Frank Kelly

Acting

Frank Kelly

Born December 28, 1938 · Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland

Died February 28, 2016 · aged 77

Francis O'Kelly (December 28, 1938 – February 28, 2016), known as Frank Kelly, was an Irish actor, known for Father Ted (1995), Evelyn (2002), and Rat (2000). He was married to Bairbre Neldon.

Known For

EvelynEvelyn · 2002
Evelyn
6.42002
MovieDrama
Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children—Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice—make it clear to the authorities this is an untenable situation. The Catholic Church and the Irish courts decide to put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages.
TaffinTaffin · 1988
Taffin
5.61988
MovieActionThriller
When a small Irish town is terrorized by a corrupt business syndicate, a lone hero wages an all out war.
The DealThe Deal · 2003
The Deal
6.82003
MovieComedyDrama
It is approaching an election in the UK when the leader of the Labour party, John Smith, suffers another in a line of heart attacks and dies. With the leadership campaign about to start the clear choice appears to be Gordon Brown, a stanch Scotsman. However Tony Blair is also beginning to appear more likely as he will appeal to Southern voters who would be turned off by Brown. Blair rings Brown to arrange a meeting to discuss which will go for the job. The film flashbacks to the start of their relationship, sharing an office in Westminster on their first seats.
War of the ButtonsWar of the Buttons · 1994
War of the Buttons
7.01994
MovieComedyDrama
War between two Irish youth gangs consists of removing and retrieving buttons from each other's clothing.
Hear My SongHear My Song · 1991
Hear My Song
5.91991
MovieComedy
Singer Josef Locke fled to Ireland 25 years ago to escape the clutches of the tax man and police Chief Jim Abbott. What he also left behind was the love of his life Cathleen Doyle. Now, Micky O’Neill is desperate to save both his ailing Liverpool nightclub ‘Heartly’s’ and his failing relationship with the beautiful Nancy, Cathleen’s daughter. The solution? Book the infamous Josef Locke.
RatRat · 2000
Rat
6.02000
MovieDramaFantasy
After a night of drinking Guiness at the local watering hole, an ordinary, working-class, family man in Dublin's life is turned upside-down when he wakes up as a rat.
The Boys & Girl from County ClareThe Boys & Girl from County Clare · 2003
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
6.02003
MovieRomanceComedy
In Ireland in the mid 1960s, two feuding brothers and their respective Ceilidh bands compete at a music festival.
Mrs. Brown's Boys D'MovieMrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie · 2014
Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie
5.42014
MovieComedy
When Moore Street market-trader Agnes Brown finds her livelihood under threat from a ruthless developer, she and her family embark on a campaign to save her stall, aided as only the Browns will be by a motley troop of blind trainee Ninjas, an alcoholic solicitor, and a barrister with Tourettes Syndrome.

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