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.