David Kelly

David Kelly (11 July 1929 – 12 or 13 February 2012; sources vary) 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.

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David Kelly
Birth dateJuly 11, 1929
Birth nameDavid Kelly
Birth place
Dublin , Republic of Ireland , Ireland
Nationality
Irish people
Date of deathFebruary 13, 2012
Place of death
Dublin , Republic of Ireland , Goatstown
Residence
Dublin , Republic of Ireland
Resting place
Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium
Education
Abbey Theatre
Education
Synge Street CBS
Hometown
Dublin
Republic of Ireland

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