Acting

David Patrick Kelly

Born 1951-01-23 · 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.

Credits

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