A dozen or more of you have told me about Paul Kelly, who killed a man in a fight in 1927. He was convicted of manslaughter, served two years in prison, then returned to acting with some success.
Tom Neal, the actor who starred in the film noir classic Detour, shot and killed his third wife in 1965. He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and served six years of a ten-year sentence before he was paroled.
There's also Christian Brando, if you want to call him a celebrity. I'm not sure any of these men quite live up to that title. I guess it depends how you to define it. I don't think it's just a matter of having appeared on stage or screen. I think it has something to do with being famous and successful. The fact that these are all we've been able to identify makes the point that "celebrities" (by the successful/famous definition) do not get convicted of murder.
So now I guess the question is: Is it that such people are way less likely than the average joe to commit capital crimes? Or less likely to get caught or convicted if they do?