to be filmed. On 23 July 2010, Kelly guest starred as Martin in the sitcom My Family in the episode Desperately Stalking Susan. From October 2010 to February 2011 he starred in When We Are Married at London's Garrick Theatre. Last years and death Kelly was in a long-term relationship with journalist and psychotherapist Grace Pieniazek until her death in 2009. Kelly returned to Wicked as the Wizard on 18 November 2013. It was reported in January 2014 that Kelly had temporarily departed the production due to ill health, and that his replacement from 17 February 2014 would be Martyn Ellis. He was admitted to a hospice on 13 June 2014 and died early the next morning aged 70 after a long battle with cancer. References External links 1943 births 2014 deaths Deaths from cancer in England Male actors from Salford People educated at Liverpool Collegiate Institution Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art English male stage actors English male television actors English male film actors English male radio actors English people of Irish descent 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors British male comedy actors