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Dermot Kelly (actor)

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Dermot Kelly
Born(1918-05-15)15 May 1918
Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland
Died18 February 1980(1980-02-18) (aged 61)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActor

Dermot Kelly (15 May 1918 – 18 February 1980) was an Irish actor often in comic roles, in films and on TV.[1][2] 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.[3][4] Previously on stage with Dublin's Abbey Theatre,[5] he was in the original stage and film versions of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow, in 1954 and 1962, respectively.[6][7]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Dermot Kelly". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Dermot Kelly | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  3. ^ "Arthur Haynes". 20 July 2018.
  4. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Speight, Johnny (1920-1998) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  5. ^ "Drama at Inish - Is Life Worth Living? 1940 (Abbey) | Abbey Archives | Abbey Theatre - Amharclann na Mainistreach". Abbey Theatre.
  6. ^ "The Quare Fellow - PlayographyIreland". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  7. ^ "The Quare Fellow (1962)". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019.
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