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Dan O'Herlihy

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Dan O'Herlihy

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 1, 1919 (107 years old)

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

Acting
2020'Fail-Safe' and the Cold WarSelf (archive footage)
2000Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'Self
2000Buñuel in HollywoodSelf
1998The Rat PackJoe Kennedy
1995VR.5Dr. Alloysius Hunnicutt
1993Love, Cheat & StealHamilton Fisk
1992Batman: The Animated SeriesGrant Walker (voice)
1990RoboCop 2The Old Man
1990Twin PeaksAndrew Packard
1988A Waltz Through the HillsUncle Tom
1987RoboCopThe Old Man
1987The DeadMr. Browne
1986The Whoopee BoysJudge Sternhill
1986Dark MansionsAlexander Drake
1986L.A. LawVernon Kepler
1985The EqualizerRandall Payne
1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterCharles Braling
1984The Last StarfighterGrig
1984Murder, She WroteAlexander Preston
1984Murder, She WroteDenton Langley
1984The Secret ServantProfessor John Tyler
1982Halloween III: Season of the WitchConal Cochran
1982Remington SteeleCharles Wellington
1982Nancy AstorChiswell 'Chillie' Langhorne
1981Death Ray 2000The Director
1981Artemis '81Albrecht Von Drachenfels
1979Mark Twain: Beneath the LaughterMark Twain
1979Trapper John, M.D.
1979A Man Called Sloane
1978Battlestar GalacticaDr. Ravashol
1977MacArthurPresident Roosevelt
1977Deadly GameColonel Edward Stryker
1977Good Against EvilFather Kemschler
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1976The Quest: The Longest DriveMathew Hatcher
1976Banjo Hackett: Roamin' FreeTip Conaker
1976The Bionic Woman
1976Charlie's AngelsFreddie Brander
1976Gibbsville
1974The Tamarind SeedFergus Stephenson
1974Jennie: Lady Randolph ChurchillLeonard Jerome
1974Jennie: Lady Randolph ChurchillLeonard Jerome
1974QB VIIDavid Shawcross
1972The Carey TreatmentJ.D. Randall
1972The PeopleSol Diemus
1972ColditzLt. Col. Max Dodd
1970WaterlooMarshal Michel Ney
1969100 RiflesSteven Grimes
1969The Big CubeCharles Winthrop
1968How to Steal the WorldProf. David Garrow
1968Hawaii Five-OHarry Wells
1967The High ChaparralJake Lanier
1967IronsideArthur Justin
1967HondoProf. Phineas Blackstone
1966Mission: ImpossibleJack Cole
1965The Long, Hot Summer
1965The Big ValleyDavid Wyncop
1964Fail SafeBrig. Gen. Warren A. Black
1964Profiles in CourageProfessor Richard T. Ely
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Marcel Rudolph
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Capt. Rupert Oliver Morton
1963The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersDr. Sardius McPheeters
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1962The Cabinet of CaligariCaligari / Paul
1962Combat!Maj. Richter
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSimon Carter
1962Sam BenedictHart Marbury
1961King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold RothsteinDetective Phil Butler
1961Target: The Corruptors!
1961Ben Casey
1961Dr. KildareMark Addison
1961The DefendersGovernor William Defoe
1961Dr. KildareJohn Patrick McHenry
1961Dr. KildareDr. Phillip Downey
1961Dr. KildareMark Sloan
1961The AmericansColonel Fry
1960One Foot in HellSir Harry Ivers
1960A Terrible BeautyDon McGinnis
1960Route 66
1960CheckmateStephen Jordan
1959Imitation of LifeDavid Edwards
1959The Young LandJudge Millard Isham
1959RawhideJohn Cord
1959Adventures in ParadiseColonel Tomlinson
1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonDavid
1958Home Before DarkArnold Bronn
1957That Woman OppositeDermot Kinross
1957The Blackwell StoryDr. Keller
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreCapt. Cleve Scott
1955The Virgin QueenLord Derry
1955The Purple MaskBrisquet
1955Hunters of the DeepNarrator
1955Screen Director's PlayhouseDr. Donald Kent
1954The Black Shield of FalworthPrince Hal of Wales
1954Robinson CrusoeRobinson Crusoe
1954Bengal BrigadeCapt. Ronald Blaine (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
1954Climax!Ian Hamilton
1953Sword of VenusDanglars
1953General Electric Theater
1953The OscarsSelf
1953Letter to LorettaDave Hardy
1953General Electric TheaterDr. Paul Crowley
1953General Electric TheaterRobert Burns
1952Invasion, U.S.A.Mr. Ohman
1952Actors and SinAlfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)
1952At Sword's PointAramis Jr.
1952Operation SecretLt. Duncan
1952Cavalcade of AmericaNathaniel Hawthorne
1952Cavalcade of AmericaBenedict Arnold
1951The Desert Fox: The Story of RommelCommando Captain (uncredited)
1951The Blue VeilHugh Williams
1951Soldiers ThreeSgt.Murphy
1951The Highwayman
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1950The Iroquois TrailLt. Blakely
1950Lux Video TheatreAlan
1950Lux Video TheatreOliver Bradford
1950Lux Video TheatreHenry
1950Lux Video TheatreTrevelyan
1948LarcenyDuke
1948MacbethMacduff
1948KidnappedAlan Breck
1947Odd Man OutNolan
1947Hungry HillHarry Brodrick