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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-07-11 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

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

Acting

2009

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened as Self / Mr O'Reilly

2007

Stardust as Guard

2006

The Kovak Box as Frank Kovak

2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Grandpa Joe

2004

The Calcium Kid as Paddy O'Flannagan

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London as Trival

Laws of Attraction as Priest / Michael

2003

Mystics as Dave

Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks as Captain Cumara (voice)

2002

The Last as Walter

Puckoon as O'Toole

2001

Greenfingers as Fergus Wilks

Mean Machine as Doc

2000

Rough for Theatre I as A

Ordinary Decent Criminal as Fr. Grogan

1998

Waking Ned as Michael O'Sullivan

1997

The Matchmaker as O'Connor

1995

The Run of the Country as Father Gaynor

1994

A Man of No Importance as Christy Ward

Scarlett as Hall Porter

1992

Into the West as Grandfather

Heartbeat as Pa Deighton

1991

2Point4 Children as Paddy

1990

Yellowthread Street

1988

Joyriders as Daniel

1986

Pirates as Surgeon

1984

Anne Devlin as Dr Trevor

1983

The Jigsaw Man as Cameron

Red Monarch as Sergo

The Comedy of Errors as Balthazar

1982

The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Tavernkeeper

Whoops Apocalypse

1980

Strumpet City as Rashers

The Gentle Touch as Dooley

Cowboys as Wobbly Ron

1978

The Light Princess as Oracle (voice)

The Legion Hall Bombing as Judge

The Glums as Tattooist

The Last of Summer as Corney Kernahan

The BBC Television Shakespeare as Balthazar

1977

The Purple Taxi as Little Person

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man as Dean of Studies

Citizen Smith as Paddy

Robin's Nest as Albert

1976

The Next Man as Chauffeur in Ireland

1975

Philadelphia, Here I Come as Conan O'Byrne

Fawlty Towers as O'Reilly

1974

The Virgins as Cloggy Moore

Fugitive as Mark

1973

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width as Murphy

1972

The Adventurer as Carlson

1970

Young Man in Trouble as Joe

The McKenzie Break as Adjutant

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx as Maguire

Play for Today as Mark

Play for Today as The Judge

1969

The Italian Job as Vicar

1968

The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

1967

Ulysses as Garrett Deasy

1966

The Informer as Whistler

1965

BBC Play of the Month as Mr. Casey, Director of College

1964

Girl with Green Eyes as Ticket collector

The Wednesday Play as Finbar

The Wednesday Play as Miko

1962

The Quare Fellow as Reception Clerk

1958

Dublin Nightmare as Customer

1956

The Wrong Man as Policeman (uncredited)

Armchair Theatre as 'Dead Man' Sweeney

Armchair Theatre as Totterdel

Armchair Theatre as Joe

Armchair Theatre as Cloggy Moore

1953

General Electric Theater as (uncredited)

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Tavernkeeper