David Patrick Kelly
Born: 1951-01-23 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
David Patrick Kelly (born January 23, 1951) is an American actor, musician and lyricist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is best known for his role as the main antagonist Luther in the cult film The Warriors (1979). Kelly is also known for his collaborations with Spike Lee, in the films Malcolm X (1992), Crooklyn (1994), and Chi-Raq (2015), and with David Lynch, appearing in Wild at Heart (1990) as well as Twin Peaks (1990–91) and its 2017 revival. Kelly's other credits include roles in 48 Hrs. (1982), Commando (1985), The Crow (1994), The Funeral and Last Man Standing (both 1996), The Longest Yard (2005), as President Harry S. Truman in Flags of Our Fathers (2006), and a recurring role in The Blacklist (2015). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Patrick Kelly, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Sheriff Country as Mitchell
- Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast as Self
2022
- Ray Donovan: The Movie as Matty
- Asking For It as Sheriff Morel
- Adieu, Lacan as Lacan
2021
- Only Murders in the Building as Miller
2020
- The Return of Tragedy as Katebush
- Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self
- Paint as David Crays
- Fugitive Dreams as Henri Gatien
2019
- VFW as Doug McCarthy
2018
- Succession as Paul Chambers
- O.G. as Larry
2017
- John Wick: Chapter 2 as Charlie
- The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair as Self
- A Pot of Boiling Oil as Self
2016
- To Keep the Light as Brackett
2015
- Chi-Raq as General King Kong
2014
- John Wick as Charlie
2010
- Louie as Therapist (uncredited)
- Madso's War as Danny Driscoll
2007
- Gossip Girl as Noah Shapiro
- Gardener of Eden as Pa Harris
- The Warriors: The Way Home as Self
- The Warriors: The Phenomenon as Self
2006
- Flags of Our Fathers as President Truman
2005
- The Longest Yard as Unger
2003
- Justice as Marty
2002
- Hack as Eddie O'Daniel
- Personal Velocity as Peter
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Bo Levy
- K-PAX as Howie
- Songcatcher as Earl Giddens
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Orville Underwood
- Third Watch as Danny McGowan
- In Too Deep as Rick Scott
1998
- Twelfth Night as Feste
1997
- Trojan War as Bagman
- Cafe Society as J. Roland Sala
1996
- Last Man Standing as Doyle
- Flirting with Disaster as Fritz Boudreau
- The Funeral as Michael Stein
1995
- Heavy as Grey Man in Hospital
1993
- Exterior Night as Biff
1992
- Mad About You as Cabbie with Chicken
- Ghostwriter as Double-T
- Malcolm X as Mr. Ostrowski
1990
- Law & Order as Josh Perlberg
- Twin Peaks as Jerry Horne
- Wild at Heart as Dropshadow
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane as Sam the Sleaze Bag
1989
- Penn & Teller Get Killed as Fan
1988
- The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen as Self (archive footage)
- Date Rape as Mr. Bisphane
- Cheap Shots as Arnold Posner
1987
- The Misfit Brigade as The Legionnaire
1985
- Moonlighting as McBride
- Commando as Sully
1984
- Miami Vice as Jerry
- Tales from the Darkside as Richard Hall
- Beverly Hills Cop as Luther (uncredited)
- Dreamscape as Tommy Ray Glatman
1979
- The Warriors as Luther
- Sanctuary of Fear as Audience Member