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Tim Donnelly, Actor on 'Emergency!,' Dies at 77 (Chet Kelly)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tim-donnelly-dead-emergency-actor-1235019061/
He played firefighter Chet Kelly for six seasons on the 1972-77 NBC action series.
BY MIKE BARNES - SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 8:37AM
Tim Donnelly, who portrayed the fun-loving firefighter Chet Kelly on all six seasons of the 1970s NBC series Emergency!, has died. He was 77.
Donnelly died Friday at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, of complications from surgery, his older brother, director Dennis Donnelly, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Donnelly had appeared on the Jack Webb-produced shows Dragnet and Adam-12 when he was cast as Chet on the Webb-produced Emergency!, which starred Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe as firefighter/paramedics and Robert Fuller, Julie London and Bobby Troup as doctors.
Working out of Station 51 of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Donnelly was on 122 episodes of the series, which ran from January 1972 until May 1977. His character was known for pulling practical jokes at the firehouse.
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He played firefighter Chet Kelly for six seasons on the 1972-77 NBC action series.
BY MIKE BARNES - SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 8:37AM
Tim Donnelly, who portrayed the fun-loving firefighter Chet Kelly on all six seasons of the 1970s NBC series Emergency!, has died. He was 77.
Donnelly died Friday at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, of complications from surgery, his older brother, director Dennis Donnelly, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Donnelly had appeared on the Jack Webb-produced shows Dragnet and Adam-12 when he was cast as Chet on the Webb-produced Emergency!, which starred Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe as firefighter/paramedics and Robert Fuller, Julie London and Bobby Troup as doctors.
Working out of Station 51 of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Donnelly was on 122 episodes of the series, which ran from January 1972 until May 1977. His character was known for pulling practical jokes at the firehouse.
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Aww! Cross gently, Tim...
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And I certainly remember Chet - in fact I recently caught an episode of Dragnet and recognized the voice of the main guest actor, so I looked him up and it was a very young Chet, but without the mustache!
