David Patrick Kelly
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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Full filmography
- 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
- Miami Vice (1984) as Jerry
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Jerry Horne
- Succession (2018) as Paul Chambers
- Third Watch (1999) as Danny McGowan
- Only Murders in the Building (2021) as Miller
- Mad About You (1992) as Cabbie with Chicken
- Tales from the Darkside (1984) as Richard Hall
- Moonlighting (1985) as McBride
- John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) as Charlie
- Hack (2002) as Eddie O'Daniel
- John Wick (2014) as Charlie
- Louie (2010) as Therapist (uncredited)
- Louie (2010) as Therapist
- Sheriff Country (2025) as Mitchell
- The Longest Yard (2005) as Unger
- The Crow (1994) as T-Bird
- Ghostwriter (1992) as Double-T
- Ghostwriter (1992) as Double-T (archive footage)
- Commando (1985) as Sully
- 48 Hrs. (1982) as Luther