david kelly played grandpa joe in charlie and the chocolate factory.
who played grandpa joe in charlie and the chocolate factory?
david kelly
following his appearance as michael o'sullivan in the 1998 film "waking ned", he played roles in such films as tim burton's "charlie and the chocolate factory" (2005), in which he played grandpa joe and "". he played title character frank kovak in the mystery film "the kovak box", in a rare villainous role. in 2007, he appeared in "stardust", which featured robert de niro and michelle pfeiffer, and which was also his final film. he also did extensive radio work, including a guest appearance on the bbc radio 4 series "baldi". 





























section::::later life and death.
david kelly (actor)
grandpa joe is the second main character in "charlie and the chocolate factory". he is one of charlie's four bed-ridden grandparents. he is usually stubborn, senile, and paranoid. he tells charlie (and the reader) the story of willy wonka's chocolate factory and the mystery of the secret workers. when charlie finds the golden ticket, grandpa joe leaps out of bed in joy, even though he was too lazy to jump out of bed when the family was impoverished. he unfortunately accompanied charlie on the factory tour. in the sequel book, grandpa joe accompanies charlie, willy wonka, and all of the members of charlie's family in the great glass elevator and assists in the rescue of the space hotel usa's commuter capsule from the vermicious knids. grandpa joe's age is given as "ninety-six and a half" in "charlie and the chocolate factory", making him the eldest of charlie's grandparents, but in the musical, it is stated he is almost 90 and a half.
list of charlie and the chocolate factory characters