Brian Kelly

Born Feb 14, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

Brian Joseph Kelly was widely known for his role as Porter Ricks, the widowed father of two sons on the NBC television series Flipper. In 1970 he was involved in a serious motorcycle accident, which left his right arm and leg paralyzed. He used his settlement money to produce films, serving as executive producer Blade Runner (1982) and associate producer of Cities of the Wild (1996)