Dermot Kelly (actor)
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Born15 May 1918
Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Died18 February 1980 (aged 61)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActor
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| Born | 15 May 1918 Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 18 February 1980 (aged 61) Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actor |
Dermot Kelly (15 May 1918 – 18 February 1980) was a Northern Irish actor often in comic roles, in films and on TV.[1][2] 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.[3][4] Previously on stage with Dublin's Abbey Theatre,[5] he was in the original stage and film versions of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow, in 1954 and 1962, respectively.[6][7]
