David Kelly
David Kelly was born in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland on July 11th, 1929 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 82, David Kelly biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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David Kelly (11 July 1929 – 12 February 2012) was an Irish actor who appeared in a number of film and television productions from the 1950s to today.
In the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2004), Kelly, one of Ireland's most recognisable voices and faces, appeared in Strumin Enda, Cousin Enda, Me Mammy, as Rashers Tierney, Albert Riddle, the architect of Fawlty Towers, Robert Riddle in Robin's Nest and Grandpa Joe.
Michael O'Sullivan played another important part in Waking Ned.
Later life and death
Kelly married actor Laurie Morton, who lived with him and children David and Miriam. He died after a brief illness on February 12, 2012 at the age of 82. He was described by the Irish Times as the "grand old man of Irish action." On February 16, 2012, in the actor's hometown of Dublin, a Catholic funeral mass took place. Kelly was cremated at Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium.
Early life and career
Kelly was born in Dublin, Ireland, and studied at Dublin's Synge Street CBS Christian Brothers academy. He began acting at the age of eight at the Gaiety Theatre in the city, and after being influenced by a teacher at school, he performed with the Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society and went on to study at The Abbey School of Acting. He also trained as a draughtsman and calligraph, as well as learning watercolour art as a back-up plan. He appeared onstage in Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow's first production and then came to his first major career spotlight in Samuel Beckett's Last Tape in Dublin's Abbey Theatre in 1959. He had made his screen debut in a small part in director John Pomeroy's 1958 film noir Dublin Nightmare by then.
In O'Dea's your Man (1964), one of his first television appearances was on RTÉ, where he appeared opposite Jimmy O'Dea in Ignatius (1964). With BBC comedy Me Mammy opposite Milo O'Shea and Anna Manahan, he became a familiar face on British television. On such programs as Oh Father!, he went on to become a frequent guest star. Never mind the details, Feel the Width, and particularly during the 1970s as Albert Riddle, the one-armed dishwasher in the Man About the House spin-off Robin's Nest. He appeared in both series of Slinger's Day from 1986 to 1991, and in 1991, he appeared in the first series of BBC sitcom 2point4 Children as the cafe-owner Paddy.
On the second episode of Fawlty Towers ("The Builders"), he received some of his best fame in 1975, playing inept builder Mr O'Reilly.
Kelly appeared in The Light Princess, a partially animated, hour-long family romance that aired on the BBC in 1978.
He may be Ireland's most well-known for his portrayal of the character "Rashers" Tierney in the 1980 RTÉ miniseries Strumpet City, which starred Peter O'Toole, Cyril Cusack, and Peter Ustinov. He went on to appear 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 film Into the West (1992).
Michael O'Sullivan played Michael O'Sullivan in the 1998 film Waking Ned, and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004). In a rare villainous role, Frank Kovak Box played title character Frank Kovak. He appeared in Stardust, which also featured Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer, in 2007, which was his last film. He also did extensive radio work, including a guest appearance on the BBC Radio 4 series Baldi.