<P> Kelly was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Margaret Elizabeth (Murphy) and Robert Corby Kelly, Sr., an accountant . His father was a Bronze Star recipient for service during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II . His grandfather Daniel Murphy was from Lisnashearshane near Cork, Ireland . His great - grand - uncle was Father William Corby, chaplain of the Irish Brigade at Gettysburg and, as detailed in his book Memoir of a Chaplain Life: 3 Years With the Irish Brigade, he subsequently became president of the University of Notre Dame . Kelly was given a mandolin on St. Patrick's Day 1964 by his mother and considers that the greatest influence on his artistic life . </P> <P> As an undergraduate, Kelly wrote the lyrics and music for four musicals produced on Detroit stages . They were Lysistrata (from Aristophanes), The World from My Window (based on a book of children's poems), a project based on Gulliver's Travels (in the land of horses) and Home for Silent Clowns, a mime show with songs . Kelly graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Detroit and was also a student of Marcel Marceau and Mira Rostova . </P> <P> In his debut role of Luther in the 1979 cult film The Warriors, Kelly screeches the famous line, "Warriors...come out to play - ee - ay!!", which he himself improvised . In the hit 1982 film 48 Hrs. starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy director Walter Hill rewrote a role for Kelly and again named the character Luther . Kelly's film credits include the 1985 hit action film Commando, in which he played Sully (a Green Beret - turned - mercenary), The Crow, as well as Crooklyn, Hammett, Wild at Heart, Dreamscape, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Last Man Standing, Songcatcher, K - PAX, the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard, Flags of Our Fathers, John Wick (reprising his role as Charlie in John Wick: Chapter Two), and Chi - Raq . He also appeared in the pioneering video game Ripper . </P> <P> David Lynch created the character of Jerry Horne on Twin Peaks specifically for Kelly; his many television guest appearances include Miami Vice, Moonlighting, Spenser: For Hire, Ghostwriter, Third Watch, Hack, Kidnapped, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Gossip Girl, Louie, Blue Bloods, The Blacklist and Feed the Beast . Kelly also participated in the PBS production of the musical version of Working, which Studs Terkel, author of the source book, hosted; Kelly's role was that of a "copyboy", and his was the first singing voice heard in the selection "I Could've Been ..." </P>

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