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
Spooner's Patch (1979) — KellySykes (1972) — Mr. WilliamsonStaircase (1969) — GravediggerThe Champions (1968) — HoganLes Bicyclettes de Belsize (1968) — Tramp at Bus Stop (uncredited)Headline Hunters (1968)Gold Is Where You Find It (1968) — Mad MikeThe Plank (1967) — MilkmanTill Death Us Do Part (1966) — Labour Exchange ManCup Fever (1965) — BodgerGideon's Way (1965) — FingersThe Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) — Marquess of Frinton's Jockey (uncredited)The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) — Misery MartinCrooks Anonymous (1962) — StanleyMan of the World (1962) — ShortyThe Quare Fellow (1962) — DonnellySally's Irish Rogue (1960) — McKeefryMaigret (1960)Breakout (1959) — O'QuinnInternational Detective (1959) — O'GradyDevil's Bait (1959) — Mr. Alfred LoveCover Girl Killer (1959) — PopMalta Story (1953) — British Soldier at AirportAnother Shore (1948) — Her Nephew