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David Kelly
| David Kelly | |
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| Born | July 11, 1929 in Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | February 12, 2012 in Dublin, Ireland |
| Notable Roles | |
| Notable Episodes | Fawlty Towers: 1x02 - The Builders |
| Awards | 1 IFTA Awards, Ireland, Lifetime Achievement Award
Other: 1 ESB Awards, Ireland, Lifetime Achievement Award |
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David Kelly was an Irish actor best known for his roles in such films as Waking Ned Devine and in Tim Burton's 2005 adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, as well as for portraying Irish characters in dozens of other films and TV shows.
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Biography
Beginning acting as a young child at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin, he trained at Dublin's Abbey Theatre and went on to work in countless stage productions, from Shakespeare to Beckett to Yeats. His first screen role came in the 1957 film The Mail Van Murder, although he would appear in dozens of movies and TV shows in the years since, including Doctor Who, Fawlty Towers and the miniseries Scarlett in TV, and in film, appearances in such titles as the original 1969 version of The Italian Job, A Man of No Importance starring Albert Finney and The MatchMaker starring Janeane Garofalo and Denis Leary. With his lean, lanky build and thick accent, he frequently played stereotypical Irishmen. His two most famous roles would come in the late 1990s and early 2000s: First as Michael O'Sullivan in the critically acclaimed and internationally popular 1998 Irish film Waking Ned Devine, and second as Grandpa Joe in the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
He lived in Dublin with his wife, actress Laurie Morton, with whom he had two children: son David and daughter Miriam and their dog Max.
Roles
Starring Roles
| Series | Role | Year(s) | Season(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Me Mammy | Cousin Enda | 1968–1971 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Tales from the Lazy Acre | Dead Man | 1972 | 1 | |||||
| Emmerdale | Mick Cavan | 1973 | ||||||
| Oh Father! | Walter | 1973 | 1 | |||||
| Robin's Nest | Albert Riddle | 1977–1981 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Strumpet City | Rashers Tierney | 1980 | 1 | |||||
| Cowboys | Wobbly Ron | 1980–1981 | 1 | |||||
| Whoops Apocalypse | Ahdab | 1982 | 1 | |||||
| Slinger's Day | Fred | 1986–1987 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Scarlett | Hall Porter | 1994 | ||||||
| Upwardly Mobile | 1997 | 2 | ||||||
Guest Starring Roles
Specials and Made-for-TV Movies
| Title | Role | Airdate | Series/Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocer's Assistant | Miko | March 22, 1967 | |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Tavernkeeper | February 4, 1982 | |
| The Comedy of Errors | Sergo | December 24, 1983 | The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare |
| Merlin of the Crystal Cave | Poet | November 17, 1991 | |
| Kidnapped | Angus the Gunsmith | November 5, 1995 | |
| 3rd Irish Film and Television Awards | Presenter | November 5, 2005 | Irish Film and Television Awards |
Talk, News and Game Show Appearances
| Series | Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| Big Brother's Efourum | August 10, 2005 |
Memorable Moments
Awards and Accolades
IFTA Awards, Ireland
(1 Win)
- Won: Lifetime Achievement Award (2005)
- For lifetime achievement in film and television
Other Awards
- SAG Film Awards
- Nominated: Outstanding Performance by a Cast (1998) - Waking Ned Devine
- Nominated: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (1998) - Waking Ned Devine
- Chlotrudis Awards, USA
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (1998) - Waking Ned Devine
- ESB Awards, Ireland
- Won: Lifetime Achievement Award - For work in theatre and drama
- Helen Hayes Award, USA
- Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production (1990) - The Playboy of the Western World
- IFTA Film Awards, Ireland
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film (2005) - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Golden Satellite Motion Picture Awards, USA
- Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical (1998) - Waking Ned Devine
