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Tributes Pour In For Frank Kelly After Fr. Jack Actor Dies 18 Years After Dermot Morgan

Tributes Pour In For Frank Kelly After Fr. Jack Actor Dies 18 Years After Dermot Morgan

Frank Kelly, best known for his role on Father Ted as Father Jack Hackett has passed away. He was 77.

Kelly, whose roles also include an uncredited prison officer in the original Italian Job, Glenroe, Emmerdale, and Hall's Pictoral Weekly is survived by his wife Barbara, their seven children, and 17 grandchildren.

Kelly died on the 18th anniversary of his Father Ted co-star Dermot Morgan.

Fittingly, tributes have been pouring in for the actor, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease last October.

Thank you Frank.

Conor O'Leary
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