Dermot Kelly (actor)
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Dermot Kelly | |
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| Born | 15 May 1918 Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland |
| Died | 18 February 1980 (aged 61) Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actor |
Dermot Kelly (1918–1980) was an Irish actor often in comic roles, in films and on TV.[1][2][3] He achieved popularity as a recurring tramp character, sidekick to Arthur Haynes's vagrant, in TV's The Arthur Haynes Show in the early 1960s.[4][5] Previously on stage with Dublin's Abbey Theatre,[6] he was in the original stage and film versions of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow, in 1954 and 1962, respectively.[7][8]
Filmography
- Another Shore (1948) as Boxer
- Home is the Hero (1959) as 2nd Pub Customer
- Sally's Irish Rogue (1959) as McKeefry
- Broth of a Boy (1959) as Tim
- Breakout as O'Quinn
- Devil's Bait (1959) as Mr. Love
- Cover Girl Killer (1959) as Pop
- Crooks Anonymous (1962) as Stanley
- The Quare Fellow (1962) as Donnelly
- The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) as Misery Martin
- Panic (1963) as Murphy
- The Yellow Rolls Royce (1965) as Marquess of Frinton's Jockey (uncredited)
- Cup Fever (1965) as Bodger the Bootmender
- The Plank (1967) as Milkman
- Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1968) as Con Man
- Headline Hunters (1968) as Ernie
- Subterfuge (1968) as Van Driver
- Staircase (1969) as Gravedigger
References
- ^ "Dermot Kelly". BFI.
- ^ "Dermot Kelly | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
- ^ "Dermot Kelly (1917-1980) - Find A Grave Memorial". Find a Grave.
- ^ "Arthur Haynes". 20 July 2018.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Speight, Johnny (1920-1998) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "Drama at Inish - Is Life Worth Living? 1940 (Abbey) | Abbey Archives | Abbey Theatre - Amharclann na Mainistreach". Abbey Theatre.
- ^ http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=31525[bare URL]
- ^ "The Quare Fellow (1962)". BFI.
External links
- Dermot Kelly at IMDb
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