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Subject: 'Father Jack' actor Frank Kelly dies aged 77
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/16 at 7:46 am
Irish actor Frank Kelly, best known for playing Father Jack in comedy Father Ted, has died aged 77.
Kelly had been a veteran of the stage and screen for 60 years.
As well as appearing on the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, Kelly had more recent roles in Emmerdale and Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie.
He revealed last November that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, although he said he would continue to work.
Kelly had received the all-clear from bowel cancer in 2011. He was treated for skin cancer last year and also had heart problems.
R.I.P Father Jack :\'( :\'( :\'(
Subject: Re: 'Father Jack' actor Frank Kelly dies aged 77
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 12:43 pm
The funeral of actor Frank Kelly, best known for his role as Father Jack Hackett in Channel 4 comedy Father Ted, has taken place in Dublin. Ardel O'Hanlon, who starred alongside Kelly in the show, and its creators Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews, were among the hundreds of mourners. Irish President Michael D Higgins was also there to pay his respects. Speaking after the service, Matthews said Kelly had been "a legendary figure in Irish comedy".