Biography
David Kelly was an Irish actor, entertainer, and dancer 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, he 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.
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Awards & recognition
- IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award
Filmography29 titles
Fawlty Towers
2point4 Children
Stardust
Heartbeat
The Wrong Man
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Waking Ned Devine
Philadelphia, Here I Come
The Italian Job
Girl with Green Eyes
Scarlett
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
The Run of the Country
Into the West
Mean Machine
Greenfingers
Pirates
Ordinary Decent Criminal
A Man of No Importance
Moondance
The McKenzie Break
The Kovak Box
Laws of Attraction
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
The Jigsaw Man
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
The Next Man