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David Kelly
Born(1929-07-11)11 July 1929
Dublin, Ireland
Died12 February 2012(2012-02-12) (aged 82)
NationalityIrish
OccupationActor
Years active1951–2010
SpouseLaurie Morton (1961–2012)

David Kelly (Irish: Dáithí Ó Ceallaigh; 11 July 1929 – 12 February 2012) was an Irish actor, who had regular roles in several film and television works from the 1950s onwards.

Acting career

Playing everything from Beckett to Shakespeare, he appeared on stage, film and television from 1959. He received a Helen Hayes Award for his role in Moon for the Misbegotten, a SAG award nomination for the film Waking Ned, and an ESB Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in the Irish theatre.

In Ireland he may be most famous 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 became a familiar face on British television during the 1970s with a long running role as the one-armed dishwasher Albert Riddle in Robin's Nest, also appearing as the inept builder Mr O'Reilly on the second episode of Fawlty Towers ("The Builders"). 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's Into The West (1992).

He was in the voice cast of The Light Princess, a partly ani­mated, hour-long fam­ily fan­tasy that aired on the British Broad­cast­ing Cor­po­ra­tion in 1978.[1] Following his appearance as Michael O'Sullivan in the hit 1998 film, Waking Ned (which earned him a Screen Actor's Guild nomination), he found work in small but noticeable roles in such films as Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, The Jigsaw Man opposite Laurence Olivier and Stardust. He also did extensive radio work, including a guest appearance on the BBC Radio 4 series Baldi. [citation needed] He also played Grandpa Joe in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

In 2005, he received an life­time achieve­ment award at the Irish Film and Tele­vi­sion Awards.[1]

Personal life

Kelly was married to actress Laurie Morton with whom he lived in Goatstown. He was educated at Dublin's Synge Street Christian Brothers School.[2]

Kelly died after a short illness on 12 February 2012, aged 82.[3] The Irish Times referred to him as the "grand old man of Irish acting" in its headline.[4]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Anderson, Paul (12 February 2012). "Irish actor David Kelly, "Grandpa Joe," dies at 82". Big Cartoon News. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Why life's sweet for Oscar-hopeful David", Irish Independent
  3. ^ "David Kelly dies aged 82". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. RTÉ. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  4. ^ Healy, Alison (13 February 2012). "Grand old man of Irish acting dies, aged 82". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  5. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284690/

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