Dan O'Herlihy
Known for Acting · 114 credits
- Born
- 1919-05-01
- Died
- 2005-02-17
- Place of birth
- Wexford, Ireland
- Also known as
- Daniel O'Herlihy · Daniel Peter O'Herlihy · دن اوهرلیهی
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
TV Shows (54)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Alexander Preston / Denton Langley
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Harry Wells
Ironside
1967
as Arthur Justin
Twin Peaks
1990
as Andrew Packard
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Grant Walker (voice)
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Freddie Brander
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Jack Cole
L.A. Law
1986
as Vernon Kepler
Climax!
1954
as Ian Hamilton
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Simon Carter
The Equalizer
1985
as Randall Payne
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Mark Addison / John Patrick McHenry / Dr. Phillip Downey / Mark Sloan
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Ben Casey
1961
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Capt. Cleve Scott
Rawhide
1959
as John Cord
Combat!
1962
as Maj. Richter
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Big Valley
1965
as David Wyncop
Remington Steele
1982
as Charles Wellington
Route 66
1960
The High Chaparral
1967
as Jake Lanier
The Defenders
1961
as Governor William Defoe
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Colonel Tomlinson
The Bionic Woman
1976
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Marcel Rudolph / Capt. Rupert Oliver Morton
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Battlestar Galactica
1978
as Dr. Ravashol
Checkmate
1960
as Stephen Jordan
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Charles Braling
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Nathaniel Hawthorne / Benedict Arnold
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Alan / Oliver Bradford / Henry / Trevelyan
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Dr. Donald Kent
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as David
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Sam Benedict
1962
as Hart Marbury
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Dave Hardy
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Professor Richard T. Ely
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963
as Dr. Sardius McPheeters
Colditz
1972
as Lt. Col. Max Dodd
Hondo
1967
as Prof. Phineas Blackstone
The Americans
1961
as Colonel Fry
VR.5
1995
as Dr. Alloysius Hunnicutt
General Electric Theater
1953
as Dr. Paul Crowley / Robert Burns
Gibbsville
1976
Born Free
1974
as Archie Gordon
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Long, Hot Summer
1965
Nancy Astor
1982
as Chiswell 'Chillie' Langhorne
A Man Called Sloane
1979
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974
as Leonard Jerome
QB VII
1974
as David Shawcross
The Secret Servant
1984
as Professor John Tyler
Movies (60)
RoboCop
1987
as The Old Man
RoboCop 2
1990
as The Old Man
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982
as Conal Cochran
The Last Starfighter
1984
as Grig
Imitation of Life
1959
as David Edwards
Fail Safe
1964
as Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black
100 Rifles
1969
as Steven Grimes
Waterloo
1970
as Marshal Michel Ney
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951
as Commando Captain (uncredited)
Robinson Crusoe
1954
as Robinson Crusoe
The Dead
1987
as Mr. Browne
The Tamarind Seed
1974
as Fergus Stephenson
MacArthur
1977
as President Roosevelt
Macbeth
1948
as Macduff
Soldiers Three
1951
as Sgt.Murphy
Larceny
1948
as Duke
The Rat Pack
1998
as Joe Kennedy
Kidnapped
1948
as Alan Breck
The Black Shield of Falworth
1954
as Prince Hal of Wales
Operation Secret
1952
as Lt. Duncan
At Sword's Point
1952
as Aramis Jr.
Odd Man Out
1947
as Nolan
The Virgin Queen
1955
as Lord Derry
The Whoopee Boys
1986
as Judge Sternhill
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993
as Hamilton Fisk
The Blue Veil
1951
as Hugh Williams
The Iroquois Trail
1950
as Lt. Blakely
How to Steal the World
1968
as Prof. David Garrow
The Carey Treatment
1972
as J.D. Randall
Deadly Game
1977
as Colonel Edward Stryker
Death Ray 2000
1981
as The Director
The Young Land
1959
as Judge Millard Isham
The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976
as Mathew Hatcher
Buñuel in Hollywood
2000
as Self
The Cabinet of Caligari
1962
as Caligari / Paul
Bengal Brigade
1954
as Capt. Ronald Blaine (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
Home Before Dark
1958
as Arnold Bronn
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
as Detective Phil Butler
Good Against Evil
1977
as Father Kemschler
Hungry Hill
1947
as Harry Brodrick
The People
1972
as Sol Diemus
The Highwayman
1951
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974
as Leonard Jerome
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000
as Self
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
1976
as Tip Conaker
Artemis '81
1981
as Albrecht Von Drachenfels
The Purple Mask
1955
as Brisquet
A Terrible Beauty
1960
as Don McGinnis
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Invasion, U.S.A.
1952
as Mr. Ohman
One Foot in Hell
1960
as Sir Harry Ivers
A Waltz Through the Hills
1988
as Uncle Tom
Actors and Sin
1952
as Alfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)
Dark Mansions
1986
as Alexander Drake
The Big Cube
1969
as Charles Winthrop
That Woman Opposite
1957
as Dermot Kinross
Sword of Venus
1953
as Danglars
Hunters of the Deep
1955
as Narrator
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
1979
as Mark Twain
The Blackwell Story
1957
as Dr. Keller
About Dan O'Herlihy
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. With 114 credits spanning from 1947 to 2020, Dan O'Herlihy has appeared in 60 films and 54 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dan O'Herlihy Movies
- RoboCop (1987) — as The Old Man
- RoboCop 2 (1990) — as The Old Man
- Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) — as Conal Cochran
- The Last Starfighter (1984) — as Grig
- Imitation of Life (1959) — as David Edwards
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