David Patrick Kelly
Known for Acting · 72 credits
- Born
- 1951-01-23 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- دیوید پاتریک کلی
Biography
David Patrick Kelly (born January 23, 1951) is an American actor, musician and lyricist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is best known for his role as the main antagonist Luther in the cult film The Warriors (1979). Kelly is also known for his collaborations with Spike Lee, in the films Malcolm X (1992), Crooklyn (1994), and Chi-Raq (2015), and with David Lynch, appearing in Wild at Heart (1990) as well as Twin Peaks (1990–91) and its 2017 revival.
Kelly's other credits include roles in 48 Hrs. (1982), Commando (1985), The Crow (1994), The Funeral and Last Man Standing (both 1996), The Longest Yard (2005), as President Harry S. Truman in Flags of Our Fathers (2006), and a recurring role in The Blacklist (2015).
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Known For
TV Shows (20)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Orville Underwood
Law & Order
1990
as Josh Perlberg
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Bo Levy
Gossip Girl
2007
as Noah Shapiro
Twin Peaks
1990
as Jerry Horne
Miami Vice
1984
as Jerry
Succession
2018
as Paul Chambers
Third Watch
1999
as Danny McGowan
Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Miller
American Playhouse
1982
as Copyboy / Ansel Adams
Mad About You
1992
as Cabbie with Chicken
Moonlighting
1985
as McBride
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Richard Hall
Louie
2010
as Therapist (uncredited)
Hack
2002
as Eddie O'Daniel
Sheriff Country
2025
as Mitchell
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
as Self
Ghostwriter
1992
as Double-T / Double-T (archive footage)
Feed the Beast
2016
as Ziggy Woichik
Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast
2025
as Self
Movies (52)
John Wick
2014
as Charlie
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
as Charlie
The Crow
1994
as T-Bird
The Longest Yard
2005
as Unger
Commando
1985
as Sully
48 Hrs.
1982
as Luther
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
as Luther (uncredited)
The Warriors
1979
as Luther
Malcolm X
1992
as Mr. Ostrowski
K-PAX
2001
as Howie
Wild at Heart
1990
as Dropshadow
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
as President Truman
Adieu, Lacan
2022
as Lacan
Last Man Standing
1996
as Doyle
Ray Donovan: The Movie
2022
as Matty
In Too Deep
1999
as Rick Scott
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1990
as Sam the Sleaze Bag
Cheap Shots
1988
as Arnold Posner
O.G.
2018
as Larry
Flirting with Disaster
1996
as Fritz Boudreau
Dreamscape
1984
as Tommy Ray Glatman
To Keep the Light
2016
as Brackett
Crooklyn
1994
as Tony Eyes / Jim
The Funeral
1996
as Michael Stein
The Return of Tragedy
2020
as Katebush
Trojan War
1997
as Bagman
Personal Velocity
2002
as Peter
Chi-Raq
2015
as General King Kong
VFW
2019
as Doug McCarthy
Asking For It
2022
as Sheriff Morel
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
as Self
Cafe Society
1997
as J. Roland Sala
Hammett
1982
as The Punk
The Misfit Brigade
1987
as The Legionnaire
The Warriors: The Way Home
2007
as Self
Heavy
1995
as Grey Man in Hospital
Twelfth Night
1998
as Feste
Exterior Night
1993
as Biff
Madso's War
2010
as Danny Driscoll
Gardener of Eden
2007
as Pa Harris
A Pot of Boiling Oil
2017
as Self
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017
as Self
Penn & Teller Get Killed
1989
as Fan
Paint
2020
as David Crays
Justice
2003
as Marty
Date Rape
1988
as Mr. Bisphane
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Sanctuary of Fear
1979
as Audience Member
Songcatcher
2001
as Earl Giddens
The Warriors: The Phenomenon
2007
as Self
Fugitive Dreams
2020
as Henri Gatien
Working
1982
as Copyboy
About David Patrick Kelly
David Patrick Kelly (born January 23, 1951) is an American actor, musician and lyricist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is best known for his role as the main antagonist Luther in the cult film The Warriors (1979). Kelly is also known for his collaborations with Spike Lee, in the films Malcolm X (1992), Crooklyn (1994), and Chi-Raq (2015), and with David Lynch, appearing in Wild at Heart (1990) as well as Twin Peaks (1990–91) and its 2017 revival. Kelly's other credits include roles in 48 Hrs. (1982), Commando (198… With 72 credits spanning from 1979 to 2025, David Patrick Kelly has appeared in 52 films and 20 TV shows.
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- John Wick (2014) — as Charlie
- John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) — as Charlie
- The Crow (1994) — as T-Bird
- The Longest Yard (2005) — as Unger
- Commando (1985) — as Sully
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