David Kelly

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

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

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • Fawlty Towers

    Fawlty Towers

  • Stardust

    Stardust

  • Public Eye

    Public Eye

  • Mean Machine

    Mean Machine

  • Waking Ned

    Waking Ned

  • Moondance

    Moondance

  • The Matchmaker

    The Matchmaker

  • Ulysses

    Ulysses

  • 2Point4 Children

    2Point4 Children

  • Greenfingers

    Greenfingers

  • Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

    Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

  • Puckoon

    Puckoon

  • The Virgins

    The Virgins

  • Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

    Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

  • The Gentle Touch

    The Gentle Touch

  • Scarlett

    Scarlett

  • The Italian Job

    The Italian Job

  • The Adventurer

    The Adventurer

  • Dublin Nightmare

    Dublin Nightmare

  • Pirates

    Pirates

  • In Sickness and in Health

    In Sickness and in Health

  • Fugitive

    Fugitive

  • Red Monarch

    Red Monarch

  • Citizen Smith

    Citizen Smith

  • The Comedy of Errors

    The Comedy of Errors

  • Billy Budd

    Billy Budd

  • Ordinary Decent Criminal

    Ordinary Decent Criminal

  • The Wrong Man

    The Wrong Man

  • The Jazz Age

    The Jazz Age

  • A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

    A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

  • A Man of No Importance

    A Man of No Importance

  • The Next Man

    The Next Man

  • Laws of Attraction

    Laws of Attraction

  • Robin's Nest

    Robin's Nest

  • The Kovak Box

    The Kovak Box

  • Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

    Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

  • Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except

    Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except

  • Into the West

    Into the West

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Philadelphia, Here I Come

    Philadelphia, Here I Come

  • Rough for Theatre I

    Rough for Theatre I

  • Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

  • The Statue and the Rose

    The Statue and the Rose

  • The Informer

    The Informer

  • The Purple Taxi

    The Purple Taxi

  • The Jigsaw Man

    The Jigsaw Man

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  • Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

    Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

  • The Calcium Kid

    The Calcium Kid

  • The Glums

    The Glums

  • Cowboys

    Cowboys

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Young Man in Trouble

    Young Man in Trouble

  • Whoops Apocalypse

    Whoops Apocalypse

  • Whoops Apocalypse

    Whoops Apocalypse

  • Slinger's Day

    Slinger's Day

  • Mystics

    Mystics

  • The Run of the Country

    The Run of the Country

  • The Legion Hall Bombing

    The Legion Hall Bombing

  • The Light Princess

    The Light Princess

  • The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

    The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

  • Strumpet City

    Strumpet City

  • Oh, Father!

    Oh, Father!

  • The Quare Fellow

    The Quare Fellow

  • Girl with Green Eyes

    Girl with Green Eyes

  • The McKenzie Break

    The McKenzie Break

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Joyriders

    Joyriders

  • The Last of Summer

    The Last of Summer

  • Anne Devlin

    Anne Devlin

  • The Last

    The Last

  • Gaybo Laughs Back

    Gaybo Laughs Back