
David Kelly
Actor
Born: July 11, 1929 (82 years old)
Died: February 12, 2012
Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland
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.
Filmography (51)
- Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened (2009, ★ 8.4)
- Fawlty Towers (1975, ★ 8.3)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951, ★ 8.6)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, ★ 7)
- Waking Ned (1998, ★ 7.1)
- Into the West (1992, ★ 6.4)
- Greenfingers (2001, ★ 6.3)
- Mean Machine (2001, ★ 6.2)
- Girl with Green Eyes (1964, ★ 6.7)
- The Wrong Man (1956, ★ 7.1)
- Stardust (2007, ★ 7.3)
- The Run of the Country (1995, ★ 6.2)
- Pirates (1986, ★ 6.3)
- The Italian Job (1969, ★ 6.9)
- Philadelphia, Here I Come (1975, ★ 6.8)
- Heartbeat (1992, ★ 7.1)
- Public Eye (1965, ★ 7.8)
- 2Point4 Children (1991, ★ 7.2)
- In Sickness and in Health (1985, ★ 7.9)
- Whoops Apocalypse (1982, ★ 7.2)
- The Matchmaker (1997, ★ 6.1)
- The Kovak Box (2006, ★ 5.8)
- Moondance (1995, ★ 5.8)
- The Purple Taxi (1977, ★ 5.7)
- A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977, ★ 5.9)
- Mystics (2003, ★ 5.3)
- A Man of No Importance (1994, ★ 6)
- The Calcium Kid (2004, ★ 5.5)
- Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004, ★ 5.6)
- The McKenzie Break (1970, ★ 5.8)