David Kelly

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

83

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-07-11

Day of death

2012-02-12 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

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.

Known For

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Red Monarch

    Red Monarch

  • Fawlty Towers

    Fawlty Towers

  • Moondance

    Moondance

  • Ulysses

    Ulysses

  • Fugitive

    Fugitive

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • Stardust

    Stardust

  • The Virgins

    The Virgins

  • Public Eye

    Public Eye

  • Greenfingers

    Greenfingers

  • Pirates

    Pirates

  • Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

    Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

  • Billy Budd

    Billy Budd

  • Scarlett

    Scarlett

  • Puckoon

    Puckoon

  • The Matchmaker

    The Matchmaker

  • Into the West

    Into the West

  • The Light Princess

    The Light Princess

  • The Adventurer

    The Adventurer

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Italian Job

    The Italian Job

  • 2Point4 Children

    2Point4 Children

  • In Sickness and in Health

    In Sickness and in Health

  • The Gentle Touch

    The Gentle Touch

  • The Informer

    The Informer

  • Citizen Smith

    Citizen Smith

  • Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

    Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

  • Mean Machine

    Mean Machine

  • The Jazz Age

    The Jazz Age

  • Ordinary Decent Criminal

    Ordinary Decent Criminal

  • Robin's Nest

    Robin's Nest

  • The Wrong Man

    The Wrong Man

  • Waking Ned

    Waking Ned

  • Laws of Attraction

    Laws of Attraction

  • The Calcium Kid

    The Calcium Kid

  • Slinger's Day

    Slinger's Day

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

    The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  • Whoops Apocalypse

    Whoops Apocalypse

  • Whoops Apocalypse

    Whoops Apocalypse

  • Oh, Father!

    Oh, Father!

  • The Last of Summer

    The Last of Summer

  • The Kovak Box

    The Kovak Box

  • Cowboys

    Cowboys

  • The Glums

    The Glums

  • The Next Man

    The Next Man

  • The McKenzie Break

    The McKenzie Break

  • The Jigsaw Man

    The Jigsaw Man

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Girl with Green Eyes

    Girl with Green Eyes

  • The Run of the Country

    The Run of the Country

  • Merlin of the Crystal Cave

    Merlin of the Crystal Cave

  • Strumpet City

    Strumpet City

  • A Man of No Importance

    A Man of No Importance

  • Dublin Nightmare

    Dublin Nightmare

  • Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

    Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

  • The Purple Taxi

    The Purple Taxi

  • Joyriders

    Joyriders

  • Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

  • The Quare Fellow

    The Quare Fellow

  • The Last

    The Last

  • The Statue and the Rose

    The Statue and the Rose

  • Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except

    Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except

  • Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

    Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

  • The Comedy of Errors

    The Comedy of Errors

  • Philadelphia, Here I Come

    Philadelphia, Here I Come

  • Gaybo Laughs Back

    Gaybo Laughs Back

  • A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

    A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

  • Young Man in Trouble

    Young Man in Trouble

  • Mystics

    Mystics

  • Rough for Theatre I

    Rough for Theatre I

  • Anne Devlin

    Anne Devlin

  • The Legion Hall Bombing

    The Legion Hall Bombing