What is David Kelly (actor)?
'''David William Kelly''' (July 11, 1929 &ndash; February 12, 2012) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] actor. He acted in several movies and television shows from the 1950s until his death in 2012. Kelly is known in [[Ireland]] as Rashers Tierney in ''Strumpet City''. In [[Britain]], he is known as Cousin Edna in ''Me Mammy'' and as the builder Mr. O'Reilly in ''Fawlty Towers''. In the United States, Kelly is known as Grandpa Joe in [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (movie)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''. He is also known as Michael O'Sullivan in ''Waking Ned''. Kelly was born on July 11, 1929 in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]. He went to The Abbey School of Acting. Kelly was married to Laurie Morton from 1961 until his death in 2012. They had two children; David Kelly, Jr. and Miriam Kelly. Kelly died on February 12, 2012, his cause of death was [[pneumonia]] complicated by [[lung cancer]] in Dublin, Ireland.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0212/312226-kellyd/|title=David Kelly Dies Aged 82|work=[[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]]|publisher=RTÉ|date=12 February 2012|access-date=12 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401134107/https://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0212/312226-kellyd/|archive-date=April 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He was 82 years old. Kelly was buried at the Mount Jerome Cemetery & Crematorium. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|446303|David Kelly}} * {{amg name|121741|David Kelly}} {{actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, David}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2012 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Deaths from lung cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in the Republic of Ireland]] [[Category:Irish movie actors]] [[Category:Irish television actors]] [[Category:Irish voice actors]] [[Category:Irish stage actors]] [[Category:Irish radio actors]] [[Category:Actors from Dublin]]