ACTOR

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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Kelly has received more than 77,575 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). David Kelly is the 841st most popular actor (up from 968th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Ireland (up from 55th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Irish Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 78k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, David Kelly ranks 841 out of 13,578. Before him are Patrick McGoohan, Matt LeBlanc, Cüneyt Arkın, Til Schweiger, Jake Gyllenhaal, and James Brolin. After him are Yvette Guilbert, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Viola Davis, Lionel Stander, and Grace Zabriskie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, David Kelly ranks 99. Before him are Nicolai Ghiaurov, Fernanda Montenegro, Lorenzo Buffon, Stirling Moss, Michael Atiyah, and Chespirito. After him are Paul Lauterbur, Věra Chytilová, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, José Santamaría, Alasdair MacIntyre, and Bob Denard. Among people deceased in 2012, David Kelly ranks 70. Before him are Bingu wa Mutharika, Joseph Murray, Harry Harrison, Renato Dulbecco, Chaleo Yoovidhya, and Chris Marker. After him are Warda Al-Jazairia, Gustav Leonhardt, Omar Suleiman, Teófilo Stevenson, Haji Mohammad Chamkani, and Carl Johan Bernadotte.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, David Kelly ranks 52 out of 549. Before him are Saint Gall (550), Eileen Gray (1878), John Toland (1670), John Tyndall (1820), Edward England (1685), and Dolores O'Riordan (1971). After him are William C. Campbell (1930), Richard Cantillon (1680), Mary Jane Kelly (1863), George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449), Colin Farrell (1976), and Thomas Moore (1779).

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Among ACTORS In Ireland

Among actors born in Ireland, David Kelly ranks 9. Before him are Richard Harris (1930), Lola Montez (1821), Cillian Murphy (1976), Gabriel Byrne (1950), Brendan Gleeson (1955), and Maureen O'Hara (1920). After him are Colin Farrell (1976), Brenda Fricker (1945), Fionnula Flanagan (1941), Maureen O'Sullivan (1911), Liam Cunningham (1961), and Edward Mulhare (1923).

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Television and Movie Roles

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Grandpa Joe
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Jul 13o 20057.052 / 10
Mean Machine
Doc
Disgraced ex-England football captain, Danny 'Mean Machine' Meehan, is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. He keeps his head down and has the opportunity to forget everything and change the lives of the prisoners. When these prisoners have the chance to put one over the evil guards during a prison football match, Danny takes the lead.
Dec 26o 20016.213 / 10
Stardust
Guard
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.
Aug 9o 20077.273 / 10