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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-07-11

Deathday

2012-02-12 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Also Known As

大衛·凱利

David Kelly

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.

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Acting

2009

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened as Self / Mr O'Reilly

2007

Stardust as Guard

2006

The Kovak Box as Frank Kovak

2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Grandpa Joe

2004		The Calcium Kid as Paddy O'Flannagan
2004		Laws of Attraction as Priest / Michael
2004		Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London as Trival

2003		Mystics as Dave
2003		Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks as Captain Cumara (voice)

2002		Puckoon as O'Toole
2002		The Last as Walter

2001		Mean Machine as Doc
2001		Greenfingers as Fergus Wilks

2000		Ordinary Decent Criminal as Fr. Grogan
2000		Rough for Theatre I as A

1998

Waking Ned as Michael O'Sullivan

1997

The Matchmaker as O'Connor

1995		The Run of the Country as Father Gaynor
1995		Moondance

1994		A Man of No Importance as Christy Ward
1994		Scarlett as Hall Porter

1992		Into the West as Grandfather
1992		Heartbeat as Pa Deighton

1991

2Point4 Children as Paddy

1990

Yellowthread Street

1988

Joyriders as Daniel

1986		Slinger's Day
1986		Pirates as Surgeon

1984

Anne Devlin as Dr Trevor

1983		The Comedy of Errors as Balthazar
1983		The Jigsaw Man as Cameron
1983		Red Monarch as Sergo
1983		The Irish R.M.

1982		Whoops Apocalypse
1982		The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Tavernkeeper

1980		Cowboys as Wobbly Ron
1980		The Gentle Touch as Dooley
1980		Strumpet City as Rashers

1978		The Light Princess as Oracle (voice)
1978		The BBC Television Shakespeare as Balthazar
1978		The Glums as Tattooist
1978		The Last of Summer as Corney Kernahan
1978		The Legion Hall Bombing as Judge

1977		A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man as Dean of Studies
1977		The Purple Taxi as Little Person
1977		Citizen Smith as Paddy
1977		Robin's Nest as Albert

1976

The Next Man as Chauffeur in Ireland

1975		Fawlty Towers as O'Reilly
1975		Philadelphia, Here I Come as Conan O'Byrne

1974		Fugitive as Mark
1974		The Virgins as Cloggy Moore

1973		Oh, Father!
1973		Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width as Murphy

1972

The Adventurer as Carlson

1970		The McKenzie Break as Adjutant
1970		Play for Today as The Judge
1970		Play for Today as Mark
1970		Young Man in Trouble as Joe
1970		Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx as Maguire

1969

The Italian Job as Vicar

1968		The Jazz Age
1968		The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

1967

Ulysses as Garrett Deasy

1966		Billy Budd
1966		The Informer as Whistler

1965		BBC Play of the Month as Mr. Casey, Director of College
1965		Public Eye

1964		The Wednesday Play as Finbar
1964		The Wednesday Play as Miko
1964		Girl with Green Eyes as Ticket collector

1962

The Quare Fellow as Reception Clerk

1958

Dublin Nightmare as Customer

1956		The Wrong Man as Policeman (uncredited)
1956		Armchair Theatre as Cloggy Moore
1956		Armchair Theatre as Joe
1956		Armchair Theatre as 'Dead Man' Sweeney
1956		Armchair Theatre as Totterdel

1953

General Electric Theater as (uncredited)

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Tavernkeeper