Acting
David Kelly
EN, FR cinema · 50 credits
Born
11 July 1929
Died
12 February 2012 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Dublin, Ireland
Also known as 大衛·凱利
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
Filmography
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
as Self / Mr O'Reilly
Stardust
as Guard
The Kovak Box
as Frank Kovak
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Grandpa Joe
The Calcium Kid
as Paddy O'Flannagan
Laws of Attraction
as Priest / Michael
Mystics
as Dave
The Last
2002
The Last
as Walter
Puckoon
as O'Toole
Greenfingers
as Fergus Wilks
Mean Machine
as Doc
Ordinary Decent Criminal
as Fr. Grogan
Waking Ned
as Michael O'Sullivan
The Matchmaker
as O'Connor
The Run of the Country
as Father Gaynor
A Man of No Importance
as Christy Ward
Into the West
as Grandfather
Joyriders
as Daniel
Pirates
as Surgeon
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
as (uncredited)
Anne Devlin
as Dr Trevor
The Jigsaw Man
as Cameron
Red Monarch
as Sergo
The Comedy of Errors
as Balthazar
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Tavernkeeper
The Light Princess
as Oracle (voice)
The Purple Taxi
as Little Person
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
as Dean of Studies
The Next Man
as Chauffeur in Ireland
Philadelphia, Here I Come
as Conan O'Byrne
The Virgins
1974
The Virgins
as Cloggy Moore
Fugitive
as Mark
The McKenzie Break
as Adjutant
The Italian Job
as Vicar
Ulysses
as Garrett Deasy
Girl with Green Eyes
as Ticket collector
The Quare Fellow
as Reception Clerk
Dublin Nightmare
as Customer
The Wrong Man
as Policeman (uncredited)