Dan O'Herlihy
Known for acting · Born 1 May 1919 · Died 17 February 2005 · aged 85 · Wexford, Ireland
114 credits
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
RoboCop
1987
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982
RoboCop 2
1990
Twin Peaks
1990
The Last Starfighter
1984
The Dead
1987
Macbeth
1948
Robinson Crusoe
1954
Imitation of Life
1959
Waterloo
1970
The Cabinet of Caligari
1962
100 Rifles
1969
Acting (114)
2020'Fail-Safe' and the Cold WarSelf (archive footage)Film
2000Buñuel in HollywoodSelfFilm
2000Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'SelfFilm
1998The Rat PackJoe KennedyFilm
1995VR.5Dr. Alloysius HunnicuttSeries
1993Love, Cheat & StealHamilton FiskFilm
1992Batman: The Animated SeriesGrant Walker (voice)Series
1990Twin PeaksAndrew Packard · 6 episodesSeries
1990RoboCop 2The Old ManFilm
1988A Waltz Through the HillsUncle TomFilm
1987RoboCopThe Old ManFilm
1987The DeadMr. BrowneFilm
1986L.A. LawVernon KeplerSeries
1986The Whoopee BoysJudge SternhillFilm
1986Dark MansionsAlexander DrakeFilm
1985The EqualizerRandall PayneSeries
1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterCharles BralingSeries
1984The Last StarfighterGrigFilm
1984Murder, She WroteAlexander Preston, Denton LangleySeries
1984The Secret ServantProfessor John Tyler · 3 episodesSeries
1982Halloween III: Season of the WitchConal CochranFilm
1982Remington SteeleCharles WellingtonSeries
1982Nancy AstorChiswell 'Chillie' Langhorne · 4 episodesSeries
1981Artemis '81Albrecht Von DrachenfelsFilm
1981Death Ray 2000The DirectorFilm
1979Trapper John, M.D.Series
1979A Man Called Sloane · 12 episodesSeries
1979Mark Twain: Beneath the LaughterMark TwainFilm
1978Battlestar GalacticaDr. RavasholSeries
1977MacArthurPresident RooseveltFilm
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries
1977Good Against EvilFather KemschlerFilm
1977Deadly GameColonel Edward StrykerFilm
1976The Bionic WomanSeries
1976Charlie's AngelsFreddie BranderSeries
1976The Quest: The Longest DriveMathew HatcherFilm
1976Banjo Hackett: Roamin' FreeTip ConakerFilm
1976GibbsvilleSeries
1974The Tamarind SeedFergus StephensonFilm
1974QB VIIDavid Shawcross · 2 episodesSeries
1974Jennie: Lady Randolph ChurchillLeonard JeromeSeries
1974Born FreeArchie GordonSeries
1974Jennie: Lady Randolph ChurchillLeonard JeromeFilm
1972The Carey TreatmentJ.D. RandallFilm
1972The PeopleSol DiemusFilm
1972ColditzLt. Col. Max Dodd · 4 episodesSeries
1970WaterlooMarshal Michel NeyFilm
1969Hawaii Five-OHarry WellsSeries
1969100 RiflesSteven GrimesFilm
1969The Big CubeCharles WinthropFilm
1968How to Steal the WorldProf. David GarrowFilm
1967IronsideArthur JustinSeries
1967The High ChaparralJake LanierSeries
1967HondoProf. Phineas BlackstoneSeries
1966Mission: ImpossibleJack ColeSeries
1965The Big ValleyDavid WyncopSeries
1965The Long, Hot Summer · 26 episodesSeries
1964Fail SafeBrig. Gen. Warren A. BlackFilm
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Marcel Rudolph, Capt. Rupert Oliver MortonSeries
1964Profiles in CourageProfessor Richard T. ElySeries
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries
1963The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersDr. Sardius McPheeters · 26 episodesSeries
1962Combat!Maj. RichterSeries
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSimon CarterSeries
1962The Cabinet of CaligariCaligari / PaulFilm
1962Sam BenedictHart MarburySeries
1961Dr. KildareMark Addison, John Patrick McHenry, Dr. Phillip Downey, Mark SloanSeries
1961Ben CaseySeries
1961The DefendersGovernor William DefoeSeries
1961King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold RothsteinDetective Phil ButlerFilm
1961Target: The Corruptors!Series
1961The AmericansColonel FrySeries
1960One Foot in HellSir Harry IversFilm
1960Route 66Series
1960A Terrible BeautyDon McGinnisFilm
1960CheckmateStephen JordanSeries
1959Imitation of LifeDavid EdwardsFilm
1959RawhideJohn CordSeries
1959The Young LandJudge Millard IshamFilm
1959Adventures in ParadiseColonel TomlinsonSeries
1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonDavidSeries
1958Home Before DarkArnold BronnFilm
1957That Woman OppositeDermot KinrossFilm
1957The Blackwell StoryDr. KellerFilm
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreCleve ScottSeries
1955The Virgin QueenLord DerryFilm
1955The Purple MaskBrisquetFilm
1955Screen Director's PlayhouseDr. Donald KentSeries
1955Hunters of the DeepNarratorFilm
1954Robinson CrusoeRobinson CrusoeFilm
1954The Black Shield of FalworthPrince Hal of WalesFilm
1954Bengal BrigadeCapt. Ronald Blaine (as Daniel O'Herlihy)Film
1954Climax!Ian HamiltonSeries
1953The OscarsSelfSeries
1953Letter to LorettaDave HardySeries
1953General Electric Theater · 2 episodes, Dr. Paul Crowley, Robert BurnsSeries
1953Sword of VenusDanglarsFilm
1952Invasion, U.S.A.Mr. OhmanFilm
1952At Sword's PointAramis Jr.Film
1952Actors and SinAlfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)Film
1952Cavalcade of AmericaNathaniel Hawthorne, Benedict ArnoldSeries
1952Operation SecretLt. DuncanFilm
1951The Desert Fox: The Story of RommelCommando Captain (uncredited)Film
1951The Blue VeilHugh WilliamsFilm
1951Soldiers ThreeSgt.MurphyFilm
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · 2 episodesSeries
1951The HighwaymanRobinFilm
1950Lux Video TheatreAlan, Oliver Bradford, Henry, TrevelyanSeries
1950The Iroquois TrailLt. BlakelyFilm
1948MacbethMacduffFilm
1948LarcenyDukeFilm
1948KidnappedAlan BreckFilm
1947Odd Man OutNolanFilm
1947Hungry HillHarry BrodrickFilm