
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.
Filmography
The Last
2002 · 10.0

Joyriders
1988 · 10.0
The Statue and the Rose
1975 · 9.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · 8.8

Fawlty Towers
1975 · 8.3

Public Eye
1965 · 8.2

In Sickness and in Health
1985 · 8.1
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
1968 · 8.0

The Last of Summer
1978 · 8.0

Cowboys
1980 · 7.5

Oh, Father!
1973 · 7.5

2Point4 Children
1991 · 7.4

Stardust
2007 · 7.3

The Wrong Man
1956 · 7.1

Heartbeat
1992 · 7.1

Waking Ned
1998 · 7.0

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005 · 7.0
Mr Big
1977 · 7.0

Strumpet City
1980 · 7.0

Merlin of the Crystal Cave
1991 · 7.0
Time of My Life
1980 · 7.0

The Light Princess
1978 · 7.0

Rough for Theatre I
2000 · 7.0

Philadelphia, Here I Come
1975 · 7.0

Anne Devlin
1984 · 7.0

The Italian Job
1969 · 6.9

Whoops Apocalypse
1982 · 6.9

Citizen Smith
1977 · 6.8

General Electric Theater
1953 · 6.8

Robin's Nest
1977 · 6.7

Girl with Green Eyes
1964 · 6.7

Play for Today
1970 · 6.6

Scarlett
1994 · 6.6

Dublin Nightmare
1958 · 6.6

Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
2003 · 6.5

Into the West
1992 · 6.4

The Run of the Country
1995 · 6.4

Pirates
1986 · 6.3

The Adventurer
1972 · 6.3

Greenfingers
2001 · 6.3

Puckoon
2002 · 6.3

Mean Machine
2001 · 6.3

Ordinary Decent Criminal
2000 · 6.2

A Man of No Importance
1994 · 6.2

The Matchmaker
1997 · 6.1

Moondance
1995 · 6.1

Armchair Theatre
1956 · 6.0

The Comedy of Errors
1983 · 6.0

The McKenzie Break
1970 · 5.9

Ulysses
1967 · 5.9

Laws of Attraction
2004 · 5.8

Slinger's Day
1986 · 5.8

The Kovak Box
2006 · 5.8

The Purple Taxi
1977 · 5.8

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982 · 5.7

Red Monarch
1983 · 5.7

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
1977 · 5.7

The Quare Fellow
1962 · 5.7

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1973 · 5.7

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
2004 · 5.6

The Calcium Kid
2004 · 5.5

Mystics
2003 · 5.5

The Wednesday Play
1964 · 5.2

BBC Play of the Month
1965 · 5.2

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
1970 · 5.1

The Jigsaw Man
1983 · 5.0

Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
1985 · 4.8

The Next Man
1976 · 4.6

The Informer
1966 · 0.0
The Jazz Age
1968 · 0.0

Billy Budd
1966 · 0.0

The Glums
1978 · 0.0
For Amusement Only
1968 · 0.0

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
2005 · 0.0
The Virgins
1974 · 0.0
Young Man in Trouble
1970 · 0.0