Background
Kelk was born John Daly Kelk in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Mr. and Mistress Willy Kelk.
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He attended Saint Gregory"s Academy before changing to Professional Children"s School in New New York
Career
Kelk"s roles in Broadway productions included Young Jim Bailey in Number More Frontier (1931), Peter Burroughs in Bridal Wise (1932), Henri, the Son in The Perfect Marriage (1932), Mr. Clayton in Goodbye Again (1932-1933), Prince Rudolph in Jubilee (1935-1936), "Chub" Tolliver in The County Chairman (1936), Percy in Flare Path (1942-1943), Elliot Smollens in Tenting Tonight (1947), and Herbie in Maine and Juliet (1953-1954). Kelk"s debut in network radio came on The Cohens, which starred Fanny Brice.
Jackie Kelk portrayed Chester in The Gumps.
In the early 1940s, Kelk played Pete on the radio soap opera Mother of Mine, and in January 1946 he joined the cast of Celebrity Club on Columbia Broadcasting System. He had the role of Oliver in the soap opera Valiant Lady. Kelk died of a lung infection September 5, 2002, at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage.
