David Kelly (actor)
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| Born |
11 July 1929 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 12 February 2012 (aged 82) Goatstown, Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place | Mount Jerome Cemetery & Crematorium |
| Residence | Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Synge Street CBS |
| Alma mater | The Abbey School of Acting |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–2012 |
| Notable work | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Waking Ned, The Jigsaw Man, Stardust, Into the West |
| Home town | Dublin, Ireland |
| Television | Robin's Nest , Fawlty Towers, Strumpet City, Emmerdale Farm, Glenroe |
| Spouse(s) | Laurie Morton (m. 1961–2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Helen Hayes Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Lifetime Achievement Award |
David Kelly (11 July 1929 – 12 February 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 to Irish audiences for his role as Rashers Tierney in Strumpet City, to British audiences for his roles as Cousin Enda in Me Mammy and as the builder Mr. O'Reilly in Fawlty Towers, and to American audiences for his role as Grandpa Joe in the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Another notable role was as Michael O'Sullivan in Waking Ned .
Kelly was born 11 July 1929 in Dublin, Ireland, and educated at Dublin's Synge Street CBS Christian Brothers school. He began acting at the age of eight at the city's Gaiety Theatre, and trained at The Abbey School of Acting. As a backup career, he additionally trained as a draughtsman and calligrapher, and also learned watercolor art. He appeared onstage in the original production of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow, and gained his first major career attention in Samuel Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape at the Dublin's Abbey Theatre in 1959. By then he had made his screen debut in a small part in director John Pomeroy's 1958 film noir Dublin Nightmare.
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