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Dan O'Herlihy

Acting 85 (deceased) years old Wexford, Ireland ★ 1.3
Born: May 1, 1919
Died: February 17, 2005

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (124)

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

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