Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1919-05-02
- Day of Death2005-02-17 (85 years)
- Place of BirthWexford, Ireland
- Also Known AsDaniel O'HerlihyDaniel Peter O'Herlihy
Dan O'Herlihy
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 1998
The Rat Pack
As: Joe Kennedy
- 1995
VR.5
As: Dr. Alloysius Hunnicutt
- 1993
Love, Cheat & Steal
As: Hamilton Fisk
- 1992
Batman: The Animated Series
As: Grant Walker (voice)
- 1990
RoboCop 2
As: The Old Man
- 1990
Twin Peaks
As: Andrew Packard
- 1988
A Waltz Through the Hills
As: Uncle Tom
- 1987
The Dead
As: Mr. Browne
- 1987
RoboCop
As: The Old Man
- 1986
L.A. Law
As: Vernon Kepler
- 1986
Dark Mansions
As: Alexander Drake
- 1986
The Whoopee Boys
As: Judge Sternhill
- 1985
The Equalizer
As: Randall Payne
- 1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
As: Charles Braling
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Alexander Preston
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Denton Langley
- 1984
The Last Starfighter
As: Grig
- 1982
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
As: Conal Cochran
- 1982
Remington Steele
As: Charles Wellington
- 1982
Nancy Astor
As: Chiswell 'Chillie' Langhorne
- 1981
Artemis '81
As: Albrecht Von Drachenfels
- 1981
Death Ray 2000
As: The Director
- 1979
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
As: Mark Twain
- 1978
Battlestar Galactica
As: Dr. Ravashol
- 1977
Deadly Game
As: Colonel Edward Stryker
- 1977
MacArthur
As: President Roosevelt
- 1977
Good Against Evil
As: Father Kemschler
- 1976
Charlie's Angels
As: Freddie Brander
- 1976
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
As: Tip Conaker
- 1976
The Quest: The Longest Drive
As: Mathew Hatcher
- 1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
As: Leonard Jerome
- 1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
As: Leonard Jerome
- 1974
The Tamarind Seed
As: Fergus Stephenson
- 1974
QB VII
As: David Shawcross
- 1972
Colditz
As: Lt. Col. Max Dodd
- 1972
The Carey Treatment
As: J.D. Randall
- 1972
The People
As: Sol Diemus
- 1970
Waterloo
As: Marshal Michel Ney
- 1969
The Big Cube
As: Charles Winthrop
- 1969
100 Rifles
As: Steven Grimes
- 1968
Hawaii Five-O
As: Harry Wells
- 1967
The High Chaparral
As: Jake Lanier
- 1967
Ironside
As: Arthur Justin
- 1966
Mission: Impossible
As: Jack Cole
- 1965
The Big Valley
As: David Wyncop
- 1964
Fail Safe
As: Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black
- 1963
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
As: Dr. Sardius McPheeters
- 1962
Combat!
As: Maj. Richter
- 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Simon Carter
- 1962
The Cabinet of Caligari
As: Caligari / Paul
- 1961
Dr. Kildare
As: Mark Addison
- 1961
Dr. Kildare
As: John Patrick McHenry
- 1961
Dr. Kildare
As: Dr. Phillip Downey
- 1961
Dr. Kildare
As: Mark Sloan
- 1961
The Defenders
As: Governor William Defoe
- 1961
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
As: Detective Phil Butler
- 1961
The Americans
As: Colonel Fry
- 1960
Checkmate
As: Stephen Jordan
- 1960
One Foot in Hell
As: Sir Harry Ivers
- 1960
A Terrible Beauty
As: Don McGinnis
- 1959
Adventures in Paradise
As: Colonel Tomlinson
- 1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
As: David
- 1959
Imitation of Life
As: David Edwards
- 1959
The Young Land
As: Judge Millard Isham
- 1959
Rawhide
As: John Cord
- 1958
Home Before Dark
As: Arnold Bronn
- 1957
That Woman Opposite
As: Dermot Kinross
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Capt. Cleve Scott
- 1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
As: Dr. Donald Kent
- 1955
The Virgin Queen
As: Lord Derry
- 1955
The Purple Mask
As: Brisquet
- 1955
Hunters of the Deep
As: Narrator
- 1954
Bengal Brigade
As: Capt. Ronald Blaine (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
- 1954
Climax!
As: Ian Hamilton
- 1954
The Black Shield of Falworth
As: Prince Hal of Wales
- 1954
Robinson Crusoe
As: Robinson Crusoe
- 1953
Letter to Loretta
As: Dave Hardy
- 1953
Sword of Venus
As: Danglars
- 1953
General Electric Theater
As: Dr. Paul Crowley
- 1953
General Electric Theater
As: Robert Burns
- 1952
Invasion, U.S.A.
As: Mr. Ohman
- 1952
Operation Secret
As: Lt. Duncan
- 1952
Cavalcade of America
As: Nathaniel Hawthorne
- 1952
Cavalcade of America
As: Benedict Arnold
- 1952
Actors and Sin
As: Alfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)
- 1952
At Sword's Point
As: Aramis Jr.
- 1951
The Blue Veil
As: Hugh Williams
- 1951
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
As: Commando Captain (uncredited)
- 1951
Soldiers Three
As: Sgt.Murphy
- 1950
The Iroquois Trail
As: Lt. Blakely
- 1948
Kidnapped
As: Alan Breck
- 1948
Macbeth
As: Macduff
- 1948
Larceny
As: Duke
- 1947
Odd Man Out
As: Nolan
- 1947
Hungry Hill
As: Harry Brodrick