Dan O'Herlihy

Dan O'Herlihy

Acting

Born:
1919-05-01
Died:
2005-02-17
Place of birth:
Wexford, Ireland

Biography

Daniel Peter O'Herlihy (May 1, 1919 – February 17, 2005) was an Irish film actor, known for such roles as Brigadier General Warren A. "Blackie" Black in Fail Safe, Marshal Ney in Waterloo, Conal Cochran in Halloween III: Season of the Witch, "The Old Man" in RoboCop, and Andrew Packard in Twin Peaks. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1954 film Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.

Known For

Filmography

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

2020Self (archive footage)
Movie
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

8.02000Self
Movie
Buñuel in Hollywood

Buñuel in Hollywood

8.02000Self
Movie
The Rat Pack

The Rat Pack

5.91998Joe Kennedy
Movie
VR.5

VR.5

6.71995Dr. Alloysius Hunnicutt
TV
Love, Cheat & Steal

Love, Cheat & Steal

4.51993Hamilton Fisk
Movie
Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

8.61992Grant Walker (voice)
TV
RoboCop 2

RoboCop 2

6.01990The Old Man
Movie
Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

8.31990Andrew Packard
TV
A Waltz Through the Hills

A Waltz Through the Hills

7.31988Uncle Tom
Movie
The Dead

The Dead

6.91987Mr. Browne
Movie
RoboCop

RoboCop

7.41987The Old Man
Movie
L.A. Law

L.A. Law

7.01986Vernon Kepler
TV
Dark Mansions

Dark Mansions

7.01986Alexander Drake
Movie
The Whoopee Boys

The Whoopee Boys

5.41986Judge Sternhill
Movie
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

7.21985Randall Payne
TV
The Ray Bradbury Theater

The Ray Bradbury Theater

7.01985Charles Braling
TV
The Secret Servant

The Secret Servant

9.01984Professor John Tyler
TV
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.51984Denton Langley
TV
The Last Starfighter

The Last Starfighter

6.61984Grig
Movie
Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

5.31982Conal Cochran
Movie
Remington Steele

Remington Steele

7.11982Charles Wellington
TV
Nancy Astor

Nancy Astor

7.71982Chiswell 'Chillie' Langhorne
TV
Artemis '81

Artemis '81

4.11981Albrecht Von Drachenfels
Movie
Death Ray 2000

Death Ray 2000

7.01981The Director
Movie
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter

Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter

9.01979Mark Twain
Movie
Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

6.61979
TV
A Man Called Sloane

A Man Called Sloane

5.61979
TV
Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

7.11978Dr. Ravashol
TV
Deadly Game

Deadly Game

7.71977Colonel Edward Stryker
Movie
MacArthur

MacArthur

6.21977President Roosevelt
Movie
Good Against Evil

Good Against Evil

4.81977Father Kemschler
Movie
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

7.11977
TV
Gibbsville

Gibbsville

10.01976
TV
Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

6.71976Freddie Brander
TV
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free

Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free

7.01976Tip Conaker
Movie
The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

7.01976
TV
The Quest: The Longest Drive

The Quest: The Longest Drive

5.61976Mathew Hatcher
Movie
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

8.01974Leonard Jerome
Movie
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

7.21974Leonard Jerome
TV
Born Free

Born Free

7.01974Archie Gordon
TV
The Tamarind Seed

The Tamarind Seed

6.21974Fergus Stephenson
Movie
QB VII

QB VII

7.71974David Shawcross
TV
Colditz

Colditz

7.71972Lt. Col. Max Dodd
TV
The Carey Treatment

The Carey Treatment

6.01972J.D. Randall
Movie
The People

The People

5.51972Sol Diemus
Movie
Waterloo

Waterloo

7.11970Marshal Michel Ney
Movie
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

7.21969Harry Wells
TV
The Big Cube

The Big Cube

4.31969Charles Winthrop
Movie
100 Rifles

100 Rifles

5.91969Steven Grimes
Movie
How to Steal the World

How to Steal the World

5.41968Prof. David Garrow
Movie
The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

6.71967Jake Lanier
TV
Hondo

Hondo

6.91967Prof. Phineas Blackstone
TV
Ironside

Ironside

6.81967Arthur Justin
TV
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

7.61966Jack Cole
TV
The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer

6.01965
TV
The Big Valley

The Big Valley

6.21965David Wyncop
TV
Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

7.51964Professor Richard T. Ely
TV
Fail Safe

Fail Safe

7.81964Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black
Movie
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.21964Capt. Rupert Oliver Morton
TV