David Patrick Kelly

David Patrick Kelly

Known for
Acting
Born
January 23, 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Patrick Kelly, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

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The George Lucas Talk Show: Live poster

The George Lucas Talk Show: Live

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2025
Sheriff Country poster

Sheriff Country

TV · as Mitchell · 1 ep

2025
Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast poster

Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
Ray Donovan: The Movie poster

Ray Donovan: The Movie

Movie · as Matty

2022
Adieu, Lacan poster

Adieu, Lacan

Movie · as Lacan

2022
Asking For It poster

Asking For It

Movie · as Sheriff Morel

2021
Only Murders in the Building poster

Only Murders in the Building

TV · as Miller · 3 eps

2020
Paint poster

Paint

Movie · as David Crays

2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness poster

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Movie · as Self

2020
Fugitive Dreams poster

Fugitive Dreams

Movie · as Henri Gatien

2020
The Return of Tragedy poster

The Return of Tragedy

Movie · as Katebush

2019
VFW poster

VFW

Movie · as Doug McCarthy

2018
O.G. poster

O.G.

Movie · as Larry

2018
Succession poster

Succession

TV · as Paul Chambers · 2 eps

2017
John Wick: Chapter 2 poster

John Wick: Chapter 2

Movie · as Charlie

2017
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair poster

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

Movie · as Self

2017
A Pot of Boiling Oil poster

A Pot of Boiling Oil

Movie · as Self

2016
To Keep the Light poster

To Keep the Light

Movie · as Brackett

2016
Feed the Beast poster

Feed the Beast

TV · as Ziggy Woichik · 9 eps

2015
Chi-Raq poster

Chi-Raq

Movie · as General King Kong

2014
John Wick poster

John Wick

Movie · as Charlie

2010
Madso's War poster

Madso's War

Movie · as Danny Driscoll

2010
Louie poster

Louie

TV · as Therapist (uncredited) · 1 ep

2007
Gardener of Eden poster

Gardener of Eden

Movie · as Pa Harris

2007
The Warriors: The Way Home poster

The Warriors: The Way Home

Movie · as Self

2007
The Warriors: The Phenomenon poster

The Warriors: The Phenomenon

Movie · as Self

2007
Gossip Girl poster

Gossip Girl

TV · as Noah Shapiro · 3 eps

2006
Flags of Our Fathers poster

Flags of Our Fathers

Movie · as President Truman

2005
The Longest Yard poster

The Longest Yard

Movie · as Unger

2003
Justice poster

Justice

Movie · as Marty

2002
Personal Velocity poster

Personal Velocity

Movie · as Peter

2002
Hack poster

Hack

TV · as Eddie O'Daniel · 1 ep

2001
K-PAX poster

K-PAX

Movie · as Howie

2001
Songcatcher poster

Songcatcher

Movie · as Earl Giddens

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Bo Levy · 1 ep

1999
In Too Deep poster

In Too Deep

Movie · as Rick Scott

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Orville Underwood · 1 ep

1999
Third Watch poster

Third Watch

TV · as Danny McGowan · 1 ep

1998
Twelfth Night poster

Twelfth Night

Movie · as Feste

1997
Trojan War poster

Trojan War

Movie · as Bagman

1997
Cafe Society poster

Cafe Society

Movie · as J. Roland Sala

1996
Flirting with Disaster poster

Flirting with Disaster

Movie · as Fritz Boudreau

1996
Last Man Standing poster

Last Man Standing

Movie · as Doyle

1996
The Funeral poster

The Funeral

Movie · as Michael Stein

1995
Heavy poster

Heavy

Movie · as Grey Man in Hospital

1994
The Crow poster

The Crow

Movie · as T-Bird

1994
Crooklyn poster

Crooklyn

Movie · as Tony Eyes / Jim

1993
Exterior Night poster

Exterior Night

Movie · as Biff

1992
Malcolm X poster

Malcolm X

Movie · as Mr. Ostrowski

1992
Ghostwriter poster

Ghostwriter

TV · as Double-T, Double-T (archive footage) · 1 ep

1992
Mad About You poster

Mad About You

TV · as Cabbie with Chicken · 1 ep

1990
Wild at Heart poster

Wild at Heart

Movie · as Dropshadow

1990
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane poster

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

Movie · as Sam the Sleaze Bag

1990
Twin Peaks poster

Twin Peaks

TV · as Jerry Horne · 12 eps

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Josh Perlberg · 1 ep

1989
Penn & Teller Get Killed poster

Penn & Teller Get Killed

Movie · as Fan

1988
Cheap Shots

Cheap Shots

Movie · as Arnold Posner

1988
Date Rape poster

Date Rape

Movie · as Mr. Bisphane

1988
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen

The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1987
The Misfit Brigade poster

The Misfit Brigade

Movie · as The Legionnaire

1985
Commando poster

Commando

Movie · as Sully

1985
Moonlighting poster

Moonlighting

TV · as McBride · 1 ep

1984
Beverly Hills Cop poster

Beverly Hills Cop

Movie · as Luther (uncredited)

1984
Dreamscape poster

Dreamscape

Movie · as Tommy Ray Glatman

1984
Tales from the Darkside poster

Tales from the Darkside

TV · as Richard Hall · 1 ep

1984
Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice

TV · as Jerry · 1 ep

1982
48 Hrs. poster

48 Hrs.

Movie · as Luther

1982
Hammett poster

Hammett

Movie · as The Punk

1982
Working poster

Working

Movie · as Copyboy

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Copyboy, Ansel Adams · 1 ep

1979
The Warriors poster

The Warriors

Movie · as Luther

1979
Sanctuary of Fear poster

Sanctuary of Fear

Movie · as Audience Member