David Kelly Grandpa Joe

David Kelly Grandpa Joe---David Kelly, played Grandpa Joe in 2005's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, was born on July 11, 1929 in Dublin, Ireland and now died at 82, on February, 12, 2012 in Goatstown, Dublin, Ireland.

The actor, Kelly passed away in his native Dublin after a short, undisclosed illness. Kelly was a veteran of theater, radio, TV and film for 50 years and played everything from Beckett to Shakespeare, since 1959.

He stared acting at the age of 8 in Gaiety theatre Dublin and he was beloved by British audiences for his role as O'Reilly the Builder opposite John Cleese in hit show Faulty Towers.

Kelly scored a Screen Actors' Guild nomination as a nude motorcyclist in 1998's Waking Ned Devine.


For most of his long film career, Kelly was consigned to bit parts. His two most prominent roles came late in life.

Kelly often joked that his career took off when he was in his 70s once casting agents finally knew about his sexy body.

British and Irish television viewers also knew him from short, usually comedic turns on soaps and sitcoms, most memorably as a work-dodging Irish builder opposite John Cleese in a 1975 episode of,Fawlty Towers.
David Kelly is survived by his wife, the actress Laurie Morton, and their two children.