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David Patrick Kelly

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).

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Filmography
Adieu, Lacan poster
Adieu, Lacan
2022 • Lacan
Asking For It poster
Asking For It
2022 • Sheriff Morel
Ray Donovan: The Movie poster
Ray Donovan: The Movie
2022 • Matty
Paint poster
Paint
2020 • David Crays
The Return of Tragedy poster
The Return of Tragedy
2020 • Katebush
Fugitive Dreams poster
Fugitive Dreams
2020 • Henri Gatien
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness poster
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020 • Self
VFW poster
VFW
2019 • Doug McCarthy
O.G. poster
O.G.
2018 • Larry
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair poster
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017 • Self
A Pot of Boiling Oil poster
A Pot of Boiling Oil
2017 • Self
John Wick: Chapter 2 poster
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017 • Charlie
To Keep the Light poster
To Keep the Light
2016 • Brackett
Chi-Raq poster
Chi-Raq
2015 • General King Kong
John Wick poster
John Wick
2014 • Charlie
Madso's War poster
Madso's War
2010 • Danny Driscoll
The Warriors: The Phenomenon poster
The Warriors: The Phenomenon
2007 • Self
The Warriors: The Way Home poster
The Warriors: The Way Home
2007 • Self
Gardener of Eden poster
Gardener of Eden
2007 • Pa Harris
Flags of Our Fathers poster
Flags of Our Fathers
2006 • President Truman
The Longest Yard poster
The Longest Yard
2005 • Unger
Justice poster
Justice
2003 • Marty
Personal Velocity poster
Personal Velocity
2002 • Peter
K-PAX poster
K-PAX
2001 • Howie
Songcatcher poster
Songcatcher
2001 • Earl Giddens
In Too Deep poster
In Too Deep
1999 • Rick Scott
Twelfth Night poster
Twelfth Night
1998 • Feste
Trojan War poster
Trojan War
1997 • Bagman
Cafe Society poster
Cafe Society
1997 • J. Roland Sala
Last Man Standing poster
Last Man Standing
1996 • Doyle
Flirting with Disaster poster
Flirting with Disaster
1996 • Fritz Boudreau
The Funeral poster
The Funeral
1996 • Michael Stein
Heavy poster
Heavy
1995 • Grey Man in Hospital
Crooklyn poster
Crooklyn
1994 • Tony Eyes / Jim
The Crow poster
The Crow
1994 • T-Bird
Exterior Night poster
Exterior Night
1993 • Biff
Malcolm X poster
Malcolm X
1992 • Mr. Ostrowski
Wild at Heart poster
Wild at Heart
1990 • Dropshadow
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane poster
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1990 • Sam the Sleaze Bag
Penn & Teller Get Killed poster
Penn & Teller Get Killed
1989 • Fan
No Image
Cheap Shots
1988 • Arnold Posner
Date Rape poster
Date Rape
1988 • Mr. Bisphane
No Image
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
1988 • Self (archive footage)
The Misfit Brigade poster
The Misfit Brigade
1987 • The Legionnaire
Commando poster
Commando
1985 • Sully
Beverly Hills Cop poster
Beverly Hills Cop
1984 • Luther (uncredited)
Dreamscape poster
Dreamscape
1984 • Tommy Ray Glatman
48 Hrs. poster
48 Hrs.
1982 • Luther
Hammett poster
Hammett
1982 • The Punk
Working poster
Working
1982 • Copyboy
Sanctuary of Fear poster
Sanctuary of Fear
1979 • Audience Member
The Warriors poster
The Warriors
1979 • Luther