David Kelly

David Kelly

Acting
Born Jul 11, 1929
From Dublin, Ireland
Died Feb 12, 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
7.0

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Grandpa Joe
Stardust
7.3

Stardust

Guard
The Italian Job
6.9

The Italian Job

Vicar
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
5.6

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

Trival
Mean Machine
6.3

Mean Machine

Doc
Ordinary Decent Criminal
6.1

Ordinary Decent Criminal

Fr. Grogan
The Wrong Man
7.1

The Wrong Man

Policeman (uncredited)
Waking Ned
7.1

Waking Ned

Michael O'Sullivan
Laws of Attraction
5.8

Laws of Attraction

Priest / Michael
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
5.7

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Tavernkeeper

Filmography — Acting

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
7.0
2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Grandpa Joe
Stardust
7.3
2007

Stardust

Guard
The Italian Job
6.9
1969

The Italian Job

Vicar
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
5.6
2004

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

Trival
Mean Machine
6.3
2001

Mean Machine

Doc
Ordinary Decent Criminal
6.1
2000

Ordinary Decent Criminal

Fr. Grogan
The Wrong Man
7.1
1956

The Wrong Man

Policeman (uncredited)
Waking Ned
7.1
1998

Waking Ned

Michael O'Sullivan
Laws of Attraction
5.8
2004

Laws of Attraction

Priest / Michael
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
5.7
1982

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Tavernkeeper
The Matchmaker
6.1
1997

The Matchmaker

O'Connor
Greenfingers
6.3
2001

Greenfingers

Fergus Wilks
The Calcium Kid
5.5
2004

The Calcium Kid

Paddy O'Flannagan
The Jigsaw Man
4.9
1983

The Jigsaw Man

Cameron
Pirates
6.3
1986

Pirates

Surgeon
The Next Man
4.4
1976

The Next Man

Chauffeur in Ireland
The Kovak Box
5.8
2006

The Kovak Box

Frank Kovak
A Man of No Importance
6.0
1994

A Man of No Importance

Christy Ward
Into the West
6.4
1992

Into the West

Grandfather
The Run of the Country
6.2
1995

The Run of the Country

Father Gaynor
Red Monarch
5.0
1983

Red Monarch

Sergo
Ulysses
5.8
1967

Ulysses

Garrett Deasy
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
5.9
1977

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Dean of Studies
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
4.7
1985

Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except

(uncredited)
The McKenzie Break
5.8
1970

The McKenzie Break

Adjutant
Moondance
5.8
1995

Moondance
The Quare Fellow
5.3
1962

The Quare Fellow

Reception Clerk
Girl with Green Eyes
6.7
1964

Girl with Green Eyes

Ticket collector
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
8.4
2009

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

Self / Mr O'Reilly
Mystics
5.3
2003

Mystics

Dave
The Purple Taxi
5.7
1977

The Purple Taxi

Little Person
Puckoon
6.2
2002

Puckoon

O'Toole
Joyriders
1988

Joyriders

Daniel
Gaybo Laughs Back
2008

Gaybo Laughs Back

Self
The Comedy of Errors
6.0
1983

The Comedy of Errors

Balthazar
Fugitive
1974

Fugitive

Mark
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
4.2
1970

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

Maguire
Philadelphia, Here I Come
6.8
1975

Philadelphia, Here I Come

Conan O'Byrne
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
5.7
1973

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Murphy
Rough for Theatre I
4.0
2000

Rough for Theatre I

A
The Light Princess
7.0
1978

The Light Princess

Oracle (voice)
Anne Devlin
5.0
1984

Anne Devlin

Dr Trevor
2002

The Last

Walter
1975

The Statue and the Rose

Archbishop
Billy Budd
1966

Billy Budd
The Legion Hall Bombing
1978

The Legion Hall Bombing

Judge
1974

The Virgins

Cloggy Moore
Dublin Nightmare
5.6
1958

Dublin Nightmare

Customer
1970

Young Man in Trouble

Joe