The Resume

(July 11, 1929-February 12, 2012)
Born in Dublin, Ireland
Appeared in the films 'Dublin Nightmare' (1958), 'Ulysses' (1967), 'The Italian Job' (1969), 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' (1977), 'The Jigsaw Man' (1984), 'Joyriders' (1989), 'A Man of No Importance' (1994), 'Waking Ned Devine' (1998), 'Ordinary Decent Criminal' (2000), 'Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London' (2004), 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' (2005) and 'The Kovak Box' (2006)
Portrayed Albert Riddle in the British TV series 'Robin's Nest' (1977-81) and Rashers Tierney in the Irish TV miniseries 'Strumpet City' (1980)
Received a lifetime achievement award from the Irish Film and Television Academy (2005)

Why he might be annoying:

He wore colorful bow ties to look like 'a Bohemian artist.'
When he was 69, he rode a motorcycle nude for 'Waking Ned Devine.'
He usually played characters older than his actual age, noting 'On my 70th birthday, some journalist wrote 'David Kelly is 70 today. But what I want to know is how come he's been 70 for the past 40 years.' '

Why he might not be annoying:

He was married to Laurie Morton for 50 years until his death.
He was a distinguished stage actor, appearing in everything from Shakespeare to Samuel Beckett.
He noted about his breakthrough role, 'I was nine minutes on the screen of Fawlty Towers [as incompetent builder Mr. O'Reilly] and I was signing autographs all over the world.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Born in Dublin, Ireland
• Bow Tie Wearers
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 40]
• Entertainment Weekly's 42 Unforgettable Nude Scenes [2011]
• Fawlty Towers
• I Died in 2012 (Ranked: 82)
• Look at Me, I'm a Helmet Head
• Look at Me, I'm Naked
• Look at My Motorcycle
• Profiles 32251-32500 (Ranked: 32498)
• Tim Burton's Recasts
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 188 Votes: 56.91% Annoying