John Kelly (NYPD Blue)

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For other persons named John Kelly, see John Kelly (disambiguation).

John Kelly was a fictional character in the television series NYPD Blue. He was portrayed by David Caruso in the first season and the first four episodes of the second season of the series.

An Irish-American who was promoted to the rank of detective at the relatively early age of 28, Kelly was a sometimes hot headed cop who always managed to stay just on the right side of the law, usually keeping his hotter headed partner Andy Sipowicz under control. This changed when he became involved with a uniform cop, Janice Licalsi, who murdered a mob boss who had ordered her to kill Kelly. Licalsi did this as her father, also a cop, was on the payroll of the mob boss and she was trying to protect him.

Eventually Licalsi was investigated and Kelly withheld evidence that would have pointed to her involvement in the murder. After Licalsi was sentenced to two years in jail for manslaughter it became evident to Kelly that he had no future in the job as Internal affairs were out to get him and he resigned. The last heard of he was acting as a bodyguard.

Kelly was married to Laura, a lawyer, but the couple were divorced during his time on the show. He also acted as a sort of mentor to James Martinez, a young cop in anti-crime whom he partnered for a while during the time Sipowicz was on probation.

NYPD Blue
Characters	Andy Sipowicz | John Kelly | Bobby Simone | Sylvia Costas | Diane Russell
Actors	Dennis Franz | David Caruso | Jimmy Smits | Rick Schroder | Mark-Paul Gosselaar James McDaniel | Gordon Clapp | Nicholas Turturro | Sharon Lawrence | Kim Delaney | Sherry Stringfield Gail O'Grady | Andrea Thompson | Bill Brochtrup | Henry Simmons | Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon | Charlotte Ross Esai Morales | Jacqueline Obradors | John F. O'Donohue | Currie Graham | Bonnie Somerville
Creators	Steven Bochco | David Milch
Episodes	Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 Season 6 | Season 7 | Season 8 | Season 9 Season 10 | Season 11 | Season 12