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