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David Kelly

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Irish actor (1929-2012)

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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.

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Filmography 40

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005 · ★ 7.0
Stardust2007 · ★ 7.3
The Italian Job1969 · ★ 6.9
Mean Machine2001 · ★ 6.3
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London2004 · ★ 5.6
The Wrong Man1956 · ★ 7.1
Laws of Attraction2004 · ★ 5.8
Waking Ned1998 · ★ 7.1
Pirates1986 · ★ 6.3
Ordinary Decent Criminal2000 · ★ 6.2
The Kovak Box2006 · ★ 5.8
Greenfingers2001 · ★ 6.3
The Calcium Kid2004 · ★ 5.5
Into the West1992 · ★ 6.4
The Matchmaker1997 · ★ 6.1
The Jigsaw Man1983
The Hunchback of Notre Dame1982
Girl with Green Eyes1964
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except1985
The McKenzie Break1970
The Purple Taxi1977
A Man of No Importance1994
Ulysses1967
Moondance1995
The Next Man1976
Red Monarch1983
The Run of the Country1995
Mystics2003
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx1970
The Quare Fellow1962
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man1977
Puckoon2002
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width1973
Dublin Nightmare1958
Philadelphia, Here I Come1975
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened2009
The Comedy of Errors1983
Anne Devlin1984
The Light Princess1978
Rough for Theatre I2000

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Television 24

Play for Today1970
Heartbeat1992
BBC Play of the Month1965
Fawlty Towers1975
The Wednesday Play1964
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks2003
Scarlett1994
2Point4 Children1991
In Sickness and in Health1985
Public Eye1965
The Adventurer1972
Robin's Nest1977
Citizen Smith1977
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951
Whoops Apocalypse1982
General Electric Theater1953
Armchair Theatre1956
Slinger's Day1986
Cowboys1980
Strumpet City1980
Oh, Father!1973
The Jazz Age1968
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse1968
Merlin of the Crystal Cave1991

Awards 1

IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award

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About this person

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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Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2012 · aged 82
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25 languages

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