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 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 .