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	In Ireland, he may be most famous for his portrayal of the character "Rashers" Tierney in the 1980 RTÉ miniseries ''[[Strumpet City]]'',<ref name=irishtimes /> which starred [[Peter O'Toole]], [[Cyril Cusack]] and [[Peter Ustinov]]. 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 (director)\|Mike Newell]]'s film ''[[Into the West (film)\|Into the West]]'' (1992).		In Ireland, he may be most famous for his portrayal of the character "Rashers" Tierney in the 1980 RTÉ miniseries ''[[Strumpet City]]'',<ref name=irishtimes /> which starred [[Peter O'Toole]], [[Cyril Cusack]] and [[Peter Ustinov]]. 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 (director)\|Mike Newell]]'s film ''[[Into the West (film)\|Into the West]]'' (1992).

	Following his appearance as Michael O'Sullivan in the 1998 film ''[[Waking Ned]]'', he played roles in such films as [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)\|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' (2005), in which he played Grandpa Joe, and ''[[Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London]]'' (2004). He played title character Frank Kovak in the mystery film ''[[The Kovak Box]]'', in a rare villainous role. In 2007, he appeared in ''[[Stardust (2007 film)\|Stardust]]'', which featured [[Robert De Niro]] and [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], and which was also his final film. He also did extensive radio work, including a guest appearance on the [[BBC Radio 4]] series ''[[Baldi (radio)\|Baldi]]''. ~~{{Citation needed\|date=February 2012}}~~		Following his appearance as Michael O'Sullivan in the 1998 film ''[[Waking Ned]]'', he played roles in such films as [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)\|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' (2005), in which he played Grandpa Joe, and ''[[Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London]]'' (2004). He played title character Frank Kovak in the mystery film ''[[The Kovak Box]]'', in a rare villainous role. In 2007, he appeared in ''[[Stardust (2007 film)\|Stardust]]'', which featured [[Robert De Niro]] and [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], and which was also his final film. He also did extensive radio work, including a guest appearance on the [[BBC Radio 4]] series ''[[Baldi (radio)\|Baldi]]''.

	==Later life and death==		==Later life and death==

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{{short description|Irish actor (1929–2012)}}

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{{Infobox person
| name = David Kelly
| image = David Kelly.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1929|7|11}}
| birth_place = [[Dublin]], [[Irish Free State|Ireland]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2012|2|12|1929|7|11}}
| death_place = [[Goatstown]], Dublin, Ireland
| resting_place = [[Mount Venus]] Cemetery, [[Rockbrook]], [[Rathfarnham]], [[County Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
| nationality = Irish
| education = [[Synge Street CBS]]
| alma_mater = [[Abbey School of Acting|The Abbey School of Acting]]
| notable_works = ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'', ''[[Waking Ned]]'', ''[[The Jigsaw Man (film)|The Jigsaw Man]]'', ''[[Stardust (2007 film)|Stardust]]'', ''[[Into the West (film)|Into the West]]''
| television = ''[[Robin's Nest (TV series)|Robin's Nest]]'' , ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'', ''[[Strumpet City (TV miniseries)|Strumpet City]]'', ''[[Emmerdale]] Farm'', ''[[Glenroe]]''
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1947–2009
| spouse = {{marriage|Laurie Morton|1961}}
| 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,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/actor-david-kelly-dies-aged-82-539609.html|title=Actor David Kelly Dies Aged 82|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|publisher=[[Thomas Crosbie Holdings]]|date=13 February 2012|access-date=13 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220000111/http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/actor-david-kelly-dies-aged-82-539609.html|archive-date=20 February 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Kelly was known for his roles as Rashers Tierney in ''[[Strumpet City (TV miniseries)|Strumpet City]]'', Cousin Enda in ''[[Me Mammy]]'', the builder Mr O'Reilly in ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'', Albert Riddle in ''[[Robin's Nest (TV series)|Robin's Nest]]'', and Grandpa Joe in the film ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' (2005). Another notable role was as Michael O'Sullivan in ''[[Waking Ned]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17020494|title=Irish Actor David Kelly Dies Aged 82|work=[[BBC News]]|date=13 February 2012|access-date=13 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218154442/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17020494|archive-date=18 February 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Early life and career==
Kelly was born 11 July 1929 in [[Dublin]], Ireland,<ref name=irishtimes /><ref>One source, which interviewed him, gives 1928: {{cite news |url=http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/why-lifes-sweet-for-oscarhopeful-david-251904.html |title=Why Life's Sweet for Oscar-Hopeful David |date=30 July 2005 |work=[[Irish Independent]] |publisher=[[Independent News & Media]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305071738/http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/why-lifes-sweet-for-oscarhopeful-david-25977773.html |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> and educated at Dublin's [[Synge Street CBS]] [[List of Christian Brothers schools|Christian Brothers]] school.<ref name=independent-ibid>''Irish Independent'', 2005</ref> He began acting at the age of eight at the city's [[Gaiety Theatre, Dublin|Gaiety Theatre]],<ref name=irishtimes /> encouraged by a teacher at school he also performed with the [[Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society]]<ref>[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/profile-david-kelly-at-long-last-the-world-wakes-up-to-grandpa-joe-nj2g5f9l862 Profile: David Kelly: At long last the world wakes up to Grandpa Joe] The Sunday Times, November 6, 2005.</ref> and went on to train at [[Abbey School of Acting|The Abbey School of Acting]].<ref name=independent-ibid />

As a backup career, he additionally trained as a [[Drafter|draughtsman]] and [[calligrapher]],<ref name="independent-ibid" /> and also learned [[watercolour]] art.<ref name="irishtimes" /> 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.<ref name="thestage">{{cite news|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/35246/leading-irish-actor-david-kelly-dies|title=Leading Irish Actor David Kelly Dies|date=14 February 2012 |first=Michael |last=Quinn | work=[[The Stage]]|publisher=The Stage Media Company Limited|access-date = 14 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219235935/http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/35246/leading-irish-actor-david-kelly-dies|archive-date=19 February 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> By then he had made his screen debut in a small part in director John Pomeroy's 1958 [[film noir]] ''[[Dublin Nightmare]]''.<ref name="independent-ibid" />

One of his first television appearances was on [[RTÉ]] in ''O'Dea's your Man'' (1964) in which he played the part of Ignatius opposite [[Jimmy O'Dea]]. He went on to become a familiar face on British television with the [[BBC]] comedy ''[[Me Mammy]]'', opposite [[Milo O'Shea]] and [[Anna Manahan]]. He went on to often-memorable guest roles on such series as ''[[Oh, Brother!|Oh Father!]]'' and ''[[Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width]]'', and particularly during the 1970s with a long-running role as the one-armed dishwasher Albert Riddle in the ''[[Man About the House]]'' spin-off ''[[Robin's Nest (TV series)|Robin's Nest]]''.<ref name=thestage /> He also had a regular long running role alongside Bruce Forsyth in both series of the comedy ''[[Slinger's Day]]'' from 1986 to 1987, and, in 1991, he appeared in the first series of the BBC sitcom ''[[2point4 Children]]'' as the cafe-owner Paddy.

He gained some of his greatest recognition in 1975, playing inept builder Mr O'Reilly on the second episode of ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'' ("[[The Builders]]").<ref name=irishtimes />

Kelly was in the voice cast of ''[[The Light Princess]]'', a partly animated, hour-long family fantasy that aired on the [[BBC]] in 1978.<ref name=cartoon>{{cite news |url=http://blog.bcdb.com/irish-actor-david-kelly-grandpa-joe-dies-82-3088/ |title=Irish actor David Kelly, "Grandpa Joe," Dies at 82 |first=Paul |last=Anderson |publisher=Big Cartoon News |date=13 February 2012 |access-date=13 February 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/65a3D3K7A?url=http://blog.bcdb.com/irish-actor-david-kelly-grandpa-joe-dies-82-3088/ |archive-date=20 February 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In Ireland, he may be most famous for his portrayal of the character "Rashers" Tierney in the 1980 RTÉ miniseries ''[[Strumpet City]]'',<ref name=irishtimes /> which starred [[Peter O'Toole]], [[Cyril Cusack]] and [[Peter Ustinov]]. 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 (director)|Mike Newell]]'s film ''[[Into the West (film)|Into the West]]'' (1992).

Following his appearance as Michael O'Sullivan in the 1998 film ''[[Waking Ned]]'', he played roles in such films as [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' (2005), in which he played Grandpa Joe, and ''[[Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London]]'' (2004). He played title character Frank Kovak in the mystery film ''[[The Kovak Box]]'', in a rare villainous role. In 2007, he appeared in ''[[Stardust (2007 film)|Stardust]]'', which featured [[Robert De Niro]] and [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], and which was also his final film. He also did extensive radio work, including a guest appearance on the [[BBC Radio 4]] series ''[[Baldi (radio)|Baldi]]''. {{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}

==Later life and death==
Kelly was married to actress Laurie Morton, who survived him, along with children David and Miriam.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0212/kellyd.html|title=David Kelly Dies Aged 82|publisher=[[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]]|date=12 February 2012|access-date=12 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220000859/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0212/kellyd.html|archive-date=20 February 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> He died after a short illness on 12 February 2012<ref name=irishtimes /><ref name=nytimesobit>{{cite news | url= https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/18/movies/david-kelly-82-irish-film-actor-is-dead.html | title=David Kelly, Irish Film Actor, Dies at 82| agency= [[Associated Press]] | work =[[The New York Times]] | date= 18 February 2012| access-date= 4 November 2015}}</ref> at age 82. ''[[The Irish Times]]'' referred to him as the "grand old man of Irish acting".<ref name=irishtimes>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0213/1224311684377.html|title=Grand Old Man of Irish Acting Dies, Aged 82|first= Alison|last = Healy|work=[[The Irish Times]]|date=13 February 2012|access-date=13 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219235802/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0213/1224311684377.html|archive-date=19 February 2012|url-status=live|quote=Kelly was born in Dublin on July 11th, 1929 and educated at Synge Street Catholic Boys School.}}</ref> A Catholic funeral mass took place on 16 February 2012, at the Church of the Miraculous Medal, in the actor's home town of Dublin. Kelly was cremated at [[Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0216/kellyd.html|title=Funeral takes place of acting legend Kelly|work=RTÉ Ten|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=16 February 2012|access-date=16 February 2012 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120217143017/http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0216/kellyd.html|archive-date=17 February 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
Kelly won a 1991 [[Helen Hayes Award]] for Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production, for a [[Kennedy Center]] revival of ''[[The Playboy of the Western World]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theatrewashington.org/content/kelly-david-1991 |title=Kelly, David – 1991 | publisher=TheatreWashington.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220001808/http://theatrewashington.org/content/kelly-david-1991|archive-date=20 February 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> As well, he earned a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] nomination for the 1998 film ''[[Waking Ned]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/5th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards#nominee-1314 |title=The 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |publisher=SAGAwards.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220001907/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/5th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |archive-date=20 February 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2005, Kelly won the [[Irish Film & Television Awards#Irish Film & Television Academy|Irish Film & Television Academy]]'s [[3rd Irish Film and Television Awards|Lifetime Achievement Award]], in addition to earning a nomination for Best Supporting Actor for the film ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifta.ie/winners/iftawinners2005.html| title=Winners of the 3rd Annual Irish Film & Television Awards|publisher=[[Irish Film & Television Awards#Irish Film & Television Academy|Irish Film & Television Academy]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125210/http://www.ifta.ie/winners/iftawinners2005.html|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography and television==
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*''[[The Wrong Man]]'' (1956) – Policeman (uncredited)
*''[[Dublin Nightmare]]'' (1958) – 1st Customer
*''The Quare Fellow'' (1962) – Reception Clerk
*''[[Girl with Green Eyes]]'' (1964) – ticket collector
*''[[Young Cassidy]]'' (1965) – O'Brien
*''[[Ulysses (1967 film)|Ulysses]]'' (1967) – Garrett Deasy
*''[[Me Mammy]]'' (1968–71) – Cousin Enda
*''[[The Italian Job]]'' (1969) – Vicar (funeral scene)
*''[[Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx]]'' (1970) – Tom Maguire
*''[[The McKenzie Break]]'' (1970) – Adjutant (uncredited)
*''Tales From the Lazy Acre'' (1972) – Dead Man
*''[[Never Mind the Quality Feel the Width (film)|Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width]]'' (1973) – Murphy
*''[[Fawlty Towers]]'' (1975) – O'Reilly (episode "[[The Builders]]")
*''Philadelphia, Here I Come'' (1975) – Canon O'Byrne
*''[[The Next Man]]'' (1976) – Chauffeur in Ireland
*''[[The Purple Taxi]]'' (1977) – Little Person
*''[[A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (film)|A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man]]'' (1977) – Dean of Studies
*''[[Citizen Smith]]'' (1978) – Paddy
*''[[Robin's Nest (TV series)|Robin's Nest]]'' (1977–1981) – Albert Riddle
*''[[Cowboys (TV series)|Cowboys]]'' (1980–1981) – Wobbly Ron
*''[[Strumpet City#Television Dramatisation|Strumpet City]]'' (1980) – Rashers Tierney
*''[[Whoops Apocalypse]]'' (1982) – Abdab
*''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1982) – Tavernkeeper
*''[[The Jigsaw Man (film)|The Jigsaw Man]]'' (1983) – Cameron
*''[[Red Monarch]]'' (1983) – Sergo
*''[[Glenroe]]'' (1983) – Sylvie Dolan
*''[[Anne Devlin (film)|Anne Devlin]]'' (1984) – Dr. Trevor
*''[[Stryker's War]]'' (1985)
*''[[Slinger's Day]]'' (1986) – Fred
*''[[Pirates (1986 film)|Pirates]]'' (1986) – Ship's Surgeon
*''Joyriders'' (1988) – Daniel
*''[[Into the West (film)|Into the West]]'' (1992) – Grandfather Reilly
*''[[Tales of the Tooth Fairies]]'' (1992) – Arthur (voice)
*''[[A Man of No Importance (film)|A Man of No Importance]]'' (1994) – Christy Ward
*''[[Moondance (film)|Moondance]]'' (1994) – Mr Dunwoody
*''[[The Run of the Country]]'' (1995) – Father Gaynor
*''[[Upwardly Mobile]]'' (1995–1997) – Barman
*''[[The Matchmaker (1997 film)|The Matchmaker]] '' (1997) – O'Connor
*'' Heartbeat (1997) Pa Deighton
*''[[Waking Ned]]'' (1998) – Michael O'Sullivan
*''[[Ballykissangel]]'' (1998) – Mr O'Reilly
*''[[Ordinary Decent Criminal]]'' (2000) – Fr Grogan
*''[[Greenfingers]]'' (2000) – Fergus Wilks
*''[[Rough for Theatre I#Beckett on Film|Rough for Theatre I]]'' (2000) – A
*''[[Mean Machine (film)|Mean Machine]]'' (2001) – Doc
*''Puckoon'' (2002) – O'Toole
*''[[Mystics (film)|Mystics]]'' (2003) – Dave
*''[[Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London]]'' (2004) – Trival
*''[[Laws of Attraction]]'' (2004) – Priest / Michael
*''[[The Calcium Kid]]'' (2004) – Paddy O'Flannagan
*''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' (2005) – Grandpa Joe
*''[[The Kovak Box]]'' (2006) – Frank Kovak
*''Conversations with God'' (2006) – Job Interviewer
*''[[Who's Your Caddy?]]'' (2007) – Robert "Bobby" Hawkins
*''[[Stardust (2007 film)|Stardust]]'' (2007) – Guard at The Wall
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|446303|David Kelly}}
* {{amg name|121741|David Kelly}}
* {{Find a Grave|84896824}}

{{IFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Film}}
{{Satellite Award Best Actor Motion Picture}}

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