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Date of Birth
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11-July-1929
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Place of Birth
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Dublin
(Republic of Ireland, Ireland)
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Nationality
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Republic of Ireland
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Also know as
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Dave Kelly, David Blake Kelly, Dáithà Ó Ceallaigh, David William Kelly, Dave Kelly, David Blake Kelly
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Profession
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Actor, Painter
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David Kelly 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 to Irish audiences for his role as Rashers Tierney in Strumpet City, to British audiences for his roles as Cousin Enda in Me Mammy and as the builder Mr. O'Reilly in Fawlty Towers, and to American audiences for his role as Grandpa Joe in the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Another notable role was as Michael O'Sullivan in Waking Ned.
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