Emergency! Actor Tim Donnelly has died aged 77 from complications after surgery

Emergency! Actor Tim Donnelly has died at the age of 77 following surgery.

The older brother of the late actor, director Dennis Donnelly, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that the actor died at his Santa Fe, New Mexico home on Friday.

Donnelly played the role of firefighter Chet Kelly on the NBC show during its run from January 1972 to May 1977.

The most recent: Urgence! Actor Tim Donnelly has died at the age of 77 of complications after surgery, according to his older brother, director Dennis Donnelly

The character of Kelly, based at Los Angeles County Fire Station 51, was marked by her penchant for jokes.

Other performers in the series, produced by the late Dragnet legend Jack Webb, also starred Randolph Mantooth, Kevin Tighe, Robert Fuller, Julie London and Bobby Troup.

Donnelly had also appeared on shows produced by Webb, Dragnet 1967, and Adam-12, as well as shows such as The Smith Family, Hawaii Five-O, Project UFO, Vega $, CHiPs, and The A-Team.

He also appeared in the 1979 films The Clonus Horror and The Death of Ocean View Park.

Donnelly portrayed the role of firefighter Chet Kelly on the NBC show throughout its run from January 1972 to May 1977

The character of Kelly, based at Station 51 of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, was marked by her penchant for pranks.

The Los Angeles County Fire Museum honored the late actor with a statement.

“It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our friend, Tim Donnelly, on September 17,” the museum said. “Tim, as you know, played Chet Kelly on EMERGENCY! among many other roles during his acting career.

Donnelly’s father, Paul Donnelly, worked at Universal Pictures as vice president of production, while his mother Eileen was the daughter of actor Pat O’Malley. The actor is survived by his daughter Ashley, his brother Dennis, his sister Kathleen and his two grandsons.