
David Patrick Kelly
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1951-01-23 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- دیوید پاتریک کلی
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (19)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Orville Underwood

Law & Order
1990
as Josh Perlberg

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Bo Levy

Gossip Girl
2007
as Noah Shapiro

Twin Peaks
1990
as Jerry Horne

Miami Vice
1984
as Jerry

Third Watch
1999
as Danny McGowan

Succession
2018
as Paul Chambers

Mad About You
1992
as Cabbie with Chicken

Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Miller

Moonlighting
1985
as McBride

Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Richard Hall

Louie
2010
as Therapist (uncredited)

Sheriff Country
2025
as Mitchell

Hack
2002
as Eddie O'Daniel

Ghostwriter
1992
as Double-T / Double-T (archive footage)

Feed the Beast
2016
as Ziggy Woichik

Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast
2025
as Self

The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
as Self
Movies (52)

John Wick
2014
as Charlie

John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
as Charlie

Commando
1985
as Sully

Beverly Hills Cop
1984
as Luther (uncredited)

The Crow
1994
as T-Bird

The Longest Yard
2005
as Unger

K-PAX
2001
as Howie

The Warriors
1979
as Luther

Malcolm X
1992
as Mr. Ostrowski

48 Hrs.
1982
as Luther

Flags of Our Fathers
2006
as President Truman

Wild at Heart
1990
as Dropshadow

Crooklyn
1994
as Tony Eyes / Jim

Last Man Standing
1996
as Doyle

Dreamscape
1984
as Tommy Ray Glatman

Heavy
1995
as Grey Man in Hospital

Chi-Raq
2015
as General King Kong

Flirting with Disaster
1996
as Fritz Boudreau

The Funeral
1996
as Michael Stein

Trojan War
1997
as Bagman

O.G.
2018
as Larry

In Too Deep
1999
as Rick Scott

Cafe Society
1997
as J. Roland Sala

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1990
as Sam the Sleaze Bag

Paint
2020
as David Crays

VFW
2019
as Doug McCarthy

Date Rape
1988
as Mr. Bisphane

Justice
2003
as Marty

The Misfit Brigade
1987
as The Legionnaire

Ray Donovan: The Movie
2022
as Matty

Hammett
1982
as The Punk

The Return of Tragedy
2020
as Katebush

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
as Self

Personal Velocity
2002
as Peter

Asking For It
2022
as Sheriff Morel

Sanctuary of Fear
1979
as Audience Member
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
1988
as Self (archive footage)

Working
1982
as Copyboy

Gardener of Eden
2007
as Pa Harris

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017
as Self

Penn & Teller Get Killed
1989
as Fan

To Keep the Light
2016
as Brackett

Songcatcher
2001
as Earl Giddens
Cheap Shots
1988
as Arnold Posner

Madso's War
2010
as Danny Driscoll

Twelfth Night
1998
as Feste

The Warriors: The Way Home
2007
as Self

Fugitive Dreams
2020
as Henri Gatien

A Pot of Boiling Oil
2017
as Self

Exterior Night
1993
as Biff

The Warriors: The Phenomenon
2007
as Self

Adieu, Lacan
2022
as Lacan
About David Patrick Kelly
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 (198… With 71 credits spanning from 1979 to 2025, David Patrick Kelly has appeared in 52 films and 19 TV shows.
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- John Wick (2014) — as Charlie
- John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) — as Charlie
- Commando (1985) — as Sully
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984) — as Luther (uncredited)
- The Crow (1994) — as T-Bird
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