David Patrick Kelly

Actor Jan 23 (age 75) Detroit, Michigan, USA 1979–2025 (46 year career)

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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 cred…

Known For

Film

John Wick

Charlie

Film

John Wick: Chapter 2

Charlie

Film

The Crow

T-Bird

Film

Beverly Hills Cop

Luther (uncredited)

Film

The Warriors

Luther

Film

K-PAX

Howie

Film

Malcolm X

Mr. Ostrowski

Film

The Longest Yard

Unger

Filmography

Acting (71)

Movies (53)

Twin Peaks: The Return

as Jerry Horne

Asking For It

as Sheriff Morel

Ray Donovan: The Movie

2022

as Matty

6.8

Adieu, Lacan

2022

as Lacan

Fugitive Dreams

as Henri Gatien

Paint

as David Crays

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

2020

as Self

6.8

The Return of Tragedy

as Katebush

VFW

as Doug McCarthy

O.G.

as Larry

John Wick: Chapter 2

as Charlie

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

as Self

A Pot of Boiling Oil

as Self

To Keep the Light

as Brackett

Chi-Raq

as General King Kong

John Wick

as Charlie

Madso's War

as Danny Driscoll

The Warriors: The Way Home

as Self

Gardener of Eden

as Pa Harris

The Warriors: The Phenomenon

as Self

Flags of Our Fathers

as President Truman

The Longest Yard

as Unger

Justice

as Marty

Personal Velocity

as Peter

K-PAX

as Howie

Songcatcher

as Earl Giddens

In Too Deep

as Rick Scott

Twelfth Night

as Feste

Trojan War

as Bagman

Cafe Society

as J. Roland Sala

Last Man Standing

as Doyle

The Funeral

as Michael Stein

Flirting with Disaster

1996

as Fritz Boudreau

6.2

Heavy

1995

as Grey Man in Hospital

The Crow

as T-Bird

Crooklyn

as Tony Eyes / Jim

Exterior Night

as Biff

Malcolm X

as Mr. Ostrowski

Wild at Heart

as Dropshadow

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

1990

as Sam the Sleaze Bag

6.1

Penn & Teller Get Killed

1989

as Fan

5.4

Date Rape

1988

as Mr. Bisphane

Cheap Shots

1988

as Arnold Posner

5.0

The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen

1988

as Self (archive footage)

The Misfit Brigade

as The Legionnaire

Commando

as Sully

Beverly Hills Cop

as Luther (uncredited)

Dreamscape

as Tommy Ray Glatman

48 Hrs.

as Luther

Hammett

as The Punk

Working

as Copyboy

The Warriors

as Luther

Sanctuary of Fear

as Audience Member

Television (18)

Sheriff Country

2025

as Mitchell

7.3

Only Murders in the Building

as Miller

Succession

as Paul Chambers

Louie

as Therapist (uncredited)

Gossip Girl

as Noah Shapiro

Hack

as Eddie O'Daniel

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Bo Levy

The Beat

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Orville Underwood

Third Watch

as Danny McGowan

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven

1998

as T-Bird

6.5

Mad About You

1992

as Cabbie with Chicken

Ghostwriter

as Double-T

Law & Order

as Josh Perlberg

Twin Peaks

as Jerry Horne

Moonlighting

as McBride

Miami Vice

as Jerry

Tales from the Darkside

1984

as Richard Hall

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