Дэвид Патрик Келли: Американский актер и музыкант

American actor

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).

Kelly was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Margaret Elizabeth (Murphy) and Robert Corby Kelly, an accountant. His father received a Bronze Star Medal for service during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. His grandfather, Daniel Murphy, was from Lisnashearshane, Duhallow, County Cork, Ireland. His great grand uncle was Father William Corby, chaplain of the Irish Brigade at the Battle of Gettysburg. As detailed in Corby's book, Memoir of Chaplain Life: 3 Years With the Irish Brigade, Father Corby eventually became president of the University of Notre Dame. Kelly was given a mandolin on Saint Patrick's Day 1964 by his mother and considers that to have been the greatest influence on his artistic life. As an undergraduate student, Kelly wrote the lyrics and music for four musicals produced in Detroit. These four productions were Lysistrata (by Aristophanes), The World from My Window (based on a book of children's poems), a project based on Gulliver's Travels (in the land of horses) and Home for Silent Clowns, a mime show with songs. Kelly graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Detroit, and was a student of Marcel Marceau and Mira Rostova.

In his debut role of Luther in the 1979 cult film The Warriors, Kelly screeches the famous line, "Warriors come out to play ee ay! ", which he improvised while clanging three empty beer bottles together. In the 1982 film 48 Hrs., starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy, director Walter Hill rewrote a role for Kelly and again named the character "Luther".

He performed in a few off off Broadway theater productions during the 1970s and 1980s. These included Wilford Leach's C. O. R. F. A. X. (Don't Ask), produced at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in 1975, and Ireneusz Iredyński's An Altar to Himself, as adapted by Michal Kobialka and Liz Diamond and directed by Virlana Tkacz at La MaMa in 1989. He also appeared in the April 1974 production of Mr. Jello, written and directed by George Birimisa, and then performed a song for which he wrote the music from Mr. Jello, at a benefit hosted by La MaMa to honor H. M. Koutoukas, called "For the Benefit of Harry", also in 1974. In 1976, he performed in La MaMa's "Cracker Club Country Fair Gala" in segments from Paul Foster's Silver Queen and Leonard Melfi's Horse Opera. In 1998, Kelly played the role of Feste in the Lincoln Center production of Twelfth Night directed by Nicholas Hytner. Kelly originated the role of Da in Once on Broadway, which was awarded the 2012 Tony Award for Best Musical. Kelly has frequently appeared at the Hartford Stage Company in Hartford, Connecticut, starring in the title roles in Georg Büchner's Woyzeck and Molière's Tartuffe. He played Iago in Othello and Hoss in Sam Shepard's Tooth Of Crime. At the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he played the title role in Luigi Pirandello's Enrico IV and starred in an adaption of the Yuan dynasty classic Snow in June. He has appeared in four plays by avant garde playwright Richard Foreman: Pearls for Pigs, The Mind King, Film Is Evil/Radio Is Good, and The Cure. In 2015, he appeared as Michaud, alongside Keira Knightley, in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Thérèse Raquin in the Studio 54 space. In 2022, Kelly played the Narrator and the Mysterious Man in Sondheim's Into the Woods at Encores! and later at the St. James Theatre on Broadway and on the 2023 national tour. In 2024, Kelly played King Sextimus the Silent in Once Upon a Mattress at Encores!. Kelly is playing Morten Kiil in Amy Herzog's new adaptation of An Enemy of the People at Circle in the Square Theatre on Broadway, directed by Sam Gold.

As a composer and musician, Kelly participated in New York's rock and cabaret scene, playing such venues as Max's Kansas City, Reno Sweeney's, CBGB, and The Lower Manhattan Ocean Club. He wrote the music for the titular song of George Birimisa's Mr. Jello, which was produced at La MaMa in 1974. In May 2008, he released an album of his original music titled David Patrick Kelly: Rip Van Boy Man, which contained new songs and live recordings from his club days in 1975.

Kelly played Dropshadow in David Lynch's film Wild At Heart, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1990. Kelly sang and played mandolin on the Grammy Award winning soundtrack for the musical Once.

Year Title Role Notes 1979 The Warriors Luther 1982 Hammett The Punk 1982 48 Hrs. Luther Kelly 1984 Dreamscape Tommy Ray Glatman 1985 Commando Sully 1987 The Misfit Brigade The Legionnaire 1988 Cheap Shots Arnold Posner 1989 Penn & Teller Get Killed The Fan 1990 Wild at Heart Dropshadow 1990 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane Sam 1992 Malcolm X Mr. Ostrowski 1993 Exterior Night Biff short film 1994 Crooklyn Tony 'Tony Eyes' / Jim 1994 The Crow T Bird 1995 Heavy Grey Man In The Hospital 1995 Cafe Society J. Roland Sala 1996 Flirting with Disaster Fritz Boudreau 1996 The Funeral Michael Stein 1996 Last Man Standing Doyle 1997 Trojan War Bagman 1999 In Too Deep Rick Scott 2000 Songcatcher Earl Giddens 2001 K PAX Howie 2002
Personal Velocity: Three Portraits Peter 2003 Justice Marty 2005 The Longest Yard Unger 2006 Flags of Our Fathers President Harry S. Truman 2007 Gardener of Eden Pa Harris 2014 John Wick Charlie, The Cleaner 2015 Chi Raq General King Kong 2016 To Keep the Light Brackett 2017 John Wick: Chapter 2 Charlie, The Cleaner 2018 O. G. Larry 2019 VFW Doug McCarthy 2020 The Return of Tragedy John Katebush short film 2022 Asking for It Morrill

Year 2000Uncle VanyaIlya Ilyich TeleginBrooks Atkinson Theatre2006FestenPoulMusic Box Theatre2011When I Come to DieJames (Roach) TeagleThe Duke on 42nd StreetOff BroadwayOnceDaNew York Theatre Workshop2012Bernard B. Jacobs TheatreBroadway2015Thérèse RaquinSuperintendent MichaudStudio 54 Alice by Heart King of Hearts / Dr Butridge / Jabberwocky / Duck / Mock Turtle MCC Theater Workshop2018Miss You Like HellHigginsThe Public TheaterOff Broadway2022Into the WoodsThe Narrator / The Mysterious ManNew York City Center2022 23St. James TheatreBroadway2023U. S. National TourTen city engagement2024 Once Upon A Mattress King Sextimus the Silent New York City Center Off Broadway2024 An Enemy of the People Morten Kiil Circle in the Square Broadway|}