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

• 2007Stardust — Guard
• 2006The Kovak Box — Frank Kovak
• 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — Grandpa Joe
• 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
• 2004Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London — Trival
• 2004Laws of Attraction — Priest / Michael
• 2004The Calcium Kid — Paddy O'Flannagan
• Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks — Captain Cumara (voice)
• 2003Mystics — Dave
• 2002Puckoon — O'Toole
• 2002The Last — Walter
• 2001Greenfingers — Fergus Wilks
• 2001Mean Machine — Doc
• 2000Ordinary Decent Criminal — Fr. Grogan
• 2000Rough for Theatre I — A
• 1998Waking Ned — Michael O'Sullivan
• 1997The Matchmaker — O'Connor
• 1995Moondance
• 1995The Run of the Country — Father Gaynor
• 1994A Man of No Importance — Christy Ward
• Scarlett — Hall Porter
• Heartbeat — Pa Deighton
• 1992Into the West — Grandfather
• 2Point4 Children — Paddy
• Merlin of the Crystal Cave — Poet
• 1988Joyriders — Daniel
• 1986Pirates — Surgeon
• Slinger's Day — Fred
• In Sickness and in Health — Irishman
• 1985Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except — (uncredited)
• 1984Anne Devlin — Dr Trevor
• 1983Red Monarch — Sergo
• 1983The Comedy of Errors — Balthazar
• 1983The Jigsaw Man — Cameron
• 1982The Hunchback of Notre Dame — Tavernkeeper
• Whoops Apocalypse — Abdah, Abdab
• Cowboys — Wobbly Ron
• Strumpet City — Rashers
• Time of My Life — Tramp
• The Glums — Tattooist
• The Last of Summer — Corney Kernahan
• 1978The Legion Hall Bombing — Judge
• 1978The Light Princess — Oracle (voice)
• 1977A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man — Dean of Studies
• Citizen Smith — Paddy
• Robin's Nest — Albert Riddle
• 1977The Purple Taxi — Little Person
• 1976The Next Man — Chauffeur in Ireland
• Fawlty Towers — O'Reilly
• 1975Philadelphia, Here I Come — Conan O'Byrne
• 1975The Statue and the Rose — Archbishop
• 1974Fugitive — Mark
• 1974The Virgins — Cloggy Moore
• 1973Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width — Murphy
• Oh, Father! — Walter
• The Adventurer — Carlson
• Play for Today — Mark, The Judge
• 1970Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx — Maguire
• 1970The McKenzie Break — Adjutant
• 1970Young Man in Trouble — Joe
• 1969The Italian Job — Vicar
• For Amusement Only — The Thief
• The Jazz Age — McDara
• The Ronnie Barker Playhouse — Matthew
• 1967Ulysses — Garrett Deasy
• 1966Billy Budd
• The Informer — Whistler
• BBC Play of the Month — Mr. Casey / College Director
• Public Eye
• 1964Girl with Green Eyes — Ticket collector
• The Wednesday Play — Finbar, Miko
• 1962The Quare Fellow — Reception Clerk
• 1958Dublin Nightmare — Customer
• Armchair Theatre — Totterdel, 'Dead Man' Sweeney, Joe, Cloggy Moore
• 1956The Wrong Man — Policeman (uncredited)
• General Electric Theater — (uncredited)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Tavernkeeper

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2009Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened — Self / Mr O'Reilly
• 2008Gaybo Laughs Back — Self