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). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Patrick Kelly, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Gossip Girl
Third Watch
Twin Peaks
Miami Vice
Succession
All Movies (52)
- Adieu, Lacan2022 · as Lacan
- Asking For It2022 · as Sheriff Morel
- Ray Donovan: The Movie2022 · as Matty
- Paint2020 · as David Crays
- The Return of Tragedy2020 · as Katebush
- Fugitive Dreams2020 · as Henri Gatien
- Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness2020 · as Self
- VFW2019 · as Doug McCarthy
- O.G.2018 · as Larry
- The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair2017 · as Self
- A Pot of Boiling Oil2017 · as Self
- John Wick: Chapter 22017 · as Charlie
- To Keep the Light2016 · as Brackett
- Chi-Raq2015 · as General King Kong
- John Wick2014 · as Charlie
- Madso's War2010 · as Danny Driscoll
- The Warriors: The Phenomenon2007 · as Self
- The Warriors: The Way Home2007 · as Self
- Gardener of Eden2007 · as Pa Harris
- Flags of Our Fathers2006 · as President Truman
- The Longest Yard2005 · as Unger
- Justice2003 · as Marty
- Personal Velocity2002 · as Peter
- K-PAX2001 · as Howie
- Songcatcher2001 · as Earl Giddens
- In Too Deep1999 · as Rick Scott
- Twelfth Night1998 · as Feste
- Trojan War1997 · as Bagman
- Cafe Society1997 · as J. Roland Sala
- Last Man Standing1996 · as Doyle
- Flirting with Disaster1996 · as Fritz Boudreau
- The Funeral1996 · as Michael Stein
- Heavy1995 · as Grey Man in Hospital
- Crooklyn1994 · as Tony Eyes / Jim
- The Crow1994 · as T-Bird
- Exterior Night1993 · as Biff
- Malcolm X1992 · as Mr. Ostrowski
- Wild at Heart1990 · as Dropshadow
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane1990 · as Sam the Sleaze Bag
- Penn & Teller Get Killed1989 · as Fan
- Cheap Shots1988 · as Arnold Posner
- Date Rape1988 · as Mr. Bisphane
- The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen1988 · as Self (archive footage)
- The Misfit Brigade1987 · as The Legionnaire
- Commando1985 · as Sully
- Beverly Hills Cop1984 · as Luther (uncredited)
- Dreamscape1984 · as Tommy Ray Glatman
- 48 Hrs.1982 · as Luther
- Hammett1982 · as The Punk
- Working1982 · as Copyboy
- Sanctuary of Fear1979 · as Audience Member
- The Warriors1979 · as Luther
All TV Shows (21)
- Sheriff Country2025 · as Mitchell
- Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast2025 · as Self
- Only Murders in the Building2021 · as Miller
- Succession2018 · as Paul Chambers
- Feed the Beast2016 · as Ziggy Woichik
- Louie2010 · as Therapist (uncredited)
- Louie2010 · as Therapist
- Gossip Girl2007 · as Noah Shapiro
- Hack2002 · as Eddie O'Daniel
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Bo Levy
- Third Watch1999 · as Danny McGowan
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Orville Underwood
- Ghostwriter1992 · as Double-T
- Ghostwriter1992 · as Double-T (archive footage)
- Mad About You1992 · as Cabbie with Chicken
- Law & Order1990 · as Josh Perlberg
- Twin Peaks1990 · as Jerry Horne
- Moonlighting1985 · as McBride
- Tales from the Darkside1984 · as Richard Hall
- Miami Vice1984 · as Jerry
- The George Lucas Talk Show: Live— · as Self