David Kelly

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 11, 1929

died

February 12, 2012

place of birth

Dublin, Ireland

also known as

大衛·凱利

total credits

45 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

45 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
7.0

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005as Grandpa Joe
Stardust
7.3

Stardust

2007as Guard
The Italian Job
6.9

The Italian Job

1969as Vicar
Mean Machine
6.3

Mean Machine

2001as Doc
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
5.6

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

2004as Trival
The Wrong Man
7.1

The Wrong Man

1956as Policeman (uncredited)
Waking Ned
7.1

Waking Ned

1998as Michael O'Sullivan
Laws of Attraction
5.8

Laws of Attraction

2004as Priest / Michael
Pirates
6.3

Pirates

1986as Surgeon
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
5.8

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1982as Tavernkeeper
Ordinary Decent Criminal
6.2

Ordinary Decent Criminal

2000as Fr. Grogan
The Calcium Kid
5.5

The Calcium Kid

2004as Paddy O'Flannagan
The Matchmaker
6.1

The Matchmaker

1997as O'Connor
The Next Man
4.6

The Next Man

1976as Chauffeur in Ireland
Into the West
6.4

Into the West

1992as Grandfather
The Kovak Box
5.8

The Kovak Box

2006as Frank Kovak
Moondance
6.1

Moondance

1995
Greenfingers
6.3

Greenfingers

2001as Fergus Wilks
The Jigsaw Man
5.0

The Jigsaw Man

1983as Cameron
Mystics
5.5

Mystics

2003as Dave
Red Monarch
5.4

Red Monarch

1983as Sergo
A Man of No Importance
6.2

A Man of No Importance

1994as Christy Ward
Puckoon
6.3

Puckoon

2002as O'Toole
The Purple Taxi
5.8

The Purple Taxi

1977as Little Person
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
8.4

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

2009as Self / Mr O'Reilly
Anne Devlin
7.0

Anne Devlin

1984as Dr Trevor
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
4.8

Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except

1985as (uncredited)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
6.3

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

1977as Dean of Studies
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
4.9

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

1970as Maguire
Girl with Green Eyes
6.7

Girl with Green Eyes

1964as Ticket collector
Ulysses
5.9

Ulysses

1967as Garrett Deasy
The Quare Fellow
5.7

The Quare Fellow

1962as Reception Clerk
The Comedy of Errors
6.0

The Comedy of Errors

1983as Balthazar
The McKenzie Break
5.9

The McKenzie Break

1970as Adjutant
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
5.7

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

1973as Murphy
The Run of the Country
6.4

The Run of the Country

1995as Father Gaynor
Gaybo Laughs Back

Gaybo Laughs Back

2008as Self
Fugitive

Fugitive

1974as Mark
Philadelphia, Here I Come
7.0

Philadelphia, Here I Come

1975as Conan O'Byrne
Rough for Theatre I
7.0

Rough for Theatre I

2000as A
Joyriders
10.0

Joyriders

1988as Daniel
Dublin Nightmare
6.6

Dublin Nightmare

1958as Customer
The Legion Hall Bombing
9.0

The Legion Hall Bombing

1978as Judge
Billy Budd

Billy Budd

1966
The Light Princess
7.0

The Light Princess

1978as Oracle (voice)