David Kelly
Acting
- Born:
- 1929-07-11
- Died:
- 2012-02-12
- Place of birth:
- Dublin, Ireland
Biography
David Kelly (July 11, 1929 – February 12, 2012) was an Irish actor who had regular roles in several film and television works from the 1950s onwards. One of the most recognisable voices and faces of Irish stage and screen, Kelly was known for his roles as Rashers Tierney in Strumpet City, Cousin Enda in Me Mammy, the builder Mr O'Reilly in Fawlty Towers, Albert Riddle in Robin's Nest, and Grandpa Joe in the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). Another notable role was as Michael O'Sullivan in Waking Ned Devine.
Known For
Filmography
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Gaybo Laughs Back
Stardust
The Kovak Box
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Calcium Kid
Laws of Attraction
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Mystics
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
The Last
Puckoon
Mean Machine
Greenfingers
Ordinary Decent Criminal
Rough for Theatre I
Waking Ned
The Matchmaker
The Run of the Country
Moondance
A Man of No Importance
Scarlett
Into the West
Heartbeat
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
2Point4 Children
Joyriders
Slinger's Day
Pirates
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
In Sickness and in Health
Anne Devlin
The Comedy of Errors
The Jigsaw Man
Red Monarch
Whoops Apocalypse
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Cowboys
Time of My Life
Strumpet City
The Light Princess
The Glums
The Last of Summer
The Legion Hall Bombing
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
The Purple Taxi
Citizen Smith
Robin's Nest
Mr Big
The Next Man
Fawlty Towers
Philadelphia, Here I Come
The Statue and the Rose
Fugitive
The Virgins
Oh, Father!
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
The Adventurer
The McKenzie Break