''Dermot Kelly'' (15 May 1918 – 18 February 1980) 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. Previously on stage with Dublin's

Abbey Theatre The Abbey Theatre (), also known as the National Theatre of Ireland () is a theatre in Dublin, Ireland. First opening to the public on 27 December 1904, and moved from its original building after a fire in 1951, it has remained active to the p ...

, he was in the original stage and film versions of

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The Quare Fellow ''The Quare Fellow'' is Brendan Behan's first play, first produced in 1954. The title is taken from a Hiberno-English pronunciation of ''queer''. Plot The play is set in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin. The anti-hero of the play, The Quare Fellow, is n ...

'', in 1954 and 1962, respectively.

Filmography

* '' Another Shore'' (1948) as Boxer * '' Home is the Hero'' (1959) as 2nd Pub Customer * '' Sally's Irish Rogue'' (1959) as McKeefry * '' Broth of a Boy'' (1959) as Tim * '' Breakout'' as O'Quinn * '' Devil's Bait'' (1959) as Mr. Love * '' Cover Girl Killer'' (1959) as Pop * '' Crooks Anonymous'' (1962) as Stanley * ''

'' (1962) as Donnelly * '' The Wrong Arm of the Law'' (1963) as Misery Martin * ''

Panic Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety, uncertainty and frantic agitation consistent with a fight-or-flight reaction. ...

'' (1963) as Murphy * '' The Yellow Rolls-Royce'' (1965) as Marquess of Frinton's Jockey (uncredited) * ''

Cup Fever ''Cup Fever'' is a 1965 British family sports film directed by David Bracknell and starring Bernard Cribbins and David Lodge. It was produced for the Children's Film Foundation. The film includes early appearances from Susan George and Olivia ...

'' (1965) as Bodger the Bootmender * '' The Plank'' (1967) as Milkman * '' Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter'' (1968) as Con Man * '' Headline Hunters'' (1968) as Ernie * '' Subterfuge'' (1968) as Van Driver * ''

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'' (1969) as Gravedigger

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Dermot 1918 births 1980 deaths 20th-century male actors from Northern Ireland Irish male stage actors Irish male film actors Irish male television actors People from Enniskillen Actors from County Fermanagh