​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Brian Kelly (February 14, 1931 – February 12, 2005) was an American actor best known for his role as Porter Ricks, the widowed father of two sons on the NBC television series Flipper, and as Scott Ross in the ABC advernture series Straightaway, with co-star John Ashley. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Kelly (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.