Gerard Kelly

Paul "Gerard" Kelly (27 May 1959 – 28 October 2010) was a Scottish actor who appeared in many comedies, most notably in City Lights, Rab C Nesbitt, and Scotch and Wry. He had more serious roles, including PC David Gallagher in Juliet Bravo (1982), villain Jimmy in EastEnders (1994) and the villainous Callum Finnegan on Brookside (1997–2000). He is perhaps best known, however, for his starring role in City Lights as the hapless would-be author Willie Melvin which ran for six series, several Christmas specials and two stage tours from 1986 to 1992. He had a small part in the 1987 critically acclaimed film Comic Strip Presents... Mr Jolly Lives Next Door. In 1983, he was featured in "Killer", the pilot episode of crime drama series...