David Kelly
- Known for
- Acting
- 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
Acting 50
- 2009Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened as Self / Mr O'Reilly
- 2008Gaybo Laughs Back as Self
- 2007Stardust as Guard
- 2006The Kovak Box as Frank Kovak
- 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
- 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Grandpa Joe
- 2004The Calcium Kid as Paddy O'Flannagan
- 2004Laws of Attraction as Priest / Michael
- 2004Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London as Trival
- 2003Mystics as Dave
- 2002Puckoon as O'Toole
- 2002The Last as Walter
- 2001Mean Machine as Doc
- 2001Greenfingers as Fergus Wilks
- 2000Ordinary Decent Criminal as Fr. Grogan
- 2000Rough for Theatre I as A
- 1998Waking Ned as Michael O'Sullivan
- 1997The Matchmaker as O'Connor
- 1995The Run of the Country as Father Gaynor
- 1995Moondance
- 1994A Man of No Importance as Christy Ward
- 1992Into the West as Grandfather
- 1988Joyriders as Daniel
- 1986Pirates as Surgeon
- 1985Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except as (uncredited)
- 1984Anne Devlin as Dr Trevor
- 1983The Comedy of Errors as Balthazar
- 1983The Jigsaw Man as Cameron
- 1983Red Monarch as Sergo
- 1982The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Tavernkeeper
- 1978The Light Princess as Oracle (voice)
- 1978The Legion Hall Bombing as Judge
- 1977A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man as Dean of Studies
- 1977The Purple Taxi as Little Person
- 1976The Next Man as Chauffeur in Ireland
- 1975Philadelphia, Here I Come as Conan O'Byrne
- 1975The Statue and the Rose as Archbishop
- 1974Fugitive as Mark
- 1974The Virgins as Cloggy Moore
- 1973Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width as Murphy
- 1970The McKenzie Break as Adjutant
- 1970Young Man in Trouble as Joe
- 1970Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx as Maguire
- 1969The Italian Job as Vicar
- 1967Ulysses as Garrett Deasy
- 1966Billy Budd
- 1964Girl with Green Eyes as Ticket collector
- 1962The Quare Fellow as Reception Clerk
- 1958Dublin Nightmare as Customer
- 1956The Wrong Man as Policeman (uncredited)