West Middlesex University Hospital in Isleworth, after collapsing with a brain aneurysm. On New Year"s Eve 2010 BBC1 Scotland broadcast an hour-long tribute to the star, Gerard Kelly: A Celebration.
