Paul Kelly: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 70
- as director
- 4
- on screen
- 1926–2023
- box office
- $946K
The Best Paul Kelly Movies
The films of Paul Kelly that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: How We Used to Live (2013) leads with $22.7K. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
Paul Kelly's Career in Numbers
Paul Kelly's films in numbers — as an actor and a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Paul Kelly works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The New Klondike (1926) to How We Used to Live (2013), and the 1930s were the busiest decade.
Paul Kelly Movies by Decade
- 1920s 1
- 1930s 22
- 1940s 22
- 1950s 13
- 1980s 1
- 2000s 4
- 2010s 2
The 1930s were Paul Kelly's busiest decade, with 22 films.
Paul Kelly Movies by Genre
- Drama 21
- Crime 9
- Mystery 7
- Western 6
- Action 4
- Documentary 3
- Comedy 3
- Music 2
- Thriller 2
- Adventure 2
Drama is the genre Paul Kelly has worked in most, with 21 films, ahead of crime (9).
Paul Kelly Career Milestones
- First film
- The New Klondike 1926
- Biggest box office hit
- How We Used to Live $22.7K worldwide
- Newest film
- How We Used to Live 2013
Paul Kelly Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Paul Kelly is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 4 as director and 61 as actor. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Movies Directed by Paul Kelly
4Paul Kelly Movies as an Actor
61- 2009
Rivers Wash Over Me as Mr. Hack · Drama - 2001
One Night the Moon as Jim Ryan · Drama - 1985
Titus Andronicus as Publius/2nd Goth · Tv movie - 1957
Bailout at 43,000 as Colonel William Hughes · Drama - 1957
Curfew Breakers as Police Lieutenant Lacey · Crime - 1956
Storm Center as Judge Robert Ellerbe · Drama - 1955
The Square Jungle as Jim McBride · Drama - 1954
Johnny Dark as William Scott · Drama - 1954
The High and the Mighty as Donald Flaherty · Action Worldwide box office: $4.33K - 1953
Split Second as Bart Moore · Thriller - 1953
Gunsmoke as Dan Saxon · Western - 1952
Springfield Rifle as Lt. Col John Hudson (Ft. Hedley CO) · Western - 1951
The Painted Hills as Jonathan Harvey · Drama - 1950
Frenchie as Pete Lambert · Western - 1950
The Secret Fury as Eric Lowell · Crime - 1950
Guilty of Treason as Tom Kelly · Drama - 1949
Side Street as Capt. Walter Anderson · Crime - 1949
The File on Thelma Jordon as Miles Scott · Thriller Worldwide box office: $63 - 1947
Adventure Island as Donald Lochlin · Adventure - 1947
Crossfire as The Man · Mystery - 1947
Fear in the Night as Cliff Herlihy · Mystery - 1946
The Cat Creeps as Ken Grady · Horror - 1946
The Glass Alibi as Max Anderson · Crime - 1945
San Antonio as Roy Stuart · Western - 1945
Allotment Wives as Major Pete Martin · Drama - 1944
Dead Man’s Eyes as Dr. Alan Bittaker · Mystery - 1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell as Murdock · Drama - 1942
Flying Tigers as Hap Smith · Action - 1942
Tarzan’s New York Adventure as Jimmie Shields · Action - 1942
Mr. and Mrs. North as Lieutenant Weigand · Mystery - 1941
Parachute Battalion as Tex McBride · Romance - 1941
I’ll Wait for You as Lieutenant McFarley · Drama - 1941
Ziegfeld Girl as John Slayton · Drama - 1940
Flight Command as Lieut. Cmdr. 'Dusty' Rhodes · War - 1940
Girls Under 21 as Johnny Cane · Drama - 1940
The Howards of Virginia as Capt. Jabez Allen · Drama - 1940
Wyoming as General Custer · Western - 1940
Queen of the Mob as Tom Webster · Drama - 1939
Invisible Stripes as Ed Kruger · Drama - 1939
The Roaring Twenties as Nick Brown · Crime - 1939
6,000 Enemies as Dr. Malcolm Scott · Crime - 1939
Within the Law as Joe Garson · Romance - 1938
Breakdowns of 1938 as Steve McBride (archive footage) (uncredited) · Documentary - 1938
Adventure in Sahara as Jim Wilson · Adventure - 1938
Juvenile Court as Gary Franklin · Drama - 1938
The Missing Guest as 'Scoop' Hanlon · Action - 1938
The Devil’s Party as Jerry Donovan · Drama - 1938
Torchy Blane in Panama as Detective Lieutenant Steve 'Stevie' McBride · Mystery - 1938
Island in the Sky as Johnny Doyle · Crime - 1937
Navy Blue and Gold as Tommy Milton · Drama - 1937
Fit for a King as Briggs · Comedy - 1936
Murder with Pictures as I.B. McGoogin · Crime - 1935
Star of Midnight as Jim Kinland · Mystery - 1935
When a Man’s a Man as Phil Acton, Foreman Cross Triangle · Western - 1934
The President Vanishes as Chick Moffat · Crime - 1934
Death on the Diamond as Jimmy Downey · Mystery - 1934
Side Streets as Tim O'Hara · Drama - 1934
Blind Date as Bill Lowry · Comedy - 1933
Broadway Thru a Keyhole as Frank Rocci · Music - 1932
The Girl from Calgary as Larry Boyd · Comedy - 1926
The New Klondike as Bing Allen · Drama
Paul Kelly in Documentaries & Specials
5- 2023
Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story as Self · Documentary Worldwide box office: $359K - 2021
Love in Bright Landscapes as Self · Documentary Worldwide box office: $96.2K - 2017
The Go-Betweens: Right Here as Himself · Documentary Worldwide box office: $82.4K - 2012
Paul Kelly: Stories of Me as Himself · Documentary Worldwide box office: $376K - 1988
Nightmaster as Himself · Action
Who Paul Kelly Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Paul Kelly shares the most films with. Irving Bacon comes first, with 4 films together, followed by Joe Sawyer (4).
Paul Kelly: Questions & Answers
How many movies Paul Kelly has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Paul Kelly been in?
Paul Kelly is credited on 70 films, from 1926 to 2023. 61 of them as an actor and 4 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Paul Kelly's highest-grossing movie?
Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012) is Paul Kelly's biggest box office hit, with $376K worldwide, ahead of Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story (2023) ($359K). Across every film with box office figures, Paul Kelly's movies have made $946K.
Paul Kelly's biggest hits What is Paul Kelly's newest movie?
The most recent film on Paul Kelly's filmography is Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story (2023), in the role of Self.
Who does Paul Kelly work with most often?
Paul Kelly shares the most films with Irving Bacon (4 films), Joe Sawyer (4 films) and Nat Pendleton (4 films).
The Best Paul Kelly Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 70 credits.
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