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David Patrick Kelly Net Worth



David Patrick Kelly net worth is
$1.4 Million

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David Patrick Kelly (born January 23, 1951) is an American actor and musician who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is perhaps best known for his role as Luther in the cult 1979 film The Warriors and T-Bird in the 1994 film The Crow. 
Net Worth$1.4 Million
Date Of BirthJanuary 23, 1951
Place Of BirthDetroit, Michigan, USA
Height5' 6" (1.68 m)
OccupationActor, musician
ProfessionActor, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew
SpouseJuliana Francis
NicknamesDavid Patrick Kelly, Kelly, David Patrick
Star SignAquarius
#Fact
1He is of Irish descent. His grandfather is from the village of Lisnashershane near Cork. His great granduncle is Father William Corby, third President of Notre Dame University and Chaplain to New York's Fighting 69th Irish Brigade at Gettysburg.
2Plays Ukelele and sings "Banks Of The Ohio" on the soundtrack to JohnTurturro's "Romance and Cigarettes".
3Daughter, Margarethe Jane Kelly, born November 26, 2008.
4Graduated Cum Laude Bachelor of Fine Arts from University Of Detroit. He was also a student of Marcel Marceau and Mira Rostova.
5He is one of seven children. His sister Susan Kelly is an author and expert in child protective services. His brother Robert C. Kelly is Vietnam Veteran and energy company executive. His brother John F. Kelly was a State Senator in Michigan for 16 years. His sister Margaret Kelly is an award-winning graphic designer. His sisters Maureen and Kathleen are grade school teachers.
6The famous "Warriors come out to play" scene was improvised by him in collaboration with Walter Hill who told him to just "come up with something" when he felt the scripted scene wasn't working. He then gathered up some empty beer bottles he found under the board walk and created the taunting dialogue based on a neighbor who used to intimidate him.
7He is a vegetarian inspired by George Bernard Shaw, Tolstoy, and the Beat Poets.
8He received an 1998 OBIE award for Sustained Excellence for his work in classic, avant garde, and new plays.
9Plays a character with the name "Luther" in two Walter Hill movies, The Warriors (1979) and 48 Hrs. (1982).
10He is an avid martial artist with a Second Degree Black Belt (Nidan Rank) in Seido Karate and a practitioner of three forms of Tai Chi (Chen, Yang, Palm).
11He is a skilled mandolin and guitar player and appears accompanying himself in Spike Lee's Crooklyn (1994) singing a song he improvised for the film and on the CDs for two Broadway shows, "Twelfth Night" and "Working". He also sang and played mandolin on the 2012 Grammy Award winning soundtrack of ONCE, the Broadway musical.
12Graduated from Bishop Gallagher High School in Harper Woods, Michigan.

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Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Chi-Raq2015General King Kong
The Blacklist2015TV SeriesHeinrich Gerst
Blue Bloods2015TV SeriesDonald Berry
John Wick2014Charlie
Bored to Death2011TV SeriesJerry
Gossip Girl2008-2011TV SeriesNoah Shapiro
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit2011TV SeriesOrville Underwood
Madso's War2010TV MovieDanny Driscoll
Louie2010TV SeriesTherapist
Law & Order: Criminal Intent2008TV SeriesBo Levy
Law & Order2008TV SeriesJosh Perlberg
Babylon Fields2007TV MovieLester Viskupic
Gardener of Eden2007Pa Harris
Kidnapped2007TV SeriesKurso
Flags of Our Fathers2006President Truman
The Longest Yard2005Unger
Third Watch2005TV SeriesDanny McGowan
Justice2003Marty
Hack2002TV SeriesEddie O'Daniel
Personal Velocity2002Peter
K-PAX2001Howie
Songcatcher2000Earl Giddens
In Too Deep1999Rick Scott
Mad About You1998TV Series
Twelfth Night, or What You Will1998TV MovieFeste
Trojan War1997Bagman
Ripper1996Video GameJoey Falconetti
Last Man Standing1996Doyle
The Funeral1996Michael Stein
Flirting with Disaster1996Fritz Boudreau
Cafe Society1995J. Roland Sala
Heavy1995Grey Man in Hospital
The Crow1994T-Bird
Crooklyn1994Tony Eyes / Jim
Ghostwriter1993TV SeriesDouble-T
Exterior Night1993ShortBiff
Malcolm X1992Mr. Ostrowski
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me1992Jerry Horne (scenes deleted)
A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz1991TV MovieAnsel Adams
Twin Peaks1990-1991TV SeriesJerry Horne
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane1990Sam
Wild at Heart1990Dropshadow
Penn & Teller Get Killed1989The Fan
CBS Summer Playhouse1989TV SeriesLangley
Cheap Shots1988Arnold Posner
ABC Afterschool Specials1988TV Series
Spenser: For Hire1987TV SeriesKevin Harley / Ned Lloyd
The Misfit Brigade1987The Legionnaire
Our Family Honor1985TV SeriesTerry Jurow
Moonlighting1985TV SeriesMcBride
Commando1985Sully
Miami Vice1985TV SeriesJerry
Tales from the Darkside1984TV SeriesRichard Hall
Dreamscape1984Tommy Ray Glatman
48 Hrs.1982Luther
Hammett1982The Punk
American Playhouse1982TV SeriesCopyboy
Sanctuary of Fear1979TV MovieAudience Member (uncredited)
The Warriors1979Luther
Twin Peaks2017TV Series post-productionJerry Horne
John Wick: Chapter 22017post-productionCharlie
To Keep the Light2016Brackett
Feed the Beast2016TV SeriesZiggy Woichik

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Romance & Cigarettes2005arranger: "Banks of the Ohio" / performer: "Banks of the Ohio"
Songcatcher2000performer: "Conversation with Death"
American Playhouse1982TV Series performer - 1 episode

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Misfit Brigade1987stager: fight sequences

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Movies and Stuff2016TV SeriesHimself
Portraits in Dramatic Time2011Himself
MindFlux2010DocumentaryHimself
The Warriors: The Phenomenon2005Video documentary shortHimself

Archive Footage

Known for movies

Jerry Horne

Twin Peaks (2017)
as Jerry Horne

T-Bird

The Crow (1994)
as T-Bird

President Truman

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
as President Truman

Doyle

Last Man Standing (1996)
as Doyle

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