David Kelly is an actor from Ireland who has starred in films for sixty years. A new generation of viewers know him from Tim Burton's film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, where he played the role of the grandfather of the young protagonist. Many remember his pretty character from the film “Surprises of the Old Ned”. This comedy movie with a budget of $ 3 million earned only $ 24 million in the United States alone. A native of Dublin played in such famous feature films as Stardust, Italian Work, Bonebreaker, Laws of Attraction.
He had a partner on the set to actors: Robert James, Peter Vaughn, George Pravda, Walter Sparrow, John Collin. Films with actor David Kelly are melodramas, dramas, comedies. The world of cinema was discovered in 1949, when he played a small role in the American multi-part drama Theater by the Fire.
An Irish actor ( 178 cm tall) was born under the sign of Cancer. He lived in a legal marriage with actress Laurie Morton, known for her role in the medical multi-part comedy The Clinic. The actor has two children - daughter Miriam and son David. He died in his homeland at the age of 82 years.
Biography
Actor David Callie was born July 11, 1929 in the city of Dublin. He studied at one of the local schools. From a young age he participated in urban theater productions. In those years, also comprehended drawing, studied calligraphy. In 1959 he played in the performance of Brendan Behan, which was shown at the Dublin Abbey Theater.
First roles
In 1953 he indicated on the screen of Fenton in a television project of the serial format “Letter to Loretta”. Then he took part in the creation of the British projects ITV Television and ITV Play of the Week, which were a collection of short comedy stories.
Big movies
In 1964, actor David Kelly flashed in the movie “Girl with Blue Eyes” about a god-fearing young heroine who, upon arrival in Dublin, falls in love with a middle-aged man who calls himself a writer. The British melodrama successfully walked around the world movie screens, having received several prestigious international film awards, including the Golden Globe of 1965.
In 1977, actor David Kelly formed the image of a little Persona in the drama "Lilac Taxi", which was created by filmmakers from several European countries. The stars of the Old World cinema starred in this tape: Peter Ustinov, Charlotte Rampling, Philippe Noire.
Nine years later, he becomes a surgeon in Roman Polanski’s adventure film “Pirates,” where two filibusters living on a raft in the middle of the sea end up on a Spanish ship carrying a golden throne. This painting by a Polish master fought for the 1987 Oscar in the Best Costumes nomination.
In 1994, actor David Kelly had a hand in the success of Scarlett, the European series, in which one of the most popular British Britons Timothy Dalton played the lead role . The picture tells about the fate of the legendary characters of the famous project "Gone with the Wind."
Finally
Colleagues called the native of Dublin a brilliant figure, a wonderful and witty actor who was always energetic and liked to joke. Close people also knew about his talents as an artist. David Callie abused alcohol, and often sadly ironized about it.