Actor & Director

Paul Kelly: Movies & Box Office

films: 70
as director: 4
on screen: 1926–2023
box office: $946K

Biggest hits

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.

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Career at a glance

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

70 credits

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

Paul Kelly Movies as an Actor

Paul Kelly in Documentaries & Specials

Works with

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).

FAQ

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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