- p ound ▁K elle y ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois , ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁Good man ▁School ▁of ▁D rama ▁at ▁the ▁Art ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chicago ▁( now ▁at ▁De Paul ▁University ) ▁ ▁Stage ▁K elle y ▁began ▁acting ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁His ▁Broadway ▁cred its ▁include ▁Within ▁the ▁G ates ▁( 1 9 3 4 - 1 9 3 5 ), ▁Par nell ▁( 1 9 3 5 - 1 9 3 6 ), ▁Saint ▁Joan ▁( 1 9 3 6 ), ▁Ham let ▁( 1 9 3 6 - 1 9 3 7 ), ▁The ▁Wing less ▁Vict ory ▁( 1 9 3 6 - 1 9 3 7 ), ▁The ▁Star - W agon ▁( 1 9 3 7 - 1 9 3 8 ), ▁M amba ' s ▁D augh ters ▁( 1 9 4 0 ), ▁St rip ▁for ▁Action ▁( 1 9 4 2 - 1 9 4 3 ), ▁Oklahoma ▁( 1 9 4 3 - 1 9 4 8 ), ▁Loc o ▁( 1 9 4 6 ), ▁Wonder ful ▁J our ney ▁( 1 9 4 6 - 1 9 4 7 ) ▁and ▁Port rait ▁in ▁Black ▁( 1 9 4 7 ). ▁ ▁Film ▁In ▁films , ▁K elle y ▁often ▁port rayed ▁c ops ▁or ▁jud ges ▁in ▁films , ▁including ▁Bo omer ang ▁( his ▁first ▁film ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ), ▁Kno ck ▁on ▁Any