
David Kelly
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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 (2005). Another notable role was as Michael O'Sullivan in Waking Ned Devine.
Known for
Credits

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
as Grandpa Joe

Stardust (2007)
as Guard

Greenfingers (2001)
as Fergus Wilks

The Italian Job (1969)
as Vicar

Pirates (1986)
as Surgeon

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
as Trival

Mean Machine (2001)
as Doc

The Wrong Man (1956)
as Policeman (uncredited)

Laws of Attraction (2004)
as Priest / Michael

Billy Budd (1966)
Actor

Into the West (1992)
as Grandfather

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors (2005)
Actor

The Kovak Box (2006)
as Frank Kovak

Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
as Fr. Grogan

Waking Ned (1998)
as Michael O'Sullivan

The Calcium Kid (2004)
as Paddy O'Flannagan

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)
as Tavernkeeper
The Last (2002)
as Walter

The Jigsaw Man (1983)
as Cameron

The McKenzie Break (1970)
as Adjutant

The Matchmaker (1997)
as O'Connor

The Next Man (1976)
as Chauffeur in Ireland

Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except (1985)
as (uncredited)

Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
as Ticket collector
The Statue and the Rose (1975)
as Archbishop

The Light Princess (1978)
as Oracle (voice)

Red Monarch (1983)
as Sergo

Ulysses (1967)
as Garrett Deasy

The Run of the Country (1995)
as Father Gaynor

The Purple Taxi (1977)
as Little Person

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970)
as Maguire

The Comedy of Errors (1983)
as Balthazar

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977)
as Dean of Studies

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1973)
as Murphy

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened (2009)
as Self / Mr O'Reilly

The Legion Hall Bombing (1978)
as Judge

Mystics (2003)
as Dave

Puckoon (2002)
as O'Toole

Moondance (1995)
Actor

A Man of No Importance (1994)
as Christy Ward

The Quare Fellow (1962)
as Reception Clerk

Philadelphia, Here I Come (1975)
as Conan O'Byrne

Gaybo Laughs Back (2008)
as Self

Joyriders (1988)
as Daniel

Fugitive (1974)
as Mark
Young Man in Trouble (1970)
as Joe

Rough for Theatre I (2000)
as A

Anne Devlin (1984)
as Dr Trevor
The Virgins (1974)
as Cloggy Moore

Dublin Nightmare (1958)
as Customer





