David Patrick Kelly

Born: 1951-01-23, 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.

Filmography

• Law & Order (1990)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
• Twin Peaks (1990)
• Only Murders in the Building (2021)
• Gossip Girl (2007)
• Succession (2018)
• Mad About You (1992)
• Tales from the Darkside (1984)
• Moonlighting (1985)
• Sheriff Country (2025)
• John Wick (2014)
• Louie (2010)
• John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
• Ghostwriter (1992)
• Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
• Commando (1985)
• The Crow (1994)
• Hack (2002)
• The Longest Yard (2005)
• The Warriors (1979)
• Wild at Heart (1990)
• 48 Hrs. (1982)
• Malcolm X (1992)
• Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
• Last Man Standing (1996)
• K-PAX (2001)
• Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022)
• Dreamscape (1984)
• In Too Deep (1999)