Acting
David Kelly
Born 1929-07-11 · Dublin, Ireland · Died 2012-02-12
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
The Italian Job
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Stardust
The Wrong Man
Laws of Attraction
Mean Machine
Ordinary Decent Criminal
The Jigsaw Man
Pirates
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Waking Ned
The Calcium Kid
Greenfingers
The Kovak Box
Into the West
The Matchmaker
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
Girl with Green Eyes
A Man of No Importance
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Ulysses
Moondance
The Light Princess
The Run of the Country
The McKenzie Break
Red Monarch
The Purple Taxi
Billy Budd
Merlin Of The Crystal Cave
Fugitive
The Legion Hall Bombing
Anne Devlin
Puckoon
Mystics
The Comedy of Errors
The Quare Fellow
Dublin Nightmare
Joyriders
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man