Acting

David Kelly

1929–2012 · Acting

67.6avg grm
4titles
#1,791best rank
1honors
Sbest title · #1,791 on siteStardust2007 · as Guard71.7

Honors

1
—IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award

Bio

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.

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

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2000s1 titleSStardust2007 · as Guard71.7
1990s1 titleWWaking Ned Devine1998 · as Michael O'Sullivan70.5
1980s2 titlesWWhoops Apocalypse1982 · as Abdab · series64.0WWhoops Apocalypse1982 · as Abdah · series64.0

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David Kelly

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born1929
died2012
known forActing
titles on site4
best title rank#1,791 · Stardust (2007)
avg GRM67.6
honors1 · IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award
Honors
  • —IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award
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.

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