Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/11/1929
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Also Known As
大衛·凱利
David Kelly
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.
Known For
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Grandpa Joe
Stardust
as Guard
Mean Machine
as Doc
Waking Ned
as Michael O'Sullivan
Moondance
Unknown Role
The Matchmaker
as O'Connor
Ulysses
as Garrett Deasy
Greenfingers
as Fergus Wilks
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
as Trival
Puckoon
as O'Toole
The Italian Job
as Vicar
Dublin Nightmare
as Customer
Pirates
as Surgeon
Fugitive
as Mark
Red Monarch
as Sergo
The Comedy of Errors
as Balthazar
Billy Budd
Unknown Role
Ordinary Decent Criminal
as Fr. Grogan
The Wrong Man
as Policeman (uncredited)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
as Dean of Studies