Gerard Kelly’s career spanned TV, film and pantomime The funeral of Scottish actor Gerard Kelly will be held in his native Glasgow later.
Kelly, who was famous for his pantomime roles as well as TV and film appearances, died two weeks ago of a suspected brain aneurysm. He was 51.
The service will be at St Aloysius’ Church in Garnethill, followed by a procession to Daldowie Crematorium.
The funeral cortege will pass Glasgow’s King’s Theatre, where the actor was due to narrate The Rocky Horror Show.
A memorial service will be held at the theatre early next year.
Kelly died at West Middlesex University Hospital on 28 October. It is understood he collapsed at his London home two days earlier.
The actor was born in Glasgow in 1959 and appeared in a string of television roles which included Juliet Bravo, Rab C Nesbitt, Scotch and Wry and Hamish Macbeth along with playing villain Callum Finnegan in Brookside and hardman Jimmy in Eastenders.
Last year he celebrated his 20th year in pantomime at Glasgow’s Kings Theatre.
On the big screen, he played an angry priest in the Ken Loach film, Ae Fond Kiss.
Kelly remains best known in Scotland for his starring role as hapless would-be author Willie Melvin in City Lights, but more recently he appeared in the Ricky Gervais comedy Extras as Bunny.
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