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David Kelly
Acting
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.
BODY OF WORK
David Kelly's Filmography
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Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
as Self / Mr O'Reilly
Gaybo Laughs Back
as Self
Stardust
as Guard
The Kovak Box
as Frank Kovak
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Grandpa Joe
The Calcium Kid
as Paddy O'Flannagan
Laws of Attraction
as Priest / Michael
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
as Trival
Mystics
as Dave
No Poster
The Last
as Walter
Puckoon
as O'Toole
Mean Machine
as Doc
Greenfingers
as Fergus Wilks
Ordinary Decent Criminal
as Fr. Grogan
Rough for Theatre I
as A
Waking Ned
as Michael O'Sullivan
The Matchmaker
as O'Connor
The Run of the Country
as Father Gaynor
Moondance
A Man of No Importance
as Christy Ward
Into the West
as Grandfather
Joyriders
as Daniel
Pirates
as Surgeon
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
as (uncredited)
Anne Devlin
as Dr Trevor
The Comedy of Errors
as Balthazar
The Jigsaw Man
as Cameron
Red Monarch
as Sergo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Tavernkeeper
The Light Princess
as Oracle (voice)
The Legion Hall Bombing
as Judge
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
as Dean of Studies
The Purple Taxi
as Little Person
The Next Man
as Chauffeur in Ireland
Philadelphia, Here I Come
as Conan O'Byrne
No Poster
The Statue and the Rose
as Archbishop
Fugitive
as Mark
No Poster
The Virgins
as Cloggy Moore
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
as Murphy
The McKenzie Break
as Adjutant
No Poster
Young Man in Trouble
as Joe
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
as Maguire
The Italian Job
as Vicar
Ulysses
as Garrett Deasy
Billy Budd
Girl with Green Eyes
as Ticket collector
The Quare Fellow
as Reception Clerk
Dublin Nightmare
as Customer
The Wrong Man
as Policeman (uncredited)