Tim Donnelly (Chet Kelly from "Emergency!") 1944-2021

Sad to say we lost one of Station 51's crew over the weekend. "Emergency!" was my favorite TV show when I was a child so this is a punch in the gut for me. Tim was also known to the fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000 as Richard in the episode "Parts: The Clonus Horror". He also appeared in several episodes of "Dragnet".

 

I loved Emergency as a kid as well as Adam 12. Always liked the character of Chet Kelly. Rest in Peace Tim.

 

R.I.P.

 

R.I.P.

 

Good mustache for the part of firefighter.

 

I always liked the character of Chet Kelly. Tim was in several episodes of Adam-12 and Dragnet including "The Big High". The shocking ending of that one is difficult for me to watch, even today.
RIP.

 

Aaaw man. "Emergency!" was one of my favorite shows as a kid, and I loved Chet's comic relief. A really fun character, great memories.

dan c

 

RIP to The Crimson Crusader.

 

I just found out about his death! So very saddened by this news!

The LA County Fire Museum has a memorial page set up on their website: EMERGENCY'S TIM DONNELLY - Los Angeles County Fire Museum

They had so many responses on their facebook post, their server crashed!

RIP Mr. Donnelly

 

That’s pretty cool. Also, Mantooth was quite a good amateur photographer it seems!
dan c

 

Sad news. I enjoyed his work. Hope his family is doing ok.