David Kelly

from Dublin, Ireland

Artwork for Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryImage of David Kelly

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

David Kelly (11 July 1929 – 12 February 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,[1] 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.

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Timeline

2009Aged 80

  • Poster for Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    Self / Mr O'Reilly

2007Aged 78

  • Poster for Stardust

    Guard

2006Aged 77

  • Poster for The Kovak Box

    Frank Kovak

2005Aged 76

  • Poster for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Grandpa Joe

2004Aged 75

  • Poster for Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

    Trival

  • Poster for Laws of Attraction

    Priest / Michael

  • Poster for The Calcium Kid

    Paddy O'Flannagan

2003Aged 74

  • Poster for Mystics

    Dave

2002Aged 73

2001Aged 72

  • Poster for Greenfingers

    Fergus Wilks

  • Poster for Mean Machine

    Doc

2000Aged 71

1998Aged 69

  • Poster for Waking Ned

    Michael O'Sullivan

1997Aged 68

  • Poster for The Matchmaker

    O'Connor

1995Aged 66

  • Poster for Moondance

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Run of the Country

    Father Gaynor

1994Aged 65

  • Poster for A Man of No Importance

    Christy Ward

1992Aged 63

  • Poster for Into the West

    Grandfather

1988Aged 59

  • Poster for Joyriders

    Daniel

1986Aged 57

  • Poster for Pirates

    Surgeon

1984Aged 55

  • Poster for Anne Devlin

    Dr Trevor

1983Aged 54

  • Poster for Red Monarch

    Sergo

  • Poster for The Jigsaw Man

    Cameron

  • Poster for The Comedy of Errors

    Balthazar

1982Aged 53

  • Poster for The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    Tavernkeeper

1978Aged 49

  • Poster for The Legion Hall Bombing

    Judge

  • Poster for The Light Princess

    Oracle (voice)

1977Aged 48

  • Poster for The Purple Taxi

    Little Person

  • Poster for A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

    Dean of Studies

1975Aged 46

  • Poster for Philadelphia, Here I Come

    Conan O'Byrne

1974Aged 45

  • Poster for Fugitive

    Mark

1973Aged 44

  • Poster for Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

    Murphy

1970Aged 41

  • Poster for Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

    Maguire

  • Poster for The McKenzie Break

    Adjutant

1969Aged 40

  • Poster for The Italian Job

    Vicar

1967Aged 38

  • Poster for Ulysses

    Garrett Deasy

1966Aged 37

  • Poster for Billy Budd

    (Unknown)

1964Aged 35

  • Poster for Girl with Green Eyes

    Ticket collector

1962Aged 33

  • Poster for The Quare Fellow

    Reception Clerk

1958Aged 29

  • Poster for Dublin Nightmare

    Customer

1956Aged 27

  • Poster for The Wrong Man

    Policeman (uncredited)