Name
David Patrick Kelly
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1951-01-23 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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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- 1982 48 Hrs. as Luther
- 2001 K-PAX as Howie
- 1990 Wild at Heart as Dropshadow
- 1996 Flirting with Disaster as Fritz Boudreau
- 1984 Beverly Hills Cop as Luther (uncredited)
- 1985 Commando as Sully
- 1987 The Misfit Brigade as The Legionnaire
- 1999 In Too Deep as Rick Scott
- 1984 Dreamscape as Tommy Ray Glatman
- 1979 The Warriors as Luther
- 1994 The Crow as T-Bird
- 1996 Last Man Standing as Doyle
- 1994 Crooklyn as Tony Eyes / Jim
- 1989 Penn & Teller Get Killed as Fan
- 2022 Ray Donovan: The Movie as Matty
- 2020 Paint as David Crays
- 2022 Adieu, Lacan as Lacan
- 1988 Cheap Shots as Arnold Posner
- 2020 Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self
- 2014 John Wick as Charlie
- 1993 Exterior Night as Biff
- 1990 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane as Sam the Sleaze Bag
- 2001 Songcatcher as Earl Giddens
- 1996 The Funeral as Michael Stein
- 2015 Chi-Raq as General King Kong
- 2003 Justice as Marty
- 1988 Date Rape as Mr. Bisphane
- 2016 To Keep the Light as Brackett
- 1992 Malcolm X as Mr. Ostrowski
- 2017 John Wick: Chapter 2 as Charlie
- 1982 Hammett as The Punk
- 1995 Heavy as Grey Man in Hospital
- 2006 Flags of Our Fathers as President Truman
- 2018 O.G. as Larry
- 1997 Trojan War as Bagman
- 1979 Sanctuary of Fear as Audience Member
- 1982 Working as Copyboy
- 1998 Twelfth Night as Feste
- 2019 VFW as Doug McCarthy
- 2007 Gardener of Eden as Pa Harris
- 2002 Personal Velocity as Peter
- 2020 Fugitive Dreams as Henri Gatien
- 2020 The Return of Tragedy as Katebush
- 2007 The Warriors: The Way Home as Self
- 2007 The Warriors: The Phenomenon as Self
- 2022 Asking For It as Sheriff Morel
- 2005 The Longest Yard as Unger
- 2010 Madso's War as Danny Driscoll
- 2017 A Pot of Boiling Oil as Self
- 2017 The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair as Self
- 1988 The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 Cafe Society as J. Roland Sala
- 1992 Ghostwriter ( 1 episode ) as Double-T
- 1992 Ghostwriter ( 1 episode ) as Double-T (archive footage)
- 1984 Tales from the Darkside ( 1 episode ) as Richard Hall
- 2007 Gossip Girl ( 3 episodes ) as Noah Shapiro
- 1990 Twin Peaks ( 12 episodes ) as Jerry Horne
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Orville Underwood
- 2010 Louie ( 1 episode ) as Therapist (uncredited)
- 1985 Moonlighting ( 1 episode ) as McBride
- 2010 Louie ( 1 episode ) as Therapist
- 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as Bo Levy
- 2018 Succession ( 2 episodes ) as Paul Chambers
- 2002 Hack ( 1 episode ) as Eddie O'Daniel
- 1992 Mad About You ( 1 episode ) as Cabbie with Chicken
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Josh Perlberg
- 1984 Miami Vice ( 1 episode ) as Jerry
- 1999 Third Watch ( 1 episode ) as Danny McGowan
- 2021 Only Murders in the Building ( 3 episodes ) as Miller
- 2025 Sheriff Country ( 1 episode ) as Mitchell
- 2025 Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2016 Feed the Beast ( 9 episodes ) as Ziggy Woichik
- Soon The George Lucas Talk Show: Live ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Copyboy
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Ansel Adams
