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David Kelly
ActingBORN: 1929-07-11Dublin, Ireland
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.
Top Filmography
7.0
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005 // MOVIE
7.3
Stardust
2007 // MOVIE
6.9
The Italian Job
1969 // MOVIE
8.3
Fawlty Towers
1975 // TV
5.6
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
2004 // MOVIE
6.3
Mean Machine
2001 // MOVIE
7.1
The Wrong Man
1956 // MOVIE
5.8
Laws of Attraction
2004 // MOVIE
7.1
Waking Ned
1998 // MOVIE
6.3
Pirates
1986 // MOVIE
6.1
Ordinary Decent Criminal
2000 // MOVIE
5.8
The Kovak Box
2006 // MOVIE
6.3
Greenfingers
2001 // MOVIE
5.5
The Calcium Kid
2004 // MOVIE
6.4
Into the West
1992 // MOVIE