David Kelly (actor)

For other people named David Kelly, see David Kelly (disambiguation).

David Kelly
Born	11 July 1929 (1929-07-11) (age 82) Dublin, Ireland
Residence	Goatstown, Dublin 14
Nationality	Irish
Alma mater	Synge Street CBS
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1951–2007 (acting), 1967–present (radio and TV shows)
Spouse	Laurie Morton (1961–present)

David Kelly (Irish: Dáithí Ó Ceallaigh; born 11 July 1929) is an Irish actor, who has been in regular film and television work since the 1950s.

Acting career

Playing everything from Beckett to Shakespeare, he has appeared in Theatre, TV and film constantly since 1959. Awards to date include, Helen Hayes for "Moon for the Misbegotten, SAG nomination for "Waking Ned", ESB lifetime achievement award for work in the Irish theatre.

In Ireland he is perhaps most famous for his portrayal of the character "Rashers" Tierney in the highly-regarded 1980 RTE TV miniseries Strumpet City which also starred Peter O'Toole, Cyril Cusack and Bryan Murray, and Peter Ustinov.

Kelly became a familiar face on British television during the 1970s with a long running role as the one-armed dishwasher Albert Riddle in Robin's Nest, also appearing as the inept builder Mr. O'Reilly in the second Fawlty Towers episode "The Builders". He went on to have starring roles in television shows such as Emmerdale Farm in the 1980s and Glenroe in the 1990s, as well as playing the grandfather in Mike Newell's 1992 film Into The West. And further on in the years he was a Guard in the magical film 'Stardust'.

Following his notable appearance as Michael O'Sullivan in the hit 1998 film Waking Ned (which gained him a Screen Actor's Guild nomination), Kelly found further work in small but noticeable roles in such films as Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Jigsaw Man and Stardust.

He has also acted extensively for radio, including a guest appearance on the BBC Radio 4 series Baldi.

Personal life

Kelly is married to actress Laurie Morton with whom he lives in Goatstown, Dublin 14. He was educated at Synge Street CBS in Dublin.^[1]

Selected filmography

• Me Mammy (1968–71) - Cousin Enda
• The Italian Job (1969) - Vicar (funeral scene)
• Fawlty Towers (1975) - Mr O'Reilly (episode "The Builders")
• Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970) - Tom Maguire
• Philadelphia, Here I Come#Film (1975) - Canon O'Byrne^[2]
• Robin's Nest (1977) - Albert Riddle
• Strumpet City (1980) - Rashers Tierney
• The Jigsaw Man (1983)
• Red Monarch (1983) - Sergo
• Pirates (1986) - Ship's Surgeon
• Into The West (1992) - Grandfather Reilly
• Glenroe - Sylvie Dolan
• The Matchmaker (1997) - O'Connor
• Ballykissangel (1998) - Mr O'Reilly
• Waking Ned (1998) - Michael O'Sullivan
• Greenfingers (2000) - Fergus Wilks
• Mean Machine (2001) - Doc
• Mystics (2003) - Dave
• The Calcium Kid (2003) - Paddy O'Flannagan
• Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) - Trival
• Laws of Attraction (2004) - Priest/Michael
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) - Grandpa Joe
• The Kovak Box (2006) - Frank Kovak
• Stardust (2007) - Guard

References

1. ^ Why life's sweet for Oscar-hopeful David, Irish Independent
2. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284690/

External links

• David Kelly at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Kelly, David
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Date of birth	11 July 1929
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
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