Dan O'Herlihy

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Dan O'Herlihy

Acting May 1, 1919

Wexford, Ireland

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…

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RoboCop

RoboCop

7.4 1987 Movie
Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

8.3 1990 TV Show
Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

8.6 1992 TV Show
RoboCop 2

RoboCop 2

6.0 1990 Movie
Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

5.2 1982 Movie
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5 1984 TV Show
The Last Starfighter

The Last Starfighter

6.6 1984 Movie
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

7.6 1966 TV Show
Ironside

Ironside

6.8 1967 TV Show
L.A. Law

L.A. Law

7.0 1986 TV Show
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

5.7 1961 TV Show
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

7.2 1969 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2020
    'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2000
    Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

    Movie Self

  3. 2000
    Buñuel in Hollywood

    Movie Self

  4. 1998
    The Rat Pack

    Movie Joe Kennedy

  5. 1995
    VR.5

    TV show Dr. Alloysius Hunnicutt

  6. 1993
    Love, Cheat & Steal

    Movie Hamilton Fisk

  7. 1992
    Batman: The Animated Series

    TV show Grant Walker (voice)

  8. 1990
    RoboCop 2

    Movie The Old Man

  9. 1990
    Twin Peaks

    TV show Andrew Packard

  10. 1988
    A Waltz Through the Hills

    Movie Uncle Tom

  11. 1987
    The Dead

    Movie Mr. Browne

  12. 1987
    RoboCop

    Movie The Old Man

  13. 1986
    L.A. Law

    TV show Vernon Kepler

  14. 1986
    Dark Mansions

    Movie Alexander Drake

  15. 1986
    The Whoopee Boys

    Movie Judge Sternhill

  16. 1985
    The Equalizer

    TV show Randall Payne

More credits
  1. 1985
    The Ray Bradbury Theater

    TV show Charles Braling

  2. 1984
    The Secret Servant

    TV show Professor John Tyler

  3. 1984
    Murder, She Wrote

    TV show Alexander Preston

  4. 1984
    The Last Starfighter

    Movie Grig

  5. 1982
    Halloween III: Season of the Witch

    Movie Conal Cochran

  6. 1982
    Remington Steele

    TV show Charles Wellington

  7. 1982
    Nancy Astor

    TV show Chiswell 'Chillie' Langhorne

  8. 1981
    Artemis '81

    Movie Albrecht Von Drachenfels

  9. 1981
    Death Ray 2000

    Movie The Director

  10. 1979
    Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter

    Movie Mark Twain

  11. 1979
    Trapper John, M.D.

    TV show

  12. 1979
    A Man Called Sloane

    TV show

  13. 1978
    Battlestar Galactica

    TV show Dr. Ravashol

  14. 1977
    Deadly Game

    Movie Colonel Edward Stryker

  15. 1977
    MacArthur

    Movie President Roosevelt

  16. 1977
    Good Against Evil

    Movie Father Kemschler

  17. 1977
    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    TV show

  18. 1976
    Gibbsville

    TV show

  19. 1976
    Charlie's Angels

    TV show Freddie Brander

  20. 1976
    Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free

    Movie Tip Conaker

  21. 1976
    The Bionic Woman

    TV show

  22. 1976
    The Quest: The Longest Drive

    Movie Mathew Hatcher

  23. 1974
    Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

    TV show Leonard Jerome

  24. 1974
    Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

    Movie Leonard Jerome