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
Grandpa Joe
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Michael O'Sullivan
Waking Ned
Billy Budd
Daniel
Joyriders
O'Connor
The Matchmaker
Grandfather
Into the West
Fergus Wilks
Greenfingers
Doc
Mean Machine
Frank Kovak
The Kovak Box
Ticket collector
Girl with Green Eyes
Moondance
Policeman (uncredited)
The Wrong Man
Little Person
Un taxi mauve
Dean of Studies
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Dave
Mystics
A
Rough for Theatre I
Father Gaynor
The Run of the Country
Guard
Stardust
Christy Ward
A Man of No Importance
Self / Mr O'Reilly
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Paddy O'Flannagan
The Calcium Kid
Cameron
The Jigsaw Man
Joe
Young Man in Trouble
Cloggy Moore
The Virgins
Trival
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Walter
The Last
Adjutant
The McKenzie Break
Surgeon
Pirates
Maguire
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Vicar
The Italian Job
Fr. Grogan
Ordinary Decent Criminal
Garrett Deasy
Ulysses
Sergo
Red Monarch
O'Toole
Puckoon
Tavernkeeper
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Oracle (voice)
The Light Princess
Reception Clerk
The Quare Fellow
Dr Trevor
Anne Devlin
Balthazar
The Comedy of Errors
Judge
The Legion Hall Bombing
Priest / Michael
Laws of Attraction
Mark
Fugitive
Conan O'Byrne
Philadelphia, Here I Come
Murphy
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
Customer
Dublin Nightmare
Chauffeur in Ireland
The Next Man
(uncredited)
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
Self
Gaybo Laughs Back
Archbishop
The Statue and the Rose
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
49
Gender
Male
Birthday
1929-07-11
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Also Known As
大衛·凱利