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David Kelly

1929 - 2012

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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, Kelly was known for his roles as Rashers Tierney in Strumpet City, Cousin Enda in Me Mammy, the builder Mr O'Reilly in Fawlty Towers, Albert Riddle in Robin's Nest, and Grandpa Joe in the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). Another notable role was as Michael O'Sullivan in Waking Ned Devine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Kelly is the 1,988th most popular actor (down from 841st in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Irish Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, David Kelly ranks 1,988 out of 13,578. Before him are Donatas Banionis, Sofiko Chiaureli, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Brooke Adams, Charlotte Cushman, and Bill Nunn. After him are Esther Williams, Danny Huston, Jason Isaacs, Eric Campbell, Marcel Iureș, and Bea Arthur.

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Among people born in 1929, David Kelly ranks 179. Before him are Jeremy Thorpe, Anne Ramsey, Ferenc Mohácsi, Whitey Bulger, David Doyle, and Benny Golson. After him are Nargis, Zeca Afonso, Fred Sinowatz, Claude Rich, Bernard Williams, and John C. Bogle. Among people deceased in 2012, David Kelly ranks 139. Before him are Al Freeman Jr., Svetozar Gligorić, Thomas Szasz, Besse Cooper, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, and Iajuddin Ahmed. After him are Andy Williams, Marcos Alonso, Ulric Neisser, William Thurston, Sixten Jernberg, and Celeste Holm.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, David Kelly ranks 115 out of 549. Before him are Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1883), Sheamus (1978), Douglas Hyde (1860), Eliza Lynch (1833), Kevin Roche (1922), and Neil Jordan (1950). After him are Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769), Charles Maturin (1780), Edmund the Martyr (841), Kevin of Glendalough (498), Fiona Shaw (1958), and Ninette de Valois (1898).

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Among ACTORS In Ireland

Among actors born in Ireland, David Kelly ranks 16. Before him are Colin Farrell (1976), Brenda Fricker (1945), Caitriona Balfe (1979), Edward Mulhare (1923), Maureen O'Sullivan (1911), and Fionnula Flanagan (1941). After him are Fiona Shaw (1958), Aidan Gillen (1968), Colm Meaney (1953), Dan O'Herlihy (1919), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (1977), and Barry Fitzgerald (1888).

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