David Patrick Kelly
Known for: Acting
Born: January 23, 1951
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
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Filmography
52 movies · 20 TV shows, newest first
7.4
Sheriff Country
2025
NR
Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast
2025
1.0
Adieu, Lacan
2022
4.8
Asking For It
2022
6.8
Ray Donovan: The Movie
2022
8.4
Only Murders in the Building
2021
4.7
Paint
2020
4.7
The Return of Tragedy
2020
7.0
Fugitive Dreams
2020
6.0
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
5.8
VFW
2019
8.3
Succession
2018
5.9
O.G.
2018
6.0
A Pot of Boiling Oil
2017
7.1
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017
7.3
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
6.1
Feed the Beast
2016
5.9
To Keep the Light
2016
5.7
Chi-Raq
2015
7.5
John Wick
2014
4.1
Madso's War
2010
7.8
Louie
2010
8.1
Gossip Girl
2007
6.0
The Warriors: The Phenomenon
2007
6.0
The Warriors: The Way Home
2007
5.3
Gardener of Eden
2007
6.9
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
6.7
The Longest Yard
2005
5.0
Justice
2003
7.7
Hack
2002
5.9
Personal Velocity
2002
7.2
K-PAX
2001
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
6.2
Songcatcher
2001
7.9
Third Watch
1999
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
6.4
In Too Deep
1999
5.0
Twelfth Night
1998
6.0
Trojan War
1997
4.9
Cafe Society
1997
6.4
Last Man Standing
1996
6.2
Flirting with Disaster
1996
6.8
The Funeral
1996
6.6
Heavy
1995
6.8
Crooklyn
1994
7.5
The Crow
1994
5.6
Exterior Night
1993
7.6
Malcolm X
1992
7.4
Ghostwriter
1992
6.8
Mad About You
1992
7.3
Law & Order
1990
7.0
Wild at Heart
1990
6.1
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1990
8.3
Twin Peaks
1990
5.6
Penn & Teller Get Killed
19895.8
Cheap Shots
1988
NR
Date Rape
1988NR
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
1988
5.7
The Misfit Brigade
1987
6.7
Commando
1985
7.5
Moonlighting
1985
7.2
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
7.2
Tales from the Darkside
1984
7.4
Miami Vice
1984
6.1
Dreamscape
1984
6.7
48 Hrs.
1982
6.2
Hammett
1982
4.8
Working
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
8.0
Sanctuary of Fear
1979
7.7
The Warriors
1979
NR
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
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