Dermot Kelly (1918–1980) was an Irish actor often in comic roles, in films and on TV.[1][2][3] 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.[4][5] Previously on stage with Dublin's Abbey Theatre,[6] he was in the original stage and film versions of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow, in 1954 and 1962, respectively.[7][8]
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Born | (1918-05-15)15 May 1918 Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland |
Died | 18 February 1980(1980-02-18) (aged 61) Dublin, Ireland |
Occupation | Actor |
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