David Kelly
Born: 1929-07-11 in Dublin, Ireland
Died: 2012-02-12
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2009
- Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened as Self / Mr O'Reilly
2008
- Gaybo Laughs Back as Self
2007
- Stardust as Guard
2006
- The Kovak Box as Frank Kovak
2005
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Grandpa Joe
2004
- Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London as Trival
- Laws of Attraction as Priest / Michael
- The Calcium Kid as Paddy O'Flannagan
2003
- Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks as Captain Cumara (voice)
- Mystics as Dave
2001
- Mean Machine as Doc
- Greenfingers as Fergus Wilks
2000
- Ordinary Decent Criminal as Fr. Grogan
- Rough for Theatre I as A
1998
- Waking Ned as Michael O'Sullivan
1997
- The Matchmaker as O'Connor
1995
- Moondance
- The Run of the Country as Father Gaynor
1994
- Scarlett as Hall Porter
- A Man of No Importance as Christy Ward
1992
- Heartbeat as Pa Deighton
- Into the West as Grandfather
1991
- 2Point4 Children as Paddy
- Merlin of the Crystal Cave as Poet
1988
- Joyriders as Daniel
1986
- Slinger's Day as Fred
- Pirates as Surgeon
1985
- In Sickness and in Health as Irishman
- Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except as (uncredited)
1984
- Anne Devlin as Dr Trevor
1983
- The Jigsaw Man as Cameron
- The Comedy of Errors as Balthazar
- Red Monarch as Sergo
1982
- Whoops Apocalypse as Abdah
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Tavernkeeper
1980
- The Gentle Touch as Dooley
- Cowboys as Wobbly Ron
- Strumpet City as Rashers
1978
- The Last of Summer as Corney Kernahan
- The Glums as Tattooist
- The Light Princess as Oracle (voice)
- The Legion Hall Bombing as Judge
1977
- Robin's Nest as Albert Riddle
- Citizen Smith as Paddy
- The Purple Taxi as Little Person
- A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man as Dean of Studies
1976
- The Next Man as Chauffeur in Ireland
1975
- Fawlty Towers as O'Reilly
- The Statue and the Rose as Archbishop
- Philadelphia, Here I Come as Conan O'Byrne
1974
- Fugitive as Mark
- The Virgins as Cloggy Moore
1973
- Oh, Father! as Walter
- Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width as Murphy
1972
- The Adventurer as Carlson
1970
- Play for Today as Mark
- The McKenzie Break as Adjutant
- Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx as Maguire
- Young Man in Trouble as Joe
1969
- The Italian Job as Vicar
1968
- The Jazz Age as McDara
- The Ronnie Barker Playhouse as Matthew
1967
- Ulysses as Garrett Deasy
1966
- The Informer as Whistler
- Billy Budd
1965
- BBC Play of the Month as Mr. Casey / College Director
- Public Eye
1964
- The Wednesday Play as Finbar
- 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)
- Armchair Theatre as Totterdel
1953
- General Electric Theater as (uncredited)
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Tavernkeeper