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

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • Public Eye

    Public Eye

  • Mean Machine

    Mean Machine

  • 2Point4 Children

    2Point4 Children

  • Stardust

    Stardust

  • Fawlty Towers

    Fawlty Towers

  • Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

    Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

  • Philadelphia, Here I Come

    Philadelphia, Here I Come

  • Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

    Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

  • Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

    Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

  • Ulysses

    Ulysses

  • Laws of Attraction

    Laws of Attraction

  • In Sickness and in Health

    In Sickness and in Health

  • The Gentle Touch

    The Gentle Touch

  • A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

    A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

  • Ordinary Decent Criminal

    Ordinary Decent Criminal

  • The Adventurer

    The Adventurer

  • The Jazz Age

    The Jazz Age

  • Scarlett

    Scarlett

  • Mystics

    Mystics

  • The Wrong Man

    The Wrong Man

  • Into the West

    Into the West

  • Dublin Nightmare

    Dublin Nightmare

  • Moondance

    Moondance

  • Rough for Theatre I

    Rough for Theatre I

  • The Run of the Country

    The Run of the Country

  • Robin's Nest

    Robin's Nest

  • Waking Ned

    Waking Ned

  • The Kovak Box

    The Kovak Box

  • The Italian Job

    The Italian Job

  • The Matchmaker

    The Matchmaker

  • The Jigsaw Man

    The Jigsaw Man

  • The Next Man

    The Next Man

  • Anne Devlin

    Anne Devlin

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Purple Taxi

    The Purple Taxi

  • The Legion Hall Bombing

    The Legion Hall Bombing

  • Citizen Smith

    Citizen Smith

  • Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except

    Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except

  • Pirates

    Pirates

  • Puckoon

    Puckoon

  • The Informer

    The Informer

  • A Man of No Importance

    A Man of No Importance

  • Fugitive

    Fugitive

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  • Joyriders

    Joyriders

  • Slinger's Day

    Slinger's Day

  • Whoops Apocalypse

    Whoops Apocalypse

  • Whoops Apocalypse

    Whoops Apocalypse

  • The Comedy of Errors

    The Comedy of Errors

  • Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

    Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

  • The Statue and the Rose

    The Statue and the Rose

  • Greenfingers

    Greenfingers

  • Billy Budd

    Billy Budd

  • The Calcium Kid

    The Calcium Kid

  • Oh, Father!

    Oh, Father!

  • The Glums

    The Glums

  • Red Monarch

    Red Monarch

  • The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

    The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

  • Cowboys

    Cowboys

  • Young Man in Trouble

    Young Man in Trouble

  • The Virgins

    The Virgins

  • Strumpet City

    Strumpet City

  • The Last of Summer

    The Last of Summer

  • 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 Light Princess

    The Light Princess

  • The McKenzie Break

    The McKenzie Break

  • Gaybo Laughs Back

    Gaybo Laughs Back

  • The Quare Fellow

    The Quare Fellow

  • The Last

    The Last