David Kelly
Actor
- Born
- July 11, 1929 · Dublin, Ireland
- Died
- February 12, 2012 (age 82)
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
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
July 13, 2005
Stardust
August 10, 2007
The Italian Job
June 2, 1969
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
March 12, 2004
Mean Machine
December 26, 2001
The Wrong Man
December 22, 1956
Laws of Attraction
April 4, 2004
Waking Ned
November 20, 1998
Pirates
May 8, 1986
Ordinary Decent Criminal
January 7, 2000
The Kovak Box
July 18, 2006
Greenfingers
July 27, 2001
Acting50
- 2009Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened as Self / Mr O'Reilly
- 2008Gaybo Laughs Back as Self
- 2007Stardust as Guard
- 2006The Kovak Box as Frank Kovak
- 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
- 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Grandpa Joe
- 2004The Calcium Kid as Paddy O'Flannagan
- 2004Laws of Attraction as Priest / Michael
- 2004Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London as Trival
- 2003Mystics