David Kelly
Acting
Born July 11, 1929 · Dublin, Ireland
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.
Films (49)
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
2009
Gaybo Laughs Back
2008
Stardust
2007
The Kovak Box
2006
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
The Calcium Kid
2004
Laws of Attraction
2004
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
2004
Mystics
2003
The Last
2002
Puckoon
2002
Mean Machine
2001
Greenfingers
2001
Ordinary Decent Criminal
2000
Rough for Theatre I
2000
Waking Ned
1998
The Matchmaker
1997
The Run of the Country
1995
Moondance
1995
A Man of No Importance
1994
Into the West
1992
Joyriders
1988
Pirates
1986
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
1985
Anne Devlin
1984
The Comedy of Errors
1983
The Jigsaw Man
1983
Red Monarch
1983
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982
The Light Princess
1978
The Legion Hall Bombing
1978
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
1977
The Purple Taxi
1977
The Next Man
1976
Philadelphia, Here I Come
1975
The Statue and the Rose
1975
Fugitive
1974
The Virgins
1974
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1973
The McKenzie Break
1970
Young Man in Trouble
1970
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
1970
The Italian Job
1969
Ulysses
1967
Billy Budd
1966
Girl with Green Eyes
1964
The Quare Fellow
1962
Dublin Nightmare
1958
The Wrong Man
1956