Dermot Kelly
Actor
Born May 15, 1917 · County Laois, Irish Republic
Active 1948–1980
Dermot Kelly was a Northern Irish actor often in comic roles, in films and on TV. He achieved popularity as a recurring tramp character, sidekick to Arthur Haynes's vagrant, in TV's The Arthur Haynes Show in the early 1960s.
Filmography
Till Death Us Do Part (1966) — Labour Exchange ManThe Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) — Misery MartinThe Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) — Marquess of Frinton's Jockey (uncredited)Sally's Irish Rogue (1960) — McKeefryThe Plank (1967) — MilkmanMaigret (1960)The Champions (1968) — HoganCup Fever (1965) — BodgerCrooks Anonymous (1962) — StanleyMalta Story (1953) — British Soldier at AirportStaircase (1969) — GravediggerLes Bicyclettes de Belsize (1968) — Tramp at Bus Stop (uncredited)Spooner's Patch (1979) — KellyMan of the World (1962) — ShortyHeadline Hunters (1968)Gideon's Way (1965) — FingersBreakout (1959) — O'QuinnInternational Detective (1959) — O'GradySykes (1972) — Mr. WilliamsonDevil's Bait (1959) — Mr. Alfred LoveThe Quare Fellow (1962) — DonnellyAnother Shore (1948) — Her NephewGold Is Where You Find It (1968) — Mad MikeCover Girl Killer (1959) — Pop