Jackie Kelk on AllMovie

An actor well known for his role as Homer Brown in the popular television series The Aldrich Family, Jack Kelk also appeared in features through the 1950s. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Kelk got his Broadway break as a child before moving into radio and eventually film with roles on Wrongorilla (1933) and Born to be Bad (1934). Parlaying his role as Brown from the radio series to the television series, Kelk became synonymous with his most popular character during the 1949 television series. Later appearing on The Donna Reed Show and Leave It to Beaver, Kelk's other feature credits include Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) and The Pajama Game (1957). In early September 2002, Jack Kelk died of a lung infection in Rancho Mirage, CA. He was 81.