David Kelly
Acting

David Kelly

Born 11 July 1929 · Dublin, Ireland · Died 12 February 2012

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
Stardust
The Italian Job
Fawlty Towers
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Mean Machine
Laws of Attraction
Waking Ned
Pirates
Ordinary Decent Criminal
The Kovak Box
Greenfingers
Stardust
The Kovak Box
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Calcium Kid
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Laws of Attraction
Mystics
Puckoon
Greenfingers
Mean Machine
Rough for Theatre I
Ordinary Decent Criminal
Waking Ned
The Matchmaker
Moondance
The Run of the Country
A Man of No Importance
Into the West
Joyriders
Pirates
Anne Devlin
The Jigsaw Man
Red Monarch
The Comedy of Errors
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Light Princess
The Legion Hall Bombing
The Purple Taxi
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
The Next Man
Philadelphia, Here I Come
Fugitive
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
The McKenzie Break
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
The Italian Job
Ulysses
Billy Budd
Girl with Green Eyes
The Quare Fellow
Dublin Nightmare
David Kelly · Midrow