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David Kelly
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David Kelly

July 11, 1929 (age 82)
February 12, 2012
Dublin, Ireland
Male
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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…

Movies

49 credits
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Movie
★ 7.0
PRO
18+
Sensitive content
Adventure, Comedy
2005 Adventure, Comedy
Stardust
★ 7.3
+
Stardust
2007 as Guard
The Italian Job
★ 6.9
+
The Italian Job
1969 as Vicar
Mean Machine
★ 6.3
+
Mean Machine
2001 as Doc
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
★ 5.6
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Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
2004 as Trival
The Wrong Man
★ 7.1
+
The Wrong Man
1956 as Policeman (uncredited)
Laws of Attraction
★ 5.8
+
Laws of Attraction
2004 as Priest / Michael
Waking Ned
★ 7.1
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Waking Ned
1998 as Michael O'Sullivan
The Calcium Kid
★ 5.5
+
The Calcium Kid
2004 as Paddy O'Flannagan
Pirates
★ 6.3
+
Pirates
1986 as Surgeon
Into the West
★ 6.4
+
Into the West
1992 as Grandfather
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
★ 5.8
+
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982 as Tavernkeeper
Ordinary Decent Criminal
★ 6.2
+
Ordinary Decent Criminal
2000 as Fr. Grogan
The Matchmaker
★ 6.1
+
The Matchmaker
1997 as O'Connor
The Kovak Box
★ 5.8
+
The Kovak Box
2006 as Frank Kovak
Greenfingers
★ 6.3
+
Greenfingers
2001 as Fergus Wilks
Red Monarch
★ 5.4
+
Red Monarch
1983 as Sergo
The Jigsaw Man
★ 5.0
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The Jigsaw Man
1983 as Cameron
The Next Man
★ 4.6
+
The Next Man
1976 as Chauffeur in Ireland
A Man of No Importance
★ 6.2
+
A Man of No Importance
1994 as Christy Ward
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
★ 8.4
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Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
2009 as Self / Mr O'Reilly
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
★ 4.8
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Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
1985 as (uncredited)
Puckoon
★ 6.3
+
Puckoon
2002 as O'Toole
Ulysses
★ 5.9
+
Ulysses
1967 as Garrett Deasy
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
★ 4.9
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Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
1970 as Maguire
The Purple Taxi
★ 5.8
+
The Purple Taxi
1977 as Little Person
Mystics
★ 5.5
+
Mystics
2003 as Dave
Moondance
★ 6.1
+
Moondance
1995
The Run of the Country
★ 6.4
+
The Run of the Country
1995 as Father Gaynor
Girl with Green Eyes
★ 6.7
+
Girl with Green Eyes
1964 as Ticket collector

TV Shows

34 credits
Heartbeat TV
★ 7.2
PRO
Comedy, Crime
1992 Comedy, Crime
Play for Today TV
★ 6.6
Drama
1970 Drama
Play for Today TV
★ 6.6
Drama
1970 Drama
BBC Play of the Month TV
★ 5.3
Drama
The Wednesday Play TV
+
The Wednesday Play
1964 as Finbar
The Wednesday Play TV
+
The Wednesday Play
1964 as Miko
Public Eye TV
+
Public Eye
1965
Fawlty Towers TV
+
Fawlty Towers
1975 as O'Reilly
2Point4 Children TV
+
2Point4 Children
1991 as Paddy
The Adventurer TV
+
The Adventurer
1972 as Carlson
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks TV
+
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
2003 as Captain Cumara (voice)
Scarlett TV
+
Scarlett
1994 as Hall Porter
Robin's Nest TV
+
Robin's Nest
1977 as Albert Riddle
Hallmark Hall of Fame TV
+
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 as Tavernkeeper
The Jazz Age TV
+
The Jazz Age
1968 as McDara
In Sickness and in Health TV
+
In Sickness and in Health
1985 as Irishman
Citizen Smith TV
+
Citizen Smith
1977 as Paddy
The Informer TV
+
The Informer
1966 as Whistler
General Electric Theater TV
+
General Electric Theater
1953 as (uncredited)
Slinger's Day TV
+
Slinger's Day
1986 as Fred
Armchair Theatre TV
+
Armchair Theatre
1956 as Cloggy Moore
Armchair Theatre TV
+
Armchair Theatre
1956 as Joe
Armchair Theatre TV
+
Armchair Theatre
1956 as 'Dead Man' Sweeney
Armchair Theatre TV
+
Armchair Theatre
1956 as Totterdel
Whoops Apocalypse TV
+
Whoops Apocalypse
1982 as Abdah
Whoops Apocalypse TV
+
Whoops Apocalypse
1982 as Abdab
Strumpet City TV
+
Strumpet City
1980 as Rashers
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse TV
+
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
1968 as Matthew
The Last of Summer TV
+
The Last of Summer
1978 as Corney Kernahan
The Glums TV
+
The Glums
1978 as Tattooist
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