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David Kelly

Bio: 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)

Born: Thu, Jul 11 1929

Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

Death: Sun, Feb 12 2012

David Kelly is 82 years old

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Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

David Kelly was

79 in Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

as 'Self / Mr O'Reilly'.

Sun, May 10 2009

Stardust

David Kelly was

78 in Stardust

as 'Guard'.

Thu, Aug 09 2007

The Kovak Box

David Kelly was

77 in The Kovak Box

as 'Frank Kovak'.

Tue, Jul 18 2006

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

David Kelly was

76 in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

as 'Grandpa Joe'.

Wed, Jul 13 2005

The Calcium Kid

David Kelly was

74 in The Calcium Kid

as 'Paddy O'Flannagan'.

Fri, Apr 30 2004

Laws of Attraction

David Kelly was

74 in Laws of Attraction

as 'Priest / Michael'.

Sun, Apr 04 2004

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

David Kelly was

74 in Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

as 'Trival'.

Fri, Mar 12 2004

Mystics

David Kelly was

74 in Mystics

as 'Dave'.

Fri, Dec 12 2003

Puckoon

David Kelly was

72 in Puckoon

as 'O'Toole'.

Tue, Jan 01 2002

The Last

David Kelly was

72 in The Last

as 'Walter'.

Tue, Jan 01 2002

Mean Machine

David Kelly was

72 in Mean Machine

as 'Doc'.

Wed, Dec 26 2001

Greenfingers

David Kelly was

72 in Greenfingers

as 'Fergus Wilks'.

Fri, Jul 27 2001

Ordinary Decent Criminal

David Kelly was

70 in Ordinary Decent Criminal

as 'Fr. Grogan'.

Fri, Jan 07 2000

Rough for Theatre I

David Kelly was

70 in Rough for Theatre I

as 'A'.

Sat, Jan 01 2000

Waking Ned

David Kelly was

69 in Waking Ned

as 'Michael O'Sullivan'.

Tue, Sep 15 1998

The Matchmaker

David Kelly was

68 in The Matchmaker

as 'O'Connor'.

Fri, Oct 03 1997

The Run of the Country

David Kelly was

66 in The Run of the Country

as 'Father Gaynor'.

Fri, Sep 22 1995

Moondance

David Kelly was

65 in Moondance

Sun, Jan 01 1995

A Man of No Importance

David Kelly was

65 in A Man of No Importance

as 'Christy Ward'.

Sat, Dec 24 1994

Into the West

David Kelly was

63 in Into the West

as 'Grandfather'.

Fri, Oct 23 1992

Joyriders

David Kelly was

59 in Joyriders

as 'Daniel'.

Fri, Oct 14 1988

Pirates

David Kelly was

56 in Pirates

as 'Surgeon'.

Thu, May 08 1986

Anne Devlin

David Kelly was

55 in Anne Devlin

as 'Dr Trevor'.

Mon, Oct 01 1984

The Comedy of Errors

David Kelly was

54 in The Comedy of Errors

as 'Balthazar'.

Sat, Dec 24 1983

The Jigsaw Man

David Kelly was

54 in The Jigsaw Man

as 'Cameron'.

Fri, Nov 11 1983

Red Monarch

David Kelly was

53 in Red Monarch

as 'Sergo'.

Thu, Jun 16 1983

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

David Kelly was

52 in The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as 'Tavernkeeper'.

Tue, Feb 02 1982

The Light Princess

David Kelly was

49 in The Light Princess

as 'Oracle (voice)'.

Sun, Dec 24 1978

The Legion Hall Bombing

David Kelly was

49 in The Legion Hall Bombing

as 'Judge'.

Tue, Aug 22 1978

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

David Kelly was

48 in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

as 'Dean of Studies'.

Thu, Sep 01 1977

The Purple Taxi

David Kelly was

47 in The Purple Taxi

as 'Little Person'.

Wed, May 25 1977

Philadelphia, Here I Come

David Kelly was

45 in Philadelphia, Here I Come

as 'Conan O'Byrne'.

Sun, Jun 01 1975

Fugitive

David Kelly was

45 in Fugitive

as 'Mark'.

Thu, Dec 05 1974

The Virgins

David Kelly was

44 in The Virgins

as 'Cloggy Moore'.

Mon, Jun 24 1974

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

David Kelly was

43 in Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

as 'Murphy'.

Wed, Jan 03 1973

The McKenzie Break

David Kelly was

41 in The McKenzie Break

as 'Adjutant'.

Wed, Oct 28 1970

Young Man in Trouble

David Kelly was

40 in Young Man in Trouble

as 'Joe'.

Mon, Jul 06 1970

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

David Kelly was

40 in Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

as 'Maguire'.

Sat, Jun 13 1970

The Italian Job

David Kelly was

39 in The Italian Job

as 'Vicar'.

Mon, Jun 02 1969

Ulysses

David Kelly was

37 in Ulysses

as 'Garrett Deasy'.

Tue, Mar 14 1967

Billy Budd

David Kelly was

37 in Billy Budd

Sun, Dec 11 1966

Girl with Green Eyes

David Kelly was

34 in Girl with Green Eyes

as 'Ticket collector'.

Thu, May 14 1964

The Quare Fellow

David Kelly was

33 in The Quare Fellow

as 'Reception Clerk'.

Tue, Oct 02 1962

Dublin Nightmare

David Kelly was

29 in Dublin Nightmare

as 'Customer'.

Wed, Oct 01 1958

The Wrong Man

David Kelly was

27 in The Wrong Man

as 'Policeman (uncredited)'.

Sat, Dec 22 1956

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

David Kelly was

74+ in Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

as 'Captain Cumara (voice)'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 07 2003

Scarlett

David Kelly was

65+ in Scarlett

as 'Hall Porter'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 13 1994

Heartbeat

David Kelly was

62+ in Heartbeat

as 'Pa Deighton'.

First Air Date
Fri, Apr 10 1992

2Point4 Children

David Kelly was

62+ in 2Point4 Children

as 'Paddy'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 03 1991

Yellowthread Street

David Kelly was

60+ in Yellowthread Street

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 13 1990

Slinger's Day

David Kelly was

57+ in Slinger's Day

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 03 1986

The Irish R.M.

David Kelly was

53+ in The Irish R.M.

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 06 1983

Whoops Apocalypse

David Kelly was

52+ in Whoops Apocalypse

First Air Date
Sun, Mar 14 1982

Cowboys

David Kelly was

51+ in Cowboys

as 'Wobbly Ron'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 03 1980

The Gentle Touch

David Kelly was

50+ in The Gentle Touch

as 'Dooley'.

First Air Date
Fri, Apr 11 1980

Strumpet City

David Kelly was

50+ in Strumpet City

as 'Rashers'.

First Air Date
Sun, Mar 16 1980

BBC Television Shakespeare

David Kelly was

49+ in BBC Television Shakespeare

First Air Date
Sun, Dec 03 1978

The Glums

David Kelly was

49+ in The Glums

as 'Tattooist'.

First Air Date
Sat, Oct 07 1978

The Last of Summer

David Kelly was

49+ in The Last of Summer

as 'Corney Kernahan'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 05 1978

Citizen Smith

David Kelly was

47+ in Citizen Smith

as 'Paddy'.

First Air Date
Tue, Apr 12 1977

Robin's Nest

David Kelly was

47+ in Robin's Nest

as 'Albert'.

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 11 1977

Fawlty Towers

David Kelly was

46+ in Fawlty Towers

as 'O'Reilly'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 19 1975

Oh, Father!

David Kelly was

44+ in Oh, Father!

First Air Date
Sun, Aug 12 1973

The Adventurer

David Kelly was

43+ in The Adventurer

as 'Carlson'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 29 1972

Play for Today

David Kelly was

41+ in Play for Today

as 'Mark, The Judge'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 15 1970

The Jazz Age

David Kelly was

39+ in The Jazz Age

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 10 1968

The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

David Kelly was

38+ in The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

First Air Date
Wed, Apr 03 1968

BBC Play of the Month

David Kelly was

36+ in BBC Play of the Month

as 'Mr. Casey, Director of College'.

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 19 1965

Public Eye

David Kelly was

35+ in Public Eye

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 23 1965

The Wednesday Play

David Kelly was

35+ in The Wednesday Play

as 'Finbar, Miko'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 30 1964

Armchair Theatre

David Kelly was

26+ in Armchair Theatre

as 'Totterdel, 'Dead Man' Sweeney, Joe, Cloggy Moore'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jul 08 1956

General Electric Theater

David Kelly was

23+ in General Electric Theater

as '(uncredited)'.

First Air Date
Sun, Feb 01 1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame

David Kelly was

22+ in Hallmark Hall of Fame

as 'Tavernkeeper'.

First Air Date
Mon, Dec 24 1951