Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 11, 1929
Died
Feb 12, 2012
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Credits
77 titles
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
Filmography
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Self / Mr O'Reilly
Gaybo Laughs Back
Self
Stardust
Guard
The Kovak Box
Frank Kovak
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Grandpa Joe
The Calcium Kid
Paddy O'Flannagan
Laws of Attraction
Priest / Michael
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Trival
Mystics
Dave
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
Captain Cumara (voice)
The Last
Walter
Puckoon
O'Toole
Mean Machine
Doc
Greenfingers
Fergus Wilks
Ordinary Decent Criminal
Fr. Grogan
Rough for Theatre I
A
Waking Ned
Michael O'Sullivan
The Matchmaker
O'Connor
The Run of the Country
Father Gaynor
Moondance
A Man of No Importance
Christy Ward
Scarlett
Hall Porter
Into the West
Grandfather
Heartbeat
Pa Deighton
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
Poet
2Point4 Children
Paddy
Joyriders
Daniel
Slinger's Day
Fred
Pirates
Surgeon
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
(uncredited)
In Sickness and in Health
Irishman
Anne Devlin
Dr Trevor
The Comedy of Errors
Balthazar
The Jigsaw Man
Cameron
Red Monarch
Sergo
Whoops Apocalypse
Abdah
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Tavernkeeper
Cowboys
Wobbly Ron
Strumpet City
Rashers
The Light Princess
Oracle (voice)
The Glums
Tattooist
The Last of Summer
Corney Kernahan
The Legion Hall Bombing
Judge
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Dean of Studies
The Purple Taxi
Little Person
Citizen Smith
Paddy
Robin's Nest
Albert Riddle
The Next Man
Chauffeur in Ireland
Fawlty Towers
O'Reilly
Philadelphia, Here I Come
Conan O'Byrne