David Kelly
- Acting
- July 11, 1929 · Dublin, Ireland
- February 12, 2012
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 · Self / Mr O'Reilly
- Gaybo Laughs Back · Self
- Stardust · Guard
- The Kovak Box · Frank Kovak
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory · Grandpa Joe
- The Calcium Kid · Paddy O'Flannagan
- Laws of Attraction · Priest / Michael
- Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London · Trival
- Mystics · Dave
- Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks · Captain Cumara (Voice)
- The Last · Walter
- Puckoon · O'Toole
- Mean Machine · Doc
- Greenfingers · Fergus Wilks
- Ordinary Decent Criminal · Fr. Grogan
- Rough for Theatre I · A
- Waking Ned · Michael O'Sullivan
- The Matchmaker · O'Connor
- The Run of the Country · Father Gaynor
- Moondance
- A Man of No Importance · Christy Ward
- Scarlett · Hall Porter
- Into the West · Grandfather
- Heartbeat · Pa Deighton
- Merlin of the Crystal Cave · Poet
- 2Point4 Children · Paddy
- Joyriders · Daniel
- Slinger's Day · Fred
- Pirates · Surgeon
- Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except · (uncredited)
- In Sickness and in Health · Irishman
- Anne Devlin · Dr Trevor
- The Comedy of Errors · Balthazar
- The Jigsaw Man · Cameron
- Red Monarch · Sergo
- Whoops Apocalypse · Abdah, Abdab
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame · Tavernkeeper
- Cowboys · Wobbly Ron
- Time of My Life · Tramp
- Strumpet City · Rashers
- The Light Princess · Oracle (Voice)
- The Glums · Tattooist
- The Last of Summer · Corney Kernahan
- The Legion Hall Bombing · Judge
- A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man · Dean of Studies
- The Purple Taxi · Little Person
- Citizen Smith · Paddy
- Robin's Nest · Albert Riddle
- Mr Big · Inky Smith
- The Next Man · Chauffeur in Ireland
- Fawlty Towers · O'Reilly
- Philadelphia, Here I Come · Conan O'Byrne
- The Statue and the Rose · Archbishop
- Fugitive · Mark
- The Virgins · Cloggy Moore
- Oh, Father! · Walter
- Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width · Murphy
- The Adventurer · Carlson
- The McKenzie Break · Adjutant
- Play for Today · The Judge, Mark
- Young Man in Trouble · Joe
- Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx · Maguire
- The Italian Job · Vicar
- The Jazz Age · McDara
- For Amusement Only · The Thief
- The Ronnie Barker Playhouse · Matthew
- Ulysses · Garrett Deasy
- Billy Budd
- The Informer · Whistler
- BBC Play of the Month · Mr. Casey / College Director
- Public Eye
- The Wednesday Play · Finbar, Miko
- Girl with Green Eyes · Ticket collector
- The Quare Fellow · Reception Clerk
- Dublin Nightmare · Customer
- The Wrong Man · Policeman (uncredited)
- Armchair Theatre · Cloggy Moore, Joe
- General Electric Theater · (uncredited)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame · Tavernkeeper